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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! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Bénédicte...
Highlights and tips from the UK Lingua conference in Durham, April 2018
On 21st and 22nd April I was privileged to be at Durham University as co-organiser for this conference for the second time. I have to admit it gets better every year... even if I have to say so myself! I have gathered the highlights and tips shared during the sessions...
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...
ALL’s Language World 2018 conference – my experience
If you are reading this then am guessing you care about languages… In that case can I suggest you may want to start saving up for Language World next year? It is such an amazing conference, I get so much out of it that I sincerely recommend it… What about this year’s...
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...
