On this page I am gathering blogs that can help you plan cultural work around the year in your (mostly French) lessons – in chronological order. I have listed special dates that I mark with my pupils.
If you are looking for my full 2021-2022 weekly schedule of cultural celebrations, click here.
If you are looking for my presentations on French-speaking countries and their national days, click here.
January:
- Epiphanie and galette des rois: top stories, resources and activities
February:
- Pancake day/Mardi Gras/La chandeleur: stories, resources and activities
- La Saint Valentin: top stories, activities and resources
March:
- World Book Day
- Pâques: top stories
- Mothers’ day
- Spring
April:
- Spring
- Pâques: top stories
May:
- le Premier Mai / la Fête du Travail
- le Huit Mai
- le Jeudi de l’Ascension et “faire le pont”
- le Lundi de Pentecôte
- la Fête des Mères
June:
July (or in 2020, August and September! for Le tour de France)
September:
- Going back to school
- In 2020, Le Tour de France
- The European Day of Languages, ideas from: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2022; related stories
October:
November:
December:
- Stories about winter
- Christmas: top 5 stories, more stories and resources, Christmas special episode of Nattalingo’s natter
Extra:
- Languages Days
- Stories for French days
- French food vs English food
- Books based in Paris: Où est mon chat ?, Un lion à Paris
- Coupe féminine de FIFA, 2019
- Bilingual stories by Les Puces Ltd
- Fairy tales in French… but not as you know them!
- French picture books with BAME characters in them
Please write in the comments below any that you would like added!
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Merci !
Nathalie