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My top 5 stories for the summer term
Now that the summer is here, I thought I would get together some books which I think are great to use when the weather is nice... but can be used all year too! In no particular order... 1) "La bonne douche", by Pascal Teulade & Michel Backès, Éditions Lito Is...
Gribouillis gribouillons
I asked my 17-year old last night if he remembered this book from when he was little... and he did! This surely is a sign of a great book! You can watch a short vlog about it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-78IeMW8Srs Language of text: French Type of...
La famille Ohé – C’EST LUI!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mKBrRe0lm8 If you know me, you wil be aware that I am always on the look out for authentic stories, orginally written in French. However when I occasionally see a very good translation of a story in another language, I cannot resist it...
French food vs British food
My idea with this presentation is that the pictures of typical French and British food are cut up and mixed up, then the children have to sort them into 2 piles whilst discussing what they are/might be. Finally the teacher can go through the pictures on the board and...
Books illustrated or written AND illustrated by Matthieu Maudet
I love Matthieu Maudet's work - and have met him several times: he is lovely too! Below are only some of his books which I own - those I have written a blog on! https://nattalingo.co.uk/dans-ta-tete/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/les-chaussettes/...
Books by Antonin Louchard
https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/gribouillis-gribouillons/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/mon-petit-coeur/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/bouh-le-livre-qui-fait-le-plus-peur-du-monde/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/books/la-promenade-de-flaubert/...
Le loup qui… stories by Orianne Lallemand and Éléonore Thuillier
https://nattalingo.co.uk/le-loup-qui-voulait-changer-de-couleur/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/schools/le-loup-qui-voulait-faire-le-tour-du-monde/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/schools/le-loup-qui-naimait-pas-lire/...
L’âne Trotro fait du vélo
I love Bénédicte Guettier and her work (see here how many blogs I have written about her books already!) and this Trotro story is a little gem. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! You can also watch me tell you a little bit about the book here! Language of text:...
Aaaah pas le dentiste!
I discovered this book at my 1st “Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse” in Montreuil in 2016; it was the 1st time I also met the author Stephanie Blake who kindly signed it for me, as you can see below! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or...
Mini Miss Paris and Pablo – how I use my 2 mascots in the classroom
This is not a novel idea, I know, but it works for my pupils and me and I am always looking for creative ways to make it interesting and motivating for them. So I take my 2 mascots, Mini Miss Paris and Pablo, abroad with me and take photos of them. I am lucky because...
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