Teachers, looking for the perfect complement to your Mooncake Coloring activity or the Glowing Lantern Engineering Challenge? We highly recommend playing the audiobook of Our Moon Festival: Celebrating the Moon Festival in Asian Communities by Yobe Qiu, narrated by Charlotte Chiew, for your students.

This audiobook is ideal for classroom listening because it takes children through three different family stories—celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival as Zhong Qiu Jie in Chinese communities, Tết Trung Thu in Vietnamese families, and Tsukimi in Japanese tradition.

It’s wonderful for social studies learning outcomes and pairs beautifully with a quick glance at a globe or world map. Students will begin to hear the differences between Chinese, Vietnamese, and Japanese—learning to recognize and appreciate the unique sounds of each language.

Here’s why it works so well in the classroom: While students color their mooncake activity packs, they can listen to authentic voices bringing these Asian and Asian American celebrations to life. They’ll hear about mooncakes, lantern parades, moon-viewing parties, and traditional dances—all while their hands are busy creating.

The audiobook format means you can easily integrate this into center time, quiet work periods, or as a calming story during lunch or rest time. Students absorb the cultural context and vocabulary naturally through repeated listening. With a 4.5-star rating from educators and families, this audiobook pairs perfectly with hands-on activities. It deepens cultural understanding while allowing you to facilitate the coloring activity, support students who need help, and manage classroom dynamics.

Play it before, during, or after your mooncake coloring activity—or all three! Pause between chapters to summarize the audio learning, and keep in mind that repeated exposure helps students understand the story and cultural traditions in the context of what they’re creating.

Available on major audiobook platforms. A wonderful addition to your Mid-Autumn Festival unit!