Foreign Language House has another free holiday gift for you–a nativity scene printable in four languages. Kids will love coloring the adorable picture of Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus as they discover different ways to say Peace on Earth: French: Paix sur la terre Spanish: Paz en el mundo Italian: Pace sulla terra Click here
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Want to wish people around the world a Merry Christmas? Give these languages a try: French: Joyeux Noël Spanish: Feliz Navidad German: Frohe Weihnachten Italian: Buon Natale Kids can color a festive Merry Christmas sign in five languages. Just click the link to get your FREE coloring page, compliments of Foreign Language House. Coloring Page:
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When I think of Thanksgiving, my mind goes to turkey and pumpkin pie, parades and football. Of course, the real reason is to give thanks to God for all that He has given us. On this special holiday, I’d like to say Thank You in as many ways and as many languages as I can. I’m
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Tuesday, November 12 is Veteran’s Day in the U.S. Learn how to say the word soldier in these foreign languages: French – soldat Spanish – soldado Italian – soldato German – Soldat Dutch – militair And now, learn how to say Thank You: French – Merci Spanish – Gracias Italian – Grazie German – Danke
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I just had the perfect fall outing with my boys. After school, we headed out to the cider mill. Today’s weather could not be any better. We’re talking 70 degrees, blue skies, and fall colors in all their glory. After checking out the petting farm and climbing on bales of hay, we took a wagon
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Autumn apples! It’s my favorite part of the fall season. Though I might lament being a Michigander in the middle of February, in October I pity those poor Hawaiian souls who miss out on crisp fall air, trees of orange and red, hayrides, and cider mills. In celebration of the apple season, I’ve prepared a
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I was looking through an excellent resource guide for introducing Italian to kids. The book, by Therese Slevin Pirz, is called Kids Stuff Italian (Chou-Chou Press, 1998.) It contains a vast listing of vocabulary and phrases arranged by topics such as Mealtime, Playing, At the Beach, Time, Toys, Endearments, Helping at Home, Animals . . .
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I took a much needed break from the computer screen this afternoon–packed up the kids and headed out to the beach for a little sandcastle-building. Here in my little corner of Michigan, “the beach” is a metro park with gravely sand and lawn by an inland lake. It may not be the Riviera, but I
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I’ve got a fun preschool/kindergarten activity that’s perfect for counting in English, French, Spanish, German, and more. Do you know the classic preschool elephant song? It goes like this: One elephant went out to play, Upon a spider’s web one day, He had such enormous fun, That he called for another elephant to come. The
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If you’re looking for a fun way to introduce your child to a foreign language, start with a little music. There’s a great little product called Teach Me Tapes. Well, they were tapes back in the ’80′s when they were first produced. My tapes have been replaced with CD’s for quite some time, of
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