Read Learning Unit Description here. Are you a Monkey? Are you a Chicken/Rooster? Are you a dog? Are you a pig? Chinese children ask their friends these questions for fun. They also use the Animal Birth Signs to figure out how old their friends are. With the arrival of the Year of the Rooster less than 10 days, we are going to take a look at the fun twelve Chinese Animal Birth Signs . There are
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Chinese for Kids series features Christmas printable set and Merry Christmas Unit to help you keep the holiday excitement with fun Chinese learning! With all the Christmas decorations and music here and there on the street and at the stores you will be adding seasonal fun to Chinese class in school or play time at home. The holiday season and winter break are a wonderful time to celebrate your achievement this year. Your joyful teaching continues even
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Click on the Matching Game image above to download the Holiday Fun Sheet! Thanksgiving is coming and we are going to have fun learning more Chinese words and phrases about this day. Here is a Thanksgiving Matching Game. Cut. Match. Paste. Complete the sentences with the words/phrases on the fun sheet Wǒ xǐ huan ___________________. 我喜歡。。。 [audio:https://www.misspandachinese.com//wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Miss-Panda-Chinese-I-like….mp3] ＝ I like ___________________ Wǒ fēi cháng xǐ huan ____________. 我非常喜歡。。。 [audio:https://www.misspandachinese.com//wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Miss-Panda-Chinese-I-like-it-very-much.mp3] = I like ___________________ very much.
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Chinese New Year – Spring Festival – Lunar New Year is coming and I have selected three songs for you to learn and sing with the family or friends for the Chinese New Year. These are not the classic traditional songs for the Chinese New Year. These are the contemporary songs that will go very well with the celebration of the Lunar New Year! I include the lyrics in Chinese characters and pinyin for you to follow
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As we await the arrival of the Year of the Rooster on January 28th I would like to share some of the traditional Chinese songs performed by several flash mobs. In the video below we go on a tour to experience the Lunar New Year culture in Taipei, Taiwan. You will see Dí Huà Street, the well-known Lunar New Year Boulevard, where you can purchase almost everything you need for the Chinese New Year. You will also
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Having a snowy day activity list is a good idea when the winter weather is coming. Parents can make the best of the cold days and add learning elements to it. It has been snowing here and we are excited. I have a snowy day activity list and it is time to see what we can do. It was cold yesterday but we had a lot of fun throwing snow balls, making snow angels, and trying to
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Sing and learn Chinese is featuring Chinese “Eensy Weensy Spider” song! Music and songs help children’s literacy skills from spoken language to written words. Music activities are engaging, interactive, and fun for children. Come and join me! Sing and learn Chinese Eensy Weensy Spider Chinese “Eensy Weensy Spider” song has six sentences and it has a storyline. Story! Yes! This is a fantastic song to sing with the kids because there are high frequency words like- small|
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Apps offer a fun way to learn at home and at school. The iPad apps listed below are my personal picks for Chinese New Year-themed learning, teaching and fun! We are always open to new ones so please feel free to share your favorites too! Note: This is not a sponsored post. These apps are currently on my iPad for my children and students to use. 2013 Happy Chinese New Year – a cultural game by
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I have very fond memories of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Taiwan. The New Year markets, the red spring scrolls and lucky words, preparing the lunar New Year’s eve feast, games, stories, firecrackers, the red envelopes, relatives and friends visiting from near and far, and the holidays with the family all kick off the new year with a lot of excitement and joy. No wonder it is my favorite Chinese festival! When we are not able to make it
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Introduce Chinese to Children Through Songs: Ni Hao and Number Songs are the first songs all my kids learn on the first day of school. The excitement level goes up as the number goes up! You may also like to read Teach Chinese Through Songs: Sing, Rap, Speak! Singing, Dancing and Finger Play Singing, dancing, and finger play are lots of fun for young children. Kids enjoy rhythmic patterns and music. It is a joyful shared experience
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