Spring Vocabulary in Russian Poems: Learning Poems with Children Easily and Fun
Poems are not a school duty. They are one of the most natural ways for language to enter a child's memory and stay there...
April 2, 2026
How to help a child not forget Russian during summer vacation
Three months without practice and the vocabulary that was built up all year is starting to melt away. But summer can be built differently. Why summer…
April 1, 2026
10 Spring Activities with Children That Teach Russian Subtly
When the snow melts in North America and the first green emerges, children once again start living outdoors. It's a good time to...
April 1, 2026
Why is a child moving away from the Russian language
How does it happen that people try to speak Russian at home, but only hear English in response? Sometimes it looks very familiar...
April 1, 2026
How to talk to your child about life changes and why the Russian language helps
Moving is not just a change of address. For a child, it's a new school, unfamiliar faces, different rules, and a complete absence of...
March 31, 2026
From what age to teach a child Russian: a breakdown by stages
Almost all parents who have relocated with small children ask this question. Some have heard that it's ideal before the age of three. Others...
March 31, 2026
«I Don't Want to Go to Class»: 7 Reasons Why a Child Resists and How to Deal With It
The child rolls their eyes, stalls, and invents excuses. It's the same every time. Let's break down what's behind it and what...
March 31, 2026
Russian immigrants in the US and Canada – interesting facts and stories
“How do you say this in Russian?” - This phrase immediately gives away a foreigner. Or someone who has been away from Russia for a long time and...
March 21, 2025
10 Soviet Children's Magazines: Which Ones Are Still Published Today
“Don't read Soviet newspapers before lunch,” do you remember what Doctor Preobrazhensky said in Bulgakov's “Heart of a Dog”? Soviet newspapers are a thing of the past,...
March 20, 2025
Russian poets' poems about spring: teaching with children of different ages
“The grass is green, the sun is shining” – these lines have been familiar since childhood to anyone who studied in a Russian school. You'll agree that we want our...
March 19, 2025
