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How to play the "memory game cards"?
Mix up the cards. Lay them in rows, face down. Turn over any two cards.
If the two cards match, keep them. If they don't match, turn them back over. Remember what was on each card and where it was. Watch and remember during the other player's turn. The game is over when all the cards have been matched.
The purpose is using this Puzzle game to practice a piece chunk of Chinese phrases. After when you get familiar with the game and you can reuse the same chunks in different phrases and sentences in the future.
Definitely, you can decide what to use the flashcards else, it depends on your purposes. For example, to play the “Drinks and Eat” flashcards as a memory game. It is a simple and fun game in order to help your children remember the object better. You might need to print out two sets of “Drinks or Eat “ flashcards. Put the cards on the table and have your children match them as quickly as possible.
How to play the "Scavenger Hunt"?
Have your child found the flashcards that you hide around the home.
Make a list of the items.
Checking the list and say it aloud together
You should time yourself to make this more challenging!
We can make cute animals with Chinese characters, or 2D, 3D Chinese characters. It will be so fun and easy! Let’s learn riddles, Tongue twister ,songs or poetry, and then we can collect them to make our own first little book with very special Chinese characters!
Reminder: Please be careful when using SCISSORS
★ You'll need: 1. Paper 2. Scissors 3. Pencil 4. Eraser
Here is a fun Tic-Tac-Toe game, we all know it is a quick paper and pencil game that players of all ages love it. If you and your children watched video and learned the lesson, you are ready to play with your kids of Chinese basic "Verb" + vocabulary" at home. , and then they need to say the Chinese name of the object that they want to" buy or sell" and mark it " O or X " on the paper and take turns several times if they like. However, one wrong move will allow your children to win or loss. If the game ends in a tie, mostly it would end like this way , and that's a great practice game for learning ; You should print out the Tic-Tac-Toe game worksheet left. Once they get familiar with the game, you can add a challenge by asking them to say a whole sentence. Free printable game!
Here is a game, if you and your children watched and learned the lesson, you are ready to play with your kids of Chinese basic "go " vocabulary" at home. Using gloves and make finger doll from paper. Let them pretend to go to the place that list from the path, and buy things from you, and then they need to say the Chinese name of the place that they want to go on the paper and take turns several times if they like. You should print out the picture left. Once they get familiar with the game, you can add a challenge by asking them to say a whole sentence. Free printable game!
Here is a RELATED game ( 10 sets of game cards ), if you and your children watched the video and learned the lesson, you are ready to play with your kids of Chinese "Who did it?" game cards.
For example:
Key phrase symbol: Run. I jog. Who run Marathon?
How to play run card game?
Making two group of team to play together. Each one take several cards. The first one will show one of his/her card and say the activity on the card “我跑..,誰/谁跑......?”. If another one has the “我跑....” card, he/she can show the card and say the activity on the card “我跑....,誰/谁跑.......?。
”Keep playing like this until the one gets rid of all of his/her cards and he/she wins. Take turns several times if they like. You should print out the picture below ( you can laminated them to use and keep it longer ). Free printable game
How do you remember the Chinese 12 Zodiac animals in order and position?
I try to use a mnemonics, song and similar tone to try to remember it better, for example like "舞龍/舞龙" it sounds like "5龍/龙" it means dragon dance in Chinese.
Is there any way to memorize the order of Chinese 12 Zodiac animals ? Play game might be the best answer. After print the file out, you can play several game with your children that they like.
Game 1: Monster want to hug you!
1. Imaging a invisible line, and have your child hold 12 animal cards. 2. Asking your child to say the card of animal, you get closer to reach him or her in order to hug him or her if the answer if not correct.
Game 2: Match it !
1. Print out the number and cut it. 2. Find the right order number to match the animal flash card and place them right