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Work with Shotley Bridge Nursery School Ltd
Please feel free to use these with your children at any time. Do let me know in the comments what you are finding useful and not so useful. Please also share with me how your child is doing with their French at home! 2020 SESSIONS (most recent lesson 1st) Français...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf__8z_oNGI&list=PL1CqiffG2_bzL06xDZEVMhIZShPBvxWV1&index=10 This is a one-off episode and therefore a different format from normal: it is an audio diary of my visit to the Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse in Montreuil,...
Dans la galette, il y a…
I bought this book from the Little Linguist stand at the Northern Primary Languages Show in York in November 2017. I just love it! It is so simple and easy to use, yet it can lead to some really deep and meaningful learning, as you can read below. You can watch a...
November 2018 newsletter
Welcome to this month's round up! I know it is only November but I have to share with you some Christmas stories... to give you a chance to go and buy them, should you wish to do so! My next podcast (out on 30th November) will include ideas of activities for the end...
December 2018 newsletter
Welcome to this month's round up! I know it is still early in December (I normally aim to send these updates around the middle of the month) but I have so much to share with you which I hope will help you to end the year on a positive note. First of all there is my...
How picture books can facilitate language learning
This article was written for the inter-bloggers event « Le support visuel dans l’apprentissage d’une langue étrangère/Visual support in the learning of a foreign language », organised by the blog Le français illustré. As you may or may not know, I am often referred to...
Nattalingo’s natter – episode 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_bTxQ8_rAQ&list=PL1CqiffG2_bzL06xDZEVMhIZShPBvxWV1&index=9 In this episode I talk about: how we ended up talking about loan sharks in a Spanish lesson my top Christmas activities (3'31) BONUS: a teaching track to listen to with...
‘Twas Nochebuena
I am not actually sure how I came across this book last year, but I love it and am going to use it with my Y5 and Y6 (9-11 year olds) this year. You can watch a short introduction to the story here, but make sure you come back to this blog for ideas!...
La légende du sapin
I bought this very sweet book at a "vide-grenier" in France this summer; any time is a good time to buy a book about Christmas! You can watch this very short video as an introduction to the story then carry on reading the blog for ideas! https://youtu.be/Il36RuaYJMM...
