Happy Father’s Day! How does your family celebrate Father’s Day? This is a wonderful opportunity to focus on learning “All About Dad!” You can start a countdown with five things about Dad! I have created literacy-building resources for Father’s Day, and this post comes with audio support!
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: he believed in me.”-Jim Valvano
Happy Father’s Day Activity Printables
Here are two Happy Father’s Day printables and puzzles for kids to enjoy and use to create their own decorations. Each printable includes two sets: the first set features traditional Chinese characters with pinyin and English support, while the second set features simplified Chinese characters with pinyin and English support. I’ve included both traditional and simplified characters in the Phrase Box to expose children to both writing forms. For best results, print the Happy Father’s Day puzzle sets on stock paper.
Read LITTLE BUN: A BILINGUAL STORYBOOK ABOUT FEELINGS together
For coloring printables, click on the image to download. The puzzle sets are fun to play with and feature three high-frequency words: “dad,” “I,” and “love.” Download and print out all the Funtastic pages. Play, create, and listen to the audio track to follow along!
Happy Father’s Day Videos
Explore and expand your teaching with these three short video clips:
- The meaning of family, 家 (Jiā) in Chinese.
- Music video: “Strength” by a father and daughter.
- Music video: “You Are the Sun, I Am the Star” by a father and daughter.=
Happy Father’s Day Coloring Pages
Color the Chinese characters and decorate the tie. Learn the phrases in Chinese and teach Dad and everyone in your family how to say them!
Tie: Click here for the Simplified characters version.
Shirt: Click here for a simplified character version.
Puzzle Set Printable
Happy Father’s Day Literacy Fun with Puzzles
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Videos
Chinese character for Family and the meaning in Chinese: 家 Jia = family; home.
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Cultural Connection with a Book: Red Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-Li Jiang
The author based on her childhood survival of China’s Cultural Revolution tells a moving picture-book story of a child in the harsh times. Tai Shan loves flying kites and it is used as secret signals between the boy and his father. (Gr. 1-3).
Songs for Father’s Day
Strength by Luo Zhi Xiang
You are the Sun, I am the Star. Sung by a Dad and his daughter, Xiǎo Chòu Chòu.
Image Credit: Printable graphic images courtesy of MyCuteGraphics.
Happy Father’s Day! 父親節快樂 [父亲节快乐] – Fù qīn jié kuài lè
Culture Note:
父親 [父亲] = Fù qīn – father, a formal title for fathers.
爸爸 = Bà ba – dad, a commonly used expression among children and adults to call their Dad.
Do you know:
Father’s day is on August 8 in Taiwan. Why? It is because the pronunciation of the number “8”= “bā” in Mandarin Chinese sounds like “Bà” = Dad. They only have different tones. August 8th is “bā yuè bā rì,” and people would say “bā bā” – eight/eight and it sounds like “Bà ba” – dad. So it becomes the day for Dads in Taiwan, The Republic of China!
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