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MULTICULTURAL LESSON: THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

Learn about the Year of the Water Tiger and Language Lizard's lesson plan for our bilingual book, Li’s Chinese New Year. .......... CONTINUE READING
Classroom, Holidays, Uncategorized,

INTRODUCING #WORLDKIDLIT MONTH

Language Lizard partnered with World Kid Lit to highlight world literature for young readers. We explain why these international, translated stories are great!.......... CONTINUE READING
Book Reviews, Dual Language, Families, Holidays, Idioms, Multicultural, Teacher Resources,

MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY WRAP-UP + IDIOM BOOK REVIEWS

On Friday, January 29th, Language Lizard celebrated Multicultural Children’s Book Day as a Platinum Sponsor. The day was busy with a twitter party, book giveaways, and lots of reviews of multicultural books. That’s a Wrap! We are always excited to bring awareness to the need for more multicultural children’s books in classrooms and libraries. This year, participants at the MCBD Twitter Party shared the difficulties they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also spoke about the multicultural and diverse books they............. CONTINUE READING
Community Support, Holidays,

SUPPORT MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOKS & LITERACY ON #GIVINGTUESDAY

Language Lizard is proud to join the many organizations around the world celebrating #GivingTuesday on December 1, 2020. As a Pledge 1% member, we are committed to supporting children’s education initiatives. Learn more about Pledge 1%, Room to Read, and two other non-profits that need your support to continue their work to promote multicultural children’s literature.   What is #GivingTuesday? #GivingTuesday is a global movement – a day dedicated to giving back. “Individuals, businesses, and organizations around the world come together for............. CONTINUE READING
Classroom, Families, Giveaways, Holidays, Teacher Resources,

CELEBRATING THE BILINGUAL CHILD MONTH – IN THE (VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON) CLASSROOM

October is Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month! Whether your class is in-person or virtual this month, there are many ways to celebrate language learners in both settings. This is also a great opportunity to celebrate the parents who promote bilingualism at home, and increase parental involvement in school.   Here are 5 ways teachers can incorporate Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month into in-person and virtual learning activities like reading, music and art sessions, and even PE time. Share............. CONTINUE READING
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