Join me for winter and holiday activities. Here are five hands-on activities for kids aged 3 to 9. As many of the kids enter winter break and the magical holiday season, what better way to spread joy and learning than by combining these activities with the songs, expressions, and stories from the Playful Chinese Podcast’s Holiday episodes? So, let’s dive into a world of creativity, discovery, and festive dun! Holiday Themed Sensorial Play 節日主題感官活動 Jiérì zhǔtí
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When Mom Learns Mandarin | Playful Chinese podcast Cathy Hirst is an educator trained in elementary education. More importantly, she is a veteran ex-pat with five third culture children. Cathy has lived in Bahrain and Asian countries including China. Her native language is English and her first foreign language learning experience is Spanish. Her curiosity in foreign languages has helped her to dive into the study of Mandarin when her husband landed a job in a
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Playful Chinese podcast introduces everyday Chinese to family and children. You can listen to Playful Chinese wherever you are. It is a portable learning tool for you, your child and your family. What you learn in every episode is what you can use with your child. Add listening to Playful Chinese podcast to one of your family routines. Listen to it during the commute to school. Start listening an episode during snack time at home. There is
Read more →Playful Chinese podcast is lighthearted and high-spirited. It is to experience the joy of learning a new language or a heritage language. It is the work I do with children and parents who are new to Mandarin. That’s what you do as you provide your child with the Chinese language and culture learning opportunity. The work we do because we know it is important for the young mind. Therefore, a new podcast. The voice of the Chinese
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