Bao & Bun's Bilingual Journey

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Early Chapter Books Looking for Online Reading Buddy! 甜蜜的負擔- This is a sentence from Taiwan elementary Chinese textbook and I think it really describes my feeling about having the two cuties at home. This “sweet burden” has changed my life and changed how I see the world. I feel grateful to have them and can’t wait to explore the world with them again and again 😍. Our signature program, Mandarin Family Art Workshop, at The Met on 5/17 is now sold out! 🎉We are so excited to see everyone there for a day of art and immersive language! 😍 Over the past month, four families reached out for help with their Taiwan summer camp search, each with their own priorities, from specific interests to location and overall fit. Homophones (同音字, tóngyīnzì) is probably one of the hardest parts of Chinese language. Each pronunciation has many characters that have different meanings. When the kid starts to learn intermediate to advanced characters, it’s very difficult to memorize some characters that don’t have easy to understand meanings. Little bun started this drawing game where she’d draw something familiar to her own vocabulary and use that connection to help her memorize the new characters’ pronunciation. Mandarin Story Time in the Park! 📖✨ How many years of bedtime stories are left? 1. @motherlynotes Their summer lineup is incredible—ranging from Entrepreneurship and Journalism workshops to their Fast-Track 1250 Characters course. I’m actually considering the 500–1000 character course for my own little one to help boost his recognition skills!