Try learning one of the Chinese children’s songs listed on this site.

Lon Po Po, by Ed Young, is the Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood.

The Seven Chinese Sisters, by Kathy Tucker, tells the story of six sisters with unique talents who must use them to save the seventh sister after she’s kidnapped by a dragon!

The Seven Chinese Brothers, by Margaret Mahy, is a retelling of the classic Chinese tale about a family of brothers who must work together to triumph over the corrupt emperor.

Dim Sum for Everyone!, by Grace Lin, is about a family with three daughters visiting a resaurant for a meal of dim sum. Childrean learn about Chinese culture and traditions.

Learn about games that Chinese children play, such as Nim, a counting game.

Kites have played an important role in Chinese history and culture. Learn more about them.

Learn how to make traditional Chinese dishes, such as Asian Egg Drop Soup and Egg Rolls.

In the mid-1500s, Spain took control of Chile. It wasn’t until 1817 that Chile became independent from Spain. Today, Spanish is the main language in Chile.

This website is available in both English and Spanish. There are activities to download, stories to listen to, and much more!

Try some Spanish language activities. This site includes an on-line English-Spanish picture dictionary and an on-line Spanish-English dictionary, as well as information, quizzes and pictures to color!

Here are some children’s songs from Chile in Spanish and English.

In some provinces of Canada, only English is spoken; in others, French is the dominant language. Although Canadian French differs somewhat from the French spoken in France, you can use these easy activities to learn a little French. You will find information, quizzes, pictures to color and French- English and English-French picture dictionaries.

Children’s songs and nursery rhymes from Canada, in both French and English, can be found here!

If you already speak French, you may enjoy these rhymes and songs!

The most eastern province of Canada, Newfoundland, is famous for its stories of encounters with fairies. These “little people” or “good people” are small and sometimes bearded. The stories say they appear when people are out berry-picking, outside near their homes, or walking in the woods. The fairies are full of laughter, and sometimes people say they cause unusual things to happen. Can you make up your own fairy story?

Canada was named by the French explorer Jacques Cartier in the 1500s. “Kanata” means village or settlement in the Huron-Iroquois language, the language spoken by the natives who gave Cartier directions. Learn more about Jacques Cartier and others who explored Canada.

Learn about Canada Day, July 1, by checking out the seasonal calendar.

Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, is celebrated in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Why do you think these countries share the holiday?

Part of the tradition of Boxing Day is giving money and other gifts to people who are in service jobs. No one knows for sure when or how the holiday started. What do you think? Hint: Hundreds of years ago the wealthy people who lived in England had their servants work on Christmas to make and serve the holiday meal.

The holiday has nothing to do with the sport of Boxing, but it probably has something to do with how gifts are given, or where people put money for needy families when they go to Church.

When the first Portuguese came to Brazil, there were millions of native Brazilians who spoke many different tribal languages, some of which are still spoken today. By the early part of the nineteenth century, Brazil was no longer part of Portugal, but today nearly all Brazilians speak Portuguese. Use this on-line English-Portuguese picture dictionary and other Portuguese language activities to learn a little bit of the official language of Brazil.

In 1500 a Portuguese fleet of ships landed in Brazil. Soon after the arrival of that first fleet of ships, Brazil became a Portuguese colony. Why did Portugal want to have Brazil as a colony? You can research the answer to this question and many other facts about our world in the World Factbook.

Choose from these recipes for a taste of Brazil.

Here is a site with many children’s songs in Portuguese!

Bolivia has three official languages: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. Spanish is the most widely spoken. There are over 8 million Quechua speakers in South and Central America. Quechua was originally spoken by the Inca. Here are some English words derived from Quechua: coca, condor, guano, gaucho, guanaco, Inca, jerky, lagniappe, lima [bean], llama, pampa, puma, quipu, quinine, quinoa, and vicuña.

Do you know any words in English that came from Spanish words? You can find the answer to this question and many other facts about our world at Infoplease.

Try some Spanish language activities. This site includes an on-line English-Spanish picture dictionary and an on-line Spanish-English dictionary, as well as information, quizzes and pictures to color!

This website is available in both English and Spanish. There are activities to download, stories to listen to, and much more!

Belgium is a small country with two languages – French and Flemish. Flemish is similar to Dutch. What countries do you think border Belgium? You can find the answer to this question and many other facts about our world in the World Factbook.

Learn a little Dutch with these language activities—information, quizzes and pictures to color and Dutch-English and English-Dutch picture dictionaries.

Visit this site for several songs in Dutch, with English translation.