by Kim Jacobs | Aug 22, 2021 | Blog
Resource Spotlight: Your Local Library To say that I read a lot of books would be an understatement on par with saying that blue whales are large animals. I read with my students, especially the younger ones. I read to find books to suggest to students. I read for my...
by Kim Jacobs | Jul 3, 2021 | Kids
Who’s Telling Tales? Reading stories to your kids is wonderful. But telling stories with your kids, creating something together, might be even better. One of the most famous bedtime stories is The Hobbit, which J.R.R. Tolkien originally came up with as a bedtime...
by Kim Jacobs | Jul 3, 2021 | Books
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick While the reading age on this book is listed as 4 – 7 years, don’t let the limitations of book publishers deter you from enjoying this book with anyone, no matter the age! When I first discovered The Mysteries of Harris...
by Kim Jacobs | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog
Take the Plunge! It’s generally understood that the more you’re surrounded by a language, the faster and more easily you can learn it. If you find yourself living someplace where your target language is dominant, you’re automatically immersed, by...
by Kim Jacobs | May 6, 2021 | Blog
What’s Your Favorite Show? When learning a second (or third, or fourth) language, we often focus on the written word. That’s natural for many of us—learning about language in school is usually more about what we see than what we hear. Also, the written...
