Tim Johnson's Blog, page 13

How Books Help Bilingual Children Learn

 

Parents are often concerned about instilling a love for books in their children. Yet ironically, books and reading are innately fascinating to young children since an early age. Children who are presented with picture or storybooks since they are babies or toddlers, are usually fascinated by the pictures, enthralled by the story and want to talk about it with the person reading to them. And they are likely to be more avid readers as they grow up. Stories and reading are a natural and e...

Multicultural Gift Ideas for Children

Looking for a multicultural gift for a someone in your family this year?  Here are some ideas of products that other people have enjoyed:

Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Zlatovlaska i Tri Medvedya (Russian & English)


"Stop, Goldilocks, go back home. Woods aren't safe when you're all alone!" But Goldilocks doesn't listen to the warning. She walks through the woods until she comes to the bears' house with the steaming bowls of porridge. This time, one of most loved tales is being to...

Bosley Goes to Fiji to Help Improve Literacy!

I recently met a woman by the name of Shelly Darmanin who is heading up an effort to send quality children's books to the remote and isolated schools in Fiji to help the children there improve their reading and writing skills.  I figured Bosley would most likely LOVE to take a trip to Fiji, I know I would!  So two copies of Bosley Sees the World are now on a lifelong excusion to the island of Fiji!  I'm so jealous of Bosley, I'm sure he's going to meet all sorts of great child...

Bosley's Holiday Bonanza!!

More grandkids?
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"Merry Christmas" in the Languages of the World

Christmas is celebrated all over the world in so many different ways.  It's not called Christmas everywhere, and it's different in every country you may visit, but come this time of year most cultures have an extensive holiday season where love, peace and good tidings are spread from neighbor to neighbor, friend to friend, and in some cases foe to foe.

Here is a list of how "Merry Christmas" is said or the concept of good tidings can be said all over the world.

Can you memorize all of th...

Twin Bosleys on the way!!

I'm very happy to announce that my wife and I recently found out we are going to be having twin boys in early 2013!  This is extremely exciting news for us and we can't wait to meet our two new babies!  As a children's book author and advocate for children's literacy it's going to be so exciting to have a little family of my own to grow with and share books with.  You can rest assured that we will be reading dual-language books from the very start and encouraging the use of mul...

Summer Travel Activities for Bilingual Children

Summer holidays can be the best time for your children to learn a new language at home, or get enrolled in a language course. Your children can learn a number of languages, now, such as, French, Russian, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, and many more. Equip your child with one of these widely spoken languages, and it will help your child boost his or her self-confidence, and make them more competitive in the global job scenario. Summer holidays are a great time to spend more and more...

How to make language learning fun for your children?

Children learn things quicker and faster if taught in a playful and fun manner. One of the most exciting way for your child to learn new words is an outdoor trip or any sort of outdoor activities. Your child will see new and interesting objects and will ask you what they are, you can teach them about the object, and at the same time have them learn its name in two or more languages. Another fun way of learning a new language is by letting your child play with children from different communiti...

Explore the Great Outdoors to Teach your Child a New Language

Parents should always be coming up with new, creative and exciting ways of language learning for their children. Children have an incredible ability to learn and absorb a new language; you can make the process a lot more fun and exciting for them, if you incorporate outdoor activities into their daily language learning routines. You may take your children for a walk in the woods, for a fun and adventurous learning spree. You can take your children to a football game and make them learn a few...

Today’s Children Will Need Better Foreign Language Skills Than Their Parents

 

Learning a foreign language is a skill that will help your child excel in his academics, it will help your child communicate well in a foreign culture, and there is a constant demand in the work force for people who can speak foreign languages today. Why more and more parents are enrolling their children in language learning courses now? It is because there is a constant surge of globalization, and if you want your child to be the best both on a professional and personal level, you sho...