Read, Play, Learn: On the Farm Read, Play Learn: On the Farm Due to my background in education, and the years I spent teaching in a Early Years setting, I have been unable to resist applying some of that experience to raising my own child – hence this series of ‘Read, Play Learn‘ posts…
Category: Language learning
Multilingual flashcard: Happy Easter!
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5 of the most beautiful words in the English language
5 of the most beautiful words in the English language I am endlessly fascinated by the vagaries and specificities of language, particularly when it comes to words which are difficult to translate because they encapsulate such a large or small concept. Check out some unique words in other languages or untranslatable words. Here are…
Library Loot: Non-fiction galore!
Library Loot: Non-fiction galore! Wow, it’s been an age since I posted one of these, despite the fact that I have been borrowing tonnes of books from the library, as always. I’m there at least once a week to pick up reservations and grab books from the ‘Recent Arrivals’ section, plus buy books in the…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020
Multicultural Children’s Book Day – 31st January 2020 This is my third year taking part in supporting Multicultural Children’s Book Day and I am, as always, privileged to be able to take part and spread the message of inclusivity in books. See my posts about Multicultural Children’s Book Day for 2018 and 2019. Why…
2020 Resolutions
2020 Resolutions What are you hoping to achieve in 2020? Do you enjoy making New Year’s Resolutions or prefer not to make them? Do you have any tips to help keep your resolutions? Every year, when the Christmas decorations have disappeared from the shops, books about healthy eating, cleaning products and organizational aids fill…
Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to me! Hope that everyone is having a great week! I know that I should probably have given up being excited by my birthday by now, especially as it is pretty much always freezing and grey, but I believe in trying to find joy in the little things so I’m going to…
Book Review: The Dictionary of Difficult Words
Book Review: The Dictionary of Difficult Words The Dictionary of Difficult Words Written by Jane Solomon Illustrated by Louise Lockhart 112 pages Published by Frances Lincoln / Quarto Books Publication date: 30th April 2019 Summary (from Goodreads): What is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates…? Find out all…
Book Review: Welcome to Our World
Book Review: Welcome to Our World Welcome to Our World Written by Moira Butterfield Illustrated by Harriet Lynas 64 pages Published by Nosy Crow Publication date: 7th June 2018 Summary (from Goodreads): Children all over the world are very different, but they also have much in common. In this beautifully illustrated book, young children…
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019
Multicultural Children’s Book Day – 25th January 2019 I took part in Multicultural Children’s Book Day last year for the first time and was super excited to be involved again this year. It is an annual event designed to raise awareness of diverse books and get more people reading and sharing the wide range of…
2019 Goals
2019 Goals ‘New Year, New Me’ seems to be the general feeling around this time of year and it can be hard not to get caught up in making grand plans about all the wonderful things we will do this year, without keeping in mind that all of the time pressures and obligations from last…
5 Simple Steps to Learn a New Language
5 Simple Steps to Learn a New Language Happy New Year! Is one of your New Year’s resolutions this year to learn a new skill, such as a foreign language? Learning a new language provides multiple benefits, including improving your executive functioning, ability to switch between tasks and encouraging you to learn about another culture,…
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