Music can let children experience foreign language in a pleasurable and natural way. Young children are naturally “wired” for sound and rhythm. At Chinese with Meggie, music is an indispensable part in the classroom. Besides singing songs with the CD … Continue reading
Different from our regular immersion program, the aim of our advanced immersion program is to help students expand their Chinese vocabulary in theme-based classes. Through carefully designed curriculum, students learn about geography, biology, etc. in Chinese language. Since the vocabularies … Continue reading
We adapt a song for our own use. For example, the song 《十个小印第安人》(“Ten little Indians,”) is a great tool in teaching numbers and objects. We change the word “Indians” to all different objects such as “rabbit,” “oven,” “carrot” etc. Then … Continue reading
We love using music in our Chinese immersion classroom. Therefore, we have written the following two blogs which are about why and how we use music in our classroom. Music and language interweave with each other and play a profound … Continue reading