First Chinese Learning Lab concluded!

Happy end of October! The first series of Chinese Learning Lab has concluded. This parent-child-learning-together model might or might not work for all, but, hopefully, everyone walks away understanding my intent and respecting my effort!

New colors:

Hong2se4  (红色): red color
Huang2se4  (黄色): yellow color
Lan2se4  (蓝色): blue color
Lü4se4  (绿色): green color
Hei1se4  (黑色): black color
Bai2se4  (白色): white color

New Fruits
Ping2guo3  (苹果): apple
Mang2guo3 (芒果): mango
Xiang1jiao1 (香蕉): banana
Xi1gua1 (西瓜): water melon
Nan2gua1 (南瓜): pumpkin

New animals:
Qi3e2  (企鹅): penguin
Wu1gui1  (乌龟): turtle

New songs--some happy marriage between numbers and animals
 
10 cute little sleep

10 penguin

That is all, folks! Tomorrow afternoon booster class as usual! See you, I hope! 

杜老师 （Du4lao3shi1）

6 down and 1 more to go....until 11 yue4

I hope you are not frustrated or intimidated with my reviews. I would love to hear from you if you do. I am open to suggestions and appreciate feedback tremendously!

Only two new vocabulary words:

Er2zi  (儿子): son
Nv3er2 (女儿): daughter

That is all, folks! Tomorrow afternoon booster class as usual! See you, I hope! Have a great week.  

Cheers!!
杜老师 （Du4lao3shi1）

More review; more perfection!!!!!

Another lively class today! For those of you who didn't make it today, we missed you!!

More review and more attempt to perfect what we have learned.

Here are the weekly key words for your reference:

Mao1  (猫): cat
Xiong2 (熊): bear
Mao1xiong2 (猫熊): panda bear; BUT Chinese people tend to call panda bear Xiong2mao1 (bear- cat, just think you should know)!!!

Let's do math with little bears!!

12 zodiacs!

Ask your little one to go brushing teeth every night in Chinese: Shua1ya2 (刷牙)!!

That is all, folks! Tomorrow afternoon booster class as usual! See you, I hope! Have a great week. 

Cheers!!
杜老师 （Du4lao3shi1）  

4 done, 3 to go!!!!

Lively class today! Did not cover too much new ground, but the existing information is moving into permanent land with vigor.

Here are the weekly key words for your reference:

Chinese zodiac signs have come full circle!
Shu3 niu2 hu3 tu4 (鼠，牛，虎，兔）rat/cow/tiger/rabbit
Long2 she2 ma3 yang2 (龙，蛇，马，羊) dragon/snake/horse/sheep
Hou2 ji1 gou3 zhu1 (猴，鸡，狗，猪）monkey/chicken/dog/pig

Zhe4 (这): this
Shi4 (是): to-be verb (is/are/was/were...)
Zhe4 shi4 wo3 de ba4ba. (这是我的爸爸): This is my dad.

Let's learn Chinese kinship terms and exercise with the baby shark!

Let's count to 30...

If you would like to participate in the booster class at my house, it will be tomorrow (Thursday, October 4th) from 3 to 5 in the afternoon. It is free of charge, but do bring your questions, ideas, and anything that you would like to share. Please respond to this posting if you and your little one are coming (required). I will then send you my address privately. You may also connect with me via either Line or Wechat (See my id on the note-card!).

That is all, folks! Have a great week.  

Cheers!!
杜老师 （Du4lao3shi1）