Summer vacation is here! Let’s kick off our Summer Fun with Chinese right now. This is a fantastic time to have fun and to learn with your child. Playful learning is always the best! Summer is a season full of energy and we can be as silly as we can (well, I think I am always like that). And we can hangout outside all day long. We can grab this opportunity and follow the joyful learning plan
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A special Thank You to Miss Panda’s artist friend, Matt Cox for creating the Dragon Boat Festival coloring pages for all the readers on Miss Panda Chinese! Matt speaks English, Japanese and he has been learning Mandarin Chinese together with his daughter. Note: The following copyrighted coloring pages are for non-profit educational use only. Dragon Boat – Lóng Zhōu 龍舟 Dragon – Lóng 龍 Related post: Learning About Dragon Boat Festival Save Save
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Singing is always a great way to get the children move around and have fun. I know I always do. When I do the kids follow. What a relaxing method to engage the kids! Music is a fantastic tool to learn a language. Do you like karaoke? Have you been to a karaoke party? Many families have their own karaoke equipment at home. There are karaoke apps available as well so you can sing when you are
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Watch the fun and interactive conversation I have with Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou, folksonger, performing artist, and educator on Miss Panda Chinese YouTube channel! You will be amazed by what resource Daria has to offer for you and your children at home or at school. Daria is an incredible children’s performer who has traveled the globe to share music that inspires, empowers and is just plain fun! Her knowledge about world music, cultures, languages and beyond will lead you
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Chinese Culture for Kids Series is featuring Chinese New Year Coloring Pages. This is a classic Chinese New Year painting inspired coloring pages created by artist Lee Yi-Lun for Miss Panda! Every drawing has its symbolic meaning and good wishes for the New Year. Happy Chinese New Year! The first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year is on February 16 in 2018! We are saying goodbye to the Year of the Rooster and are welcoming the
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Chinese Lunar New Year: Lucky Food to Eat The Lunar New Year’s Eve family reunion dinner in Chinese community is the feast with the most symbolic dishes to carry good luck to the new year. You can see and enjoy the lucky food during the 15 days of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration and the New Year’s Eve day. Why are these food or dishes considered lucky? Why Chinese dumplings? They are auspicious because of their
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Multicultural Children’s Book Day: January 27th, 2016 #ReadYourWorld January 27th is Multicultural Children’s Book Day. The co-creators of Multicultural Children’s Book Day are Mia from PragmaticMom and Valarie from JumpIntoABook. I (Miss Panda) am delighted to be a part of this wonderful event and help to bring brilliant, diverse books to more homes, classrooms, libraries, and schools. This year teachers can also join the Classroom Reading Challenge! Today I am sharing the Multicultural Book Series – “Real
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Watch the the expat adventure conversation with Angie Drake, founder of Not Your Average American. Angie is a prolific traveler and has lived in several countries. She is a dynamic travel writer and photographer. Currently, she writes about living and traveling in Ecuador and South America. Her writing and photos will lead you to experience different cultures, diverse people, and beautiful lands in a brand new way. Furthermore, Angie has been an expat homeschool Mom in different
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Miss Panda would like to share two story videos with you. The two books are published by cwbook in Taiwan. The reading of the books is in Mandarin Chinese with clear pronunciation. Even though, there is no subtitle in the video young children can hear the narration, conversation and dialogue in a radio drama style. This is good listening comprehension material for children (Pre K – Gr. 6) with some Chinese Mandarin background. Duǎn ěr tù –
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