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UK Lingua 2018: engaging students with authentic stories
What a fantastic weekend we had at UK Lingua again! There were over 100 people who attended this time (our 3rd edition) so Penny Johnson and I would like to thank you very much if you were one of them. Whether you were able to attend or not, you can read a full blog...
Language World 2018: the amazing things you can do with just a handful of books for children!
Please find here a full version of the presentation which I delivered on Friday 23rd March 2018 for ALL in Hinckley: Nathalie Paris The amazing things you can do with just a handful of books for children. It contains lots of useful suggestions and links! I will be...
My top 5 stories about growing, ready for spring!
As spring is (supposed to be) here, I wanted to share these stories with you to help celebrate it! New blog in 2019: "Irène la graine!" par Benoît Charlat chez Sarbacane This is the story of a seed and what it needs in order to grow. Join Irène and find out what she...
Le loup qui n’aimait pas lire
This story I got from my lovely brother Benjamin for Christmas 2016: it came as part of a box with Loup and Louve soft toys too... I already had some but can you ever have enough Loup soft toys?! I still love him but how can Loup possibly not like to read?!? Language...
ALL Primary Hub March 2018 – notes
You will find below a record of some of what we shared in our meet up on Monday 12th March... as well as fresh homemade brioche! Will you join us for more next time? We discussed schemes of work; more about this here. We looked at the latest ALL news and advice...
Il fait comment le caméléon ?
This book was recommended to me about 3 years ago by the lovely Sarah Barett from LingotasticUK; we were following each other on Twitter and discovered a common passion for using puppets when teaching languages! We also met in real life at the Language Show in London...
Mon petit cœur
There have been several editions of this timeless Antonin Louchard book, all with the same simple but lovely words and beautiful illustrations. This was one of my son's favourite books when he was little and we both knew it off by heart! The story looks very basic and...
My top 5 stories to use around Mothers’ Day (in March in the UK and at the end of May in France)
Please click here if it is resources to celebrate Mother's Day that you are looking for, but if it is stories, please read on! The following stories are not just about mothers but they all celebrate them in their own ways. 1) "Maman!", Mario Ramos - for all ages The...
My top 3 stories to use around Easter
Below are the books I know and recommend you use. There are now 4! Click here for other no-prep Easter activities including videos, a quiz etc. I plan ahead which blogs I am going to write... but when it came to this preparing for this one I realised that I actually...
