How do we get children engaged in learning and REMEMBERING Chinese numbers? Should we sing the numbers song 10 times over and over again? Should we write rows and rows of Chinese characters? Well, this week I did two fun and engaging games with the children. The lesson objective is simple, to say (verbalize) the …

How should you introduce animal names in Chinese? Through a farm game? Through a zoo activity? Well, it would be learning the 12 Chinese Zodiac signs for us at Acorn Valley this week. It is symbolic of the Chinese culture and all there are 12 animals names to remember. It was a fun time for …