5 Effective tips on using books to raise bilingual kids at home
My 5 tips on how to use books to teach your children Chinese at home.
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My 5 tips on how to use books to teach your children Chinese at home.
5 Effective tips on using books to raise bilingual kids at home Read More »
This post discusses how a parent created a teaching plan to aid their child’s bilingual journey, emphasizing the importance of engaging topics like numbers, colors, and shapes. By making learning fun and relatable, children quickly expand their vocabulary and build confidence. Suggested activities and books further support this developmental process.
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Author : Miriam Moss Where to buy : Little Kozzi, books.com.tw, Gloria’s bookstore Age : 2+ My preschooler has an interesting relationship with doctors. She loves dressing up as a doctor but she is terrified when she needs to go see one herself. She loves giving her little brother shots and medicines but she would
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Author: Zhang, Yue 張越 Where to buy? Books.com.tw Age: 3+ Since reading is such an indispensable part of my kids’ Chinese-learning journey, I think it would be a good idea to share books that we have read and talk about why we love them. This first book I want to share today, surprisingly, is not
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I have two avid readers at home and I cannot emphasize enough how important reading is in their bilingual journey! Reading plays an important role in communications development and learning. Books help your child to connect words with speaking, teach them new vocabulary, create conversations, and encourage creativity and imagination. When my daughter was a
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The post shares strategies for parents considering teaching their children a second language. It includes embracing seasonal parenting flows, using school topics as a teaching guide, starting with simple concepts, and incorporating language-learning activities into family routines. The writer emphasizes that raising bilingual children requires patience, consistency, and a realistic plan, but is highly rewarding and achievable with anticipated planning and determination.
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The post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Mulan’s school is focusing on numbers 0-5 these days and they did a police-themed puzzle one week. I thought it would be a great idea to incorporate Chinese numbers as well so I made mine based on things of her
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Mulan loves everything dinosaurs. In her recent parent-teacher conference, her teachers pointed out that we could work more with her on shapes. So, I combined this learning objective with her interest and language all in one to help her learn shapes. I also thought that it would be a good idea to make this a
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The post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Mulan loves bubble tea. So I combined it with counting and designed a simple activity for her. The idea is for her to put a number of “bubbles” in the bubble tea per the instruction on the sheet. She did
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A mother made a conscious decision to raise her children bilingual, speaking Cantonese and English. However, after her eldest daughter attended preschool, English became her primary language, causing a barrier with her Cantonese-speaking grandparents. The mother, rather than feeling disheartened, decided to intentionally and creatively incorporate more Cantonese-learning opportunities into her children’s daily lives, affirming the commitment to their bilingual upbringing.
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