4 Ways to Incorporate Social Emotional Learning in Chinese Immersion Classrooms
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is crucial for fostering a supportive and empathetic classroom environment. Here are some tips for integrating SEL into your Chinese dual language and immersion programs.
When to Teach Your Kids How to Write Chinese Characters? 8 Fun Pre-Writing Chinese Activities for Young Children
Writing is a combination of various abilities of the body, mind, eyes, and brain. Here are some of my favorite pre-writing exercises to get your child started with learning Chinese characters. These pre-writing activities are designed to engage your young Chinese learners and enhance core muscle strength, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor skills, setting a strong foundation for future writing success.
Best 5 Valentine’s Day Activities for Elementary Chinese Immersion Classrooms
Happy Valentine’s Day and Friendship Day! Here are some activities we created for your students to celebrate this holiday and have fun learning Chinese.
Best Back-to-School Read Alouds for K-2 Students
Are you looking for fun and heartwarming read-aloud books to open up this school year?
Here are some amazing read alouds to welcome your students in the first week of school. They will learn about school rules and expectations, social emotional skills and feel excited about the new school year!
Best End-of-the-Year Read Aloud Books for K-2 Students
Are you looking for interesting and inspirational read-aloud books for the last weeks of school?
Check these fun stories your students will enjoy and heartwarming books that will empower them into the future.
How to Create Unlimited Drag-and-Drop Objects in Google Slides?
Are you a teacher who enjoys creating interactive Google Slides for your students? You can add unlimited drag-and-drop objects to your digital lesson plans and worksheets to make your lessons more engaging.
Simply follow the steps and learn how to create unlimited clip arts or images on your Slides.
10 Must-Read Authentic Children’s Books that Celebrate Chinese Culture
Children need to read books that they can see themselves reflected in, and books that allow them to see a world that might be different than the one they’re familiar with.
Check these 10 authentic books that help children learn about Chinese culture.
Best Books and Lessons for Teaching Compare and Contrast
Teaching Compare and Contrast is challenging because this reading comprehension skill requires higher-order thinking from students, and finding good mentor texts is not easy for teachers.
Your Online Lessons Should Only Be Six Minutes Long?!
Researchers from Stanford University have found that your audience tends to lose focus after about 6 minutes during an online video presentation. In other words, your students can learn better when your live instruction is shorter!
5 Best Lunar New Year Crafts for Kids with Free Printables
Celebrate Lunar New Year with these 5 easy-to-make crafts with your kids at home or in the classroom! Make Chinese Lantern, Spring Couplet, Dragon Puppet, Red Envelope and Fortune Cookies crafts today!
The Ultimate Guide of How to Write Your Tenure Portfolio for NYC Teachers
When you go through all your beautiful charts, checklist, graphic organizers and other wonderful self-created materials, imagine a moving box for the materials you will put in the tenure portfolio. You cannot choose everything because the box is only this big.