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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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How To Learn a Language Using The Charlotte Mason Approach

Rachel Lechner

The Charlotte Mason approach to learning languages is an effective and engaging method that emphasises immersion, real-life experiences, and the use of living books. This unique approach not only helps learners develop a deep understanding of the language but also fosters a love for the culture and history associated with it. If you think about…

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Categories: Charlotte Mason + Language Learning + Outdoor Learning

Outdoor Language Learning for Children: Fun and Effective Ways to Learn

Rachel Lechner

Outdoor Language Learning for Children: Fun and Effective Ways to Learn Language learning does not need to be a daunting task. Make it fun and exciting, especially for children. You can do that by incorporating outdoor activities into their language learning journey. In this blog post, we will explore some fun and engaging ways for…

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Categories: Outdoor Learning

How to Organise Your New Language Learning Notebook

Rachel Lechner

Learning a new language can be an exciting and fulfilling adventure! To make the most of your language learning experience, it is essential to find a way to track and log your family’s or childs journey. How about doing this in a notebook? Notebooking, bullet journaling and scrapbooking have become immensely popular over the past…

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Categories: Language Learning

Using Adventures for Language Learning

Rachel Lechner

Using Adventures for Language Learning First things first! This blog post contains affiliate links from Amazon . If you use them, I might be rewarded credit or a commission of the sale (at no extra cost to you). Please note that I only recommend items that I personally use and love and I always have…

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Categories: Outdoor Learning Tags: adventures + language + 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

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

Spring Foraging – Nettles

Rachel Lechner

Spring Foraging Nettles Spring has finally arrived, and so have budding leaves, bird song and new nettle leaves! Nettles are one of the first items that come to life in spring that can easily be foraged with children as long as they are wearing gloves! Please do not forget some simple foraging rules before you…

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Categories: educational + 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

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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🌳 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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