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My Blog Posts for Parents
The adventures of a British child going to France and of a French child going to the UK
You will find below 2 videos: the 1st one is best for young children up to age 7; the second one is best for children from age 7. Stories about a French child and a British child. The adventures of a British child that went to France https://vimeo.com/517858561 Click...
La Fête des Mères – Mothers’ Day
Below are some ideas to celebrate Mothers' Day in French, either in March (UK date) or May (date in France). Please note that if the children do not have a mother to celebrate, they can dedicate the day to anyone they love - the resources allow that. Click here for a...
4-minute French adventures
Lockdown French adventure challenge On Monday 11th January 2021, for our 3rd lockdown, I started challenging myself to teach French daily in under 4 minutes: thank you if you joined me weekdays at 11.45am live on my YouTube channel for my French Adventures! I recorded...
Je m’habille et… je t’apporte un cadeau !
I bought this lovely story from Little Linguist at York St John's for our ALL Primary Languages Show in 2019... I have finally got round to writing about it and am using it with all my classes in December 2020! Extra resources on French websites: click here or click...
Essential picture books for the French classroom
Click here for essential picture books for the French classroom. Click here for the stories I recommend to go with the Primary French project. If you are looking for a random story I have recommended before, click here! Click here for ideas on how you can use picture...
Lapin is hungry
I came across this fun and beautiful book whilst doing research on puppet shows in French in the UK: it is how I discovered the whole world of "Le petit monde" in Edinburgh! (click here to check out their website). Its creator, Tania, got in touch with me, we had a...
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
Work in process - 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. January: Epiphanie and galette des rois: top...
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...
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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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