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Petit Ours Brun veut une histoire
I have had this book since my son, now nearly 19, was little. When I contacted Bayard Jeunesse about writing a blog on it, they kindly pointed out to me that this was an old edition and offered to send me some more up-to-date Petit Ours Brun books... for free! How...
Books about books for World Book Day
Every day is Book Day as far as I am concerned... but I still love an excuse for everyone to celebrate books. Here are my books about books! NEW in 2023: free resources based on a book called "Tu lis quoi ?". Click here to check them out! UPDATE IN 2021: I have...
J’aime les livres
Well it goes without saying that I like books!! You may know the original version of this story as it was written in English. Please watch this short (2 minute) video introducing it, then come back to this blog! https://youtu.be/oP3vdQRpUyY Language of text: French...
J’ai pas dit partez !
After being a fan of Audrey Poussier's animal characters for a while, I finally got to meet her at the Salon du Livre et de La Presse Jeunesse in Montreuil in December 2018. This is where I bought this story which Audrey kindly signed for me, as you can see. She truly...
L’Épiphanie et la galette des rois
New in 2022: simple video, all in French, of me showing how to make a "galette des rois"! https://youtu.be/QvPzfqLGjcU Click here for a list of ingredients, utensils and the vocabulary used in the video. The full recipe, in French, can be found here: click here for my...
Work with Shotley Bridge Nursery School Ltd
Please feel free to use these with your children at any time. Do let me know in the comments what you are finding useful and not so useful. Please also share with me how your child is doing with their French at home! 2020 SESSIONS (most recent lesson 1st) Français...
Dans la galette, il y a…
I bought this book from the Little Linguist stand at the Northern Primary Languages Show in York in November 2017. I just love it! It is so simple and easy to use, yet it can lead to some really deep and meaningful learning, as you can read below. You can watch a...
How picture books can facilitate language learning
This article was written for the inter-bloggers event « Le support visuel dans l’apprentissage d’une langue étrangère/Visual support in the learning of a foreign language », organised by the blog Le français illustré. As you may or may not know, I am often referred to...
‘Twas Nochebuena
I am not actually sure how I came across this book last year, but I love it and am going to use it with my Y5 and Y6 (9-11 year olds) this year. You can watch a short introduction to the story here, but make sure you come back to this blog for ideas!...
La légende du sapin
I bought this very sweet book at a "vide-grenier" in France this summer; any time is a good time to buy a book about Christmas! You can watch this very short video as an introduction to the story then carry on reading the blog for ideas! https://youtu.be/Il36RuaYJMM...
I can help you!
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How else?
- 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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Even if I cannot help you directly, I will most probably know someone who will be able to, so it does not cost anything to get in touch and ask!
