10 weeks ago, I was still in Australia enjoying summer vacation. When I arrived back home, I received a phone call from my daughter’s Mandarin tutor. She spoke to me in English with a very heavy Mandarin accent, “Hello! Is your daughter coming to register for this term’s new programme?” Instantly, I replied, “I am [...]
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Prepared learning environment filled with love and dedication
by Hanifa K. Cook on March 15, 2009 in Environment
Best Tip: Build And Exercise Vocabulary Skills
by Hanifa on March 1, 2009 in Internet, Montessori
Do you wish to build your vocabulary of foreign words in a matter of days or weeks? Here is a great tip. When I showed kids candies before class began, they would wait in great anticipation. To get them to speak their first Mandarin words, I said, “我要。” as I held a candy in front [...]
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