Today we used Mahjong tiles to practice reading, speaking, and comparing numbers in Mandarin. Every child must say the number aloud and listen carefully before deciding who wins. Learning through play builds confidence and real understanding. Yan’s Academic Alive Play • Learn • Understand

Today I hand-crocheted these little butterflies for my students. Not as prizes — but as small reminders: 努力会开花。努力会飞起来。 Every time they focus, try again, or help a friend, they earn one butterfly. Learning isn’t only worksheets and results — it’s confidence, patience, and joy. In Yan’s Ac