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Primary Network Meeting Coombe Girls’ School
Click here for my presentation: make your stories sparkle and vocabulary learning techniques pptx N.B. Would you like to read about books, ideas, resources and opportunities for the primary languages classroom? Then click here to receive a monthly round up of my blog...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-17edqzx8Fo&list=PL1CqiffG2_bzL06xDZEVMhIZShPBvxWV1&index=19 In this episode, find out about: Using the right cultural references with children How to use puppets in the language classroom (1’56”) BONUS for your children: the...
Trois fantômes
I bought this story in a second-hand bookshop in the French Alps in August 2019. It is perfect to talk about the emotion of fear, around Halloween time or at any time! Click here to watch a 2-minute video where I show you inside the book and tell you a little more...
Vèzmô la sorcière
I wrote a blog about this book 2 years ago but it got lost when I changed over my website... Luckily part of it was saved in the ALL Literature Wiki, where I also share nearly all my blogs. Check it out here, it is a treasure trove of texts in other languages and how...
Le mur
This is the last book I bought in the summer of 2019... but what a beautiful and important story to share with our children! Click here to watch me show you inside it and introduce it! https://youtu.be/i_JHtbfPz3w Language of text: French Type of text: picture book...
Say hello!
I cannot quite remember how I came across this lovely short story but am glad I did! Click here to watch a short video of me showing you inside the book and introducing it to you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qw4ak8HEkg Language of text: mostly English, with...
patates!
I really need to start making a note of how I acquire my books, because this is another great little story that I have bought/been given second-hand but I am not sure where... You can still buy it though so that is the main thing! (see link at the bottom of the page)...
Fairy tales in French – but not as you know them!
The following books all refer to fairy tales and their characters, but none of them are your traditional fairy tales. They are a lot of fun to use with children! https://nattalingo.co.uk/papy-raconte-nimporte-quoi/...
EDOL 2019
If you did not in 2019 take part in a competition run by ALL NE, you could use it this year as an extra activity: European Day of Languages 2019 final. One year a Y5 pupil of mine won a £50 high street voucher. She was very proud and it was in the papers! Your pupils...