Tagalog Activities for Kids - My Family and Home - by Bien-Elize C Roque-Nido (Paperback)

About the Book

Tagalog Activities for Kids: My Family and Home is part of the essential bilingual learning workbook series that lets kids engage with Filipino language and culture while exploring the things and people that are closest to them.

Book Synopsis

"This high-interest Tagalog activity book introduces the Filipino language and culture to its youngest readers employing a practical and interactive approach to learning Filipino, integrating various language domains: speaking, listening, reading, writing and visual literacy. Readers will love the functional vocabulary complemented by the clear, crisp and inviting visuals. Magaling!"-Tina Alejo, Kindergarten Filipino WLES/Biliteracy Teacher, Bessie Carmichael School/Filipino Education Center PK-8 San Francisco and Co-founder, Galing Bata, a Filipino bilingual after school and summer program

Make learning Tagalog fun with engaging activities and vibrant illustrations, all designed to build cultural familiarity and linguistic confidence in our little ones. In Tagalog Activities for Kids: My Family & My Home, children can engage with Filipino language and culture while exploring the things and people that are closest to them. With words like kusina (kitchen) and walis (broom), lola (grandmother) and kuya (big brother), this set of over 80 activities will help with recognizing and recalling common household Tagalog words so that using them becomes second nature.

Tagalog Activities for Kids is an essential workbook series for children and parents who are interested in learning Tagalog and connecting with Filipino culture. Created by educators, designers, and of course, parents of budding bilingual Tagalog speakers, this series will keep the kiddos engaged, challenged, and stimulated in ways that are unique from other common activity books. Language learning has been proven to stimulate cognitive development, build empathy, and develop children into more culturally aware individuals. Give your children the kind of headstart that will benefit them for a lifetime, with Tagalog Activities for Kids.

Review Quotes

"This high-interest Tagalog activity book introduces the Filipino language and culture to its youngest readers employing a practical and interactive approach to learning Filipino, integrating various language domains: speaking, listening, reading, writing and visual literacy. Readers will love the functional vocabulary complemented by the clear, crisp and inviting visuals. Magaling!"-Tina Alejo, Kindergarten Filipino WLES/Biliteracy Teacher, Bessie Carmichael School/Filipino Education Center PK-8 San Francisco and Co-founder, Galing Bata, a Filipino bilingual after school and summer program

"Tagalog Activities for Kids is aesthetically pleasing and simple to use in providing Tagalog instruction for early learners of the language. The variety of activities helps learners practice their writing and problem solving skills while also learning Tagalog. It is a valuable introductory tool for speaking and writing the language. Overall, I loved the book and can definitely see myself using it alongside classroom instruction of Tagalog or as homework to take home, so families can also participate in learning. The artwork and direction was beautiful, and the overall organization of each chapter was fun to follow." -Jhulsany Futol, First Grade Filipino WLES Teacher, Longfellow Elementary School, San Francisco, CA

"What a mindful, immersive, collaborative, caring, and intimate approach to teaching and learning Tagalog! Fun, gorgeously illustrated, full of play and possibility, these workbooks will connect our young ones to our ancestors for generations to come." -Jason Magabo Perez, Ph.D., Director, Ethnic Studies Department, Cal State University, San Marcos

"This book does more than teach. It brings young ones into an embodiment of place and belonging. By the mere tracing of a word or in playing a game, amidst emotions and laughter, words become more than vocabulary they are memorizing; they become meaningful parts of who they are in the world." -Irene Faye Duller, Faculty, USF Yuchengco Philippine Studies

"Yes! Tagalog Activities for Children is a book I wish I had growing up. The activities in this book will bring Fil-Am children closer to their Filipino heritage and what better way than through language? The activities are crafted to bring families closer and to be proud of being Filipino. Mabuhay!-Tony Robles, Author of Lakas and the Manilatown Fish and Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel