MANDARIN FAMILY RESOURCES 
                                                                              
                 These resources are offered for parents who do not speak Mandarin and are in need of ways to support their children in a 
                 Mandarin Dual Language program. They are not LA Unified-created, but are believed to offer guidance and support for 
                 parents supporting their students at home.  
                  
                                                                    Listening and Speaking  
            100 Daily Chinese Conversations Part 1- Learn Mandarin Chinese            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-zIW9s4DFQ 
            Listening & Speaking                                                       
            100 Daily Chinese Conversations Part 2- Shopping, Restaurant, Hotel,      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZlsius6fCI 
            Travel etc                                                                 
            Chinese Daily Use Sentences for Beginners 2019                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3I5WY_AmWU 
            Chinese commonly used conversation phrases 2019 Part 1                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkh6N1OTkvY 
            Chinese commonly used conversation phrases 2019 Part 2                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmb_YqxUth8 
            Chinese Everyday Verbs for Beginners                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfWET0Maddc 
            Chinese Everyday Verbs for Beginners 2                                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzwErSdwpR8 
                                                                            Pinyin  
                                                           (Students learn Pinyin from Grade 2 to 5)  
            What’s Pinyin?                                                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2hrlAGewvY 
            Song to learn pinyin                                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocgsflnEgqY 
            Song to learn pinyin                                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6jX4oZrlwo 
            Song to learn pinyin                                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EReU1BKtAXo 
                                                                            Tones 
            The tones in Mandarin Chinese                                             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgL7NrduGJc 
            Chinese Pronunciation Guide- Tones                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqI3BCMIhJc 
            Learn Chinese Tone Pairs: How to Practice and Master Mandarin Tones       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wV8B4bx1lM 
                                                                            Songs 
            Mandarin Chinese Nursery Rhymes Learning (Playlist 29 songs)              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpGHDF6AzjQ&list=PLfg
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            Where are my friends                                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qAZ68A_PQw 
            Brush your teeth                                                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpj0nCVcLNs 
            Head and Shoulders                                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3D0Bd0Fwxo 
                                                              Traditional & Simplified Characters 
                                                                            rd                          th     th
                                             Traditional Characters (ETK – 3 ) & Simplified Characters (4  and 5 )  
          Traditional vs. Simplified Chinese - What are the differences?               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWG1Taz3Ik0 
          Should I learn Simplified or Traditional Chinese Characters?                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykigTQL8iOo 
                                                                         Chinese Poetry 
          “Thinking on a Quiet Night”                                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82jcwYdKPTY 
          “Spring Down”                                                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwJZhEwHrms 
          “Upward The Stork Tower”                                                     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy7vobxgmKM 
                                                                        Chinese Radicals 
          The Building Blocks of Chinese Characters (Chinese Radicals 1010)            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8PF7oyXwt0 
          Ten Popular Radicals                                                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hY4cv_LTWs 
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Home                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac1cxK-cXMY  
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Me                                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXtvxhM4XYg  
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Good                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASMx2VnOClk  
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Hand                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZodBmt0mXnQ  
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Sheept                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOJR19-w0cM    
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Also                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8BS1Sm7CR8  
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Mouth                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6rb9EvKf8s  
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Bird                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-G_dLpDuX0  
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Ear                                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qHNmnXJz7Y  
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Small                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l3HEilwXVg  
          The Story of Chinese Characters: Field                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EvrAUbXWYs  
                                                                            Reading 
          Mandarin Read Aloud and Games                                                https://stories.audible.com/discovery 
          Audible                                                                      https://stories.audible.com/discovery 
          Chinese Reading Practice                                                     http://chinesereadingpractice.com/categ ory/beginner/childrens-
                                                                                       stories/ 
          Story books in multiple langauges                                            https://storybookscanada.ca/ 
          Chinese readers align with proficiency levels                                https://ichinesereader.com/icr/login 
          Better Chinese                                                               https://www.betterchinese.com/ 
          Time for Kids                                                                https://time.com/tfk-free/ 
          Fun with Chinese Learning                                                    http://ebook.huayuworld.org/lang/chineselearn/ 
                                                                             Writing  
          Yellow Bridge                                                                https://www.yellowbridge.com/ 
          Chinese Typing Practices                                                     https://www.typingclub.com/ 
          Basic Chinese Character Components                                           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rFdjoEtg-8 
          Learning Program for storke Order of Chinese Characters                      https://stroke-
                                                                                       order.learningweb.moe.edu.tw/home.do?lang=en 
         
         
                        Possible Online Apps with some add-ons Purchase 
                       Reading & Listening Apps (Story and Vocabulary Words) 
                                                            
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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                               Pinyin & Tones 
           
        
           
           
           
           
        
                            Mandarin Children Songs