BY DIANA SER & LIM LI LI The Mid Autumn Festival is a great time for kids to immerse themselves in Chinese culture. For those of us living in Singapore, it is also one of …
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HOW (AND WHY) TO GET YOUR HANDS ON THIS CLASSIC NOW!
It was the cover illustration that got me – yes, totally guilty of judging a book by its cover. But in this case, the illustrator happens to be acclaimed Japanese author and illustrator Tatsuya Miyanishi …
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“SCRIPT” TO PLAY AND SAY IN MANDARIN
Tongue tied when you play and say in Mandarin? Here’re my guidelines to make conversation out of anything that catches your child’s fancy! Of course you may need to look up the dictionary occasionally, but …
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HOW TO MAKE EFFECTIVE USE OF BILINGUAL BOOKS
THERE are two reasons why I never liked bilingual books. Firstly, I was afraid the kids would be confused by reading two languages simultaneously. Secondly, I found that they tend to tune in to …
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GONG SEA FA CAI 年年有鱼
过年赏鱼，讨个好兆头！Which place is auspicious for the Lunar New Year, and where the kids can explore and experience? The S.E.A. Aquarium at Resorts World Sentosa! Meet Rooster Hogfish, Hammerhead Shark, Sea Dragon and Manta Ray – …
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10 SINGDARIN WORDS THAT CONFOUND OTHER CHINESE PEOPLE 神奇的新加坡华语
Eight thousand years of Chinese civilization has nothing on us. When you cannot beat them, you 敢敢 invent new words. Read on for our top 10 Singdarin (Singapore Mandarin) words and their “proper” terms. What …
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GET MORE OUT OF THAT BOOK! 阅读延伸活动
One of the things I try to do with my kids after reading to them, is activities that build on the book we have just read. It can be the theme e.g Teacher’s Day, or the …
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PET FROG NOT 宠物青蛙我不要！
To market, to market, to buy a pet frog…Witness the pandemonium when I thought the kids could have an unusual pet from the wet market. Watch to see how market Mandarin rocks : )
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WHO’S AFRAID OF THE DENTIST? 牙医我不怕！
I take Jaymee to the paediatric dentist to see how well we have been brushing her teeth. A disclosing solution shows up the areas where plaque stick. She loves going to the dentist. Why??? Find …
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“MOMMY WILL LEARN MANDARIN WITH YOU!”
Jill Neubronner, news anchor at Channel 5’s News 5 Tonight, bowls me over with her commitment and determination to get her two girls to learn Mandarin. Aged 6 and 4, the girls were born in …
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