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Quick answer A Thanksgiving Chinese lesson for kids works best in two short parts. First, children learn the dinner-table words and say their favorite dish. Then they learn 我感谢… (“I am thankful for…”) and make a craft. Our Thanksgiving lesson plan packages this as two 45-minute lessons for ages 5 to 10, and it comes […]

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Nine small Chinese words do most of the work in a beginner’s first sentences: 不, 有, 很, 太, 也, 都, 在, 要 and 会. Once children learn how each one behaves, they can move from naming things to saying what they have, want, like and can do. You’ll learn each word through simple sentence patterns […]

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Your child is eight. They understand some Chinese and can chat about dinner, but a simple Chinese picture book stops them cold. Where do you start? This guide gives you a map. It describes five phases of Chinese literacy development, from first exposure to independent reading. For each phase you’ll find what children can usually […]

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Most kids won’t pick up a Chinese book on their own. They have English books, screens, and a full week of school. A Chinese Reading Week gives them a reason to open one, and it turns reading into an event instead of homework. You don’t need much. A handful of books, 10 to 15 minutes […]

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Quick answer: Mandarin has four main tones and a light neutral tone. The four main tones are pitch patterns, and they can change the meaning of a word. Kids can start by listening to and copying one set of sounds: mā, má, mǎ, mà. Play for five minutes a day, use your hands to show […]

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