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Say Thank You in Many Languages This Thanksgiving
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 [...]
Answers to Name That Language: Madagascar Escape 2 Africa
I hope you’ve enjoyed playing our little linguistic guessing game. So, what languages did you hear on the Madagascar Escape 2 Africa trailers? Take a look at the answers to see how you did:
1. German
2. Spanish
3. French
4. Russian
5. Italian
6. Danish
7. Hungarian
8. Finnish
9. Czech
Thanks [...]
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa: Name That Language
If there’s one thing on my to-do list this Thanksgiving break, it’s a trip to the movie theater with my boys to see Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. I can’t wait to see what Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo, and those crazy penguins have been up to.
Until then, [...]
What’s Scooby Doo Speaking? Here are the Answers!
I hope you enjoyed playing “Name That Language!” Here are the answers to yesterday’s Scooby Doo video clips:
1. French
2. Swedish
3. Portuguese
4. Spanish
5. Polish
6. Russian
I’ll fess up . . . I could only correctly identify three languages on my own: French, Swedish, and Spanish. How did you do?
What’s Scooby Doo Speaking? Name That Language!
We haven’t played “Name That Language!” in awhile. We have two generations of Scooby Doo fans in our household. It’s the perfect cartoon for October . . . scary!
Settle in with a Scooby snack, watch these video clips and try to guess the language you hear. Leave a comment if you think you know. [...]
Preschool Foreign Language Counting Game: One Elephant Went Out to Play
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 second verse has two elephants, the [...]
National Holidays Around the World: July
Francophile that I am, it’s going to be an effort not be too France-centered in this blog. So, oui, July 14 is Bastille Day–France’s Independence Day. But there are other countries celebrating national holidays besides the American 4th and le quatorze juillet. I got this list of national holidays in July from the U.S. Department [...]
Teach Me a Language: Songs for Teaching Kids Foreign Languages
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 course, [...]
