For foreign language learners, the effect of making the connection between a word (abstract concept) and an actual object is more long-lasting than remembering the meaning of the word in English. The connection is easier to make when the object is something that we can imitate it recreate in the class. So our young learners made paper jumping green frogs (青蛙:qīng wā)to remember the features of a frog, as well as how to write and say the word in Mandarin.
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AuthorI'm the 1st - 8th Grade Mandarin language and culture teacher at Summers-Knoll School in Ann Arbor, MI. Archives
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