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Neurogymnastics for preschoolers: why is it important?
Neurogymnastics is a tool that actively develops speech in children. Neurogames and neuro-exercises stimulate the interaction of the two hemispheres of the brain. Therefore, it is very...
Best Practices for Teaching Bilinguals: Bilingual Children and How to Work with Them
Your child is growing up in an English-speaking environment, but you speak Russian at home. We at Palme School fully understand the difficulties of…
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...
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,...
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...
Interesting facts about March equinox in 2025
When all the New Year's holidays seem to be behind us, another New Year arrives in some countries at the end of March. It can…
Soviet Board Games for Groups That Are Still Popular Today
You have to admit, seeing your favorite childhood games brings back warm memories of simple and carefree times, of strong friendships, and of young...
A selection of 8 movies based on games: released and coming out in 2025
Why do children often play? Some parents ask themselves this question. But don't rush to scold your child for «useless» pastime – it's better to join them...
Bullying at school: how parents should act
Do you remember the Soviet film “Chuchelo” directed by Rolan Bykov? Where all the classmates turned against the new girl and started to “bully” her, as is fashionable now...
Top 10 Soviet cartoons, which were taken apart for quotes
Remember how children in the USSR used to eagerly await watching cartoons on TV? And, even though at first for many they were…