This website has a list of the "12 Happy-Chinese Pinyin Lessons." The audio is O.K. The downside of these lessons is that the examples they give you to help you to remember each pinyin sound is based on Chinese. For example, to teach you the sound for "ü," they tell you it's the same sound as the word for "fish" in Chinese. So this lesson set may be more helpful to children who already speak Mandarin at home and are learning the writing system. However, for those of you who are learning Chinese as a foreign language, go ahead and take a look at this site. There is lots of repetition of the sounds and it is always spoken in correspondence with the pinyin so you can still practice connecting the pinyin with the correct sound.
If you want to teach your kids Chinese, but don't speak it yourself, you've come to the right place. The resources I've chosen to compile here are a result of my experiences (as a mom and teacher) and the influences of my background in language development, literacy, and education. I hope that the ideas here will help you find creative ways to teach your children Chinese.
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