CHALK Academy

Autumn Leaf Painting & Chinese Literacy

Autumn Leaf Painting & Chinese Literacy

By Betty

This activity is the perfect combination of nature, art, recess, and Chinese learning. We collected leaves from the park, discussed Autumn in Chinese, and traced the leaves with paint around important Chinese characters.
It’s Raining Paint!

It’s Raining Paint!

By Betty

Are you ready for the most fun way to learn about 雨 (yǔ / rain)? Drip painting perfectly brings the 雨 pictograph to life - a cloud with drops of rain falling from it.
Easy Craft Stick Rainbow Puzzle

Easy Craft Stick Rainbow Puzzle

By Betty

Does your child know that there are several Chinese idioms for colorful? Here's an easy craft stick rainbow puzzle that reinforces the idiom 五颜六色 (wǔ yán liù sè / colorful).
Q-Tip Chinese Character Painting

Q-Tip Chinese Character Painting

By Betty

We had fun reinforcing the Chinese character 滴 (dī / drip, drop) with q-tip painting. Putting the characters into context is the best way to learn!
Learning About 雨滴 with Raindrop Stickers

Learning About 雨滴 with Raindrop Stickers

By Betty

Stickers have been daughter’s #1 favorite activity of all time.  If she ruled the world, there would be random stickers stuck everywhere!  Today, we gave stickers a purpose and honed in those fine-motor skills to learn about 雨滴 (yǔdī / raindrops).… Read more >>
授人以鱼，不如授人以渔。
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day;
Teach a person to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.