Archive for February, 2009
Red
I’ve been a parent for close to 6 1/2 years, and in all that time I’ve held firmly to the “No red drinks in the house” rule. Well, my littlest guy has been asking and asking for cranberry juice every since he tried it at his aunt’s house a few months ago. He thinks it’s [...]
Cajun Music for Kids
Happy Mardi Gras! I usually make quite the to-do about this holiday in my French classes. In the past, my students have made gumbo, decorated masks, and danced to Cajun music. Mardi Gras seems to have snuck up on me this year. I’m fighting the flu, so food was out of the question! Instead, I [...]
Case for Early Language Learning: Cultural Awareness
The rationale for early language learning series continues with a core issue: Culture. Languages help children develop cultural understanding to live in a multi-lingual society. There is no denying the fact that we live in a pluralistic society and a global community. According to the National Virtual Translation Center, we are far from a being [...]
Teach Your Young Child a Foreign Language
I found a fantastic Parents.tv video highlighting early bilingualism. Watch and learn about foreign language classes for little ones, bilingual caretakers, and language learning dvd’s. (Professor Toto) Hope you enjoy! Amazon.com Widgets
Spanish Valentine’s Day Activities, Games, and Worksheets
Foreign Language House is pleased to announce several new Valentine’s Day downloads for beginning Spanish learners: Spanish Valentine Tic Tac Toe & Other Activities Spanish Valentine Bingo & Other Activities Spanish Valentine’s Graphing Activities Spanish Valentine Hearts Spanish Valentine Math Chocolate’s History for Spanish Grades 8-12 Feliz dia de San Valentin Image Credit: by jmjvicente [...]
French Valentine Games and Worksheets: Bingo and Tic Tac Toe
Okay, I should be writing a paper for my graduate class, but instead I keep making fun, little French Valentine’s activities. Very cute, though, and I know I’ll be using these on the day before winter break with my own students. Check out these Valentine’s Day downloads from Foreign Language House. French Valentine’s [...]
How to Say Chocolate in Fourteen Languages for Valentine’s Day
In honor of Valentine’s Day–February 14–let’s learn fourteen ways to say that magical word: CHOCOLATE! French: chocolat Spanish: chocolate Italian: cioccolato German: Schokolade Dutch: chocolade Portuguese: chocolate Esperanto: cokolado Danish: chokolade Polish: czekolada Swedish: choklad Indonesian: coklat Maltese: cikkulata Norwegian: sjokolad Finnish: suklaa Be sure to check out a unique download for Spanish Learners: The [...]
Elementary French FLES Worksheets for Valentine’s Day
Foreign Language House has just published a few new Valentine’s Day worksheets for K-5 FLES French students. Use language to reinforce academic concepts such as estimating, counting, addition, sizes, colors, sorting, and graphing. Graphing Valentine Conversation Hearts in French French Valentine Math Worksheet: 1-10 French Valentine Hearts: Sizes, Counting, Coloring French Valentine Coloring Pages [...]
Improved French and Spanish Oral Skills with Yabla
Just a quick post to tell you how excited I am to see some positive results from Yabla. I just started this French video program about two weeks ago with my high school level II students. They had to listen to two native-French videos at home, and then earn a predetermined amount of points on [...]
Midwinter Celebrations in North America, France, and Mexico
February 2 is Candlemas. We are officially half-way through winter. (Will we make it to the end???) I’ve collected some Youtube videos to highlight some of the festivities on this date around the world. In North America, it’s Groundhog Day. While there are celebrity rodents all over the U.S. and Canada, the most famous has [...]
