Smart Coos Launches 90-Day International Mother Language Day Celebration
By Smart Coos 21st November 2018, Brooklyn, New York -- In honor of International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on February 21, 2019 - Smart Coos is launching a 90-day IMLD campaign. The campaign is geared toward encouraging, supporting and spreading bilingualism and multilingualism throughout the world by both recognizing heritage…
Black Friday/ Cyber Monday & Holiday Sales FOR KIDS
By: The Smart Coos Team This year we have some exciting deals that would be perfect gifts for kids, family, and friends! Check out our list and take advantage of these awesome deals. Robo Wunderkind Fun colourful coding blocks for kids of all ages as it grows in complexity. It’s…
The Advantages of Reading Early to Your Newborn
By Jessica Godard The Advantages of Reading Early to Your Newborn That little plus sign has obscured your vision like a poster sign on the freeway, and you couldn’t be more elated than a balloon surpassing the stratosphere. One thing that is certain though, in a few months time, there’s…
5 Must-Read Children’s Books for Fall 2017
By: Jackie Brettschneider 5 Must-Read Children's Books for Fall 2017 The best children’s books can inspire, educate, and advise. These five books do all that while being culturally, racially and gender inclusive. 1) She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World by…
Printable: Animal + Sign Match Up!
It’s always the season for playing and a little learning just makes it more fun! Celebrate the fun with this cute animal and sign matchup. Perfect for the preschool and elementary school set, this free printable can help the little learners learn about animals and practice their…
Smart Coos Launches its Summer Learning Loss Initiative
by: Harold Jean-Louis Smart Coos Launches its Summer Learning Loss Initiative The school year has come to an end, but that doesn’t mean that we should stop advancing our youth. As you are aware, the summer is upon us, and even though Summer is synonymous with fun vacations, quality…
The Must Watch Ted-Talk for All Parents and Prospective Parents
Nearly 4 years ago, I became pregnant with my first child. Twenty days after the pregnancy test showed two lines, the morning sickness started. I had hyperemesis gravidarum (extreme morning sickness). It lasted until the 10th month - the day I gave birth to be exact. At the time, I…
Help for bilingual children going Back to School
By: Summer Blackhurst Help for bilingual children going Back to School With the first day of school on the horizon, more children than ever before in United States history will be heading into bilingual classrooms on their first day. Many parents gravitate towards these bilingual programs because studies have shown…
Language Development Myth #5
By: Smart Coos Statistics show that language learning starts to get complicated after the fourth language, but that does not necessarily mean it’s impossible or even harmful to learn more languages - it just gets a little harder. How you structure language learning for you or your child is usually…
Growing Up Screaming “Goooool!”
Growing Up Screaming “GOOOOOL!” By: Gelsey Brizo With both the Euro Cup and the Copa America (two major soccer tournaments) being held this summer, I thought it appropriate to write about my favorite sport - soccer, or football as the rest of the world calls it. Similar to how American…