July 16 2009
Today we reviewed our numbers 1-10 in Chinese, and learned another new song about the body parts. The kids loved playing different games, like tic tac toe, and they did a great job in remembering all their numbers. We had Chinese noodles for our snack, and Mrs. Westlund explained that the long noodles represented a long life. The Chinese eat red eggs for the one month birthday, and noodles on the other birthdays. After practicing our three songs for the parents tomorrow, Mrs. Westlund read us a story about a Chinese tea shop. The Chinese order many small dishes, and share all the food with the whole table. Then we learned that the proper way to thank a waitress is to tap two fingers on the table. The kids all thought that was interesting, and we had fun pretending Mrs. Westlund was our waitress. The kids are really learning and remembering everything they have learned so far, and they never fail to impress us.
Tags: children, chinese, culture, language, Summer Camp