July 14 2009
This morning, we were greeted with an enthusiastic “ni hao!” from each child as they walked in the door. “Ni hao” is a phrase we learned yesterday - it means “hello”. Today was the second day of our Chinese Camp, and Mrs. Westlund taught us how to count to five in Chinese. Yi, èr, sān, si, and wŭ. The rest of the day was spent playing games to help us learn the numbers. We played musical chairs and the flyswatter game, which all the children enjoyed. Another favorite was picking the team names. Today the teams were the Golden Panthers vs the Golden Fish. The winning team got to get a little prize out of the prize box. All of the kids have great memories, and we are really impressed by how quickly they learned the numbers. Mrs. Westlund had a special surprise for us to eat at snack time. She brought in frozen Chinese dumplings, and she taught us about them as they boiled. All of the children had a bite of the dumplings, but only 2 liked the taste. It was a good experience for them to try a new food, even if most of the dumplings ended up in the trash. Mrs. Westlund read a story about Stillwater the panda bear. The children are already excited to show off what they learned to their parents at the end of the week.
Tags: children, chinese, culture, language, Summer Camp