If you are like me, you want to expose your kids to foreign languages but you don’t happen to speak any yourself. Classes and tutors are a great way to get started but more exposure would make the foreign languages stick a little more. I’m always on the hunt for games, books, apps, TV shows,…
Category: Teaching Kids Foreign Languages at Home
Teaching kids Spanish and Mandarin Chinese at home using fun apps, games, song, picture books and board games.
Kids Can Learn Spanish Through Songs
I’m trying to get back in the swing with Foreign Language exposure again this year. We fell off the wagon last year. We lost our Spanish tutor due to scheduling conflicts and commute distance and we could not squeeze in Chinese with the soccer schedule. Grasshopper and Sensei took Chinese in Middle School again (year…
Sites to Teach Kids Foreign Languages
I use these sites to reinforce the Foreign Language curriculum that we either do at home using a tutor or to help my child in middle school who is studying a foreign language. I hope these foreign language sites help your kids too! 100 Chinese Characters Miss Panda Chinese How to Pronounce Mandarin Chinese Memrise…
Teach Kids Mandarin Chinese in a Fun Way
Teach Kids Chinese Through Songs When my kids were younger, I found that Spanish Sesame Street, Plaza Sesamo, entertained my kids while also teaching them Spanish. Songs were also an effective and pleasant way to expose my kids to foreign languages. As my kids got older — 2nd or 3rd grade — they rebelled and…
Why Volunteering Abroad as a Teen is Crucial
International Student Volunteer Opportunities for high school students gives kids the experience they need to get into their college of choice.
Chinese Words Are Easy to Learn. Really!
Chinese Writing and Language Is Fun and Easy with a new site called MemRise which uses mnemonics to help teach adult and kids Mandarin Chinese.
Sign Language for Kids
American sign language for kids is like learning a foreign language. I have links, videos and book suggestions if you want to learn at home with your kids.