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

Learning a foreign language takes a lot of practice. Memorizing lists of vocabulary words and writing Chinese characters over and over again can be very...

Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday! Love storybooks? We have a SURPRISE for you. Come check out this week's story - Press Here, in simplified Chinese. ...

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

Check out this week's story- The very hungry caterpillar, in simplified Chinese version. Can’t read Chinese characters, but know pinyin? Click here to download the full...

For the past several years, we have enjoyed Mandarin Chinese lessons with a private instructor. We have generally met twice a week in his home...

Check out this week's story- First the Egg, in simplified Chinese version.   Can’t read Chinese characters, but know pinyin? Click here to download the full...

Check out this week's story- Cornelius, in simplified Chinese version.     Can’t read Chinese characters, but know pinyin? Click here to download the full text...

Some time ago, I shared with you a writing activity whereby my kids applied their Chinese writing skills in a personal journal activity. I also described...