Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too? is a classic Eric Carle book told with classic Eric Carle art style and vibrancy. With many books of his, the art style is far from realistic. But we really love the repetitive sentence/question structures - it opens up the opportunity to learn new vocabulary and gain confidence in reading aloud.

You might not have known that The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle has been translated into over 60 languges! However, many of these translations are out of print or dangerously close to being out of print. That’s why translations are extortionately priced on sites like Amazon.

Ever since I found out about Luka, I’ve been dying to try one out. When I finally got hold of one, I started exploring how well it worked and the ways in which it could fit into our bilingual household. EU Luka is slightly different from China/US Luka but it still works well - mostly!

The book we’ve chosen today is called ‘动物的脚印’ (‘Animal Footprints’). The aim was to get her to start recognising body parts, animals and improve her comparison skills.

What have you been doing on the first day of the heatwave? Children can learn from anything and it’s important to give them the environment to let them enjoy and explore languages!

Eliora really enjoys the book and it helps her enjoy the changing seasons in the UK. The activity should teach her not just colour but also encourage her to engage with the world around her!

What we needed was to strike a balance by managing her digital content exposure so she wouldn’t forget the value of her books. The things we introduced were things that we believed would help her gain knowledge of the world around her.

So many switches in the world: light switches, computer switches, network switches, and now code-switching! I’ve started reading a tiny bit on pidgin and creole languages... It’s made me realise so much about what code-switching actually means to me. P.S. Thanks for your code-switching contributions on Facebook!

While my sister is spending hours watching YouTubers making desserts, I’m looking for recipes for something I can’t even eat… But the end result really was worth it! My daughter loves playing with it and it’s a great tool to give her hands-on learning about the things in her books!

As an architect, what is most important to me is the space and function of the building (how it is structured and how it is used). So, in many ways, whenever I think of how I have learnt languages, the heart of it lies in the environment I was immersed in and the way I use languages now.