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J’apprends le handball
I have decided to include non-fiction picture books in my recommendations, as they are so important too. It is not all about stories! First up: a book about handball, because it is a sport that is so popular in France and on the continent but not so well known in...
EDoL 2021
In 2020, for the European Day of Languages (26th September every year), I recycled an old (classic) idea in one of my schools: each class chose a European country and did some research on it. Then each child got given a piece of bunting (triangular card) where,...
What a wonderful phrase / word
After hesitating, I bought both these books... and why was I hesitating? They are even nicer than I thought! You can get a hold of them too. I think that I have a slight preference for "What a wonderful phrase" as it offers even more opportunities for exploitation......
LEAD East Midlands Primary Languages Conference
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
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
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
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
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
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...
