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        DIVERSE GIFTS FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK & TO CELEBRATE BILINGUAL STUDENTS

        April 13, 2018
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        Spring is a great time to celebrate the outstanding educators and language learners in your life! Teacher Appreciation Week & More! Teacher Appreciation Week is May 7-11. It’s the perfect opportunity to say “thank you” to the teachers and school staff that work tirelessly to make a difference in our children’s lives. .......... CONTINUE READING
        At Home, ELLs / DLLs, Families,

        HOME LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES

        March 20, 2018
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        In previous posts, we’ve discussed the benefits of home language maintenance. However, many parents struggle to maintain the home language (HL) for a variety of reasons. Here, we offer some concrete suggestions that parents can use with elementary-aged children, to ensure they receive the cognitive, cultural and professional benefits of bilingualism. Teachers can share the following strategies with parents and even provide assignments that will support HL maintenance. Educators can also build bilingual book libraries............. CONTINUE READING
        Holidays, International Folktale Characters,

        8 GREAT FOLKTALES FOR KIDS – FAVORITE FOLKTALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

        March 13, 2018
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          World Folktales and Fables Week is celebrated the third week of each March. (This year it’s March 18-24.) Be sure to enjoy a good folktale at home and in your classroom! Use #WorldFolktales on social media, and tell us about your favorite folktales and fables. World Folktales & Fables: Important Teaching Tools Every culture has its own way of teaching lessons and sharing how different things came to be. Many do this through the telling of fables or folktales. Here, we look at eight............. CONTINUE READING
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        BILINGUAL BOOKS & MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES: WORLDWIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE!

        February 25, 2018
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        Language Lizard now offers WORLDWIDE shipping at competitive rates with lots of payment options! We’re thrilled to announce that we are working with a new international shipping partner to simplify international ordering (outside US & Canada). Simply add items to your Language Lizard shopping cart and choose the “international checkout” button to see the cost for shipping and duties and taxes. You can even choose to prepay duties and taxes when you check out, so there are no additional funds collected upon delivery. You............. CONTINUE READING
        Book Reviews,

        MULTICULTURAL BOOK REVIEWS

        February 22, 2018
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        We were honored to be a sponsor for Multicultural Children’s Book Day. As part of this process, we shared some of our bilingual multicultural books with bloggers and book reviewers to get their feedback. We were thrilled with their responses! Click on the links below to read reviews of some of our favorite diverse children’s books.   Welcome to the World Baby Reviewed by Melissa at Imagination Soup Yeh Hsien, A Chinese............. CONTINUE READING
        Community Support, Holidays,

        MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY – JANUARY 27

        January 18, 2018
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        Language Lizard is a Proud Sponsor of Multicultural Children’s Book Day on January 27th. Let’s work together to get more books that celebrate diversity into our classrooms and libraries! Check out our previous post on 3 reasons why multicultural children’s books are so very important. Multicultural Book Sets for Pre-K through 5th Grade We offer numerous Multicultural Book Sets that celebrate diversity and teach children about different cultures. Check out our new, exclusive collections that feature the best............. CONTINUE READING
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        WHY MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOKS ARE SO VERY IMPORTANT

        January 3, 2018
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        We’ve written before about the benefits of bilingual books at home and in the classroom. But what about multicultural books, with characters as diverse as our communities are today? There’s a movement to bring attention to the need for more multicultural children’s books, and to bring more of those books into classrooms and libraries. Here are 3 reasons why it’s so important that kids have access to more multicultural books… and how you can help get more diverse............. CONTINUE READING
        At Home, ELLs / DLLs, Families,

        BENEFITS OF HOME LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE, FROM PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVES

        December 6, 2017
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        Nearly one in three U.S. children live in a household where a language other than English is spoken, but are the same number of children fluent in their home language? Actually, many parents struggle to maintain the home language for a variety of reasons: when spoken to in the home language, children respond in English; some teachers encourage English only at home (the perception that another language confuses children is false); parents, their children and many societal groups view home languages as............. CONTINUE READING
        Book Reviews, Libraries, Schools,

        25 FAVORITE CHILDREN’S BOOKS ABOUT DIVERSITY

        November 30, 2017
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        Searching around for a really special gift for multicultural families and teachers working in diverse communities? Check out our new, exclusive collection of 25 of the best multicultural books for grades 1-3 that celebrate diversity and teach children about different cultures. (Note: Additional sets targeted to Pre-K through K, and to grades 3-5, are also available on the Language Lizard site.) New Set of Multicultural Books Makes a Memorable Gift for Teachers & Families The books portray children from various backgrounds, including Hispanic, Asian,............. CONTINUE READING
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        GIVING THANKS AROUND THE WORLD

        November 22, 2017
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        Thanksgiving is here! Let’s take a look at the meaning behind this holiday in the US, and what its traditions have in common with celebrations in other parts of the world. And learn to say “thank you” in different languages! Harvest Celebrations The first Thanksgivings celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians were a celebration of a good harvest. Harvest celebrations are held in every part of the world, throughout the year. For example, Vietnam celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Israel celebrates the............. CONTINUE READING
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