It’s Dragon Boat Festival today, so we took the opportunity to explore Chinese history and language. We read a story on the Dragon Boat Festival from the book above. Since the main character Qu Yuan took his life by jumping into a river, you may wish to read this to a child who is mature […]
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Little El is learning to read Chinese and has been mixing up Chinese characters of the radical 辶 (走字底 zǒu zì dǐ). So I made a Montessori-style printable puzzle to help him remember better. It’s very simple… Puzzles pieces… Show the components of each character, spot the differences… Control of error behind each puzzle… Materials
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The 2 younger boys (Jae and El) made a catapult to shoot toy balls at home, accidentally hitting the ceiling fan. *gasp* I quickly showed them how to make a simple one with things we already: 7 ice-cream sticks 3 rubber bands 1 milk bottle cap poster putty (aka white tack) to stick the milk
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If you’re interested in teaching your child to read Chinese, this post is for you. Little El only had Primary 1 lessons for about a month before his school closed for 3 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since there’s no news of school reopening, we’re prepared to do home learning for more months ahead.
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Feeling the strain from school closure and having to be your child’s teacher at home? Here’s how you can boost your parent-child relationship and learning with a simple 10-minute reset… This is part of our series at [Learn at Home] During Covid-19 School Closure Invest in “banking time” School closure is a challenging time for
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This is a series of compiled Chinese lessons for Standard 5 students from Malaysia SJKC. View the entire series here. 《江南春》 《我们在山上露营》 生字 嫩蕊 打瞌睡 帐篷 一捆 无拘无束 撤退 凉风习习 心旷神怡 跨过 连绵 山峦 高耸入云 陶醉 流连忘返
SJKC 华文 五年级 第17单元 贴近大自然 Read More »
This is a series of compiled Chinese lessons for Standard 5 students from Malaysia SJKC. View the entire series here. 《音乐之都维也纳》 生字 手稿 矗立 惟妙惟肖 漫步 雕像 墓地 自娱又娱人 星罗棋布 宏伟壮观 完美无瑕 豪华 容纳 悬挂 精彩绝伦 爆满
SJKC 华文 五年级 第16单元 仙乐飘飘处处闻 Read More »
This is a series of compiled Chinese lessons for Standard 5 students from Malaysia SJKC. View the entire series here. 《母亲的花》 生字 流逝 农庄 节俭 打瞌睡 施与 绵绵 赐给 智慧 奉献 祈祷 长寿 聊表心意 摔伤 惹得 湿润 古诗 -《芙蓉楼送辛渐》 芙蓉楼送辛渐 （唐・王昌龄）
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This is a series of compiled Chinese lessons for Standard 5 students from Malaysia SJKC. View the entire series here. 《林间人家》 生字 构成 撑开 黝黑 体魄 凋落 腐蚀 开垦 先贤 清澈见底 堵住 杂草丛生 桃红色 额头 茅草 舀起 杀虫剂 咀嚼 多音字 嚼 jiáo：细嚼慢咽 jué：咀嚼
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This is a series of compiled Chinese lessons for Standard 5 students from Malaysia SJKC. View the entire series here. 《钓鱼的启示》 生字 掠过 小心翼翼 精疲力尽 盯着 瞪着 犹豫 开腔 潜入 委屈 杰出 诱惑 循规蹈矩 作弊 月光如水
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