It was a really fun-packed lesson on Saturday. As I just came back from vacation, I focused on revising the previous lessons with the children, just to refresh their memory. The lesson had three parts: First, Chopsticks Challenge. I taught them how to use chopsticks and how to make learning chopsticks using kitchen towel and …

Holiday’s over. It’s time to blog again! This post covers what we did in two lessons of Chinese as a Second Language class every Saturday at Familienzentrum Karussell, Baden. ‹Colors› is a familiar theme. Besides singing the colors songs, I spiced the lesson up with two games. I found this Twister Game (see photo below) …

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 …

On 04.11.2017, I started a new class for children learning Chinese as a second language in Familienzentrum Baden – Karussell. It has been a year and a half since I stopped teaching, due to the arrival of my second child. I was excited and nervous about how the lesson would turn out. And because the …