Another great date
We are growing fond of our new friends who, just like us, have moved from The Netherlands to Belgium to homeschool their kids. It’s for the first time ever that … Continue reading Another great date
Category: Lingua franca
Japanese Project
Simon has this recurring interest in Japanese, although he is not officially learning it. It began with him learning the whole Katakana alfabet at age 4, all by himself and … Continue reading Japanese Project
Smiling Mandarin
Simon made these (and several more) drawings during his latest Chinese class. Funny how every object he draws has a smile, even every grain of rice! These characters he wrote … Continue reading Smiling Mandarin
French drawing
During his French lessons Simon likes creating artsy posters, categorizing objects. When I ask him later what things are called in French he mostly recalls what he put down in … Continue reading French drawing
On having a best friend
Simon’s best friend from Amsterdam came over to visit for two days, the only true friend who loves Simon dearly and whose friendship has already endured the distance and months … Continue reading On having a best friend
Math touching programming
During his biweekly math lesson: Mom, we are converting into binary numbers! The same night Simon said to me: “Mom, you know how we have once talked about programming lessons?” … Continue reading Math touching programming
Mozart’s gender
Have been reading my old The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen book to the kids, taking the time to view the gorgeous illustrations depicting mid-18th century fashion: “Imagine Dad wearing those bows on his … Continue reading Mozart’s gender
More surprises!
Simon talks to himself a lot. In English. Since recently Neva has been trying to join him. They get a special kick out of plaing out the tackiest YouTube unwrapping … Continue reading More surprises!
Russian Grammar Game
Russian grammar has kicked off easily with these awesome cards (a set of 6 boxes, 48 cards per box).Explained prefixes, roots, suffixes and endings while learning about the spelling of … Continue reading Russian Grammar Game
Chinese lesson
I get the impression Simon is a little shy to speak during his Chinese and French lessons. Sometimes, when I ask him to say something in Chinese, he would answer … Continue reading Chinese lesson
What Was Was
Simon has a pun for you to solve. It’s a problem involving logic and language that makes more sense in Dutch but is understandable in English, too. Here are the … Continue reading What Was Was
French Kick-Off
Watching French children’s songs is definitely the favorite activity of the day.
Geeks out of the box 