Beginning Song in Chinese
“It is small” is a simple song about sizes and weights that beginner learners should be able to follow (1 min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcXnkqgTvPU
Story time in Chinese
Where is spot? is a familiar story for many learners. There is lots of repetition which helps language acquisition (2 min):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9jbBImCb7w
Mo Willems is a beloved modern children’s author whose books are also available in Chinese. Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus (3 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jkeZg_jfck
Activity: Making Chinese Churros!
油条 (youtiao) are a little bit like the Chinese version of churros, but we don’t eat them with chocolate :). This is a fairly easy recipe to follow in Chinese:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WanfJ9bUikc（3 min）
Translations of the ingredients are below:
普通面粉Pǔtōng miànfěn－400克kè
all-purpose flour-400 grams
鸡蛋jīdàn － 2颗kē
eggs – 2
酵母jiàomǔ－4克kè
yeast – 4 grams
白糖 báitáng－ 3克kè
white sugar – 3 grams
盐 yán－ 6 克kè
salt – 6 grams
无铝泡打粉 wú lǚ pāo dǎfěn－ 3 克kè
Aluminum-free baking powder
小回香xiǎo huí xiāng –根据自己的口味Gēnjù zìjǐ de kǒuwèi to taste
fennel seed- to taste
常温水chángwēn shuǐ － 170毫厘háolí
room-temperature water – 170 mililiters
