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Dr. Seuss Reading Week for Bilingual Learners
Dr. Seuss reading week is a fantastic time to read books by Dr. Seuss and other titles. Promoting literacy in this way engages your bilingual readers to learn about different topics. Besides having a great way to incorporate reading, take this time to add after-reading activities. Dr. Seuss Reading Week Ideas For example, you can create activities like puzzles, word matching, or even hand painting….…...
Little Red Riding Hood Bilingual Read Aloud
Little Red Riding Hood is a classic tale that includes many literary elements and a fun text to read. While the original story by the Grimm brothers contained scary situations, there are versions to please young readers. The little red riding hood story has a simple text to help young bilingual readers retell the story. Aside from story elements, you can use the text to……...
Supporting Special Needs Learners: Annie from Accessible College
Supporting special needs learners from K-12 grades can sometimes be a challenge. As special needs students incorporate valuable lifelong skills, they become more self-aware. After that, many special needs students might seek higher education. However, the transition to college may not be an easy one. I sat down with Annie Tulkin from Accessible College to talk about supporting special needs learners going to college. Surprisingly,……...
Spanish Sight Words Ideas and Resources
Spanish sight words ideas for bilingual learners consist of fun games and hands-on activities. In this way, you can encourage young bilingual learners to identify sight words in various contexts. Besides using traditional tools like flashcards, encourage your students to develop skills to enhance memorization of these words. Align learning Spanish sight words with bilingual stories and fun games for deeper learning.
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Learning about Shona and Ndebele Languages with Yeve from Philisacreatives
Learning about Shona and Ndebele languages may be a creative way to approach linguistics, especially when you want to learn other languages. When I sat down with Yeve Sibanda from Philisacreatives, she mentioned how valuable a book about Shona and Ndebele is for any bilingual learner. In her recent book, My First Book of Shona and Ndebele languages, she explains the essential parts of knowing……...
Valentine’s Day Bilingual Activities and Read-Aloud Story
Valentine’s Day bilingual activities can boost those language skills forgotten from previous months. Winter breaks or long pauses between learning periods can disrupt the learning pattern in the classroom. Sometimes you might have to reinforce or refresh concepts. In most cases, reviews of early concepts can help bilingual students stay on track…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready…...
Winter Holiday Ideas for Bilingual Learners
Winter holiday ideas are easy to put together with little to no preparation. You often might find yourself wondering what to teach during those last few days of school. Or, you might be wondering how to keep your bilingual children learning? Either way, consider bilingual activities that can engage and entertain during the busy holiday season. … Membership Required You must be a member to access…...
Spanish Winter Learning Activities
Spanish winter learning activities for bilingual learners consist of quick ideas to keep them learning. While the winter season brings lots of joy and enthusiasm, you can still create Spanish lessons to engage your students and children. These lessons don’t have to be elaborate. On the other hand, you can use the winter break as a precursor for concepts in the next few months. Adding……...
Learning Letter Identification Activities for Bilingual Learners
Learning letter identification is probably the beginning step to knowing Spanish. Each letter in the Spanish alphabet combine with syllables to create different words. That is, knowing beginning letters is the precursor to acquiring vocabulary and stepping into reading. With fun letter identification activities and games, young bilingual learners learn while playing.
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Spanish Nursery Rhymes for Preschoolers
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