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Top 10 questions from foreigners about the Russian Cyrillic alphabet
As a rule, learning a foreign language begins with the alphabet. And the first thing you encounter when learning Russian is the Cyrillic alphabet. Most...
How to get rid of parasitic words and enrich the child's speech?
“So, like, I come there, and then I tell them, like, “Well, damn!” - many don't even notice...
Pancake Day in Russia: history and traditions
“Not every day is a feast for the cat; Great Lent will also come” — not everyone knows the full version of this saying. And in...
Do parents need to be present for online classes?
“I don't even know what they're learning in class. My daughter kicks me out when class starts. She's probably embarrassed by me.”
Why do Russian schools still teach capital letters?
“Writes like a chicken with its foot,” “He has a doctor's handwriting” - many Russians understand these phrases. All these jokes are related to handwriting...
What today's kids are doing on the Internet
Today, let's talk about what our children are doing online. Why have children become completely glued to screens, how do they spend their...
Group lessons or why is it better for children to study in a group?
“I really like that my son is practicing with other children in a group. The most interesting thing is that they are all from different countries,…
Where the Descendants of Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Other Russian Writers Live Today
Imagine that in a hundred, two hundred, or even three hundred years, your descendants will be collecting family archives. Setting up museums and...
How can a child overcome the language barrier when learning Russian?
“My son recently started learning Russian and already knows many words. But he's shy when talking to his grandmother from Russia...
How to improve a child's memory with mnemotechnics?
Parents have surely had to help their children memorize poems at least once. And, if for some children a couple of readings are enough to...