Lessons start in October

Greek for Kids is offering classes for children aged 3-7 

in Larnaca.
 

A great way for kids to learn Greek 

through crafts, songs, games and other fun activities!

For non-native speakers, 

kids with a bi(tri)lingual family background 

and even native speakers-preschoolers who want to enhance their vocabulary!

First 5 to enroll will get a 50% fee discount for a whole year!

Call Eri on 96649737 for more information on the course.

One to ten - learn the numbers

Learn the numbers from one to ten in Greek!

Use the flashcards to help your child familiarise with the numbers in Greek and learn to recognise the words for them. When you show each card to your child encourage him to count in Greek the pictures he sees. Mix them up and play the sorting game! You could even print them out twice and make it into a memory game by turning them upside down and finding the pairs!

Print out these colouring pages and get colouring! Fill in the blanks with the missing letters to practice spelling the numbers correctly. This is for the older kids who have started learning how to write the letters. You may skip this exercise with younger kids.

Alphabet Bingo Greek style!

Who doesn't like Bingo?! Lots of fun and excitement! Alphabet Bingo is just the game for a family or friends gathering. Practicing the Greek letters is the added bonus! :)

Play the game by printing out all the letters of the Greek Alphabet found here (uppercase or lowercase for variation) and placing them in a pouch or a box big enough for your hand to fit. You could print them on card paper for added durability. Then print out those Alphabet Bingo Cards, write letters in the boxes making sure you don't put the same combination of letters in two separate cards and that you don't put the same letter twice on a single row and voila! Your Alphabet Bingo Greek style is ready to play!

Get your homemade popcorn and refreshments and enjoy a game or two!

Οο to Ττ - colouring pages

Another set of letters to add to your Alphabet Colouring Pages Booklet.

Enjoy colouring, painting or doing collage using different materials or cut-outs while learning the letters and the new words. The following and final set of letters will become available later this week!

Have fun with the letters!

Back from the holidays!

Επιστροφή από τις διακοπές!

Greek for Kids has been on holiday! We are now back and ready for more fun learning and Greek language games and activities.

While on holiday we have been exploring the seaside. We have played with the sand, the waves, the pebbles, we have made castles and sandy paths for our crabs, starfish, trucks and boats to travel from one castle to the other! What have you been doing on your holiday?

Let's colour some pictures and remember our time at the beach this summer!  

 

Word trivia:
In Greek, when someone gets back from their summer holidays they are greeted with the phrase καλό χειμώνα, which means have a good winter.

Καλό χειμώνα everyone!

Baking cookies - Τα κουλουράκια

My girls and I do a lot of singing. It helps them build a rich vocabulary and promotes imagination too! Young kids all love to sing and you will be very surprised to see how quickly they learn a new song even if it is in a language they don't speak. It is a great way to expose your child to a second language which they will be learning without even realising! It is a great exercise for native speakers too, since it promotes good use of grammar, syntax and word association. 

Here is a song called Τα κουλουράκια. Use the printable to laminate it or print it on a card paper and hold it for your child to look at while you are both doing the singing. You can also watch the video of Maya singing the song. She is a bit distracted but you can still get an idea of how to sing this song with your kids. It is a very cute song and you can do some lovely cookie baking to accompany your singing too!

I love my family! Η οικογένειά μου!

 A family tree! Maya and I really love this one. We update it every now and then - it started with the four of us (μαμά, μπαμπά, Μάια, Θέα) and now we have added up to cousins, aunts and uncles and grandparents too!

You can make your own simple tree by cutting a brown rectangle for a trunk and a green cloud for the leaves. If you are feeling more adventurous you may want to draw a more elaborate tree. Once you have your tree you can add the family member leaves and why not, attach a picture for each member of the family as well. Decorate them, cut them, laminate them if you like. You could add some texture to the trunk by gluing  different materials on it such as sand, pebbles, felt paper, macaroni or really anything else you may think of or have available. You could also use some real leaves/green felt paper/green paper strips to give it some extra volume and texture. A lovely craft!