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My Blog Posts for Parents
Le petit livre des VOISINS
I fell in love with this beautiful book in Aix-les Bains in August 2020. It gets us and the children thinking about our neighbours by describing, in a very simple way, some of the different types that you may encounter near your home. It could even lead to discussions...
Comptines / French nursery rhymes
Below is a list of those I have recorded specifically with learners of French in mind. Each link takes you to a video and ideas on how you may exploit it. I filmed one of these weekly for 6 months from January 2020 to July 2020, which was great fun. Enjoy them! Quand...
Cultural calendar events
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...
Weekly French schedule – week 19
WEEK 19 - PRACTISE FUN WORDS AND PHRASES TO SOUND FRENCH, part 10 Please note: from now on the activities are the same for all children; the extra activities are more suitable for older ones. They focus on a different French sound each week and now also tie in with...
Sur le pont d'Avignon
This video is the 27th 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...
Weekly French schedule – week 18
WEEK 18 - PRACTISE FUN WORDS AND PHRASES TO SOUND FRENCH, part 9 Please note: from now on the activities are the same for all children; the extra activities are more suitable for older ones. They focus on a different French sound each week and now also tie in with the...
Frère Jacques
This video is the 26th 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 ever...
Weekly French schedule – week 17
WEEK 17 - PRACTISE FUN WORDS AND PHRASES TO SOUND FRENCH, part 8 Please note: from now on the activities are the same for all children; the extra activities are more suitable for older ones. They focus on a different French sound each week and now also tie in with the...
Un éléphant qui se balançait
This video is the 25th 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... elephants...
Weekly French schedule – week 16
WEEK 16 - PRACTISE FUN WORDS AND PHRASES TO SOUND FRENCH, part 7 Please note: from now on the activities are the same for all children; the extra activities are more suitable for older ones. They focus on a different French sound each week and now also tie in with the...
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- 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.
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