Join us in celebrating Earth Day this year with some classroom activities and bilingual books for environmental education!.......... CONTINUE READING
LANGUAGE & LITERACY BLOG
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March 22, 2021
To celebrate World Folktales & Fables Week, Language Lizard highlights three books that celebrate clever women around the world!.......... CONTINUE READING
March 16, 2021
Our new multicultural book, Vaccines Explained, looks to bring science to story time. Now more than ever, our children need to understand the importance of vaccines and their proven ability to fight the spread of infectious diseases.
Concern for the COVID-19 Vaccines
Throughout recent history, scientists have used vaccines to safeguard the human population from infectious diseases. In fact, due to the success of the smallpox vaccine, the last known outbreak of smallpox in the............. CONTINUE READING
February 24, 2021
We are excited to announce the release of our new Language Lizard Living in Harmony Books. These books use colorful multicultural illustrations and simple text to explain concepts of diversity, kindness, and friendship. Illustrations include diverse characters and settings from around the world, allowing children to see themselves in the book and learn about the world around them.
Sample page from We Can All Be Friends (Spanish-English edition)
The Language Lizard Living in Harmony Book Series consists of three titles:
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February 20, 2021
Language Lizard is proud to announce our new bilingual book,
Happy After All, which supports social and emotional learning in diverse classrooms!
Immigration Through the Eyes of a Child
Migration, immigration, refugee: these words are familiar to us all. But how does it feel for a child to leave behind family, friends, and everything loved and familiar that comprise the word home? While immigrant children enjoy the many benefits of their new countries, it’s hard to forget the faces............. CONTINUE READING
February 17, 2021
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
February 7, 2021
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
January 24, 2021
Learn food idioms, animal idioms and more during idiom week!.......... CONTINUE READING
January 13, 2021
This year, Idiom Week is January 24-30. This is a great opportunity for students to have multicultural and language learning fun with idioms. Here are some ways for students to "have a ball" during Idiom Week........... CONTINUE READING
January 3, 2021
Understanding the neuroscience and psychology of the learner is vital to successful learning and teaching. Understanding some of the changes that occur in our brains as we learn, will help us to teach and learn more effectively. .......... CONTINUE READING