Learning about fruit

Kids always get so excited when I bring real fruit to the classroom. What a yummy show-and-tell! They smell so good and they look so delicious. You can have your own fun fruit day with your little one at home. Review the words in my video for your next trip to the supermarket!

Ready, set, eat some fruit!

Chinese Character Fun: "Up", "Above" -

Miss Panda's Chinese Character Series featured Chinese character: 上 (shàng) -This word means “up", "above"; "to go/come up".

We can use 上 shàng in the following phrases:

上車 - shàng chē = to get in the car

上床 - shàng chuáng = to get in bed/to go to sleep

上樓 - shàng lóu = to go upstairs

上學 - shàng xué = to go to school

上衣 - shàng yī = (clothing) top



Click below to hear how to properly pronounce this Chinese word:



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And click the character below to see how to write it with the proper stroke order:

Chinese Vocabulary

上   stop




*Click to generate your own vocabulary.

Sing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" in Chinese!

Are you ready to sing the "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" song in Mandarin Chinese?

Watch the video, sing along and do the movements with Jie Jie!  You know this song and the tune very well.  Now let's try it in Mandarin Chinese!





English Lyrics (translation of the Mandarin Chinese version):

Head, shoulders, knees, toes
Head, shoulders, knees, toes
Eyes, ears, nose, and mouth
Head, shoulders, knees, toes
(x2)

Lyrics in Pinyin:

Tóu jiānbǎng xīgài jiǎozhǐ tóu
Tóu jiānbǎng xīgài jiǎozhǐ tóu
Yǎnjīng ěrduo bízi hé zuǐba
Tóu jiānbǎng xīgài jiǎozhǐ tóu
(x2)

Lyrics in Chinese: (traditional characters)

頭 肩膀 膝蓋 腳趾頭
頭 肩膀 膝蓋 腳趾頭
眼睛 耳朵 鼻子 和 嘴巴
頭 肩膀 膝蓋 腳趾頭
(x2)

Lyrics in Chinese: (simplified characters)

头肩膀膝盖脚趾头
头肩膀膝盖脚趾头
眼睛耳朵鼻子和嘴巴
头肩膀膝盖脚趾头
(x2)

Reading Time: Gordon & Li Li Words for Everyday (Mandarin for kids)

Gordon & Li Li series introduce basic Chinese words to young children.  Elmer's series feature an adventurous elephant and the short stories keep the attention of the young children.  In the Snow, like At the Beach (from our last month's picks) introduces ten Chinese pictogram characters on a walk through a forest on a snowy day.



Gordon & Li Li Words for Everyday (Mandarin for kids)
[Board Book] Languages: English, pinyin and Chinese characters
Ages: 2 and up





Gordon & Li Li Count in Mandarin (Mandarin for kids)
[Board Book] Languages: English, pinyin and Chinese characters
Ages: 2 and up





Elmer's Weather (English-Chinese)
[Broad Book] Languages: English and Chinese
by David McKee
Ages: 3 and up





In the Snow
[paperback] Language: English; Chinese characters with pinyin
Ages: 3 and up
by Huy Voun Lee




Enjoy my book picks of the month and let me know your favorites!


Disclosure: These are the books my kids and I enjoyed.  I use them to teach in my classes.  I have no affiliation with the authors or publishers of the books listed here.  All opinions expressed are my own.   If you purchase the books via the amazon image links I receive a small commission to support my book collection in teaching Mandarin Chinese to young children.

Chinese Character Fun: "Sun" or "Day" = 日

Miss Panda's Chinese Character Series featured Chinese character: 日(Rì) -This word means “sun" or "day."



We can use 日 Rì in the following phrases:



生日 -shēng rì = birthday

生日快樂 -shēng rì kuài lè = Happy birthday

日期 -rì qí = date

大日子 -dà rì zi = big day

星期日 -xīng qí rì = Sunday



Click below to hear how to properly pronounce this Chinese word:




Check this out on Chirbit


And click the character below to see how to write it with the proper stroke order:

Chinese Vocabulary

日   stop




*Click to generate your own vocabulary.