My Fun Chinese Book: Numbers Level 1: Mandarin Chinese for Kids learning Simplified Chinese as a Second Language (My Fun Chinese Books)

This book, “My Fun Chinese Book: Numbers Level 1” includes 57 DailyDumpling™ FUN-Sheets—discrete page-per-day projects that familiarize kids with numbers 1 to 10, in Chinese. We utilize games, logic puzzles, sorting, comparisons, measuring, pattern recognition and basic addition to make recognizing and using simplified Chinese characters familiar and fun.

Each page is carefully designed to address the range of Core math concepts for kids in PreK and Kindergarten. We draw on Singapore Math methodologies to help kids develop intuitive number sense and a love of math. Bright, vivid graphics engage kids to formulate, process, apply, and solve number problems.

Kids track daily progress on our star chart; completing each book culminates with a certificate of achievement. To be comprehensive, we offer free videos at DailyNoodles.com/funbooks that help kids hear proper pronunciation of all the featured vocabulary words from each book. The progressive nature of our DailyDumpling™ FUN-Sheets and FUN-Books builds your child’s confidence learning Chinese.

DailyNoodles, Inc. supports young kids learning Mandarin Chinese and their parents, teachers, and schools so that kids can reach their full potential and inspire a world of opportunity. Let’s noodle in Chinese every day!

Andrea Chen Lin learned conversational Chinese from college and working in Asia. Upon becoming a parent, she was determined to raise her children bilingually. After all, the research on brain benefits of bilingual language learning at a young age were compelling and the economic impact of China globally were obvious. However, many imported books and DVDs were difficult for an illiterate parent to use. And, when her kids were two, she realized her vocabulary would not support her son's interest in every type of dinosaur or her daughter's interest in fairies. She went to great lengths to learn 'kids vocabulary' and create materials that were fun for their American culture. From these frustrations, grew DailyNoodles--fun stuff for American kids to 'noodle' in Chinese every day.

Andrea’s career has included management consulting, business development, and operations. She received an MBA from Harvard and her BA from UPenn. DailyNoodles is the third company Andrea started from the ground up. DailyNoodles is her true passion.

Yalan Tsai always carries at least two suitcases when she is heading to teach Chinese. They are stuffed with ‘fun stuff' she uses to engage kids with Chinese--custom animations, art projects and hands-on fun. Yalan’s passion for kids and teaching added to her artistic talent makes her one of the most sought after Chinese teachers in the Bay Area. This book series captures Yalan's spirit and natural connection with kids. It gives flight to her teaching methods and spreads the smile she brings to kids learning Chinese to a broader audience across the US and beyond.

Yalan is from Taiwan where she received her Certificate for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (K-12 Pedagogy program). She also obtained a MFA in Illustration in San Francisco, a skill she enjoys putting to work to keep the classroom fun and interesting for her students. She is also an award-winning children's book illustrator. Yalan's experience includes having taught over 300 American kids Chinese over 15 years. Yalan has two boys, ages 11 & 13 who are proud to be fluent in Chinese and very good with a Chinese yo-yo! Yalan is leading the curriculum development efforts at DailyNoodles. Andrea's and Yalan’s skills combined bring you a curriculum of digital and hands-on Mandarin Chinese kids gobble up!