Dear Reader:
Just when you're looking for new ways to bring more multicultural education to the classroom while meeting the Common Core Standards, we are thrilled to announce that we have another wonderful lesson plan to share, created by our friends at West Chester University of PA.
 This newest unit uses two popular and beautifully-illustrated books, Handa's Hen and Handa's Surprise, to teach students about Kenya and, at the same time, to help them identify and use descriptive writing. Using this lesson plan, students will learn to distinguish similarities and differences in cultures and communities. They will also be able to hear some African languages spoken!
For those of you who don't yet know, we have many complimentary lesson plans available for teachers to download. There are lessons that are specific to certain holidays (Chinese New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, Thanksgiving) as well as those that focus on certain countries (India, Korea, Japan, Romania). Others teach about understanding and appreciating differences, or bullying and problem solving. To obtain access to all the lesson plans, simply go to www.languagelizard.com/lessonplans.htm.
 For those interested in reading more about the adventures of Handa, we are offering a 10% discount on both Handa's Hen and Handa's Surprise. You can receive the discount by entering coupon code CCS-HANDA upon checkout (offer good through Nov 30, 2014).
Happy Reading!
Anneke Forzani
President and Founder
Language Lizard, LLC
P.S. Thanks to all those who entered our $100 Bilingual Book Giveaway! Based on the great response and the clear need for bilingual books, we are planning on holding additional giveaways in the future (always announced early to newsletter subscribers)! And congratulations to our winner Robin Vander Groef from NORWESCAP Head Start in Newton, NJ. She is planning to use the funds to buy books for use in the Head Start classroom with students who come from Chinese, Spanish and Urdu speaking homes.
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