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Water Painting Chalk Raindrops – Sight Word Activity

Water Painting Chalk Raindrops – Sight Word Activity

By Betty
June 14, 2018

Water painting is a fun outdoor activity for learning sight words, such as Chinese characters! To review words related to rain, my daughter traced each character in chalk raindrops with a wet paintbrush.
Rainstick Sensory Bottles – A Musical Activity for Kids! (VIDEO)

Rainstick Sensory Bottles – A Musical Activity for Kids! (VIDEO)

By Betty
June 13, 2018

Rainstick sensory bottles are a wonderful auditory, visual, and tactile learning experience for kids! They are easy and fun for kids to make on their own!
Who Likes Rain? Book Review & Bottle Cap Raindrops Craft! (VIDEO)

Who Likes Rain? Book Review & Bottle Cap Raindrops Craft! (VIDEO)

By Betty
June 7, 2018

谁喜欢雨?(Who Likes Rain?) is a book about rain's playful sounds! A matching activity with recycled bottle cap raindrops is a fun way to review Chinese words!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Craft Stick Puzzles and Lyrics in Chinese!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Craft Stick Puzzles and Lyrics in Chinese!

By Betty
March 9, 2018

小星星 (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) craft stick puzzles are one of my daughter's favorite activities! Tips on how to DIY plus printable lyrics in Chinese!
Autumn Leaf Painting & Chinese Literacy

Autumn Leaf Painting & Chinese Literacy

By Betty
November 12, 2017

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
November 6, 2017

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
October 8, 2017

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).
Forming Chinese Nature Words with Pipe Cleaners – Hands-On Chinese Fun!

Forming Chinese Nature Words with Pipe Cleaners – Hands-On Chinese Fun!

By Betty
July 20, 2017

This pipe cleaner and crayon activity is a fun way to visualize 木 (mù / wood) and 树 (shù / tree) Chinese characters while understanding their true meaning.
Sun & Moon Paper Roll Paint Stamp – Teach Kids Chinese Characters 日 and 月

Sun & Moon Paper Roll Paint Stamp – Teach Kids Chinese Characters 日 and 月

By Betty
July 17, 2017

This recycled paper roll stamping activity is a fun way for kids to create sun and moon shapes while learning 日 (sun) and 月 (moon).
Teach Kids Chinese: Create and Decorate 花 with Flowers and Grass

Teach Kids Chinese: Create and Decorate 花 with Flowers and Grass

By Betty
July 5, 2017

Teach kids the beauty of Chinese characters with nature. We had fun decorating the Chinese character 花 with flowers and grass. Free printable block character in this post.
Learning Yin-Yang with Weather Stickers

Learning Yin-Yang with Weather Stickers

By Betty
June 10, 2017

YIN-YANG: 阴 (cloudy) and 阳 (light, sunny), two opposing yet interdependent forces of nature. We used weather stickers to introduce this concept.
Q-Tip Chinese Character Painting

Q-Tip Chinese Character Painting

By Betty
June 9, 2017

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
June 9, 2017

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 >>
Paper Rainbow

Paper Rainbow

By Betty
March 12, 2017

Simple paper craft to learn about 彩虹 (cǎihóng/rainbow) and 颜色 (yánsè, colors)!… Read more >>
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Dr. Betty Choi CHALK Academy - 2

Hi! I’m Betty, a Chinese-American mom, believer, pediatrician, and writer.  I’m having fun learning Chinese with my children, and I love sharing multilingual resources and teaching tips!  I hope these ideas can help your family or school! Read More…

Great picture books for Women's History Month in English and Chinese for children

20 Picture Books for Women’s History Month in Chinese and English!

Effective Ways to Praise Kids Instead of "Good Job" (Chinese and English)

Effective Ways to Praise Kids Instead of “Good Job” (Chinese and English)

Disney songs and soundtracks in Chinese, Korean, English

Favorite Disney Songs and Albums in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and English!

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