Red, Yellow, Green and Blue! Learn basic colors with Happy Valley! 赤、黄、緑、青!ハッピーバレーで基本の色を覚えましょう!

Colors are important to know and fun to learn. Use this week’s video to practice them with your child! 色は重要な単語で、学習を楽しいものにしてくれます。今週の動画を使って子供と一緒に練習しましょう! Classroom Tip Learning colors with this song has never been more fun. Students don’t often have a chance to...

Trivia of the Week: Fiasco

“How was your presentation?” “It was a fiasco! The projector didn’t work, and I forgot my notes.” A fiasco is something that goes very badly. The word comes from the Italian word for “bottle”. There are many theories as to how...

Idiom of the Week: Worlds Apart

“How do you like your new apartment?” “It’s great! It’s worlds apart from our old place. That place was a dump!” When two things are “worlds apart” it means there is a big difference between them. If the difference is as...

Word of the Week: Collar

“I got a new collar for Spot. Doesn’t he look handsome?” Dogs and some other animals wear collars on their necks. For pets, the information on the collar can help them find their way home if they get lost. Perhaps your shirt also has a collar. The...

Picture of the Week: Waffle Cone

In the hot summer weather, ice cream cones are a popular treat. These are just the cones with no ice cream yet. They are called waffle cones, because they have a similar pattern and shape. A waffle is flat, but imagine curling it into a cone shape....