Year of the Monkey is just around the corner. Let’s send out our best wishes and New Year greetings. You can make a card, write...

We live in Northern California and have the opportunity to travel to San Francisco periodically - generally accompanying the kids' father on business trips but...

My kiddos are now using Discovering Chinese Pro predominately and we are loving the new format. It is very well suited for online / distance...

We hope you had a relaxing spring break and are fully charged for the rest of the school year! We are excited to catch-up with...

While Christmas is a time for religion, parties, pretty dresses and presents, Chinese New Year is a time for spring cleaning, tradition, family get togethers, and non-stop...

Every effort you make today, and again tomorrow, will move you and your children a little farther along your bilingual journey. The small steps you...

We have seen Lotus Root  莲藕 (Lián’ǒu) in the Chinese markets in San Francisco on many occasions.  In fact,  莲藕 (Lián’ǒu) was part of a scavenger hunt...

Periodically, Laoshi Shawn will divert from the lessons in the Better Chinese book to focus on pronunciation and tones.  Correct pronunciation is very important in...

As I described in an earlier post, Homeschool Chinese: Vocabulary Homework, Meili had been working with the story, Fire – Friend or Foe? / 火－朋友还是敌人 (part...