Posted in Books, language tools on May 3rd, 2011
If your child, or a friend’s child birthday is coming up, take the opportunity to celebrate in Italian. Sing the birthday song in Italian: “Tanti Auguri a Te!” Tanti auguri a te! Tanti auguri a te! Tanti auguri a (name of the child), tanti auguri a te! Then gioca (play), read a libro (book) [...]
Posted in Books on Apr 6th, 2011
“Mama, look at this fountain!” Victoria ran across the grass toward the large fountain. The water splashed and sprayed her face. The fountain was one of the many that adorned the park of the Caserta Palace, a former royal residence built for the Bourbon kings of Naples. The water felt cool on Victoria’s sweaty forehead. [...]
Posted in Articles on Mar 9th, 2011
You may be familiar with the New York Times best seller Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, or with the movie that was made after the success of the book. The first part of the trip described in the book, takes place in Rome, Italy and makes readers dream of gelato, pasta and fine wine. [...]
If you’re planning to go to Italy in February or March this year, don’t forget to check out the wonderful Carnevale celebrations held in many cities. This year Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras (in Italian: Martedì Grasso) will be on March 8th. This is usually the peak of the celebration and the last [...]
Posted in language tools on Nov 12th, 2010
December is almost here and if you celebrate Christmas and have children in your life, it is great to have an Advent Calendar. An Advent Calendar is tradition that started in Germany over a century ago, and it’s a fun way to help children count down the days until Christmas. Advent Calendars come in many [...]
Posted in language tools on Nov 3rd, 2010
If you have young children and wish to keep your Italian heritage alive, this new book will help : Italian Nursery Rhymes Volume 2. Se avete bambini piccoli e volete insegnargli filastrocche e canzoni dell’infanzia, questo nuovo libro vi potra’ aiutare: Filastrocche Italiane Volume 2. *** Bring back childhood memories or create new ones [...]
Posted in Associations on Mar 29th, 2010
The Italian Association of Assistance is a voluntary agency, offering a wide range of services and programs focused on community services, educational and cultural activities. Italian language learners are offered several learning opportunities: language classes, private lessons, storytime for the young learners and a Multimedia Resource Center. Children aged 4 to 11 can attend the Italian Bilingual School, where teachers are [...]
Posted in Articles on Mar 27th, 2010
Exchange books, ideas and questions with other learners at ePals: a K-12 online community for meaningful learning. More than half a million educators and millions of learners across 200 countries and territories safely connect, collaborate and build community. Find Italian books and more at: www.epals.com/forums/t/34690.aspx
Posted in Associations on Mar 23rd, 2010
Casa Italia is an Italian Cultural Center whose mission is the preservation and promotion of Italian American Culture. The center is located in Chicago and offers Italian classes for children and adults, movie nights and cultural events. It also includes several museums, a library, a Community Center and an open air Pavilion. Learn more by visiting the Center [...]
Posted in Associations, Schools on Mar 14th, 2010
The Italian Cultural Center in Minneapolis is a non-profit organization open to anyone interested in Italian culture. It offers classes for adults and children, a monthly movie club, a monthly story hour for children and parties. The Italian Cultural Center also houses a collection of Italian adults’ and children’s books, movies and CDs. www.theitalianculturalcenter.org
Filastrocche Italiane - Italian Nursery Rhymes
Artemisia Vuole Dipingere - Artemisia Wants to Paint
... and many more books with parallel text in Italian and English at: www.LongBridgePublishing.com
