by Nathalie Paris | Oct 2, 2017 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
If you read my blogs regularly you will know that most of the books I write about are in their original language; however there are some books that are worth having and using in French even though they were 1st written in English, and this is one of them! What is not...
by Nathalie Paris | Sep 11, 2017 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
Did you know that we have a word in French for a young wild boar? Un marcassin! OK, I understand that even if you are into children’s stories and puppets you may not own a young wild boar puppet… but even though it did inspire me to look for a book for it (I...
by Nathalie Paris | Jul 17, 2017 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
I only noticed this book because it fell off one of the carousels on Le Bibliobook last week… but if I could only keep one poetry book from my bus, this is it! And not just because it talks about chocolate ha ha! The author of those amazing poems has her own...
by Nathalie Paris | Jul 11, 2017 | Families, General blog, Schools
Once again I have collated some great ideas from the Facebook group “Languages in Primary schools” ! Suggestions added in 2022: For some cultural context in English, click here to watch a Horrible Histories video! For a short and sweet historical...
by Nathalie Paris | Jul 11, 2017 | Families, General blog, Schools
(I took the above photos in 2013 when I was lucky enough to see the end of the Tour de France on the Champs Élysées followed by a light and sound display on the Arc de Triomphe.) The Tour de France takes place very year in July and what a great excuse it is to do all...
by Nathalie Paris | Jul 9, 2017 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools
I don’t actually remember where I got this book from but it could be a great opportunity to let children complain about the rules their parents have for them!! Of course we can point out why they may have those rules… Language of text: French Type of...
