MOTHERLY NOTES READING VAULT • CURATED COLLECTION
Teaching Methods
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Beyond Boring Memorized Essays: 10 Out-Of-The-Box Chinese Writing Prompts That Spark Original Voice
Looking for the “VOICE” free printable featured in our Instagram & Facebook post? Download the complete Chinese literacy…
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Lowering the Affective Filter: Silly Roleplay Games That Get Shy Bilingual Kids Speaking Mandarin
Looking for the “SILLY” free printable featured in our Instagram & Facebook post? Download the complete Chinese literacy…
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The Home Immersion Mesh: Creating an Organic Chinese Environment Without Constant Nagging
Looking for the “IMMERSION” free printable featured in our Instagram & Facebook post? Download the complete Chinese literacy…
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From Bribes to Genuine Pride: The 3-Tier Intrinsic Motivation Ladder for Young Learners
Looking for the “PRAISE” free printable featured in our Instagram & Facebook post? Download the complete Chinese literacy…
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The 20-Minute Study Rhythm: Why Short Focused Bursts Beat 2-Hour Homework Marathons
Looking for the “TIMER” free printable featured in our Instagram & Facebook post? Download the complete Chinese literacy…
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How to Teach Tricky Lookalike Characters (形近字) Without Tears or Endless Repetition
Looking for the “LOOKALIKE” free printable featured in our Instagram & Facebook post? Download the complete Chinese literacy…
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The Non-Heritage Parent’s Survival Toolkit: Raising Biliterate Kids When You Don’t Speak Chinese
Looking for the “TOOLKIT” free printable featured in our Instagram & Facebook post? Download the complete Chinese literacy…
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The Bridge Book Roadmap: Helping Kids Transition from Picture Books to Independent Chapter Books
Looking for the “BRIDGE” free printable featured in our Instagram & Facebook post? Download the complete Chinese literacy…
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Stop Copying Chinese Characters 20 Times: The LEGO Radical Method (Free Printable Decoder)
Looking for the “DECODER” free printable featured in our Instagram & Facebook post? Download the complete Chinese literacy…
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Big Kids, General, Kindergarteners, Newborns, Parenting & Inspiring Growth, Teaching Methods, ToddlersIs AI Killing Language Learning?
Today, I was teaching an essay class and noticed something immediately: a few students had clearly used AI…
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Time Management: 學習時間表怎麽安排最有效率？ How to Create Study Schedules with Maximum Impact
Many moms have shared their daily schedules or activities on our Facebook Group: Motherly Notes and it’s a…
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Big Kids, Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Bridge Upper Elementary, Chinese Books Review, Chinese Classes, General, Kindergarteners, Newborns, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods故事聊一聊 – 林世仁老師的秘密 + 故事時間！
Books in the Video are not limited to: All our sessions are broadcasted in our Facebook Group FIRST…
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❤️🧡💛WHY ZHUYIN IS ESSENTIAL💚💙💜
Why Zhuyin is Essential for Learning Chinese.
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Need to Correct Your Chinese Pronunciation and Tones?
I wanted to continue discussing commonly asked topics about the Chinese journey. I’ve noticed many many many kids…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods康軒: 需要買哪些課本或練習簿來學中文? Which Books Do I Need to Buy from Kang Xuan to Practice Writing Chinese?
Many moms from our Facebook Group: Motherly Notes have seen my original post The Battle of the First Grade Chinese…
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Big Kids, Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Bridge Upper Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Kindergarteners, Newborns, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods, ToddlersMember Post: Non-Native Mom’s Second Year Chinese Journey (5.5 Yr Old Reads Beyond Native Level) by Melissa C.
This is a follow up post. As you may recall, I started teaching my daughter characters in July…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Bridge Upper Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsGame:成語接龍 撲克牌 (10 盒) Idioms Playing Cards (10 Boxes)
Reading levels in Chinese is hugely dependent on how well you know idioms. The harder the books, the…
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Member Post: Super Speed Teaching Chinese (learn 1500-1800 characters in 6 months) 六歲半小男孩在半年內認1500-1800字的心得分享 (by Jon. Lin)
To learn more, join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ The following is a post from our group member in…
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Big Kids, Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Bridge Upper Elementary, Chinese Books Review, English, General, Kindergarteners, Lower Elementary Grades 1-3, Math Methods, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Preschool & Kindergarten 3-6, Reading (Chinese), Reading (English), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods, ToddlersOnyx Boox Reader Review – Tool for Teaching Reading, Writing, Etc.
Last year I had my children read from Kindle for their English books and then uploaded my own…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Bridge Upper Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsJourney Step 2: Teaching Chinese Beyond First Few Hundred Characters- Learning Curriculum Before Second Grade
If you haven’t already, you should read my first post on My Journey in Teaching My Children Chinese…
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Chinese Books Review, General, Picture 0-5, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsC-Pen 2.0 百科掛圖 – C-Pen 2.0 Encyclopedic Picture Boards
I received C-Pen’s NEW product recently and have been holding off a review until I’ve played with it…
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如何加快小孩閲讀的速度? How to Increase Reading Speed (Chinese/English/etc.)
I’m getting this question so often now. Somehow people like to gauge reading level by speed. So many…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsC-Pen 2.0 Flash Cards 識字卡
Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ C-Pen is actively making curriculum and teaching aids for…
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Member post: Amazing Twin Boys Who Are Reading Chinese and English At Least Two Years Above Grade Level (Sin Yee T.)
Hi Members of Motherly Notes! Once in a while I find a gem in the group and I…
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Chinese Books Review, General, Math Methods, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsBook Review: 魔數小子 – Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Collection – Math Set (25 Books)
Age: 4+ with parent or independent if they know zhuyin, 5+ independent Where to Puchase: 魔數小子 – Marilyn…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods
Chinese Teaching Systems: 樂樂文化 聽讀套書 Le Le Chinese 300 Books, 1000 Characters (Traditional & Simplified)
Introduction Video This is a set of 300 little books ranging from 8 to 12 pages. There are…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Bridge Upper Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Math Methods, Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods
Book Review: 漫畫教科書：數學益智王 套書6本 Smart Math Comics Grades 1-6
Age: 6+ independent, up to 6th grade Please visit our Facebook group for more information! https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase Links:…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Bridge Upper Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods
Using a Dictionary: 5000字多元學習國語圖典 – 5000 Character Dictionary
Age: 5+ For more information, please join our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/motherlynotes/ Purchase link: Gloria Bookstore If you are teaching your…
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My Journey in Teaching My Children Chinese (Teaching Children Chinese From Age 0-5)
Note: The above video physically shows you some main points I listed below. I didn’t go over everything…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Bridge Upper Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods
“懂了” 識字卡！ (简体 + 繁體）Dongle Flashcards Simplified and Traditional – 2,346 Cards
I’m super excited to introduce this set of flashcards. You can purchase through Taobao or through their own…
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How I Taught Beginning Phonics and Blending (Up to Age 5)
We started teaching phonics early (yes, you guessed it, beginning before they were one) because I found babies…
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Big Kids, Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Chinese Books Review, General, Kindergarteners, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods, ToddlersReading Pen Review: C-Pen 2.0 點讀筆, Listening and Reading Tool for Kids
Introduction Video: I’ve used a lot of pens and this one I’m quite happy with! There are…
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Chinese Books Review, General, Picture 0-5, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsBook Review: 亮亮的成長 30本+6 CD , All About Vicky Set (30 Books + 6 CDs)
Age: 3-6 ######DISCOUNT CODE ##### Now sold on Gloria’s Bookstore: Shipment date: August/September 2018, sold until sold out…
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Big Kids, General, Kindergarteners, Lower Elementary Grades 1-3, Math Methods, Preschool & Kindergarten 3-6, Teaching MethodsHow I Taught My Toddlers Math (Ages 2-5)
Math is something that my husband and I are pretty focused on. My goals were to achieve…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Chinese Books Review, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods
Book Review: 直映认字教材 Picture Guided 1500 Character Learning Set (Simplified,简体）
Age: 2+ Join our Facebook Group to learn more from other crazy parents! This is a very very…
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Big Kids, Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Kindergarteners, Reading (Chinese), Teaching Methods, Toddlers
We Finally Graduated from 注音 (Zhuyin)
歡迎來加入我們的瘋狂虎爸虎媽團，一起分享教小朋友中文的心得呦！ Join our Facebook group to know more about how more moms and dads are teaching their children…
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Using Heart Attack As a Game to Learn New Chinese Characters 用“心臟病” 的遊戲來認國字
There are many card games that are used in our Facebook group and I decided to use one…
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Using “Build Up” Method for Flashcards (20 Characters in 20 Minutes) – 如何用識字卡來認國字
Everyone does flashcards differently. I do a “Build Up” method that’s shown on the video and the steps…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Picture 0-5, Picture 5+, Picture Books, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods
Book Review: 天才認字王套書, 成語書苑 Genius Chinese Character Reading Pen Learning Set , Idioms Set
Age: 3+ independent or with parent Please visit our Facebook group for more information! 【智點】 基礎語文認知套組(含新型點讀筆) 天才認字王套書 Genius…
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Member Post: How My Child and I Both Learned Chinese (Melissa C.)
Intro: Melissa is one of our creative moms on our Facebook Group Motherly Notes. Her dedication to her…
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Baby 0-3, Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Chinese Books Review, General, Lower Elementary Grades 1-3, Preschool & Kindergarten 3-6, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsMember Post: How Her Daughters Learned to Read Chinese Fluently (Nelli C)
Another inspirational member of our Facebook Group has shared their incredible journey of how their children learned to read…
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Member Post: How Her Child Read Chinese Fluently Before 5 (by Valen S.)
Valen did her post in our Facebook Group in Chinese but I will translate it as best…
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Baby 0-3, Chinese Books Review, General, Lower Elementary Grades 1-3, Preschool & Kindergarten 3-6, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsHow to Elevate Reading Comprehension in Chinese (Age 5+) 如何提升閱讀理解能力
My biggest issue in having my girls advance in reading comprehension is … “comprehension.” Ok, that sounds dumb.…
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Baby 0-3, General, Kindergarteners, Lower Elementary Grades 1-3, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching Methods, ToddlersMember Post: How We Learned Mandarin With Perfect Accent
We have an amazing member in our Facebook Group. They speak Cantonese at home but Jennifer C (an…
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Baby 0-3, General, Lower Elementary Grades 1-3, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsUsing Little Flashcards For Games and Phrases
Here I printed the most frequently used 500 words on cardstock paper and then used a paper…
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Baby 0-3, General, Lower Elementary Grades 1-3, Preschool & Kindergarten 3-6, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsUsing Reusable Sheets to Learn Chinese Phonetics ㄅㄆㄇ
Many friends have asked me when to start writing or learning the phonetic system in Chinese and in…
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Bridge Books – PinYin/ZhuYin, Bridge Lower Elementary, Chinese Books Review, General, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsThe Battle of the First Grade Chinese Textbooks: China vs. Taiwan vs. States
Out of curiosity, I am going to compare textbooks: 康軒 from Taiwan Grade 1 上海世紀 語文 from Shanghai…
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Interviews With Parents Who Have Successfully Taught Their Children Chinese
We frequently get asked the questions of how to teach our children Chinese in the states and there’s…
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Learn Your First 2400 Chinese Characters
In efforts to help everyone in my Facebook Group track their progress of their children’s Chinese study, I’ve…
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There’s No Other Way Around Knowing How to Write Chinese!
My five year old writes Chinese. We’ve started her on 康軒國語課本（一） Kang Xuan First Grade Material this year…
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Baby 0-3, General, Lower Elementary Grades 1-3, Preschool & Kindergarten 3-6, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsI Hate Doing Flashcards! Please Spit Them Out Automagically For Me!
Everyone has been saying how useful flashcards are and giving a lot of credit to how “informative” the…
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Why Using Textbooks To Teach Chinese May Not Be the Most Efficient Way To Teach Reading
Chinese textbooks bore me to death and they will surely bore my kids to death. Do we do…
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General, Picture 0-5, Preschool & Kindergarten 3-6, Reading (Chinese), Reviews of Books, Toys, Etc., Teaching MethodsUsing Sage Books As a Native Chinese Speaking Family
As I’m looking on the Facebook groups and other forums. The number one issue families have is that…
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Teaching Your Children to Read Fast with Sticker Labels
This isn’t a new trick. This is actually a very traditional type of teaching. When I first taught…
