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Here are some links that I have found to be useful. I will be updating this regularly.
PRONUNCIATION HELP
Type in a word and hear how to say it. - standardmandarin.com
FREE READING MATERIAL
Beginner-level, free reading material. - chicool.com
A variety of reading material. - A Chinese Text Sampler
GAMES
Learn Chinese characters - Sagwa on PBS Kids
CARTOONS
Cartoons in Mandarin - click on a picture and see what you get! - cartoons
SONGS
Chinese children's songs
Children's songs in Mandarin
WHERE I GET OUR MANDARIN BOOKS
Child Book
Better Chinese - we're using My First Chinese Reader Level 1. We found them here, but ordered from Child Book. (see above link) There's a great free online trial available, as well.
VIDEO - STORIES
Many stories from Sun Flower Language Studio
A Fox and a Cat
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
VIDEO - SONGS
Lion King - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Lion King - I Just Can't Wait to Be King
Lion King - Hakuna Matata
NEW - Jungle Book - Bare Necessities
LESSONS
Language Guide GREAT interactive site.
Kids Chinese Club only 3 lessons, but they got Bug off to a good start. We did a 12-week subscription for $12, then canceled. She got a lot out of it.
Chinese For Kids
Free online lessons
BLOGS
http://mandarinkids.wordpress.com/
http://wenjonggal.wordpress.com/
Posts from my blog
Bug's first try at Chinese writing
Video of Bug counting to 10 in Mandarin
Chinese New Year's Eve party 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè) Happy New Year!
Today is Chinese New Year. We were invited to a New Year's Eve party last night at our local Chinese restaurant. Bug was excited because it meant that she would get to stay up late, as we didn't head over there until 9PM. Here she is with the kids whose parents own the place.
We have a couple of Flat Stanley's visiting us right now, so they came along for the party, too.
Red envelopes = money!
Many pictures were taken...
Our hosts for the evening.
Here's a shot of just about everyone that was there.
There was food. A lot of food. They were unable to tell us what much of it was. Other than the one container of soup (below), there were 2-4 plates of each of these. There also was a really good saugage (we think) and asparagus dish that I didn't get a picture of. It came out later, and I forgot to take a shot.
The butter shrimp was tasty.
Bug was fascinated by these shrimp.
We're pretty sure this was octopus...
Very yummy fish.
Pickled chicken feet, anyone? When they brought this out they said "chicken legs". We all looked at it and said "No, chicken feet." This was followed by laughter all around.
Duck and beef. Quite tasty.
We have a couple of Flat Stanley's visiting us right now, so they came along for the party, too.
Red envelopes = money!
Many pictures were taken...
Our hosts for the evening.
Here's a shot of just about everyone that was there.
There was food. A lot of food. They were unable to tell us what much of it was. Other than the one container of soup (below), there were 2-4 plates of each of these. There also was a really good saugage (we think) and asparagus dish that I didn't get a picture of. It came out later, and I forgot to take a shot.
The butter shrimp was tasty.
Bug was fascinated by these shrimp.
We're pretty sure this was octopus...
Very yummy fish.
Pickled chicken feet, anyone? When they brought this out they said "chicken legs". We all looked at it and said "No, chicken feet." This was followed by laughter all around.
Duck and beef. Quite tasty.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Too Chicken to Plunge
While she's "too chicken to plunge", Bug does want to help out the Special Olympics along with her fellow karate students. Will you help her raise some money? Click here to donate: https://www.specialolympicswisconsin.org/pp10/pledge.asp?id_p=5738
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