# Mandarin for Preschoolers and Toddlers Free printable Mandarin for preschoolers and toddlers, ages 2 to 5: rhymes, first-words colouring, picture flashcards, bedtime stories, vehicles and feelings. Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/preschool-chinese-workbooks By Mei Lin Preschool Mandarin is about sounds, rhymes and first words, long before any reading. These books are for children of about 2 to 5 and the grown-up beside them, at home, at nursery or in a toddler group. They cover hello and goodbye, family, animals, colours, counting, vehicles, feelings, manners and bedtime. Your child listens, points, colours and says words back while you read the lines aloud. By the end of a book, a child can say its first words, such as hello, goodbye and thank you. You don't need to speak Chinese, because every line has pinyin and English, and most of the books have free audio. ## Best first book [Mandarin for Preschoolers: First Words Activity Book](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/mandarin-for-preschoolers): Colour, circle, match and count first Mandarin words with Bao the panda, for ages 3 to 5. The grown-up reads, and the child points, colours and copies. For a 2-year-old, start with Mandarin for Toddlers. ## Workbooks (8) Free. - [Mandarin for Preschoolers: First Words Activity Book](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/mandarin-for-preschoolers): 28-page PDF, Kids 3–5. Colour, circle, match and count first Mandarin words with Bao the panda, for ages 3–5 and a grown-up - [Mandarin for Toddlers: Rhymes, Action Games and Coloring (Ages 2–4)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/mandarin-for-toddlers): 27-page PDF, Kids 2–4. Ten short original rhymes to say and act out with your toddler, with coloring and pointing games and audio for the grown-up - [Chinese Flashcards for Kids: 96 Picture Cards to Print (Ages 3–7)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-flashcards-for-kids): 15-page PDF, Kids 3–7. 96 bright picture cards in 12 topics, each with the word in characters and pinyin, card games to play, and audio for every word - [Bedtime Chinese: 10 Goodnight Stories to Read Aloud (Ages 3–6)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/bedtime-chinese-stories): 23-page PDF, Kids 3–6. Ten short, calm bedtime stories to read aloud in Mandarin, with pinyin and English for the grown-up and gentle audio - [Things That Go in Chinese for Kids: Cars, Trains, Planes and Boats (Ages 3–6)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/things-that-go-chinese-for-kids): 12-page PDF, Kids 3–6. Cars, buses, trains, planes, boats, bikes and fire engines: words and sounds to say, mazes, colouring and picture cards, with audio for grown-ups - [Feelings and Manners in Chinese for Kids: Happy, Sad, Please and Thank You (Ages 3–6)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/feelings-and-manners-in-chinese-for-kids): 13-page PDF, Kids 3–6. Feelings words and polite words for little ones: happy, sad, angry, scared, please, thank you, sorry and sharing, with games, cards and audio for grown-ups - [Mandarin Circle Time for Preschoolers: Immersion-Style Routines to Do at Home](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/mandarin-circle-time-for-preschoolers): 24-page PDF, Kids 2–4. A ten-minute Mandarin circle time like an immersion preschool's: hello, feelings, the weather, counting, colours, a story and goodbye, with picture cards and audio for the grown-up, for ages 2 to 4 - [Mandarin for Preschoolers: Animal Sounds Coloring Book (Woof, Moo and Quack in Chinese)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/animal-sounds-coloring-book-for-preschoolers): 21-page PDF, Kids 2–4. Twelve big animal coloring pages, each with the animal's name and the sound it makes in Chinese, to color, say and act out together, with a listening game, picture cards and audio for the grown-up, for ages 2 to 4 ## What ages are these preschool Mandarin books for? About 2 to 6. Mandarin for Toddlers is for ages 2 to 4, Mandarin for Preschoolers for 3 to 5, and the bedtime stories, vehicles and feelings books for 3 to 6. The picture flashcards suit ages 3 to 7. ## Can I teach my toddler Mandarin if I don't speak it? Yes. You read the lines, and every one has pinyin and English. Mandarin for Toddlers has free audio that reads each line slowly with a pause to say it back, and there's no tracing or reading for your child. ## What do we need besides the PDF? A printer, crayons and scissors for most of the books, and card stock for the picture flashcards. ## Related tools and guides - [All Chinese workbooks for kids](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/kids-chinese-workbooks) ## Other collections - [Chinese Workbooks for Complete Beginners](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/beginner-chinese-workbooks) - [HSK 1 Chinese Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-1-workbooks) - [HSK 2 Chinese Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-2-workbooks) - [HSK 3 Chinese Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-3-workbooks) - [HSK 4 Chinese Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-4-workbooks) - [HSK 5 and HSK 6 Chinese Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-5-6-workbooks) - [Chinese Workbooks for Kids, by Age](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/kids-chinese-workbooks) - [Chinese Grammar Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-grammar-workbooks) - [Chinese Character and Writing Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-character-workbooks) - [Pinyin and Tones Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/pinyin-and-tones-workbooks) - [Chinese Reading Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-reading-workbooks) - [Chinese Speaking Practice PDFs](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-speaking-practice-workbooks) - [Mandarin Conversation Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-conversation-workbooks) - [Chinese for Travel and Daily Life Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-travel-and-daily-life-workbooks) - [HSK Workbooks for HSK 1 to HSK 6](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-workbooks) - [Free HSK Mock Tests in the New HSK Format](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-mock-tests) - [Free HSK Speaking Mock Tests (HSKK)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-speaking-tests) - [Free Mandarin Teacher Guides with Lesson Plans](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-teacher-guides) - [Chinese Exam Practice PDFs: AP®, GCSE, IB, TOCFL and More](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-exam-practice-workbooks) - [AP® Chinese Practice Tests and Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/ap-chinese-workbooks) - [GCSE Chinese (Mandarin) Practice Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/gcse-chinese-workbooks) - [IB Chinese B and Mandarin ab initio Practice Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/ib-chinese-workbooks) - [TOCFL Practice Tests and Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/tocfl-workbooks) - [IGCSE Chinese and Mandarin Practice Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/igcse-chinese-workbooks) - [SQA Mandarin Practice: National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/sqa-mandarin-workbooks) - [A Level Chinese and Leaving Cert Mandarin Practice](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/a-level-and-leaving-cert-chinese-workbooks) - [Singapore O Level Chinese and Chinese B (1153) Practice](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/singapore-chinese-exam-workbooks) - [HSC Chinese Practice: Beginners, Continuers and Extension](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsc-chinese-workbooks) - [VCE and Year 12 Chinese Practice (Victoria, Queensland, WA and SA)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/vce-and-year-12-chinese-workbooks) - [NCEA Chinese (Mandarin) Practice: Levels 1, 2 and 3](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/ncea-chinese-workbooks) - [AAPPL, STAMP 4S, ACTFL OPI and Seal of Biliteracy Chinese Practice](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/us-chinese-proficiency-test-workbooks) - [US Chinese Exams: NY Checkpoint, Credit by Exam, BYU FLATS, Praxis and DLPT](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/us-chinese-exam-workbooks) - [YCT and CCCC Practice for Kids](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/kids-chinese-test-workbooks) - [Business Chinese Workbooks and BCT Practice](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/business-chinese-workbooks) - [Chinese Listening Practice Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-listening-workbooks) - [Free Chinese Textbooks and Course Books (PDF)](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-textbook-workbooks) - [Printable Chinese Flashcards](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-flashcard-workbooks) - [Chinese Cheat Sheets and Charts](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-cheat-sheet-workbooks) - [Traditional Chinese and Taiwan Mandarin Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/traditional-chinese-workbooks) - [Chinese Immersion at Home: Workbooks for Parents](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-immersion-parent-workbooks) - [Chinese Festival Workbooks](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/chinese-festival-workbooks)