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LEAD East Midlands Primary Languages Conference

by Nathalie Paris | Jun 23, 2021 | Events, General blog, Schools

Jo Darley kindly contacted me months ago to ask me if I would be part of this event: I can't believe it has now come and gone! And what a fantastic day it was! Read on for my main takeaways from the day on Zoom. I had heard Clare say it before, but I love this...

Bloub bloub bloub

by Nathalie Paris | Jun 3, 2021 | Book blog, Books, Families, Schools

I bought this lovely story from a car boot sale in France a few years back. I seem to be attracted by French translations of Japanese stories! Extra resources on French websites: click here for the "dossier pédagogique" provided by l'école des loisirs, or click here...

Special dates in the French-speaking world

by Nathalie Paris | May 17, 2021 | Families, General blog, Schools

UPDATE 2026: apologies if you are looking for the videos, but they don't exist anymore :-(. However, you can still use the presentations. I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. I have been sharing a lot of information about French Bank Holidays recently and...

Le huit mai / le 8 mai

by Nathalie Paris | May 6, 2021 | Families, General blog, Schools

If you find the article below helpful, please consider clicking here to sign up and receive similar releases straight in your mail box! After putting a short blog together about "le premier mai" (click here to view it!), I felt I needed to do the same for "le 8 mai",...

Le premier mai / la fête du travail

by Nathalie Paris | Apr 29, 2021 | Families, General blog, Schools

I was talking about "le Premier Mai / la Fête du Travail" with pupils last Saturday... so I thought I would quickly put these links that I found useful together, in case it helps some of you too! 1er mai - French Traditions - Babylangues - Le 1er mai (1st May)...

UK Lingua Event 2021

by Nathalie Paris | Apr 25, 2021 | Events, Schools

Well there's another UK Lingua event (hosted by Durham University) over! I am proud to have been part of its organising committee for 4 years now; what a privilege it is. This year's theme was "Learning gains" - and what an inspiring theme it turned out to be for our...

Language World 2021 – main takeaways

by Nathalie Paris | Mar 17, 2021 | Events, General blog, Schools

As I write this, the last time I was on a train was in March 2020 to go to Language World, the Association for Language Learning's annual conference, in Manchester. This year, the event was held online, so I attended form the comfort of my own home, between uni...

Poisson d’avril / April Fool in France

by Nathalie Paris | Mar 15, 2021 | Families, General blog, Schools

We have a really fun tradition for the 1st April in France: we make paper fish and try to stick them on each other's backs! Click here for the fish templates from petitsscouts.com if you want to do this but you are short of time: Poissons d'avril 1 jour 1 question...

Collaborations

by Nathalie Paris | Mar 7, 2021 | Families, General blog, Schools

Below are charities and/or businesses that I collaborate with and can recommend: The Association for Language Learning https://www.all-languages.org.uk/ I am a member and volunteer for this association - that's how great I think their work is. I am on the ALL North...