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Mandarin at home

Here are some pictures of the completed works Discovery School students are doing at home for their Chinese class! Way to go!

Second graders give advice to help with water shortage

This week G2 students did “See/Think/Give advice or a tip/我看到 Wǒ kàn dào/我想到 Wǒ xiǎng dào/我的建议 Wǒde jiànyì” activity” by looking at the “China’s thirst for water” map. Here is a couple of recommendations from some of them! I love their creativity and kind heart!

Home-made calligraphy brush

Last week G1 reviewed “The 4 treasures of study”: 毛笔 māo bǐ – brush, 纸 zhǐ – paper, 墨 mò -inkstick, 砚台 yàn tái – ink stone. Their assignment was to create a brush from any materials they choose. Check out brushes made by Jesse!

Mandarin at home looks like this!

Thank you so much for sharing some of your pictures! I’m so glad to see you and to see how diligent and motivated you are at doing your work and practicing Mandarin at home!

All Pandas (熊猫🐼 Xióng māo) are safe!

Pandas make everyone smile, don’t they! There is just something about them! Well, if you were wondering how pandas in China are doing now – I can tell you that they are taken care of very well, they are eating a lot of extra good nutritious food (which they love doing) and their health is

Virtual tour of the Great Wall of China

I’d like to invite you to join me for a virtual tour to China. Even though we are all home, it doesn’t mean we can’t learn. Nowadays, technology can connect us, give us a chance to travel and explore from our homes. Let’s see one of the most famous sights in China – 长城 Chang

你感到什么？How do you feel?

Our 4th Grade students are focusing on feelings and emotions as they explore their unit “Performance is a form of artistic expression”. They can recognize and identify Chinese Characters related to feelings and emotions, as well as write them. They are also learning about Beijing opera as a form of performance that is traditional and

Learning seasons, writing words

Our Pre-K and preschool currently are learning seasons in Mandarin. They use colors to describe each season, share their most and least favorite seasons, and practice their writing skills!

Make a portrait!

Our 3d Graders are learning body parts in Chinese. They can use simple sentences to describe a person and sing “头，肩膀，膝盖，脚” – Head and shoulders, knees and toes in Mandarin. Last week they made portraits of each other following the teachers sentences in Chinese.