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MOVEMENT & THE BILINGUAL CHILD

We continue our conversation with Anamaría Amador about her focus on movement development in young learners and what a bilingual classroom means to her........... CONTINUE READING
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SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOR DIVERSE CLASSROOMS: “HAPPY AFTER ALL”

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
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5 IDEAS FOR RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY

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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KEEP LITERACY ALIVE FOR BILINGUAL CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER

Summer is such a wonderful time for children: playing with neighbors in the sprinkler, splashing with friends at the local pool, eating popsicles on the back porch. Summertime freedom is expansive and overwhelming. The downside of summer for many teachers, especially those teaching English Language Learners (ELLs), is that they often worry that all of the hard work that their students put in during the school year will decline during the summer months. Without daily input of spoken and written language, a............. CONTINUE READING
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