Learning Chinese through song Music, singing, and dancing aren't just fun, fluffy fillers in a foreign language class. Music is a powerful tool for language learning and retention. (Diane Farag)

Singing songs develops good pronunciation Pinyin Song Bo po mo fo, de te ne le, ge ke he, ji qi xi, zi ci si ri, zi ci si, zhi chi shi, zi ci si ri, zhi chi shi, a o e i u u, wo men dou lai xue pinyin

The Polite Song

Ni xihuan na zhong yanse

Zhe shi shen me shui guo?

Learning Colours

Extending Vocabulary Activity: Listen to the song and using your prior knowledge of colours guess the vocabulary tian kong yun tian ye cao taiyang dian tou xiao

Listening to song lyrics improves comprehension Ni wa wa Activity: Fill in the blanks with words that you hear from the song