Learn about the symbolic meaning of colors in Chinese culture in this guest post by Daniel Nalesnik, founder of Hack Chinese........... CONTINUE READING
January 18, 2023
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December 6, 2022
The winter solstice inspires celebrations and rituals worldwide. Here are 5 easy ways to incorporate the winter solstice into your classroom celebrations!.......... CONTINUE READING
March 13, 2022
World Folktales and Fables Week 2022: Language Lizard's new World of Stories series include multicultural retellings of The Three Little Pigs........... CONTINUE READING
Multicultural Children’s Book Day ‘22 was busy this year. See what reviewers said about Language Lizard’s new World of Stories books!.......... CONTINUE READING
February 15, 2022
On January 28th, 2022, Language Lizard celebrated Multicultural Children’s Book Day as a Platinum Sponsor. Read some reviews of our Vaccines Explained book!.......... CONTINUE READING
January 11, 2022
Idiom Week takes place this year from January 9-15. Language Lizard put together the best ways to teach idioms with multicultural resources........... CONTINUE READING
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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
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 23, 2019
Chinese New Year begins on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. It’s a special time to honor ancestors and renew family bonds with traditional rituals and feasts. Also known as Spring Festival, for those who celebrate it, it’s one of the most important social and economic holidays of the year.
CHINESE NEW YEAR
Chinese New Year is tied to the Chinese lunar calendar. The celebration begins on the night of a new moon, and culminates with the Lantern Festival, when families gather in the streets............. CONTINUE READING
guest post by Edmond Gubbins
Teaching in a small, rural, primary school rooted in the Catholic ethos in Ireland, Christmas is a central tradition celebrated by the students. Each year in December, the children perform a Christmas pageant, attended by their families and fellow schoolmates. However, my colleagues and I decided that, this year, we would divert from telling the traditional story of the birth of Jesus Christ and the Nativity and move instead toward teaching a more inclusive............. CONTINUE READING