Sesame Street has developed a series of educational program teaching basic Mandarin to children. It is called Fun Fun Elmo, with animation and locally recorded content from China. Each episode includes songs and introduces a Chinese tone, some words, and stroke order for writing characters.

The first episode introduces the character of “一“ and phrases such as “你好” and “再见“。

彩虹歌
cǎi hóng gē

红色， 黄色，粉红，绿
hóng sè, huáng sè, fén hóng, lǜ,
紫和橙
zǐ hé chéng
蓝和白
lán hé bái
黑
hēi

I can sing a 彩虹，
I can sing a cǎi hóng
sing a 彩虹，
sing a cǎi hóng
sing a 彩虹 too!
sing a cǎi hóng too!

Having a dog is like having a family member. This is a lovely animated book about a little girl and the stray dog she adopted. Hope you enjoy.

小动物
xiǎo dòng wù

谁会飞，鸟会飞
shuí huì fēi, niǎo huì fēi
小鸟小鸟怎么飞
xiǎo niǎo xiǎo niǎo zěn me fēi
扑扑扑，扑扑扑
pū pū pū, pū pū pū
翅膀往高飞
chì bǎng wǎng gāo fēi

谁会跑，马会跑
shuí huì pǎo, mǎ huì pǎo
小马小马怎么跑
xiǎo mǎ xiǎo mǎ zěn me pǎo
嗒嗒嗒，嗒嗒嗒
dā dā dā, dā dā dā
小马四脚跑
xiǎo jiǎo sì jiǎo pǎo

谁会走，我会走
shuí huì zǒu, wǒ huì zǒu
宝宝宝宝怎么走
bǎo bao bǎo bao zěn me zǒu
一二一，一二一，
yī èr yī, yī èr yī
宝宝往前走
bǎo bao wǎng qián zǒu

要想评判一个人，先穿他的靴子走上一英里路。
yào xiǎng píng pàn yí gè rén, xiān chuān shàng tā de xuē zi zǒu shàng yì yīng lǐ lù.
Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his boots.

photo credit: Chris A. Mitchell

I would start with introducing a great website, WallWisher. It basically lets people create a wall and invite other people to post information on that wall. For teachers, there are many ways of using it, for example, teachers can post a question and ask all her students to answer on the wall.

Have a try on the wall below. Look forward to reading your ideas…

Created with Wallwisher

Three monks is a famous story in China. On the high mountain there is a temple. There is a long distance from the temple to the river which is located at the foot of the mountain. One monk used to live there. He had to walk a long way to fetch water, but he did it everyday. One day, another monk appeared in the temple. Now who’s to fetch water became a regular argument between them. Luckily they found a solution : they carried water together. Then the 3rd monk became a member of the temple, which brought complexity, because they all thought the others should go and get water. They suffered from thirst, but nobody still did not want to move until … a mouse ate the candle, and the flame started to burn down their temple. They worked together and transported water from the river and finally saved their temple.

This is an award-winning Chinese classical cartoon. Simple drawings and simple characters. A real enjoyment！

一个和尚挑水喝，
yí gè hé shàng tiāo shuǐ hē
One monk fetches water to drink;
两个和尚抬水喝；
liǎng gè hé shàng tái shuǐ hē
Two monks carry water to drink;
三个和尚没水喝。
sān gè hé shàng méi shuǐ hē
Three monks have no water to drink.

开火车
kāi huǒ chē

小板凳，摆成排
xiǎo bǎn dèng, bǎi chéng pái
宝宝宝宝坐上来
bǎo bao bǎo bao zuò shàng lái
宝宝宝宝坐上来
bǎo bao bǎo bao zuò shàng lái
呜呜呜，我们的火车跑得快
wū wū wū, wǒ mén de huǒ chē pǎo de kuài
我们的火车跑得快
wǒ mén de huǒ chē pǎo de kuài