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Language Nature Notebook Activities for Ages 4-11

27.02.25 | Articles + Language Learning Notebooks

Pony Language Learning Adventures; Basic Horse Anatomy

08.01.25 | Pony Adventures

How To Start Your Language Learning Journey in 2025

28.12.24 | Articles + Language Learning

Language Learning with Ponies – Blog Topics 2025

26.12.24 | Pony Adventures

5 Reasons Why Christmas is a Great Time for Language Learning

28.11.24 | Articles + Language Learning + Languages

Creating a Language Learning Routine: Tips for Busy Families

13.09.24 | Language Learning

LEARNING LANGUAGES THROUGH NATURE

It has been researched and proven time and time again that children learn more quickly with the use of play and the great outdoors.

In an outdoor environment children are more inquisitive, adventurous and more likely to observe and ask questions. This builds the perfect setting for learning a new language.

On the Outdoor Bilingual Learner Blog we want to be able for you to collect ideas and for us to coach, advise and get you and your family ready to start your ‘LANGUAGE LEARNING JOURNEY’ using nature and the great outdoors.

ENJOY YOUR NEW LANGUAGE LEARNING OUTDOOR ADVENTURES!!

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Language Nature Notebook Activities for Ages 4-11

Rachel Lechner

Did you ever consider a language nature notebook for your 4-11 year old child? If not let´s look at how this can make language learning exciting, which it needs to be otherwise things can go down-hill pretty quickly. As always this blog post is inspired by the educational philosophy of Charlotte Mason. Language nature notebooks…

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Categories: Articles + Language Learning Notebooks

Pony Language Learning Adventures; Basic Horse Anatomy

Rachel Lechner

Using your child’s love of horses for language learning can be a great motivation. When children are interested in something then they usually stay engaged for a longer period of time. This first blog post of this series of 12 for 2025 will be focussing on Basic Horse Anatomy. Resources that you can use and…

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Categories: Pony Adventures Tags: Charlotte Mason + educational + Language learning

How To Start Your Language Learning Journey in 2025

Rachel Lechner

It’s that time of year again when many people start to consider new goals and ideas. So, what about starting or restarting your child’s language learning journey? Now, I write and post about this theme quite a lot because instead of just starting a language learning journey with your child on a whim, I think…

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Categories: Articles + Language Learning

Language Learning with Ponies – Blog Topics 2025

Rachel Lechner

Introduction Language learning and ponies, do they really go together? Well if you have a pony-mad child then they do! If you are a homeschooling family or just a family who wishes to encourage more language learning into your home, but you are not sure how to motivate your child, then help is on the…

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Categories: Pony Adventures

5 Reasons Why Christmas is a Great Time for Language Learning

Rachel Lechner

I absolutely love Christmas, and all the festivities that come with it, and all these are great for language learning! And because Christmas is a time for families and lots of time spent together, there are lots of reasons to use these relaxing and fun times for language learning. So let’s takes look at my…

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Categories: Articles + Language Learning + Languages Tags: #educationalresources + #learning + Charlotte Mason + educational + helping parents + homeschooling + Language learning

Creating a Language Learning Routine: Tips for Busy Families

Rachel Lechner

Finding the time for language learning or to strengthen existing language learning skills can be challenging for busy families, especially when juggling work, school, and extracurricular activities. However, with a simple and flexible approach, even 15 minutes a day can make a big impact on your child’s language learning journey. Here are some tips to…

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Categories: Language Learning Tags: #educationalresources + #learning + Charlotte mason Inspired + helping parents

Learning Languages Through Nature-Theme Snails

Rachel Lechner

Learning languages through nature is a way to bring children into a natural environment in order to encourage learning. By adding a specific nature topic that your children are interested in is a definitive bonus. When children are outdoors they become more inquisitive and also more open to taking on information that in a normal…

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Categories: Language Learning Tags: #educationalresources + Bilingual + outdoor learning

How Children Can Learn Languages Through Gardening

Rachel Lechner

Gardening is a fabulous way for children to learn languages, particularly in our case English and German. It combines hands-on activities with the natural environment, making the learning process enjoyable and memorable. If you follow me on Instagram you would have seen various reels over the past couple of years showing our vegetable gardening and…

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Categories: Outdoor Learning Tags: Gardening + Language learning + outdoor learning

Children’s Language Learning Notebook – 10 Layout Ideas

Rachel Lechner

I am a huge fan of Charlotte Mason’s thinking towards language learning and of course nature and want to bring these ideas to you for your language learning notebooks! These layout ideas are there for you to improvise and design for your own needs, and I will be posting out layouts on our Instagram stories…

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Categories: Articles + Language Learning + Language Learning Notebooks Tags: Home education + languages + Learning English + outdoor learning

How to Use Nature Journaling for Language Learning

Rachel Lechner

Nature journaling can be such a powerful tool. Being in nature for children can be relaxing but can also open up curiosity and give them the confidence to ask questions.In this blog post we will explore how to effectively use nature journaling to enhance your language learning journey. Why Nature Journaling? Nature journaling provides such…

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Categories: Language Learning + Language Learning Notebooks Tags: #educationalresources + #learning + Charlotte Mason + helping parents + Language learning + outdoor learning

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📚 Providing (Grundschule/Volkschule) english resources und 📗 journaling prompts using 🌳 Nature 🐴 Ponies & ⛺️Adventures

#WhinnyWednesday Working together—mum, daughter #WhinnyWednesday

Working together—mum, daughter, and pony—with kindness, curiosity, and a lot of languages.

Emily and Gypsy are just starting out on their clicker/horse agility journey, and this short 'training' session includes so much:

 Clear communication (sometimes in English, sometimes in German -got to get that bilingual learning in 😉)

 Learning side by side.

 Building trust through positive reinforcement—for both humans and horses.

We’re definitely not aiming for perfection, but more of a connection. One cue, one giggle, one “brav" at a time.

Language learning isn’t just for schoolbooks!

#outdoorbilinguallearner #BilingualParenting #pedestal #MultilingualFamily #KinderMitPferden #buildingconnection  #ponyfun #motherdaughtertime #WhinnyWednesday #learninglanguages #positivereinforcementtraining #englischlernen #bilingual #lernen #learning #gypsycob
#multilingualmonday 5 Phrases for Calmness – Fo #multilingualmonday

5 Phrases for Calmness – For humans and ponies.

A calm connection can be communicated—gently, consistently and bilingually.

Here are 5 phrases I say softly in both English and German, to build trust and slow the moment down—for both of us, as I get stressed to sometimes!!

breathe – atmen

It's okay – Alles gut

Slow down – Langsam

I'm here /I'm with you – Ich bin bei dir

Good boy/girl – brave junge/ braves mädchen

Don't forget language also creates a type of energy,  that can be conveyed to both people and ponies😊

Which phrase speaks to you most today?

#MultilingualMonday #BilingualHorseLife #LanguageWithFeeling #CalmConnection #outdoorbillinguallearner #ClickerTraining #MindfulHorsemanship #relaxing #walking #forest
Enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest and hav Enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest and having some bonding time with my two blondies. 

#wandernmithund #wandernmitpferd #nature #relax #clickerpony #learningthroughplay #outdoorbilinguallearner #slowliving #natureinspiredlearning #mindfulness #haflinger #labrador
Here is what living in a bilingual family/environm Here is what living in a bilingual family/environment looks like. Everyone in the family (pets included) needs to be bilingual!!!

#multilanguagemonday #outdoorbilinguallearner #languages #learningenglish #Englischlernen #bilingual #bilingualeducation #bilingualanimals #pony #haflinger
Just thought I would have some fun today. Such a Just thought I would have some fun today. 

Such a good boy, first time and straight on. 

#Trust #haflinger #clickerpony #pedestal
Love seeing these boys in the morning 🐴💚 Pu Love seeing these boys in the morning 🐴💚

Pumba is always first, like he has a radar for food or cuddles. The other two amble over when called. 

#bestponies #ponies #morningslikethis #myhappyplace
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