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Mother’s Day 母親節

Mother’s Day is celebrated at many different times around the world. Many countries celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of the month of May. Here are some resources that you can use to celebrate Mother’s Day or learn about different mothers.

Mother’s Day Vocabulary

Here are some relevant vocabulary you can teach your child for Mother’s Day. Below is in traditional/simplified Chinese characters and includes the jyutping for Cantonese pronunciation).

  • 母親節/母亲节 (mou5 can1 zit3 | Mother’s Day)
  • 母親節快樂/母亲节快乐 (mou5 can1 zit3 faai3 lok6 | Happy Mother’s Day)
  • 媽媽/妈妈 (maa4 maa1 | mother)
  • 媽咪/妈咪 (maa1 mi4 | mommy)
  • 嫲嫲 (maa4 maa4 | paternal grandmother)
  • 婆婆 (po4 po2 | maternal grandmother)
  • 我愛你/我爱你 (ngo5 oi3 nei5 | I love you)
  • 親愛的媽媽/亲爱的妈妈 (can1 oi3 dik1 maa4 maa1 | Dear mom)

Mother’s Day Activities

For a simple no prep activity, download and print colouring sheets. This is great for toddlers all the way up to grade school children and does not require any specific skills.

Sweet Note Learning | Mina Learns Chinese

For a little more creativity, download these Mother’s Day card or heart templates. Customize and decorate them to your child’s desires. Great for preschool children and up who can handle scissors and glue.

Sweet Note Learning Card | Sweet Note Learning Hearts | Spot of Sunshine Card

For moms whose love language is acts of service, here is a list of items the family can do together to help around the house and make mom feel special. Presented in a fun BINGO chart, the kids will want to do it all.

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For older children who can write, download this printable to learn what the kids know about their mom and why they love her

Sweet Note Learning

Mother’s Day Songs

容祖兒 (Joey Yung) – 世上只有

奇音樂奇世界 – 期待著媽媽

黐住這一家 Sticky Love Family – Super 媽咪

Che Che Music – 我的媽媽

小水滴與木頭仔的兒歌世界 Waterboy and Babywood Kids Channel – 媽媽,我永遠愛你

Mother’s Day Books & Stories

最喜歡媽媽了!

(I love Mommy the most!)

ISBN:9786267043981

Buy it in:

Click here for: YouTube Read Aloud (Cantonese)

媽媽買綠豆

(Let’s Get Mung Beans!)

ISBN:9789861612607

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因為媽咪愛你!

(Because Mommy Loves You!)

ISBN:9789862115268

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媽媽的一碗湯

(Mama’s Bowl of Soup)

ISBN:9789861898179

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媽媽上班的時候會想我嗎?

(Will Mama Miss me at Work?)

ISBN:9789865925772

Buy it in:

Click here for: YouTube Read Aloud (Cantonese)

小雞到外婆家

(Little Chicks Visit Grandma)

ISBN:9786267043097

Buy it in:

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我的嫲嫲/我的婆婆

(My Grandma)

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09ZQ3P9C7/B09YCN8JB3

Buy it in:

Two versions available: both versions are paternal grandma depending on dialect

Click here for: YouTube Read Aloud (Cantonese)

畀婆婆嘅禮物

(A Gift for Popo)

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1953281923

Buy it in:

Other versions available: Standard traditional & simplified Chinese with pinyin and English

Click here for: YouTube Read Aloud (Cantonese)

Mother’s Day Videos

Kala EE – Learning Caring Baby & Mother

麥兜 – 母親節感人至深小故事

Jacey Learning – Mother’s Day 母親節

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Earth Day 世界地球日

Each year on April 22nd, people all around the world celebrate Earth Day. Many people will do their part to protect the Earth by conserving electricity, making a conscious effort to reduce waste, a neighbourhood clean up and more. I want to share some Earth Day activities and resources your family can use to celebrate and learn about Earth Day together.

Earth Day Vocabulary

Here are some relevant vocabulary you can teach your child for Earth Day. Below is in traditional/simplified Chinese characters and includes the jyutping for Cantonese pronunciation).

  • 世界地球日 (sai3 gaai3 dei6 kau4 jat6 | International Earth Day)
  • 地球一小時 (dei6 kau4 jat1 siu2 si4 | Earth hour)
  • 地球 (dei6 kau4 | Earth)
  • 回收 (wui4 sau1 | recycle)
  • 捐 (gyun1 | donate)
  • 保護/保护 (bou2 wu6 | protect)
  • 垃圾 (laap6 saap3 | garbage)
  • 執垃圾 (zap1 laap6 saap3 | pick up the garbage)
  • 抌垃圾 (dam2 laap6 saap3 | throw away garbage)
  • 減少垃圾 (gaam2 siu2 laap6 saap3 | reduce waste)
  • 清理垃圾 (cing1 lei5 laap6 saap3 | clean up trash)
  • 熄燈/熄灯 (sik1 dang1 | turn off the light)
  • 閂水喉/闩水喉 (saan1 seoi2 hau4 | close the water tap)
  • 環保袋/环保袋 (waan4 bou2 doi2 | reusable bag)
  • 環保樽/环保樽 (waan4 bou2 zeon1 | reusable water bottle)
  • 環保飲筒/环保饮筒 (waan4 bou2 jam2 tung2 | reusable straw)
  • 播種/播种 (bo3 zung2 | plant seeds)
  • 出去玩 ( ceot1 heoi3 waan2 | play outside)
  • 造紙/造纸 (zou6 zi2 | make paper)
  • 乾淨/干净 (gon1 zeng6 | clean)

Earth Day Activities

Earth Day is a great opportunity to take action and be hands on to do our part to protect the Earth. Below is a free Earth Day bingo that I created that has child friendly actions they can do to reduce waste and protect the Earth from pollution. Activities, crafts or art that include recycle material are also great activities for Earth Day.

Earth Day Bingo (free download)

Earth Day Posters (free download)

Chalk Academy – Waste Sorting activity

藝術本子 – DIY Recycle Paper (Cantonese audio)

Other Earth Day activities

  • Community clean up
  • Plant flowers, vegetables, plants or flowers
  • Upcycle crafts with recycled materials
  • Make a poster to encourage others to protect the Earth

Earth Day Songs in Cantonese

嘉芙姐姐 – 地球村

Music Therapy In Class Hong Kong – 環保生活

威威與好友 Whiskers & Friends – WeWaWeWeWa救救地球

Earth Day Stories in Cantonese

Go Green for Earth Day

Cantonese Mommy – 如果有一天 我們都沒有東西吃 (What if one day there’s no food for us to eat)

Earth Day Topics Videos in Cantonese

Kala EE – Exploring food waste composting factory in Hong Kong

Kala EE – Exploring WEEE. PARK & e-waste recycling

Kala EE – Learn about beverage cartons, recycling & pulp mill

Kala EE – Story of waste classification & recycling

Kinder HK – Recycling

Kinder HK – Waste Reduction

綠色力量 Green Power – Litter in the Environment

EVIGarten – Waste

Donut and Ah Meow – Waste Sorting

Michigan Cantonese Storytime – Earth Day Vocabulary

More Useful Information

Recyclable and non-recyclable material poster. English, Chinese, Filipino & Indonesian version available. Provided by the government of Hong Kong.

https://www.wastereduction.gov.hk/en/recommended-and-not-recommended-recycling.html

Waste Reduction Tips provided by the government of Hong Kong. Website can be easily changed to traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, and English.

Plastic Reduction Tips by Eco Drive Hong Kong. Posters with tips to reduce single use plastic at school, office, home and more. Available in traditional Chinese and English.

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Heart Messages for Valentine’s Day and Everyday

Valentine’s Day is a great reminder for us to show our appreciation and love to those around us. It’s also a great time to teach one to love oneself as well. I wanted to teach my girls self-love, appreciation and positivity. I was inspired to create these after seeing Spot of Sunshine and CHALK academy Valentine’s Day hearts. I could not find any in Cantonese so I decided to create my own. These heart messages are bilingual with Cantonese (jyutping option available) and English phrases, our family language. By having them written down I hope that it will normalize and make saying these phrases more natural in Cantonese. These positive affirmations and loving messages can be used and displayed all year round.

How to use these heart messages:

  • download and print on regular or colour paper or card stock
  • cut out each heart, 24 in total
  • give to child directly
  • use as wall decorations
  • create a garland to display messages

Vocabulary for Valentine’s Day (Cantonese | Jyutping | English)

  • 情人節 (cing4 jan4 zit3 | Valentine’s Day)
  • 情人節快樂 (cing4 jan4 zit3 faai3 lok6 | Happy Valentine’s Day)
  • 愛 (oi3 | love)
  • 我愛你 (ngo5 oi3 nei5 | I love you)
  • 鍾意 (zung1 ji3 | like)
  • 我鍾意你 (ngo5 zung1 ji3 nei5 | I like you)

Download the Cantonese & English Heart Messages here. Available with and without jyutping.

Also check out these Mandarin Heart Messages by these other amazing mom creators:

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Cantonese for Kids | Virtual Class

Little Explorers Cantonese is an online Cantonese class for children that gives family the control to schedule lessons on their own time with our on demand Cantonese videos. It is run by dedicated Cantonese educators. We create our own lessons and music while featuring many independent authors and publishers.

http://littleexplorerscanto.teachable.com

This is a post I should have written months ago, but here it is now. Better late than never. I would like to take the time to introduce the Cantonese online program that I am running alongside Eveline, Cherry and Dorothy.

If you follow any of us on our social medias, you might have noticed that we have been working together to create an on demand virtual Cantonese program for kids after our success of our Summer Cantonese Program last year. We went all out to make a cohesive brand by creating a new brand name, logo, social media accounts and a website for our program. Shout out to the families who participated in our logo contest. It really helped us bring our brand together.

Why an on demand Cantonese class for children? We understand the busy life style as families. An on demand online program gives you control of your learning. Families can schedule these lessons at the time that suits their child. You could do these lessons during meal times or perhaps you have an early riser and you would like to provide educational content to give yourself some extra time to wake up. You are in control and you don’t need to worry about scheduling, different time zones, being late or other commitments. You can learn Cantonese on your own time.

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I’m not fluent. Why a Cantonese immersion program? With on demand, you can stop, pause, and rewind at any time. Missed something and want to hear it again? Just do it! Because you have life time access to these programs, you can repeat the lessons or parts of the lesson as many times as you like. Repetition is good for fluency and understanding.

If you have little ones whose first language is not Chinese, you will be surprised at how fast they can pick up a language. The prime time to learn a language is between 0 to 6. Their brains can absorb the language with lots of exposure. Babies are not born with language. They are born with the ability to learn any language. They can learn with full immersion. Trust them. My own children did not start learning Cantonese at birth. When we finally started, they were put in an environment that was only Cantonese and they were able to pick up the language without the need for any English translations. It can be intimidating and you can go at the pace that suits your family. You might want to break up our lessons into sections to complete at separate times. How you decided to complete the lessons is up to you. There is no right or wrong way!

What is our program like? Every lessons follows a set structure. No surprises. Children strive on routine and consistency so we have set up the lessons to follow a format to bring your child comfort.

For our younger audience, we have conveniently set up vocabulary, song and lesson at the beginning. They can stop the lesson after the story. For our other children, we follow up with an activity and writing. Younger children may need help with the activity and writing if their fine motor skills are still developing. Feel free to help them out.

Our writing sheets come in two different levels and are inviting for all. We start off with tracing and finding the missing strokes before attempting to write the character. We hope that your child can also become confident reader and writers in the future.

Cherry’s Cantonese art class are calming for both child and parents. We highly recommend doing these classes with your child. Cherry goes through the art process while also engaging in light conversation that parents and children can enjoy together.

How to get the most of our program?

  • Consistency is key! Choose a set day and time to complete these lessons and commit to them every week.
  • Be prepared. Have printouts and materials ready at the start of the lesson. If you are staying just for the songs and stories, all you need is an open and focused mind. If you are doing the activities and writing, come with pencils, colouring supplies, scissors and glue.
  • Participate in your child’s learning. You can do the activities with your child or talk about what they saw, learned or noticed in the lessons. Find connections from the lessons to their daily lives. Let them know you are interested in their learning.
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Language learning will not occur overnight and on its own. It does take effort and commitment. We are here to help you though to provide you lessons and tips to make the experience easier. For more information and to register check us out: http://littleexplorerscanto.teachable.com.

If you have any questions you can send them to us through email littleexplorerscanto@gmail.com or find us on our social media @littleexplorerscanto on Facebook and Instagram.

As always, thank you so much for your ongoing support to our program and to the content I post here. You are truly amazing for taking on this language learning journey!

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Cantonese Online Class for Kids: http://littleexplorerscanto.teachable.com

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Books with Jyutping

I love books with jyutping! It is inclusive to families who are learning to speak or read in Cantonese. Cantonese is a very hard language, a consistent pronunciation guide is helpful for us learners to learn together, communicate with each other and look up unfamiliar words. If you are new to jyutping, it is a romanization system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong. Jyutping and Yale are the most common Cantonese romanization. However, I have found jyutping is more accessible than yale. To learn more about jyutping, you can watch the following videos on YouTube: jyutping introduction and Cantonese tones.

I am thrilled to see many Cantonese resources available now. The community has really thrived in the last couple of years. Below I will share some books that have jyutping that you might want to add to your home library.

If you are looking for more Cantonese content with Jyutping, make sure to check out my shop and printables for more fun activities.

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Board Books

Duck Duck Books

  • I Am Me! 我就係我自己!
  • All Puppies Are Good Puppies 所有嘅狗仔都係乖狗仔
  • I Love You More 我最愛嘅人就係你

Available in many countries. Full list here.

Bitty Bao, Lulu Cheng & Lacey Benard

  • Counting with Dim Sum
  • The Colors of Snow Ice
  • Everyday Heroes
  • Celebrating Chinese New Year – a book about family
  • Lucky Lunar Animals – a book of animals
  • Dragon Boat Festival – a book of shapes
  • Boba Emotions – a book of emotions
  • Foodie Detectives – a book of clues
  • It’s Hot Pot Time!

Also available at Little Kozzi, Summit Kids, De Ziremi 禧西利米 and more.

Jojo Adventure Books, Emily Shan

  • Jojo Goes to the Aquarium 祖兒去水族館
  • Jojo Goes Berry Picking 祖兒去摘莓
  • Jojo Goes to the Zoo 祖兒去動物園

Kebi Books, Nathan

  • A Magical Book of Numbers*

Also available at Little Kozzi, De Ziremi 禧西利米 and more.

* The physical book features Mandarin text and pinyin. With the augmented reality (AR) app, the book can display Cantonese text, jyutping and Cantonese audio.

Cantonese Stories written in Conversational Cantonese

These books are written in conversational Cantonese. You will see words such as 嘅 instead of 的 and 係 instead of 是.

Little Canto Learning, Farina Leong

  • My Troublesome Little Sister 我的麻煩妹妹
  • My Grandma 我的嫲嫲, 我的婆婆

Available at Amazon.

Mooliprint, Ann Hamilton

  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears 高蒂樂絲與三隻小熊
  • The Three Little Pigs 三隻小豬
  • Oh No, Monty! 唔好呀,Monty!
  • Rapunzel 長髮姑娘

Also available at Amazon.

Lele and Monkey, Tiffany Kwan

  • Lele Goes Out to Play 樂樂出去玩
  • Monkey’s Great Adventure 馬騮仔的大冒險

Also available at Little Kozzi, De Ziremi 禧西利米 and more.

Lychee Press, Katrina Liu

  • Mina Goes to the Beach 米娜去沙灘
  • A Colorful World 彩色世界
  • I Found It 我搵到喇
  • I Love My Grandpa 我愛我嘅公公

Also available at Amazon.

Cue Education, Kapo Szeto

  • Let’s Have Dim Sum 齊齊食點心 
  • Happy Chinese New Year!​ 新年快樂!
  • Chinese Bakery 中式餅店 
  • Travel the World with Me​ 陪我環遊世界
  • My Daily Routine​ 我的日常生活
  • Who’s in the Forest? 誰在森林裡?
  • Eating Utensils 餐具
  • The Way I Feel 我的心情
  • The Everchanging Weather 多變的天氣
  • Dressing Warm for Winter 溫溫暖暖過冬天

Cat Like Studio Books, Deborah Lau

  • Today is my Birthday! 今日係我生日啊
  • Cycling in Spring 春天踩單車

Available at Amazon.

Jok Sing Jai, Samantha Chan

  • I’m Too Loud! 我太嘈啦!

Available at Amazon.

Annie Mau

Also available at Little Kozzi and more.

Hambaanglaang

  • Full Collection of 40 books, hard copy
  • Also has free resources on their website and YouTube channel

Also available at Little Kozzi and more.

Cantonese Stories Written in Standard Chinese

These books are written in the standard Chinese written form.

Jok Sing Jai, Samantha Chan

  • Who’s Not Sharing? 誰不是在分享?
  • I Love My Daddy 我愛爸爸
  • Because My Mommy Loves Me 因為我的媽媽愛我
  • Who’s The Winner? 誰勝出了?
  • What Fruit Am I? 我是什麼水果?
  • Chinese New Year Greetings For Jok Sings
  • Lucky Red Mittens 幸運紅手套

Available at Amazon.

Super Speak Juniors, M Kan & H Wang

  • Chinese Legends

Available at Amazon.

Vocabulary Books

Little Canto Learning, Farina Leong

  • My First Words in Chinese
  • Animals 動物
  • Daily Vocab
  • Food and Drink 食物和飲品
  • My House 我的屋

Available at Amazon.

Green Cow Books, Karen Yee

  • My First Everyday Words
  • My First Animals
  • My First Colors
  • My First Book of Things that Go
  • Goh Goh and Dai Dai’s
  • Big Day with Elephant

Also available at Little Kozzi, De Ziremi 禧西利米 and more.

Level Readers

Little Bean Cantonese, Sophie & Nanz

  • 小豆釘, 40 issues available

Only available at Little Bean Cantonese’s Patreon page. Only introduction of characters includes jyutping. Rest of the text does not include jyutping.

Idioms

Ah To

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Also available at Little Kozzi

Nursery Rhymes

  • Classic Cantonese Nursery Rhymes (with Jyutping) • 廣府童謠氹氹轉(彩圖粵語注音版)
  • Cantonese Tang Poetry (with Jyutping) • 粵韻唐詩(彩圖粵語注音版)
  • Cantonese Song Poetry (with Jyutping) • 粵韻宋詞(彩圖粵語注音版)

Also available at Little Kozzi.

Learn to Speak Cantonese

Inspirlang, Jade Wu

  • Learn to Speak Cantonese I
  • Learn to Speak Cantonese 2

Also available at Amazon.

Mooliprint, Ann Hamilton

  • Every Day Cantonese for Parents

Also available at Amazon.

Cantonese for Everyone 大家嘅廣東話, Chow Bun Ching

I have 2 in stock for GTA, Ontario pick up.

Bilingual Activity Books

Sweet Note Learning, Pauline

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