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Link of Spanish Kids CD’s
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009I stumbled upon this page today: a list of some musicians who have recorded children’s music in Spanish.
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
Nice Map Site
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008I found a comprehensive map site today called The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. You’ll find maps there in PDF and jpg format.
Check it out if you’re looking for maps!-Mama Lisa
“Chanson d’Automne” – Autumn Song – A Poem by Verlaine
Monday, November 26th, 2007Here is one last poem about Autumn before I focus on the topic of the upcoming December holiday season.
I came upon this poem while looking for French podcasts to brush up on my French in anticipation of a trip to France in the Spring. There’s a whole podcast in French devoted to this poem that you can listen to. It inspired me to come up with my own translation, which you can read below.
Chanson d’Automne is a very sad poem that was written by Paul-Marie Verlaine in 1866. Most French people are familiar with this poem as it’s taught in school. French children are often required to learn it by heart.
Chanson d’Automne
Les sanglots longs
Des violons
De l’automne
Blessent mon cœur
D’une langueur
Monotone.Tout suffocant
Et blême, quand
Sonne l’heure,
Je me souviens
Des jours anciens
Et je pleure;Et je m’en vais
Au vent mauvais
Qui m’emporte
Deçà, delà,
Pareil à la
Feuille morte.Autumn Song
The long tears
Of Autumn’s
Violins
Wound my heart
With a monotonous
lethargy.All suffocating
And pale when
The hour strikes,
I remember
The old days
And I cry…And I am going away
On an ill wind
That carries me
Here, there,
Just like a
Dead leaf.Follow the link to hear Chanson d’Automne recited
A New Rosetta Stone!
Sunday, September 9th, 2007I found an interesting feature in Webster’s Online Dictionary at http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org . If you set it to “Non-English” and type in a word – it will give you that word in all of the languages it has for the word, with the definition. That’s pretty interesting to see.
For instance, the word “okay” exists in many languages. If you set the dictionary to “Non-English” and type that in, you can see all the languages for which they have information, that have the word “okay”. (Of course, “okay” is originally an English word, but it’s spread all around the world.)
New Blog about Music Education called “Musicing”
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007Vince Bates recently started a blog about music education called Musicing. I like his thoughts on music. He believes music should be taught in schools to become a vital part of the student’s whole life.
Here’s what Vince wrote (it’s also an explanation of what “musicing” means):
“‘Musicing’, to me, means any and all human action related to music… Joyful play, I think, is integral to musicing…. people engage in musicing because it is personally fulfilling – because it might lead to increased happiness and fulfillment…. This blog will explore how music in school can become joyful and personally fulfilling musicing.”
I’m curious about what Vince has to say and will be reading his blog to hear his thoughts on music.
International Children’s Digital Library – ICDL
Saturday, April 14th, 2007The International Children’s Digital Library is a wonderful site to visit with children where you can read online books in many different languages. You can choose to browse books by country, by age group, and by language. They have picture books for young kids, and chapter books for more advanced readers.
You choose the book you’d like to read. Then you click the arrows to turn the pages of the book.
So head on over there and check it out. You’re in for a treat!
-Lisa
Great Site for Early and Beginner Readers
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007My daughter’s Kindergarten teacher recommended a site called www.starfall.com.
It has letter games, early reading activities and online interactive books. If you have a child in your life who’s learning to read, go check it out! My daughter really enjoyed it.
-Lisa
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