
10 fun, practical and culturally engaging ideas for helping bilingual kids practice their language skills over the summer
Here are 10 fun, practical, and culturally engaging ideas for helping bilingual kids practice their language skills over the summer — whether they’re maintaining two languages or strengthening a heritage language. 🎭 1. Language-Immersion Theme Weeks Choose a theme based on children’s interests for the week (e.g., Dinosaurs, Outer Space, Cooking, Travel) and do everything around that theme in the target language: Watch shows/movies in the language Do crafts and science experiments Read themed picture books or comics Make a themed word wall 👪 These are great for siblings or friends learning the same language! 📚 2. Summer Reading Challenge