Kids are like Sponges, they absorb everything. Do you also feel that they are not showing interest in learning the language? Let’s see as a parent how to make the foreign language learning process more engaging and fun for our children.

Studies have shown that there are different types of learners,

  • Auditory – They learn best through listening. They prefer lectures, discussions, and audio materials like podcasts. They often remember things better when they hear them.
  • Visual – They learn best through seeing. They prefer visual aids like charts, diagrams, videos, and written notes. They often benefit from reading or watching demonstrations.
  • Kinesthetic – They learn best through hands-on activities. They prefer to physically engage with the material through movement, experiments, and real-life examples. They often learn by doing.
  • Sensory – Often overlapping with other styles, these learners rely on their senses to learn. They might need to touch, taste, or smell things to understand them better, often integrating tactile experiences into their learning.

Watch Cartoons With everything going digital, why not technology?

Have you met kids, with a foreign accent? Give credit to Dora and Peppa pig. Kids learn the accent unconsciously. While I was learning German, I used to watch Peppa pig in German, seems funny but a sure shot way to learn Language basics via short Language videos.

Language Learning Apps: Nowadays a 3-year-old knows how to operate a phone. Apps like Gus on the go, Duo lingo, and Cloze master make learning fun and interactive. Though they are glued to the screen for a good cause.

Singing rhymes Rhymes are soothing, and interactive with catchy lyrics, and kids love them 😊.  Do you remember wheels on the bus, or head, shoulders, knees, and toes? Once we start singing them, there is no stop. Singing rhymes increase your vocabulary and works on pronunciation.

So Kopf , Schulter, Knie und Fuss. Get set go, and play on that Rhyme.

Singing Songs Music calms us and lyrics go directly into our short-term memory. There is a German word ‘’ohrwurm”, literally it means a catchy song that you keep on repeating and repeating. And repetition is the key. Remember dancing to all those English songs, catching on to the lyrics, and then singing along, though there have been times the meaning was not clear to us. So Parents get on the dance floor with peppy songs of the target language.

Reading Books  Try out first with picture books, to improve vocabulary and then slowly transit to picture describing books. e.g, For a house, you can say, this is a big house with four bedrooms, six windows, and two doors. Through this, a child will catch daily vocabulary and comprehension unconsciously.

Treasure hunt/scavenger hunt oh! I love finding Easter eggs! The same concept can be applied to foreign language learning. The trick is to give clues in the target language. As per the age, children can be given small coded messages or directions in the targeted language to find the treasure.

Wordplay is our all-time favorite. Let your creative juices flow in Scrabble and Bingo. Forming words in a foreign language is fun and a great memory sharpener.

Language Trainers Take the help of language trainers. We at The Language Lake have experienced, certified trainers. They are kids friendly and develop a good rapport with children very soon.

Language learning for children doesn’t have to be a chore. By incorporating fun and engaging activities into their daily routine, you can help them develop a love for learning languages. These activities not only build language skills but also boost creativity, critical thinking, and cultural awareness. Whether through games, storytelling, music, or crafts, the key is to make language learning an enjoyable and exciting journey for your child.

Time to act, to set the stage for your child’s foreign language learning journey.

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