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Dans ta tête
I bought this book in the summer of 2021 - I am a big fan of Matthieu Maudet's work, so if you like this book, do click here to check out others that I have written blogs on!Language of text: FrenchType of text: picture bookAuthor or source: Matthieu Maudet, published...
J’apprends le handball
I have decided to include non-fiction picture books in my recommendations, as they are so important too. It is not all about stories! First up: a book about handball, because it is a sport that is so popular in France and on the continent but not so well known in...
EDoL 2021
In 2020, for the European Day of Languages (26th September every year), I recycled an old (classic) idea in one of my schools: each class chose a European country and did some research on it. Then each child got given a piece of bunting (triangular card) where,...
What a wonderful phrase / word
After hesitating, I bought both these books from Little Linguist... and why was I hesitating? They are even nicer than I thought! You can get a hold of them too: click here for "What a wonderful word" and here for "What a wonderful phrase". I think that I have a...
Bloub bloub bloub
I bought this lovely story from a car boot sale in France a few years back. I seem to be attracted by French translations of Japanese stories! Extra resources on French websites: click here for the "dossier pédagogique" provided by l'école des loisirs, or click here...
Special dates in the French-speaking world
I have been sharing a lot of information about French Bank Holidays recently and making videos to explain them (click here to check some of them out), but I have been increasingly aware that they are very much focused on France. However French is not just spoken in...
Un canard dit à sa cane
This video is the 30th in a series of videos of nursery rhymes in French. It can be found on my YouTube channel. Please do subscribe to it: I think you will find my videos useful! This one (click here for the video) is about the very short...
Le huit mai / le 8 mai
If you find the article below helpful, please consider clicking here to sign up and receive similar releases straight in your mail box! After putting a short blog together about "le premier mai" (click here to view it!), I felt I needed to do the same for "le 8 mai",...
Dans la forêt lointaine
This video is the 29th in a series of videos of nursery rhymes in French. It can be found on my YouTube channel. Please do subscribe to it: I think you will find my videos useful! This one (click here for the video) is about the well-known...
