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My Blog Posts for Parents
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,...
What a wonderful phrase / word
After hesitating, I bought both these books from Little Linguist... and why was I hesitating? They are even nicer than I thought! You can get a hold of them too: click here for "What a wonderful word" and here for "What a wonderful phrase". I think that I have a...
Bloub bloub bloub
I bought this lovely story from a car boot sale in France a few years back. I seem to be attracted by French translations of Japanese stories! Extra resources on French websites: click here for the "dossier pédagogique" provided by l'école des loisirs, or click here...
Special dates in the French-speaking world
I have been sharing a lot of information about French Bank Holidays recently and making videos to explain them (click here to check some of them out), but I have been increasingly aware that they are very much focused on France. However French is not just spoken in...
Un canard dit à sa cane
This video is the 30th 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 very short...
Le huit mai / le 8 mai
If you find the article below helpful, please consider clicking here to sign up and receive similar releases straight in your mail box! After putting a short blog together about "le premier mai" (click here to view it!), I felt I needed to do the same for "le 8 mai",...
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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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