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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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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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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

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

Helping with Language Learning

Rachel Lechner

Helping with Language Learning The new school and homeschooling year has started, and with it in some instances the introduction of a foreign language into the curriculum. How can you help your child with foreign language learning? “Oh No!” I can hear some parents cry. This can be daunting for some families, but it doesn’t…

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Categories: Articles + Bilingual + Language Learning Tags: helping parents + homeschooling + Language learning + languages

Tis the Season!

Rachel Lechner

Using Gardening for Language Learning   Tis the season, to get those green fingers working and a focus on your language learning! Gardening is a fabulous way not only to get your children outdoors more but to also show the process to them how various fruits and vegetables that they see in supermarkets are grown…

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Categories: Articles + Bilingual + educational + Family life + Outdoor Learning Tags: #learning + Bilingual + Gardening

Let’s Meet Bilingual Author Natalia Sepulveda

Rachel Lechner

We are carrying on with our Bilingual Book Blog, and this week and I am really looking forward to introducing you to another bilingual author, and for you to read about how she uses languages and the reasons she wrote a bilingual book. So let’s meet Natalia Sepulveda   Would you like to introduce yourself?…

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Guest Blog with Bilingual Book Author Gina Paul

Rachel Lechner

Being a bilingual book author myself I am extremely passionate about this language learning resource. On my blog I will be running a number of guest blog posts from bilingual and bilingual related book authors from around the world. They will be sharing their experiences and also their reasonings behind writing their bilingual books.  …

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5 Top Language Learning Tips by Ronja from Raeuberkinder.net

Rachel Lechner

5 Top Language Learning Tips by Ronja from Raeuberkinder.net  #TopTipTuesday #5TopLanguageLearningTips   So it is the last Tuesday in February and I have really enjoyed all of our guest bloggers language learning tips so far, so much so that I may carry on with this guest blog feature in future months, so keep checking out…

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5 Language Learning Tips by Kris from Froggyreadteach #Top5LanguageLearningTips #Toptiptuesday

Rachel Lechner

5 Language Learning Tips by Kris from Froggyreadteach #Top5LanguageLearningTips #Toptiptuesday We are on week two of February and that means another guest blog focussing on ‘Top 5 Language Learning Tips’ As stated at the beginning of the month, I feel that it is important to not just promote your own ideas but to also look…

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🌳 Nature based bilingual books 🇬🇧🇩🇪 and printables for children 4-11
🐴 Pony and R+ adventures @reitstallroemerhuette
📗Language notebook prompts

🇬🇧 wooden harrow 🇩🇪 Holzegge This ha 🇬🇧 wooden harrow 
🇩🇪 Holzegge

This harrow is approx 100 years old, they definitely do not make them like this anymore! 

Avalon was brilliant yesterday, just had a quick look and a sniff before we hitched him up, then he was walking like he has been doing it his whole life. 

This pony and us using reward-based training surprises me everyday 💚

#harrow #harrowing #nature #agriculture #ridingarena #sandplatz #rewardbasedtraining #clickerpony #haflinger #arbeitspferd #englischlernen #learninglanguages #outdoorbilinguallearner
Amazing what you can find in the sand of your indo Amazing what you can find in the sand of your indoor riding school 😁

I think it's an 
🇬🇧 Oak moth
🇩🇪 Eichenspinner (nachtfalter?)

Am I correct? Please ket me know. 

#moth #nature #learninglanguages #englischlernen #learninggerman #outdoorbilinguallearner #englischfürkinder
Up onto the big seesaw for the first time. I know Up onto the big seesaw for the first time.

I know this does not look like anything spectacular, but there is some real trust here for Avalon to just step on up and go with me the first time without blinking an eyelid. 

I know it is not perfect and the lead rope is not hanging as it should etc. But I am still really pleased how Avalon has developed over the last 6 months, and how he shifts his weight to rock the seesaw.

We started 'seesawing' (wippen) this year and are loving it. Thanks to @nina.steigerwald.t for the course to start our seesawing journey and also to @sunnygofreaky whose pony has some amazing skills and are a real inspiration.

Also big thank you to my hubby @lechnerfranky
and our neighbour Bertl whose woodwork skills have been fabulous in bullding 3 seesaws of various sizes over the past few months.

Avalon and I are loving it - let's see how far we progress.

#haflinger #clickerpony #seesaw #wippenmitpferd #rewardbasedtraining #vertrauen
NEW SERIES - EMILY AND RACHELS EASY GRAMMAR GUIDE NEW SERIES -  EMILY AND RACHELS EASY GRAMMAR GUIDE (also with easy grammar worksheet).

If your child is going into the third year of 'Volksschule '(Austria), english is going to be a graded subject so this is the start of our easy grammar guide.

Use these easy worksheets and other free resources to jump start your english language learning journey during the summer holidays. 

I will post the link into my stories for this free download. The other free resources can be found in the ENGLISH ACTIVITY VAULT on the website. 

#englischlernen #volksschule #Fremdsprache #learningthroughplay #englischfürkinder #learningenglish #learninglanguages #easygrammar
#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
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