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My Blog Posts for Parents
Dix petites graines
I kept seeing this book getting mentioned in LiPS (a Facebook support group for Languages in Primary Schools teaching, which you can join here), so I bought it from Little Linguist (click here to buy it too) as I had it listed in my blog about stories around growing...
T’choupi cherche les œufs de Pâques
CLICK HERE BY 12th APRIL TO BE IN WITH A CHANCE TO WIN A COPY OF THIS BOOK WITH LITTLE LINGUIST! I got this book from Little Linguist as I had it listed in my blog about Easter stories (click here to view it) but I did not actually own a copy of it until 2022! You...
Le livre
I bought this book on my single visit to a book shop in France in the summer of 2021. I was looking for inspiration as I had just got a new role as "reading ambassador" - it jumped at me and is just great! You can watch a short introductory video above on YouTube, or...
Paris pop up
This book was a present to me quite a few years ago, before I even went to my 1st book festival in Montreuil, but that is where it came from: my cousin met the author and I got my own personalised extra 3D monument to go with the book! You can see it in the video...
Le yoga des petits
I bought this great book from Little Linguist in the summer of 2021 (you may have noticed that I did order quite a few then!) - click here to get your own copy. I was looking for a book that I could use with little ones (2-5 year olds) when I had them for a...
Petit poisson blanc compte jusqu’à 11
I bought this great book from Little Linguist in the summer of 2021 - click here to get your own copy! I loved the original "Petit poisson blanc" story (click here for my blog on it) and really like books where numbers are introduced or revisited in context. If you...
La chauve-souris
I bought this adorable book from Little Linguist in the summer of 2021 - click here to get your own copy! Language of text: FrenchType of text: pop up picture bookAuthor or source: Kimiko, published by l'école des loisirsIntended age of students: Key Stage 1/2Source...
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,...
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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!
- Are you someone who wants their child to learn a language before they start school or outside school? Click here to get in touch, I will point you in the right direction.
- 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.
- Did you know about the Alliance Française de Newcastle upon Tyne? I am their secretary! Keep in touch with us by clicking here to sign up for our newsletter, or click here to like our Facebook page!
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