While I breathe, I explore, I hope

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和孩子们坐下来，一起讨论并商量假期安排和活动。例如，为以下活动准备一份时间表以及每项活动所需要的时长，包括：起床、整理床铺、沐浴、早餐、午餐、零食、晚餐、家务、阅读、游戏、自由活动、写作、去公园、看电影、睡觉等。详细时间表的制定有助于孩子们保持一个有规律的作息时间，并拥有自我管理的能力。

Sit down together, talk and agree on their holiday schedule and activities. For example, prepare a time table for the following activities and the amount of time needed for each activity: wake up, fix the bed, shower, breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, house chores, reading, games, free activity, writing, going out to the park, movie, go to bed, etc. This helps your child keep their routine and organize their day.

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孩子们都喜欢食物和烹饪。虽然这可能需要时间和耐心来引导孩子，但这是一项很有价值的活动。父母们可以趁着这个机会教导孩子们做一个他/她最喜欢的菜式或者一些来自家族祖父母传授给后辈的传统美食。在进行烹饪的过程中，孩子们可以学会如何按照说明，量配料、仔细检查或估量过程，观察时间和保持耐心。

Children like to eat and cook. This might take time and more effort on your part but it is a rewarding activity. This is a good time to teach your child a recipe that he or she likes to eat or something that was taught to you by your grandma or parents. In cooking, a child learns how to follow instructions, measure ingredients, double-check the process, estimate if needed, watch the time, and be patient.

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一起选择中文或者英文的书籍，一起阅读，一起讨论。当然，我们也可以选择不同的书籍，在阅读结束以后互相讨论和分享各自的故事。开卷有益，能够一起谈论和提问读过或听过的书，不仅能够提高阅读水平，还能提高理解、听力、总结和提问表达的能力。

Choose books together both in English and Chinese that you can read together and discuss. You can also choose different books and tell each other about the story. It is beneficial to be able to talk about and ask questions about the book that you have read or listened to. It improves not only reading level but also comprehension and other skills like listening, summarizing, and questioning.

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在假期期间，可以尝试其他爱好，或者一些可以提高你的能力的事情，比如绘画、缝纫、刺绣、编织、制作手账本，制作陶器、玩具或探索中国传统的游戏。家长可以尽情分享儿时经常做的活动给孩子们，并告诉他们一些你最美好的回忆。

Look into other hobbies that you can try or something that can improve your skills such as drawing, painting, stitching, crochet, knitting, making scrapbooks, pottery, toy making or exploring traditional Chinese games. Feel free to share and teach activities that you used to do when you were young to your child and tell your fondest memories as well.

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运动和锻炼身体不仅能让身体保持平衡的发展，还能让情感和精神上保持健康的状态。运动能够帮助人们变得健康、聪明和获得快乐。在这个假期，不妨我们一起来锻炼身体，比如跳舞、尊巴舞、跑步、散步、做户外游戏、参观公园、探索空旷的地区。当然你也可以玩棋牌游戏，比如Catan、Ticket to Ride、Dix it、Monopoly、Scrabble、Uno、Connect 4等等。

Movement and exercise are important in ensuring good health not only physically but also emotionally and mentally. Exercise helps people become healthy, smart, and happy. During this holiday, do exercise together like dance, Zumba, run, walk, play outdoor games, visit parks, go hiking, explore open-air areas among other things. You can also explore board games and play as a family. Board games like Catan, Ticket to Ride, Dix It, Monopoly, Scrabble, Uno, Connect 4, etc.

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引导您的孩子撰写日记，可以写下他们理想中的一天，也可以写下糟糕的一天。写日记是一个很好的练习，复述、写句子、使用词汇、应用课堂上的写作课，最后通过文字来表达自己。给您的孩子一个写作的机会有助于他们不断地练习和提高写作水平。

Let your child write about their day, dream day, or even worst day. This is a good exercise for retelling, writing sentences, using vocabulary, applying writing lessons in class, and expressing themselves. Giving your child an opportunity to write helps them practice and improve over time.

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我们或许要铭记，春节是家庭团聚的日子。最重要的是花时间陪伴家人和朋友，和他们交谈，更多地了解对方，了解对方的兴趣和目标，共同构建一个和谐的氛围。与孩子在一起的时光里，告诉他/她：“他/她很重要，很爱他/她。“这会给孩子们一种安全感，并提高他们的自信心。

We have to remember that this is a holiday for the family. The most important thing is spending time with your together, talking to them, getting to know each other more, learning each other’s interests and goals, and having fun together. Time spent with your child tells him/her that he/she is important and loved. It also gives your child a sense of security and improves his/her confidence.