Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and it’s truly one of the best times of the year for children to soak in the richness of the Chinese language, naturally, joyfully, and meaningfully. If you enjoyed our previous post on fun learning activities (you can revisit it here: https://www.funkidschinese.com/post/chinese-learning-hack-games-and-fun-activities-for-children ), you’ll be happy to know that many of those same play‑based strategies work especially well  during fe

Learning through play was what was propagated for our local preschool system. As teachers, we have young children asking us why they hardly learn through play anymore once they are in Primary Schools? Lower Primary children are often told they are no longer "babies" because they have left preschools and are now enrolled into Primary Schools where the "big sisters and brothers" are. Does that also bring about the inevitable change about how young children learn? “Tell me and I