tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post2847418321060156432..comments2024-01-19T05:29:16.776+00:00Comments on The Tiger Chronicle: Time for Another Chinese TeaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-60136667678017193002015-03-14T18:17:56.806+00:002015-03-14T18:17:56.806+00:00Thank you so much for the feature and for your kin...Thank you so much for the feature and for your kind comments, Carrie. :-) Themed tea parties seem to work well for us, so it would be a nice idea to try. :-)Hweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895959128588945675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-708261497231127322015-03-14T18:13:38.821+00:002015-03-14T18:13:38.821+00:00Oh, how fun!! We love tea parties and I love the C...Oh, how fun!! We love tea parties and I love the Chinese snacks!! I am featuring this post over at Crafty Moms Share for the Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop this month.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378815791158272858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-2005917497309351812015-03-07T18:16:48.577+00:002015-03-07T18:16:48.577+00:00How exciting that your girls will be starting Chin...How exciting that your girls will be starting Chinese school soon! I'm sure they'll learn a lot from going to the classes. :-)Hweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895959128588945675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-27895270755109171402015-03-07T18:08:01.513+00:002015-03-07T18:08:01.513+00:00Looks yummy! I hope to send my girls to Saturday ...Looks yummy! I hope to send my girls to Saturday Chinese school in the fall. :) Right now, most of their learning comes through music and videos. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-78412444299735720672015-03-07T17:31:42.320+00:002015-03-07T17:31:42.320+00:00My son used to attend a weekly Chinese class for 2...My son used to attend a weekly Chinese class for 2 hours, but he has stopped attending recently so we are doing Chinese lessons by ourselves using those 2 hours that he would otherwise be going to class for. In addition, we spend about an hour on Chinese every day (when we are at home) doing supplementary exercises such as beginner readers, reciting poetry, reviewing his lessons, looking at aspects of Chinese history/culture etc.<br /><br />As you are just starting out on homeschooling, my advise is to get into a comfortable rhythm/routine first with the "basics" (whatever that is for your family, e.g. 3Rs) before adding on anything else otherwise you risk being overwhelmed by trying to take on too much at once. If you treat Chinese as the subject "foreign language", maybe that will help you to figure out how and when to do it.Hweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895959128588945675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-46672696952837388952015-03-07T16:37:02.675+00:002015-03-07T16:37:02.675+00:00Thanks! I will check out your Chinese tab! We have...Thanks! I will check out your Chinese tab! We have not been very formal in our learning Chinese so far...but eventually would like to be. I've just been exposing them to it verbally and through videos (albeit, very small amounts, compared to the amount of English they hear all day). I'm hesitant because we're only in year 2 of homeschooling, and still trying to find out 'rhythm' in terms of schedule and timing. Seems like alot of our other academic work takes up a lot of the day. We haven't quite figured out how to be efficient (I suspect my son has ADD)! So right now, during snack-time is our 'Chinese' time. Definitely not enough for real learning! What kind of schedule to you keep? Like is Chinese covered every day? I'll dig around on your website and see if it's posted. i'm just curious how other people manage. I know every family is different, but I like seeing examples to get ideas. Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038745506218578863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-14061434906731268642015-03-07T11:38:20.982+00:002015-03-07T11:38:20.982+00:00I bought our snacks from a grocery shop in Chinato...I bought our snacks from a grocery shop in Chinatown, so if you have a Chinese/Asian supermarket or grocery shop near you, you might be able to find similar items there. :-)<br /><br />As for ideas to teach your children the Chinese language and its culture, you might find some ideas if you go to the "Chinese" tab of my blog : http://thetigerchronicle.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Chinese<br /><br />The other suggestion is approach learning Chinese as a totally foreign language for you and your children, so that all of you learn together. It sounds to me that your best approach is to treat yourselves like Westerners who want to learn Chinese as a foreign language/culture and take it from there. :-)Hweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895959128588945675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-54305392077603868752015-03-07T11:13:58.651+00:002015-03-07T11:13:58.651+00:00I hope your son enjoys the videos! :-)I hope your son enjoys the videos! :-)Hweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895959128588945675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-57672292974423621422015-03-07T05:04:58.833+00:002015-03-07T05:04:58.833+00:00ooh! great Chinese tea! I don't think I even h...ooh! great Chinese tea! I don't think I even have a place to buy that stuff near by. :( I've never thought of teaching Chinese poems to my son! Honestly, I don't know anything about Chinese poetry and very little about traditions/holidays! And I can't read Chinese either...All this makes it even harder to teach my kids about our heritage! I'm going to look around your site for ideas!Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038745506218578863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-64644550140693760842015-03-07T04:02:18.166+00:002015-03-07T04:02:18.166+00:00Mmmm.... now I need to go heat some water for tea....Mmmm.... now I need to go heat some water for tea. I'll have to show my son the videos, he'll love them.Ticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970101432834731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-82204946112552126402015-03-06T15:59:10.659+00:002015-03-06T15:59:10.659+00:00Dim sum is a great idea, Marie! Hope you enjoy yo...Dim sum is a great idea, Marie! Hope you enjoy your Chinese tea nad have a lovely weekend! :-)Hweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895959128588945675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-29780941718105803912015-03-06T15:24:13.484+00:002015-03-06T15:24:13.484+00:00We are definitely due for a Chinese tea! Thanks fo...We are definitely due for a Chinese tea! Thanks for this great reminder, I'm going to pick up Dim sum this weekend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363799461243112381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-90155656906944626822015-03-03T15:34:52.953+00:002015-03-03T15:34:52.953+00:00Thanks, Phyllis. The poem is a very timely one (f...Thanks, Phyllis. The poem is a very timely one (for spring time) and it's great that there are so many resources to support our learning. :-)Hweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895959128588945675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2847571046883368877.post-61773028267760660582015-03-03T14:39:31.386+00:002015-03-03T14:39:31.386+00:00Wow, that study is quite impressive. Wow, that study is quite impressive. Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09217282962233011656noreply@blogger.com