Chinese Learning Activities – Jie Long 接龍
希望我們在這裏分享的各種遊戲能帶給孩子學習的歡樂，也帶給你更多的家庭教學靈感。大家發到【講媽 ⦁ 講爸】Facebook 群組 的孩子學習照片為我們帶來很大的鼓舞。要是你還未加入我們的大家庭，那就要趕快去看看喔！
We hope you have been finding these activities and tips helpful and fun. We certainly have been enjoying your pictures and feedback in our Sagebooks HK Parent Support Facebook Group. If you haven’t checked us out there yet, please take a quick second to join!
這個家傳戶曉的遊戲傳統以成語相接，以上一個成語的最後一個字作為題，接上另一個以同一字為首的成語。我們將遊戲特意為孩子簡化了。
Traditionally, this Chinese learning activity was used to connect Chinese idioms where the last word of one idiom forms the first word of the next idiom. We will be adapting it so that small children can play and build up their vocabulary.
問：哪種動物最容易摔倒？答案：是狐狸，因為狐狸最「狡猾」，與「腳滑」同音。
ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK
透過這個接龍遊戲，孩子學到同一個字怎樣與其他不同的字合併可以組成不同的詞語。如果孩子所認識的詞彙不多，可以不必要求首尾相應，而改為只要組成不同的詞語就可以了。
This week, your children will literally connect characters to make multiple words and phrases as their brain makes connections regarding how the same character can be used in different situations. If your children are younger or do not have a huge Chinese vocabulary, you can as make as many phrases with a particular character instead of following the jie long method.
ACTIVITIY 1 - 接龍遊戲 Jie Long Game
(age 4+, single/multiple player)
WHAT YOU NEED 道具
- 紙 Paper
- 筆 Pens
HOW TO MAKE 準備
可以準備一些字卡，也可以不必作甚麼額外準備工夫。
Nothing really to make unless you want to provide cards with characters already written.
HOW TO PLAY 玩法
- 選一張字卡或一個字作為開始。例如：高。
- 由第一個人開始以所選的字為首，組成一個詞語。例如：高山。你可以在紙/白板上將詞語寫下來，也可以挑選字卡來展示。
- 第二個人繼續組話，以上一個詞語結尾的字作為新詞語的開始。例如：山下 -> 下去⋯
- 繼續輪到下一人。如果孩子想不出，就跳到下一個人接上。直到無人能再接上新的詞語為止。最後一個接上詞語的人勝出。
- Take a character card or choose a character with which to start the activity. For example, 高.
- Ask Player 1 to form a phrase that starts with the chosen character. Eg: 高山. Either write it down on a sheet of paper or white board, or choose the appropriate character card.
- Ask Player 2 to form a phrase with ending character of the previous phrase. Eg: 山下, 下去, etc.
- Continue on to the next player until someone is stuck. Skip to the next player until no one come up with a connecting phrase. The winner is the last person to make a phrase.
ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO PLAY 玩法變化
視乎孩子的情況，你可以增加以下的活動：
Depending on the age of your child, you can increase or decrease the difficulty level of the activity by:
- 對於年幼的孩子，要先預備好幾張都能接得上的字卡。最好的方法是囊括相連的幾課生字。
- 如果想增加難度，那就讓孩子造句，而不是造詞。
If your children are younger, you can provide a list of characters that would work with each other. The easiest way is to copy all the characters in a few of the lessons and provide them for your kids.
To make the game harder, instead of phrases, you can have the players come up with sentences.
我們希望能看到你的孩子做這些遊戲的照片或影片，也希望能聽到你的意見或提問。更歡迎加入我們的【講媽 ⦁ 講爸】Facebook 群組，我們等你喔~
We would love to hear your comments and see pictures of your kids doing the activities. Make sure you join our Sagebooks HK Parent Support Facebook Group and share with us!
HOMESCHOOLING TIPS
要記住：欲速則不達。
當你每天一課一課地教孩子時，有時難免會心急希望他們讀快些，別指着圖畫東問西問；讀完一句馬上翻到下一頁繼續，對吧？我們都希望孩子能在最短的時間內將最多的生字塞進腦裏記牢。
要抑制一下這種衝動喔。
讓孩子好好地欣賞一下插圖吧。其實這樣不但不會浪費時間，反而能有助孩子對生字的記憶。閱讀除了讀字，還包含了對內容和情節的領會。書中的趣味插圖能讓孩子記得那一頁出現過的情節，聯想到句子中的字。
聯想是很有效的記憶方法。所有這類提示對孩子記認生字或課文內容都會起到很大的幫助。
Don’t rush.
When you’re going through the lessons with your child, it can be very tempting to hurry them along and make them read only the sentences as quickly as possible. After all, most of us want to get onto the next thing and cram as many characters into their brains as we can.
Resist the urge to do so.
Let your kid enjoy the pictures and take in the illustrations at their leisure. Believe it or not, this will help your child with the actual reading. Reading is all about context – and the fun pictures will not only give clues about what the text will contain, it will help your child remember the characters on a given page because they will associate the sentences with certain drawings.
All these cues will come into play as your child reviews the lessons or tries to recall characters.
Like this tip? Join us in our Facebook Group and meet other parents who are teaching their kids Basic Chinese 500 at all different ages and levels.
我們會經常為大家探討漢字和語文的課題。
要是你有特別的相關課題希望我們探討，歡迎您告訴我們。
We discuss Chinese language and culture related topics on a regular basis.
If you would like us to discuss certain topics about Chinese, please let us know.
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Sagebooks Hongkong promotes independent reading and life-long learning by nurturing the child’s confidence, autonomy and self-teaching abilities. Since 2006. Find out more About Us.
© 2020 Sagebooks Hongkong. All rights reserved.
Sagebooks Hongkong promotes independent reading and life-long learning by nurturing the child’s confidence, autonomy and self-teaching abilities. Since 2006. Find out more About Us.
© 2020 Sagebooks Hongkong. All rights reserved.