A story all in English this week, but a lovely story to open up conversations with your little ones about the experiences of many children in China. Often one or both parents of children in rural China must travel to the big cities for work. Because this is usually a very long journey, parents will only get to see their kids once a year, when the whole migrant working community of China returns home for Chinese New Year celebrations! It is common for children to be raised by grand parents while their parents work away.
Here is the link to the Chinese New Year song we have been learning:
新年好呀 新年好呀 祝贺大家新年好 我们唱歌 我们跳舞 祝贺大家新年好
xīn nián hǎo ya xīn nián hǎo ya zhù hè dà jiā xīn nián hǎo wǒ men chàng gē wǒ men tiào wǔ zhù hè dà jiā xīn nián hǎo
Happy New Year, Happy New Year Wish everybody a happy new year lets sing lets dance Wish everybody a happy new year
See you Wednesday!