Creating a bilingual children’s library? It can be difficult to find well-written books in both Spanish and English, so here I’ve done the research for you. Following is a list of bilingual books/books available in both Spanish and English designed for the next stage: older toddlers and young children (very young Pre-K through 1st grade). These books are classics for…
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In earlier posts, I discussed our desire to give our child a bilingual home and gave a list of some of the resources we are using. When only one parent (or neither parent) is fluent in the desired second language, you have to rely mostly on books and other resources to help you teach your child. Here are more bilingual…
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Mother’s Day always makes us pause to think about the mothers in our lives. Not just the mothers who gave birth to us and cared for us, but also grandmothers and aunts, stepmothers and neighbor ladies, the church ladies who taught Sunday school to us for sometimes thankless years… Reading biographies helps us learn from the past. We read books…
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It’s gardening time of year again for most of us! And while it requires less planning ahead of time to kneel in your yard and pot plants, it certainly makes your life easier to have a potting bench. Here is a collection from around the web of do-it-yourself potting bench designs. Happy gardening! 1. Built to Last Potting Bench Find…
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Is your child lactose-intolerant? Or do you prefer he get his calcium from sources other than cow’s milk? Here is a list of foods that are high in calcium and will help your baby’s bones grow strong! (Minus choices like sunflower seeds that would make him or her choke.) You can also find almond milk or orange juice fortified with…
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