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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

Outdoor Learning; Why Learn Languages in Nature

Rachel Lechner

Why Learn Languages in Nature Why indeed, well let’s get straight to it! Language learning needs to be fun for children to really get excited about it. While traditional methods of language learning, such as textbooks and language classes are effective, nature opens up so many other learning opportunities and creates a completely different learning…

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Categories: Bilingual + Outdoor Learning Tags: educational + languages + outdoor learning

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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Categories: Articles + Bilingual + Language Learning

5 Language Learning Tips by Gina from Gina B Homeschool #TopTipTuesday #5TopLanguageTips

Rachel Lechner

5 Language Learning Tips by Gina from Gina B Homeschool #TopTipTuesday #Top5LanguageLearningTips Another Tuesday in February is here so let’s see what are next guest blogger has to say about her ‘Top 5 Language Learning Tips’ As said at the beginning of the month, I feel that it is important to not just promote your…

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Categories: Bilingual + Language Learning Tags: #learning + #toptips + Bilingual + educational + languages

Our Bilingual Journey So Far

Rachel Lechner

Background I just wanted to take a few minutes to talk through our bilingual journey. The decisions and the changes we made on our journey. Our decision was easy with regards to the language that we were going to choose. I am a Brit living in Austria so our majority language is German and the…

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Categories: Bilingual + Language 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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