The Forbidden City – Story in Chinese for Kids
The Forbidden City (故宫) is the Chinese story I picked to read for kids this week. In the story, a little boy called Xiao Ming (小明) would take us back to the Qing Dynasty （清朝） and met the little emperor（小皇帝）, who’s going to show Xiao Ming around the palace. The...
How to SAY and WRITE Chinese numbers 0 – 100?
Saying and writing the numbers 0 – 100 in Mandarin Chinese are the foundational skills that your child can learn around age 3-6. I know it sounds a lot that your child has to learn one hundred and one Chinese words; well, it’s not that daunting as it sounds. There is...
How to NAIL the Pinyin sounds by playing the Pinyin Poker?
Pinyin sounds is the first step for your child to learn Mandarin (the speaking form of the Chinese language). Followed by nailing Pinyin and the tones, your child can effortlessly work on the BLENDING of the Pinyin alphabet sounds into syllables. Every Chinese...
How to NAIL the Pinyin sounds by playing the Pinyin Poker?
Pinyin sounds is the first step for your child to learn Mandarin (the speaking form of the Chinese language). Followed by nailing Pinyin and the tones, your child can effortlessly work on the BLENDING of the Pinyin alphabet sounds into syllables. Every Chinese...
I Can Read This is My Town – Read and Learn Chinese
This week, I’ve picked the storybook I Can Read This Is my Town by Mercer Mayer for our read-and-learn Chinese time. Of all the books we have, why did I choose this one? That’s because I loved this book the first time I saw it in our local library. The story is simple...
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How to home school Chinese as a full-time working parent?
When it comes to home school Chinese to a non-native child while working full time, I feel that I have a lot to say because this is our reality. We live in Australia, an English-speaking environment. My daughter is a little Aussie to the core as she knows more Aussie...
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Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons – Story Read Aloud in Chinese and English
The week's story read aloud is Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. This post is as a result of the overwhelming response and downloads I received from my last blog post: Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes. I never expected that I’d see that many downloads –...
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes – Story Read Aloud in Chinese and English
Are you struggling to find a bilingual copy of the storybook Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes in English and Chinese? Or, even if you did manage to find a bilingual copy, there was no Chinese Pinyin in it! Also, let’s face it. Books are expensive! I bought the...
How to make a DIY wooden or cardboard mailbox to encourage playful learning?
Have you ever thought about keeping track of the Chinese words your child has learnt in one place? Would you like to make learning Mandarin Chinese or any second language FUN for your little one? We do. Our solution is to create a DIY wooden mailbox (or alternatively...
I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems – Story Read Aloud in Mandarin Chinese and English
The story ‘I Broke My Trunk’ by Mo Willems is one of the books in Elephant and Piggie book series we love to read at home. The story is simple but hilarious. My daughter often begs me to read it for her, so I thought why not take advantage of this and get her to read...
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