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April 2019 newsletter
Welcome to this month's round up! Some of us are now off for Easter, some of us have to wait a little longer. I bet all of us are pretty tired though! I certainly am looking forward to switching off, which is why I am sending this a little early this month. The main...
May 2019 newsletter
Welcome to this month's round up! How is it nearly time for another break? I bet you are feeling ready for it though. If you wanted to work with me this term, I wanted to let you know my availability as I type: Thursday 23rd May (yes, there is time to snap this one!),...
Un lion à Paris
I saw this book being recommended a few times in LiPS (Languages in Primary Schools Facebook group) but it was not until I actually saw it for myself that I realised how beautiful and brilliant it was; it truly is a work of art. I finally decided to write a blog on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuXg6PteZHY&list=PL1CqiffG2_bzL06xDZEVMhIZShPBvxWV1&index=14 In this episode, I talk about: the importance of recapping the use of the target language in the classroom (2'27) BONUS: a track to listen to with your children...
Où est mon chat ?
I was recently asked if I had used this book in the past and how... I had not, even though I owned it, so I thought it would be a good idea to write a blog on it before the summer term when we may want to talk about Paris! Click here to watch a 2-minute video of me...
Trognon et Pépin
When I first set up the bus (in 2015), my mum asked friends and relatives in France if they had any books they could donate, and I brought back a car load in the May. This book was one of them. My mum kindly backed it with green film ha ha! Click here to watch over on...
Language World (the ALL's annual conference) is one of my favourite event of the whole year: professionally and personally! Below are some notes on what I experienced and learnt this year. I actually spent 2 days walking round people armed with my Zoom H5 microphone...
Irène la graine !
I already owned Nénègle sur la montagne by the same author (click here to find out why it is a favourite of mine with little ones) so was attracted by this story in a bookshop in Laon in April 2018; I then had to buy it, and here is why! Click here to watch a short...
The role of L1 in the language classroom
The presentation below was delivered by Penny Johnson and me at the Spanish Day at Durham University on 16th March 2019. It was also the inspiration behind episode 13 of my podcast, Nattalingo's natter, which you can listen to he The Role of L1 in the language...
