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        5 IDEAS FOR RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY

        February 17, 2021
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        We are ready to pay it forward today. It’s time to spread kindness to all your neighbors! What is Random Acts of Kindness Day? On February 17th, people in the United States are given a day to encourage random acts of kindness. It all started in 1995 when a small nonprofit from Colorado, suitably named the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, organized this celebration. Later in 2004, New Zealand took up the idea to welcome springtime on September............. CONTINUE READING
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        MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY WRAP-UP + IDIOM BOOK REVIEWS

        February 7, 2021
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        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
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        CELEBRATING THE BILINGUAL CHILD MONTH – IN THE (VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON) CLASSROOM

        October 5, 2020
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        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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        TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT RACISM AND INEQUALITY – RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS

        June 8, 2020
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        Photo by Logan Weaver via unsplash We at Language Lizard always strive to promote inclusion, and celebrate diversity. We encourage schools, teachers and families to address the inequities that exist in our society. This post contains resources that specifically address how parents and teachers can talk about race and racism with children.   “Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilisation.” – Mahatma Gandhi Help Kids............. CONTINUE READING
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        ONLINE TEACHING SUPPORT & INFORMATION FOR ELL FAMILIES REGARDING CORONAVIRUS

        March 15, 2020
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        During this challenging time, we want to provide you with a few useful resources. For those dealing with school closures, here are resources for teaching online from NY State TESOL, from The Edublogger, and from Amazing Educational Resources. Multilingual information about Coronavirus to share with families, including English Language Learners   ESL activities with explanations in different............. CONTINUE READING
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        USING FOLKTALES & FABLES TO BUILD LITERACY SKILLS (FREE LESSON PLAN)

        March 7, 2020
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        As always, World Folktales and Fables Week arrives the third week of March. What a great opportunity to work on literacy skills with these classic stories! Folktales and fables have near-universal appeal, thanks to their simple story lines, talking animals, and magical scenarios. Here, we offer some ideas for students to improve their reading and writing skills with the use of folktales and fables........... CONTINUE READING
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