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My Blog Posts for Parents
Visit to Saint Jérôme’s CofE Bilingual Primary School
I had the privilege of visiting St Jérôme's on Thursday 3rd October 2019, thanks to Nadine Chadier's kind invitation as she knew I was travelling to London. I absolutely loved the school from when I walked in: I was made to feel so welcome by all staff and pupils! It...
Quand on fait des crêpes chez nous
https://youtu.be/p3UrG9AVE0M This video is the 1st 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! How do they differ from other videos you can watch on...
La Recette – Les crêpes
Yes, this book really is that big!! I bought it in April 2019 in an independent bookshop next to my brother's in Lille. It is called "Au temps lire" and I recommend it if you are in the area; I have been back already! Click here to see inside the book in a very short...
Trotro fait des crêpes
This book was kindly donated to me by Fred at www.artsetcultures.org , and it is just perfect for Chandeleur on 2nd February! As it happens... The recipe I have been using for as long as I have been making pancakes is the same as Trotro's... except I put oil in...
La véritable histoire de la Galette des Rois
See the inside of the book in this very short video over on my YouTube channel - click here! https://youtu.be/zhPRXfLeN6Y I am not actually sure where I acquired this book. However it is a fab one for older children, I would say 11 and above, or native speakers....
L’âne Trotro – le roi de la galette
Click here to see inside this book in a very short video on my YouTube channel... to which you can subscribe of course! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYKboskGa_8 I actually bought this book in December 2018 with a view to have it ready for January 2020 as I already...
Berthe fête Noël
Berthe stories are essential to every school library, and this Christmas-related one is no exception!Click here to have a peep inside the book in a short video over on my YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/1scp2P-3pok Language of text: FrenchType of text: picture...
Le sapin de Noël de Trotro
If you love Trotro... well you will love this book! If you do not know him yet, it is a lovely book to learn about him and his playful nature which never fails to make you smile! Click here to see what the book looks like inside in a very short video on my YouTube...
My favourite books about colours
From the simplest to the most complicated, finishing off with a book which includes colours, but they are not central to the whole story (Les orteils n'ont pas de nom). https://nattalingo.co.uk/petit-poisson-blanc/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/3-souris-peintres/...
3 souris peintres
This book was bought by one of my brothers for one of my children when they were little... and many children have had a lot of pleasure out of the story since! With "Petit-Bleu et Petit-Jaune", it was one of the 1st ever French stories I used to aid my teaching in the...
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- Are you someone whose child I teach at Shotley Bridge Nursery School Ltd? Click here for resources which will help and your child practise at home what we have learnt at nursery!
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- Are you someone who is home educating their child and wants to include another language? Click here to get in touch, I can support your work too. Click here for my resources in the schools section, which I think you will find very useful.
- Did you know that in Newcastle upon Tyne we have a Saturday morning French school? I am one of the teachers there and absolutely love it! Click here for more information.
- Are you someone whose native language is not English and you want to bring up your child bilingually? Click here to get in touch: my own children are bilingual (English and French) and I know people and organisations which can help.
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