![]() ![]() Thirteen-digit ISBNs must begin with either 978 or 979. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – Xiao Xing XingĪnd if you are feeling especially industrious, HERE is the link for you to look up the lyrics for all the songs.An ISBN is a unique number assigned to an item by its publisher. Two Tigers – Liang Zhi Lao Hu (tune of Frere Jacques) It really is worth the effort to learn a few of these! But hopefully reading them in conjunction with listening to the music will make it click. Because of that, I have not included any indications of the tones, so just try to memorize what you can! Also, without an understanding of how to read pinyin, some of the words will not look phonetic to you. Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language, but that isn’t quite as important when singing. ![]() I am a visual learner and can memorize the songs much faster if I can see the words – maybe it will be helpful for you too. To help you out with the lyrics if you’d like to purchase this album (or win it in the giveaway below!), I am including the words for the songs we know. ![]() Doll & Littlebear Dancing – Yang WaWa He Xiao Xong Tiao Wu I Have A Pair Of Little Hands – Wo Yo Yi Shuang Xiao Xiao Shouġ2. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – Xiao Xing Xingĩ. ![]() And you can enter the giveaway below to win a free copy for yourself!ĥ. You can get this collection of songs from Toni’s website, A Little Mandarin for $9.99. This makes it much easier to understand what she’s saying to try to sing along! So many children’s songs are sung by children, and they are sometimes hard to listen to and even harder to understand. Not only does it have all the well-known songs, they are all sung by Toni Wang, a woman with a beautiful voice. They are all in A Little Mandarin: Chinese Children’s Classics. There are a handful of Chinese Children’s Songs that everyone in China knows. During a time when everything is so confusing for them, what a sweet way to try to connect with our new children. I would also think it could be very soothing for newly adopted children to hear the words of familiar songs from their parents. It sounds like it might be difficult but I actually think it’s easier to remember a different language through song versus rote memorization of vocabulary. My children’s favorite is Xiao Xing Xing (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star). We listen to the songs in the car and have a lot of fun singing along. We know several Chinese songs and sing them whenever we think of it – all three kids love to sing in Mandarin. I also think it’s a great way to connect with Sunshine’s Chinese heritage. It’s a great way to memorize facts (like we do with our homeschool studies). I think music is such a great way to change your mood when you need some uplifting. I can’t really sing a note, but I do love to sing. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, spend tim e at the beach, and read on my front porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee. I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use essential oils. When I am not teaching fine arts to my favorite upper school students at our incredible classical Christian school, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic. ![]()
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