by Nathalie Paris | May 16, 2018 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
I discovered this book at my 1st “Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse” in Montreuil in 2016; it was the 1st time I also met the author Stephanie Blake who kindly signed it for me, as you can see below! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or...
by Nathalie Paris | May 15, 2018 | Families, General blog, Schools
This is not a novel idea, I know, but it works for my pupils and me and I am always looking for creative ways to make it interesting and motivating for them. So I take my 2 mascots, Mini Miss Paris and Pablo, abroad with me and take photos of them. I am lucky because...
by Nathalie Paris | May 13, 2018 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
I totally fell in love with this story in a bookshop in Lille in January! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Jean Leroy & Giulia Bruel Intended age of students: Key Stage 1/2 Source reference: 9782211231879 Approaches: After...
by Nathalie Paris | May 13, 2018 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
As the parent of 2 children who lost their father aged 6 and 9, I do not make much of a fuss around Father’s Day (I do not around Mother’s Day either to be honest!). However if you want to look at stories with interesting father figures in them, here are my...
by Nathalie Paris | May 12, 2018 | Families, Schools
Since January 2018, I have been lucky enough to be working at the Petite Ecole de Newcastle upon Tyne where I teach children who have grown up with French, mostly as a second language, and are fluent. Exciting news for September 2020: I am going to start working with...
by Nathalie Paris | Mar 26, 2018 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
As spring is (supposed to be) here, I wanted to share these stories with you to help celebrate it! New blog in 2019: “Irène la graine!” par Benoît Charlat chez Sarbacane This is the story of a seed and what it needs in order to grow. Join Irène and find...
