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Decorate the Christmas Tree! A Pre-K Foreign Language Lesson in French, Spanish, and More
Decorating a mini-Christmas tree is a fun and festive way to practice foreign languages before the holidays. Preschool learners of French, Spanish, German, or other languages will be engaged and immersed as they review a number of high-frequency topics. Here’s what I did with my little French learners the past two lessons: 1. Our usual [...]
Use Silly Bandz to Learn Foreign Languages
So, are your kids swept away with the Silly Bandz craze yet? I just read this article from Time Magazine about schools beginning to ban the colorful, fun rubber band shapes. Personally, I love them! Here at the “Foreign Language Fun House” I’m taking full advantage of my kids’ obsession. First, I sprung for a [...]
A Foreign Language Vegetable Garden
Turn your garden into a language lesson! My kids are growing some vegetables on the deck this year. Every single morning the four year-old runs outside to check on his pots. Luckily, beans grow at a quick pace that is satisfying to a preschooler. Check out our tomatoes, beans, and peppers: We started to learn [...]
How do you say Bunny in many languages? Find out in time for Easter!
Hippity-hoppity Easter’s on its way! Make it international by teaching your kids ways to say “bunny” in many languages: Bunny = English Lapin = French Coniglietto = Italian Conejito = Spanish Häschen = German Króliczek = Polish Coelho = Portuguese Thanks to my favorite online multilingual dictionary: wordreference.com This is the only online translator I [...]
Foreign Language Numbers Game Inspired by Highlights: Eleven
I was just looking through my son’s Highlights magazine (www.Highlights.com) and I came across a fantastic game that can be effectively adapted to help kids practice numbers in Spanish, French, Chinese . . . any foreign language. In the March 2010 issue there’s an activity on pg. 38 by Jennifer Coleman called “Make 11.” Two [...]
9/11 Tribute: How to Say Peace in Foreign Languages
I attended a church service this morning in remembrance of 9/11. In honor of our prayers for peace, I’d like to share a few ways to say peace in foreign languages: French – la paix Spanish – la paz Italian – la pace German – der Frieden Hebrew – Shalom Please leave a comment and continue [...]
Xtranormal: Make Movies in English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and German
I’d like to thank la profesora Sarita at Mis Musicuentos for introducing me to what she calls “technology heaven.” It’s actually a site called xtranormal.com where you can type in text and create a movie. It is so fun and easy. You choose characters, sets, background noise, soundtrack, actions, and expressions. The automated voices read [...]
Little Pim: Foreign Language DVD’s for Kids
I’ve recently become a fan of the award-winning Little Pim language learning dvd’s for children. They are cute, eye-catching, and age-appropriate for the littlest language learners. The short segments are just right for holding my 4 year old’s attention. He repeated some words in Spanish with no prompting, and then he asked to watch the dvd [...]
How to Say Cat in Nine Foreign Languages
Today’s post is a completely self-indulgent excuse to show you my other two children–the furry ones. I used to take pictures of my cats all the time BK (Before Kids,) but the kitties have been photographically neglected for years. Tonight, I was surprised to discover several cat videos on my Flip camera. My son’s been busy! He took this picture of [...]
Guide to Middle School Foreign Language Activities: Games in French, Spanish, German, ESL and More!
Ta-da! Presenting . . . our very first Foreign Language House book– Middle School Madness: Cooking up Foreign Language Games. It contains over 50 fun and easy to use language learning games that are effective for French, Spanish, German, Chinese, ESL, and more. My amiga, Catherine, and I have been busy preparing workshops that [...]
