Summer makes me very lazy, and I wanted to create a way where my kids could work on their Chinese listening skills just by watching TV. There are a lot of great cartoons on streaming services where you can switch the audio to Mandarin Chinese. I honed in a two of them: Word Party – on Netflix, and Bluey – on Disney+.
I created little worksheets to go along with episodes from Word Party and Bluey, and so far, the kids are enjoying them. Is it because I promise a prize at the end for checking all the boxes? Maybe… but it’s an excellent way for them to hear Chinese in real life settings and at real life speed.
Feel free to download and use these worksheets. I’ve uploaded 8 total. I usually sit down with the kids at the beginning of the week, go over the pronunciation of each of the words on the worksheet, and have them say it back to me. Once they are confident in being able to pick out and say the words, I let them watch the episode themselves and I walk away. They do this about 3 times a week, and move on to a new episode the next week. Now that’s summertime lazy!
Happy Learning!
Tiny Chinese Homeschool 