Seollal (설날) – Korean New Year

새해 복 많이 받으세요! Lunar New Year (설날 – Seollal) is just around the corner and we wanted to share a few activities for you and your little one to enjoy in addition to your family’s traditional celebrations!

But first… let’s talk about the Lunar Zodiac!

2020 is the year of the Rat! According to the Lunar Zodiac signs, the year of the Rat is a great year for starting new things and getting a fresh start. This may be a good time to try something new, set new goals, and really put yourself out there! If you’ve been thinking about learning a new language, starting a new job or even starting your own business – maybe this is your year to do it! It is said that those born under this sign are charming and ambitious, but also logical and realist. Were you born in the year of the Rat?

Paper Fan Craft found on aerilynbooks.com

Whatever your traditions are for celebrating the new year, we have a few kid-friendly activities to add to the fun! We’ve added coloring sheets and paper fan crafts to the FREE Downloadable Worksheets section of our online store. Design your own hanbok, make your own paper fans, and color a simple Seollal celebration – and choose from several other learning activities, while you’re at it! They’re all FREE and available to you on aerilynbooks.com. We hope you have a happy new year!

New Book Announcement: It’s Time to Shape Up

Latest Bilingual Learning Book Teaches Shapes

We’re happy to announce the third book in our Bilingual Learning series, set to release July 1, 2020: Shapes|모양 introduces little ones to common shapes in the same easy-to-read format you know and love! Each shape is vibrantly illustrated in patterns with color palettes sure to grab your child’s attention!

Shapes|모양 will retail for $9.99 and releases July 1, 2020.

Just like its sister book, Colors|색상, target vocabulary words are introduced by name, used in short simple sentences for grammar education, and color-coded for visual coordination and maximum retention. Transliterations accompany the Hangul (Korean written language), to aid in pronunciation for those not yet able to read it.

Page spread example of Shapes|모양

Shapes|모양 will retail for $9.99 and will be available for purchase July 1, 2020. Click here for a list of major retailers that carry our books, or order directly from our online shop. Preorder will begin January 24, so head over to aerilynbooks.com to get your copy!

Free Downloadable Worksheets

If you’re looking for worksheets and coloring sheets to boost your child’s Korean language education, you’ve come to the right place. We have several downloadable resources available in our online shopand they’re FREE!

Free Downloadable Worksheets in Store

Our worksheets pair well with our Bilingual Learning books and can be used to increase vocabulary retention in a classically fun way! The tactile experience of drawing and writing on paper offers many benefits for children’s development – including the Pincer Grip, which is a crucial fine motor skill. Educational apps can be great, but studies show that the growing use of tablets by young kids is interfering with the strengthening of their hand muscles, resulting in school aged kids unable to correctly hold a pencil and write legibly.

Whether you are teaching your child Korean at home or they attend a Korean language program at school, our worksheets are a great way to boost their language education while strengthening their fine motor skills. Simply add the worksheets to your cart while shopping and you will be sent a link to download the files. Once you have them, you have them forever – print as many as you’d like!