Podcast 5 -- Counting to ten in Chinese

We are back with our 5th podcast! This is probably our most accessible podcast ever, great for beginners and fun for everyone. It's based off the youtube video we made about counting to ten, with a few extras added in.

Please give us a 5 star review on iTunes if you enjoy the podcast!

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If you are new to podcasting and don't have an apple product, you can add our feed URL to any podcasting app on Android or any other platform:

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Enjoy! Don't be afraid to comment below!

Pinyin.info Free Chinese ABC Animal Coloring Book PDF

I just found pinyin pal's free animal PDF book today. Looks like a great little book for kids to look at if they are learning pinyin. I wish there were characters on it too, but I guess it's nice if you're just focusing on pin yin. It's also black and white so it works like a coloring book too and it would be good to print out. You could also send the PDF to kindle and read it on a tablet.

ABC Chinese books are always cute, and it's nice to have a free one.

Here's the link:

http://pinyin.info/news/news_photos/2012/01/Pinyin_Dongwuyuan.pdf

And here's some screenshots of the book:

Parts of the head in Chinese

Had fun making a video today where our kids talk about the parts of the head in Chinese!

Learn Chinese with MiaoMiao Education Sheets

There is a realtively new Chinese learning program out there called Learn with Miao Miao. They seem to be a company that caters to children age 4-10 with no Chinese background who want an introduction to the language. They also have an app, which we'll review later, and it looks like they are putting out a TV show as well.

First, though, we thought we would share a link to their free worksheets.

Screenshots of the types of worksheets they offer:

There's lots more on their web site, so check it out if you're interested!

Getting started -- Aha Chinese

If you are a parent who speaks little to no Chinese, please read this first. Parents who speak Chinese have a goal to make their kid fluent from an early age, and parents who don't speak Chinese should have a goal to give their kid an introduction to the language that will springboard into future learning opportunities. You should still give your kids Chinese TV to watch, Chinese games to play, and Chinese music to listen to. But you are also going to need structured programs that teach Chinese as a second language.

Aha Chinese is one program we have found.

This video sort of sums up their program:



Essentially, they provide some cartoons that are mostly in English but also introduce Chinese terms, some story books that introduce Chinese culture and some Chinese words, some flash cards, and an audio CD.

Stuff included in the Aha Chinese package

Here's a really cute video they made of kids who have used their product:




Unfortunately, I just realized that maybe they are going out of business? I couldn't find a way to actually buy their product.... Hmmmm...