04.03.21塞翁失马 Mr Sai lost his horse Blessing in disguise 非福马 learn Xu Beihong's horse 徐悲鸿
As the last mini theatre session before lockdown finish, we wanted to teach the kids how to think things different when they appear to be...
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My daily 45 min teaching for my 3 years old monster, 65 years young gran, friends and their little ones
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mc yy
- Mar 3, 2021
- 2 min
03.03.21 伯牙绝弦 Chinese Gu Zheng Music response and learn 樂藥 (Music, Medicine)
Today we want to teach the kids a character embedded with some wisdom from our ancestors, music with healing properties. How "medicine"藥...
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mc yy
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
02.03.21 God of medicine and farming Shen Nong 神农 Learn 早草永脉
Today we did a story about one of our greatest ancestor, Shen Nong, god of medicine and farming - not fictionally but real recorded...
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mc yy
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
01.03.21 铁杵成针 Grinding a metal bar into a needle (子李金針Child, "Li", Gold, Needle)
Today we did a famous story about the most famous Chinese poet Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty (1200 years ago). We did our little theatre to...
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mc yy
- Feb 26, 2021
- 1 min
26.02.21 Revision session
Today we did revision session of the Chinese characters we learnt this week. Pic 1 - age 8, boy fashion and mom self explanatory Pic 2 -...
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mc yy
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
25.02.21 Haute Couture fashion show and Klimt - Man Woman different 男女方圆 (Man Woman Square Circle)
Today we wanted to try something new as the Haute Couture 2021 summer show has recently been launched with some amazingly beautiful...
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mc yy
- Feb 24, 2021
- 2 min
24.02.21 Pucinni's last opera -Turandot 血 火
Today we wanted to make a little girl happy by doing a story of princess and prince with a Chinese theme - Turandot the perfect choice :)...
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mc yy
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
23.02.21 Aesop- The ant and the grasshopper (and bees) 笑(laugh) 哭 (cry)
Today we did a story from Aesop with our small additions (little bees) and uplifting ending. We learnt the Chinese characters 笑(laugh) 哭...
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mc yy
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
22.02.21 Chinese proverb - fight of clam and piper, winner is the fisherman 鹬蚌相争 貝 (clam)鳥 (bird)
Today we looked at the Chinese proverb 鹬蚌相争渔翁得利. fight between the clam and piper, winner is the fisherman. We learnt the story with our...
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mc yy
- Feb 19, 2021
- 1 min
19.02.21 Revision drawing session
Today we take a small break and did a revision session of the characters we learnt. It has been quite a few already. Some lovely children...
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mc yy
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
18.02.21 Why Leopard has spot? spoon（勺）, leopard（豹）, catch （抓）
Today we wanted to make a little boy happy so we painted Leopard! We did a story telling with props kindly built by my little monster and...
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mc yy
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min
17.02.21 Chinese proverb -Waiting of the rabbit by the tree 守株待兔 learn 田(field)株(treetrunk)兔(rabbit)
Today after the day when everyone somehow wish for more wealth from the "god of treasure". I wanted to do a session to teach the children...
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mc yy
- Feb 16, 2021
- 2 min
16.02.21 Eight Immortals crossing the Eastern Sea 八仙过海 learn eight(八)god 僊(仙)with Fan Zeng 范曾paintin
Today is the 5th day of Chinese new year, somehow a traditional celebration for the god of treasure. So we want to do a session about...
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mc yy
- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
15.02.21 Ugly duckling and swans - grow up 長(长) fly 飛(飞) with famous painter Lou Shibai 婁師白
Today we are doing a story telling today of the ugly ducklings with my paper swan and ducky props made by grandparents :) (my little...
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mc yy
- Feb 12, 2021
- 1 min
12.02.21 Year of OX - painting of famous OX in history and learn ox 牛 horn 角
Today is the first day of Chinese new year of Ox! We look at famous western and easter painting of ox and learn the characters ox 牛 horn...
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mc yy
- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min
10.02.21 Chinese New Year Special - Dragons, nine dragon wall forbidden city and Chen Rong dragon
It is Chinese new year in 2 days! We decided to do a special session today of dragons. First we watched a video about the famous 9 dragon...
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mc yy
- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
09.02.21 Penguins and learn ice (冰) and white (白)
As we are lucky to have the snow again today, we continue our exploration of things in cold places..like penguins! First we watched an...
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mc yy
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
04.02.21 Dogs 犬狗尾 with famous paintings in history
Today we want to make a little girl happy to paint dogs as she loves husky dogs! We watched a video about huskys first, then we went...
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mc yy
- Feb 3, 2021
- 1 min
03.02.21 Tigers 两只王 with famous paintings in history
Today we looked into tigers! We watched a natgeo video about tigers and paid attention to their characteristic stripy backs and cat...
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mc yy
- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
02.02.21 Chang'e to the moon 嫦娥奔月 九(nine)十(ten)月( moon)
Today grandma helped to make some props for the theatre to tell the famous Chinese folk story of Chang'e to the moon 嫦娥奔月. Chinese: 九十月...
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