This is the concern of many parents: "I have encouraged my child to speak English on a daily basis during the school year, but when summer holidays are coming, I am afraid that he / she is losing his / her skills». But don’t panic: many different tools will allow your children to continue his/her of English during the holidays.
Mômji-Bilingual gives you some tips and tricks
Mobile apps
Long live technology! In the all-digital era we live in, other parents, facing the same issue with their kids, have created original mobile applications for a playful English review with your children.
Pili Pop (5-10 years old)
‘Fun today, fluent tomorrow’. Everything is said in the motto of this language learning application. Innovative application associated with expression activities, in which the child must pronounce the words properly to earn points and carry on in the game.
Of course, the universe is adapted to please your kids. Whether in a treasure hunt with pirates, in space with aliens, or in a sci-fi universe with robots, Pili pop allows children to combine playing and vocabulary memorizing. Your kids will learn tons of new words without being aware of it!
Another original idea of the application: every child must take care of his/her Pili. The Pili is a little red rabbit-looking creature, that the kids must feed, thanks to peppers gained during the games. They must take care of their Pili, the goal of course being to return regularly on the application.
Speaky Planet (4-12 years old)
"Your children can easily speak English, but these facilities disappear in when they become teenagers”. Speaky Planet understands that your kids' brains function like sponges, and that childhood is ideal for learning a new language, because the brain is not yet "overwhelmed" by too much knowledge to store.
Speaky Planet offers more than 600 fun activities aimed to teach new words. These games evolve in very different worlds: travelling in the United States, going on a mission with a superhero, investigating the rooms of a house ... There’ not out of ideas!
Educational cartoons
No more school. Your little ones have now more time to watch cartoons. If you choose them properly, you can allow kids to watch stimulating programs.
The most popular is certainly Dora the Explorer, for children from 3 to 6 years old. In each episode, Dora follows a specific quest (for example, "Help the blue bird find its home").
Throughout her quest, she encounters obstacles that lead her to ask questions to herself.
In addition, Dora asks questions that children can answer (in English) and gives them a time of reflection.
Feel free to read our article about best educational cartoons.
And of course: reading!
Little Mr. and Ms. by Roger Hargreaves
You’ve probably heard of these series already. It features characters identified according to their personality or notable skills: Mr. Chatterbox, Mrs. Happiness, or Mr. Tickles and his very long arms!
With no doubt, children will love this colourful and carefree universe, while memorizing simple words.
Where the wild things are
Does it ring you a bell? This book might have been in your kindergarten library when you were little.
This book, written in 1963 by Maurice Sendak, tells the story of Max, a little boy transported to an enchanted island, populated by terrifying monsters.
But the child manages to subject them with his frightening look and becomes their king.
An original story, with easy vocabulary to memorize!
For more ideas, read our articles about English books for children, from 18 months to 11 years old.
