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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
Dual Language, ELLs / DLLs, Idioms, Language Lizard Announcements, Multicultural,

MULTICULTURAL, BILINGUAL IDIOM BOOKS ARE “A BREATH OF FRESH AIR”

We are excited to announce a new series of idiom books, available in many languages. With clever multicultural illustrations and bilingual example sentences, Language Lizard Idiom Books explain common idioms in a way that makes them easy to understand. What is an Idiom? An idiom is a phrase that says one thing, but means something different. An idiom can be a quick way of saying something complicated. It’s useful for language learners to study idioms because knowing idioms............. CONTINUE READING
Classroom, Families, Giveaways, Holidays, Teaching 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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