by Nathalie Paris | Jan 28, 2019 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
After being a fan of Audrey Poussier’s animal characters for a while, I finally got to meet her at the Salon du Livre et de La Presse Jeunesse in Montreuil in December 2018. This is where I bought this story which Audrey kindly signed for me, as you can see. She...
by Nathalie Paris | Dec 10, 2018 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
I bought this book from the Little Linguist stand at the Northern Primary Languages Show in York in November 2017. I just love it! It is so simple and easy to use, yet it can lead to some really deep and meaningful learning, as you can read below. You can watch a...
by Nathalie Paris | Dec 6, 2018 | Books, Families, General blog, Schools
This article was written for the inter-bloggers event « Le support visuel dans l’apprentissage d’une langue étrangère/Visual support in the learning of a foreign language », organised by the blog Le français illustré. As you may or may not know, I am often referred to...
by Nathalie Paris | Nov 26, 2018 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
I am not actually sure how I came across this book last year, but I love it and am going to use it with my Y5 and Y6 (9-11 year olds) this year. You can watch a short introduction to the story here, but make sure you come back to this blog for ideas! Language of...
by Nathalie Paris | Nov 18, 2018 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
I bought this very sweet book at a “vide-grenier” in France this summer; any time is a good time to buy a book about Christmas! You can watch this very short video as an introduction to the story then carry on reading the blog for ideas! Language of...
by Nathalie Paris | Nov 18, 2018 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
2020 Update : A cute French puppet show! In 2017 I wrote about my top 5 stories to use around Christmas, which you can read about by clicking here. What happens though is I keep discovering new books and resources, then I want to share them too! So here are some extra...