Let’s sing “London Bridge” together in Mandarin Chinese! I created the movements for this song for my daughter when she was only a few months old. The first time we did this she was only a tiny bug and I was holding her on my knees. She was giggling and giggling and we really had fun. Now she is much taller and bigger and it is impossible to hold her facing me on my knees but
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“Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd Taiwanese Chinese edition (Mandarin Chinese with Traditional Characters) Reading a familiar book in a second language is a routine you can have with your child at home, perhaps as a bed time story. Young children enjoy the repetition of the stories they already know and it is a wonderful way to introduce early reading in a second language. My son loved “Goodnight Moon” so much as a baby that
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“Dear Zoo” by Rod Campbell This is a great book for language-learning with its simple story and repetition of words and sentences. Children can easily review and learn the describing words for each animal. Fun words to remember: 1. Pet – Chǒng wù 寵(宠)物 2. Animal – Dòng wù 動(动)物 Thought question: If the zoo sent you a baby panda for a pet what would you do? 1. I will send it back. – Wǒ bǎ
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Are you ready to sing the Happy Birthday song in Mandarin Chinese? Watch the video and then try it out yourself! You won’t believe how simple and easy it is.If you’re wondering the answer is “yes” – this really is the way we sing “Happy Birthday” in Chinese!You only have to remember 6 words. Next time it will be your turn to sing this song in Mandarin Chinese! English Lyrics (for Mandarin Chinese version): Happy birthday
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Sing along and dance! Mandarin Chinese – Zhong guo hua 中國話 by S.H.E. This video has lyrics support in pinyin and Chinese characters. This is a song that older children will enjoy with its tongue twister lyrics part and culture content. It is a chat generator with many cultural topics that you can touch on such as, language learning, tones in Chinese, tongue twister comparison in different languages. Lyrics courtesy of tammiest@AsianFanatics 扁擔寬 板凳長 Bian dan kuan
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