Teaching Chinese at Home

[k1r31]

Just read \"tamarind\" post regarding Sage books from Popular. Looks like http://www.popular.com.sg don't sell these books anymore. Found the website from HK instead:

http://www.sagebooks.com.hk/component/option,com_virtuemart/page,shop.browse/category_id,7/Itemid,26/

They are selling 1 book at HK$109, so 5 books total HK$545 (S$98.0376). Wow....quite exp (compare to popular selling at S$5.9 each?)

Anyone knows where to find this book in Singapore? Thanks....

[all.013398in.013398one]

Tamarind, same as you, my girl goes to Berries so that she can do private

HCL. However, I do follow up at home for all her learnings including
Chinese ( I am quite good at Chinese, trying to brush up further).
At home, I mainly concentrate on her Chinese and English reading
(books) and worksheets practice.
Always make sure there are loads of books available everyday.
Renew weekly at the Libraries.

[all.013398in.013398one]

Now, all the Chinese textbook content are available online \"Xuele\"

Official website below:
http://xuele.edumall.sg/xuele/slot/u107/index.html

Get the kids to revise online makes them very excited! :lovesite:

[schellen]

k1r31:

Just read \"tamarind\" post regarding Sage books from Popular. Looks like http://www.popular.com.sg don't sell these books anymore. Found the website from HK instead:

http://www.sagebooks.com.hk/component/option,com_virtuemart/page,shop.browse/category_id,7/Itemid,26/

They are selling 1 book at HK$109, so 5 books total HK$545 (S$98.0376). Wow....quite exp (compare to popular selling at S$5.9 each?)

Anyone knows where to find this book in Singapore? Thanks....

According to Popular, this book has been on the market for quite some time already and the publisher has decided not to print anymore. Therefore, what you see on the shelves at Popular and on their website, is what you can get. I guess maybe you can try trading forums and online auctions?

[ankhlet.06013gmail.06013com]

k1r31:

Just read \"tamarind\" post regarding Sage books from Popular. Looks like http://www.popular.com.sg don't sell these books anymore. Found the website from HK instead:

http://www.sagebooks.com.hk/component/option,com_virtuemart/page,shop.browse/category_id,7/Itemid,26/

They are selling 1 book at HK$109, so 5 books total HK$545 (S$98.0376). Wow....quite exp (compare to popular selling at S$5.9 each?)

Anyone knows where to find this book in Singapore? Thanks....

Hi k1r31, HK$109! :!: :!: Wah, too ex already. Perhaps can try these 2 (CHEAPER) series I've been reading with my 23mth old girl:

1) http://www.odonatabooks.com/webshaper/store/viewCat.asp?catID=3 Schellen posted it earlier in this thread (Thank U Schellen!). Been reading some of the books for past few months. My girl enjoys them thoroughly since it deals with familiar events and characters, esp the 3rd book on parents. She actually recognised the father character on her clothes few days ago yay! Got this series in Popular.

2) http://www.shop.panasiabooks.com/index.php?cPath=5&osCsid=73539da261ee52b9778c059951048044
Got the \"I Read and I Learn\" series. Have only read to my girl the first book \"hui4 bu4 hui4\" and it literally sent her off running/jumping/swimming like the characters. Got it from publisher's pushcart in Raffles Place. Not sure if they're still there, so give them a call if you're interested. I also enjoy reading these books cos colours are very nice

[all.013398in.013398one]

Good recommendation there.

I inherited some of these Panasia books and borrowed some from library.
Cannot afford to buy complete set as they are very costly. for those who can, this is good investment. Books are very well formulated. Can pass down to next siblings.

Panasia has been around for 30 over years or more liao…

[k1r31]

Hi there,


Thanks for all the reply. As a person with no chinese educational background, I prefer Chinese books with HYPY / billingual.

For the Odonata books, I bought the \"100 words\" set from Popular (8 books + 1 Audio CD + flashcards), around S$36+ (after 10% off). I went to the publisher website and compare the price there (in RM), etc. To make the story short, the publisher gave 1 agent contact in Johor that sells the books!

JB UNI SUCCESS
41, Jalan Molek 1/8,
Taman Molek, 81100
Johor Bahru, Johor.
Tel: 07-3560 666

So, I decided to buy the rest of the sets from them (get them to deliver the books to my friend's house in JB). Ie: 200 words set (8 books + 1 audio CD + flash card = RM44 + RM6.3 + RM18.5). They give 25% off, become RM51.6 (around S$22-23 in total).

Em,

The books from PanAsia, is there English translation there?

By the way, I found some other Singapore website selling Chinese books (graded level):
http://scrollinc.com/product.html
http://www.edventurebooks.com/tiptop/index.html
http://www.tokomama.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=164_268

Thanks...

[all.013398in.013398one]

KLR31,

Thanks for sharing the websites!
PanAsia books mainly do not come with hanyupinyin as this is in a way
to train the child recognise the character.
However, they do have selected series that have English together with Chinese. If you have a Berries learning centre near you, pop by, they may have PanAsia story books on a shelf at the waiting area.

[rocklee]

Hi Parents


I know that a lot of parents sent their kids to chinese enrichment classes. So I wonder if there is any exception here?

Any parent teaches your kids (p3 and above) chinese at home? I have been helping my children with their revisions since P1. I helped them with whatever that were taught in school only. However, as my DS1 will be going to P3 and DS2 going to P2 next year, I presume the level of difficulty and expectations would be much higher. Therefore in order to continue to teach them effectively, I believe I have to first set up a systematic programme. Hence, anyone care to share how you coach your kids? For example, how do you organise activities to help them to improve their vocabs and writing skills. Do you let them do more reading, writing etc. What are the reference books that you used?

And for those who sent their children to enrichment class, would you mind sharing what the kids learn during the lessons?

A million thanks!

[tamarind]

rocklee:

Hi Parents


I know that a lot of parents sent their kids to chinese enrichment classes. So I wonder if there is any exception here?

Any parent teaches your kids (p3 and above) chinese at home? I have been helping my children with their revisions since P1. I helped them with whatever that were taught in school only. However, as my DS1 will be going to P3 and DS2 going to P2 next year, I presume the level of difficulty and expectations would be much higher. Therefore in order to continue to teach them effectively, I believe I have to first set up a systematic programme. Hence, anyone care to share how you coach your kids? For example, how do you organise activities to help them to improve their vocabs and writing skills. Do you let them do more reading, writing etc. What are the reference books that you used?

And for those who sent their children to enrichment class, would you mind sharing what the kids learn during the lessons?

A million thanks!

My girl has finished her Berries K2 class this year. She says that she does not want to continue, so I am not going to put her in the P1 class.

I will try to teach her at home. My plan is to find very interesting Chinese story books that she will love, and I will let her read a few pages out loud to me everyday. Books that will make her want to turn the pages and read to find out what happens next. For example, she loves these books :

http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=20349132
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx1lc6vr

http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=9115611
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVMZWT9

On every page, there are about 3 to 5 difficult words which she has not learned before, I will write them down and revise with her. I realized that it is best not to let her read books with hanyu pinyin because she may become too dependent on it.

My first step is to let her read as much possible. I believe that if she has been reading a lot, she will naturally know how to write well. She is already writing very short compositions of 2 to 3 Chinese sentences. When I was young, I did not attend any enrichment classes, but I love to read Chinese books and I did well enough for Chinese.