# Bilingual Card for Mother's Day

**SUPPLIES NEEDED**

- printed activity sheets
- crayons or colored pencils
- blank paper for your card

**WHAT TO PRACTICE**

Use these stickers to decorate your Mother’s Day Card! You can make an accordion card inspired by our books, just follow the steps in this video by Canticos author Susie Jaramillo.

**Weekend Project:** Accordion books are a fun way to encourage storytelling/ early writing. Have your child create an accordion book this weekend with continuous images and a story with a beginning, middle and end.

Included in this lesson:

- Mother’s Day cut out stickers

**NOTE TO GROWN UPS**

Combine the stickers with the activity from the last lesson to make a card that is as thoughtful as it is beautiful.

# Download Activity Sheet:

[Download PDF](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60f5a89e108c2683c870592d/6142c2cb45581ba2db3859fb_CT-Moms_stickers.pdf)

## TAGS

- Animals
- Art
- Customs
- Food
- Geography
- History
- Music & Dance

# Ask a Bilingual Expert

Raising a bilingual child? On this page, our very own Director of Learning Design and Efficacy, Sophia Espinoza, addresses some of the most common questions, concerns, and curiosities around the benefits of bilingualism.

## Any advice on managing two Spanish dialects in the household?

Now that our world is more interconnected than ever, families where each parent is from different countries in Latin America with distinctive dialects should celebrate it. Exposure to different languages broadens perspectives and encourages cross-cultural communication.

## What do you recommend if I’m not completely fluent and my child’s school doesn’t have an immersion class?

Encourage as much Spanish exposure as possible, use the Spanish you know, and try various resources like apps, books, and music. The Canticos Bilingual Preschool App is a great tool that provides engaging learning experiences.

## Do you recommend teaching different subjects in different languages?

Absolutely! Teaching subjects in Spanish at home will give children the vocabulary necessary that they may not learn in daily conversation or in English class.

## How can my child learn language through play?

Play-based learning through pretend play is crucial for developing social and cognitive skills. It makes language learning fun and engaging.

## What are the social and cultural benefits of bilingualism?

Bilingual children learn about different cultures through language, leading to increased empathy and better perspective-taking.

## What are some strategies for raising bilingual children?

1. **Start early**
2. **Stick with it**
3. **Make it Joyful**

## What are some common misconceptions about raising bilingual children?

- **Misconception:** Learning two languages can be confusing.
  - **Reality:** Children may mix languages, but it shows developing proficiency in both.

- **Misconception:** Bilingualism is easy to achieve with exposure.
  - **Reality:** It requires significant exposure to maintain proficiency in the native language.

- **Misconception:** Bilingual children struggle academically.
  - **Reality:** Bilingual children may take longer to develop skills but are proficient in two languages over time.