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The Language Show Live 2017 in Glasgow
In October 2015 I went to the Language Show Live in London for the 1st time and loved every minute of it. I couldn't go back in 2016 so I decided to try the Language Show Live in Glasgow in March 2017. You will find below the highlights of the show for me; I went on...
L’âne Trotro : Zaza et les oeufs de Pâques
Are you looking for an authentic Easter story which will make your children smile? This is it! Bonus: I have met its author and she is adorable! Click it to start by watching on my YouTube channel a short video of me introducing the story. Language of text: French...
Language World 2017: how languages support literacy
I thoroughly enjoyed presenting this on 24th March 2017 at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham as part of the ALL's Language World 2017. I hope you find it useful too! Feel free to use to discourage the withdrawal of children from languages lessons! You...
Chapeau rond rouge
Here is another book by someone I got the privilege to meet in Paris in December 2016; you can see Geoffroy de Pennart with Mini Miss Paris below! I am a big fan of both his illustrations and his sense of humour; not all his stories are accessible to learners of...
Au Loup!
I fell in love with Simon, Stephanie Blake's main character, in "Caca boudin" when my son (now 17) was a toddler. Now my pupils cannot get enough of him and I am glad of it!! This is Stephanie Blake's unique version of "The boy who cried wolf"! Language of...
Royal Greenwich Teaching School Alliance: cross-phase languages network meeting 17/03/17
I was very kindly invited to deliver some training at the above meeting by Susi Sahmland and Maggie Croxford. We looked at the "Use of Authentic Resources and Picture Books at KS2 and KS3". It was a lovely occasion and you can find my presentations below; not quite as...
Bon appétit, Monsieur Lapin !
I love Claude Boujon's stories so much... Unfortunately few of them are accessible to small children and non-specialist teachers but this one is!! I wish he were still alive to write more... Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Claude...
¿Y por quééé?
I came across this book in March 2016 and it is one of my go-to Spanish stories, I love it so much!! Language of text: Spanish Type of text: picture book Author or source: Yaël Vent des Hove Intended age of students: Key Stage 1/2 Source reference: 9788426134646...
Le livre qui dort
Yes, I am still going through books which I fell in love with in Paris in December 16... I met the illustrator there, Vincent Bourgeau... and here is the picture of Mini Miss Paris which he drew for me! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or...
