tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post519155738902334154..comments2024-03-27T11:32:14.453+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: Homemade Matching Game To Teach A LanguagePenniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-50600934580513224062014-07-10T17:01:04.483+00:002014-07-10T17:01:04.483+00:00Oh, and your son can tape signs all over the house...Oh, and your son can tape signs all over the house labeling things in the new language.Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-3327118076392573432014-07-10T16:51:50.099+00:002014-07-10T16:51:50.099+00:00A game I liked from high school is called dictiona...A game I liked from high school is called dictionary, but it doesn't work until everyone can read.<br /><br />Someone finds a word that nobody knows (say, in a dictionary). Then everyone writes a definition on a piece of paper. Whoever found the word puts the real definition; everyone else makes up a definition. Then everyone passes their definitions to the person who found the word and Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-35213456585584620932014-07-10T16:48:23.666+00:002014-07-10T16:48:23.666+00:00No kids, but I'm going to be starting a Spanis...No kids, but I'm going to be starting a Spanish class this fall and have been doing some research. My favorite trick is to use different colors for different kinds of things that hard to keep track of when making flashcards. For example, in Spanish, there are two genders, so if you use one color for the feminine words and another for the masculine words (Spanish side only--no hints on the Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-26350331696667058692014-07-09T23:13:13.235+00:002014-07-09T23:13:13.235+00:00Kidlet is not talking yet (20 months), but he very...Kidlet is not talking yet (20 months), but he very clearly understands everything we say to him in both languages (English and Dutch), and right now, I'm considering adding a third (Chinese) to the mix. We do one-parent-one-language, but we both read to him in books of whatever language he chooses. I'm sure this doesn't help but, well, what can you do if your toddler wants you to Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177864294778546164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-14301475848108499842014-07-09T21:03:00.405+00:002014-07-09T21:03:00.405+00:00Thank you for these ideas! I greatly appreciate it...Thank you for these ideas! I greatly appreciate it!Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-87129367896262750062014-07-09T20:35:28.900+00:002014-07-09T20:35:28.900+00:00I teach English in a country where it is not the p...I teach English in a country where it is not the primary language, and use memory cards like these. Some additional ideas: Make a set of cardboard or paperboard balloon-shapes (you can even tie strings on the appropriate end), hide one half of the memory cards under the individual "balloons" on the floor--with one or two cards under each balloon. Then get the kids to find the matching Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com