by fortunecookiemom | Jan 25, 2020 | Blog, Teaching Chinese at Home
Most of the work and responsibility of teaching Chinese easily falls on the spouse who speaks Chinese or who usually stays with the kids most of the time. Am I right? But can you imagine if both spouses and all the kids thought about, planned and participated in...
by fortunecookiemom | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog, Homeschooling Tips, Teaching Chinese at Home
I was raised and grew up in an all Chinese environment with my parents not speaking any English at all. Being fluent and passing all the exams in English was like the dream that I could never reach. It caused me a lot of heartbreak, pain, loneliness, and frustration...
by fortunecookiemom | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog, Teaching Chinese at Home
Have you ever heard about the Chinese Lantern Festival? I’m sure you have seen a video or movie where many Chinese people are releasing lanterns at night. This is the Chinese Lantern Festival. Do you know why we have this festival? Do you know how you can celebrate it...
by fortunecookiemom | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog, Homeschooling Tips
During the interview by the RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) about my homeschooling life in Hong Kong, they asked me tons of questions about the reasons I decided to homeschool, challenges I faced, and how I homeschool my kids, etc. My belief and value of...
by fortunecookiemom | Jan 16, 2020 | Blog, Teaching Chinese at Home
Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals for Chinese people. This is also an essential festival for families and friends to get together to give blessings and good fortunes to each other. Through making different Chinese New Year crafts, listening to...
by fortunecookiemom | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog, Chinese Printable
Hanging up lanterns is a common decoration you will find during the Chinese New Year. Traditionally, Chinese people hang lanterns and other decorations a few weeks before the first day of the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival). The day after New Year ends (15th day)...
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