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Note on the cover image of this post: this painting was painted in 1668 by the Dutch artist Jan Steen. It’s called The Happy Family. When Jan Steen painted it, the Netherlands was a very rich country with big ships bringing expensive things from all …
The English language day is divided into two halves: AM and PM. AM and PM come from Latin and allow us to know if we’re talking about the first or the second half of the day. AM comes from ante merīdiem which means ‘before midday’. PM …
Time to practice reading numbers. 1 + 1 = 2 2 + 2 = 4 4 + 4 = 8 8 + 8 = 16 16 + 16 = 32 32 + 32 = 64 64 + 64 = 128 128 + 128 = …
Turtle want’s to hibernate, but his friends don’t like him missing out on all the fun of winter. Here’s an online English lesson for Dutch children aged between 4 and 6 years old, based on the picture book A Loud Winter’s Nap by Kary Hudson. …
The most easy-peasy-Miss-M’geezy way to learn your months of the year. But don’t forget to give them CAPITAL LETTERS and spell them properly as well. February can be a tricky thing!
Here are some Dutch and English Tongue Twisters to help kids consciously isolate individual words . They’re great for pronunciation and excellent for the visualization of words so kids can then present them as whole units. Bakker Bas bakt de bolle broodjes bruin. Papa …
Here’s a silly poem my Popa used to tell all his grandchildren whenever we went for dinner. Peas with Honey. A traditional nonsense poem. I eat my peas with honey. I’ve done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny. But …
Do you know the English words for all of these animals? Which animal is missing after each shuffle? Now let’s break them up into groups. First, farm animals. First Shuffle Second Shuffle Oh Oh! Here …
Days of the Week Kylie van Dam Monday, Tuesday, Ticky Ticky Tuesday. Wednesday stuck in the middle. Thursday, Friday, Time to say goodbye-day, The working week is done. Need to wriggle! Saturday Sunday, Those are the fun days, Sleeping in and hanging …
