Who were you as a child on Halloween? How to tell about your costume in Russian
The photo shows a pirate. A bandage over his eye, a striped sweater, and a bucket in his hand. The photo was sent to my grandmother. She called and asked who it was…
9 October 2026
The child speaks Russian with adults and keeps quiet with peers
In the morning, Grandma asked about school on video, and the grandson answered, briefly but in Russian. In the afternoon, my mother's friend came with her son, also...
9 October 2026
The child knows how to count and does not understand the math task in Russian
Something strange happens with the task of counting stickers. «Lena has 12 stickers, and Dima has 4 fewer. How many stickers does Dima have?»…
8 October 2026
Pushkin's poems for children by age, where to start and which words to explain
The compilation should be placed immediately below this introduction. It contains four age categories, from four years old to fifteen. Each poem is accompanied by a brief explanation…
8 October 2026
How to read an American address to an elderly person in Russian and not «misinterpret» the street name
The grandmother asks over the phone. «Type in your address for me, I'll write it down.» The child takes a envelope from the table and reads what's on it...
7 October 2026
Mom has two Mother's Days, and she celebrates them herself
At the end of November, my mom picks up the phone and calls my grandmother. The conversation starts without the usual «how are you?» right away with the main topic: Mom, on the occasion of…
6 October 2026
The Day of the Elderly, with which we congratulate people on October 1st
On the first of October, the conversation can start with a pause. «Happy holidays,» says the adult grandson, adding the date. On the other end, they laugh...
5 October 2026
What is a globe and why orange peel doesn't peel evenly
We need an orange and a marker. Draw something on the peel that looks like a continent. It doesn't matter if it's crooked. Africa in the middle, something on top, something on the bottom…
5 October 2026
Birch sap: why it can only be collected a few weeks a year
Everyone knows about maple syrup. In the spring, the tree starts to move, the trunk is cut down, the juice is collected and boiled until it thickens. With birch…
5 October 2026
Vladivostok, which was not on David Bowie's trip
In the spring of 1973, David Bowie traveled from Japan to Europe without a plane. At first, it was the ferry «Felix Dzerzhinsky.» It left from...
5 October 2026
