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La moufle

I actually saw the author of this book, Florence Desnouveau, narrate it in Montreuil in December 2018. What an experience it was! She really is a storyteller extraordinaire! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYk7pEltHIE Here is actually an official recording, on the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PwYy2anj-A&list=PL1CqiffG2_bzL06xDZEVMhIZShPBvxWV1&index=15 In this episode I talk about: Checking our pupils’ prior knowledge (1’05”) Culture in the language classroom (2’51”) BONUS: a track to listen to with your children...

Un lion à Paris

I saw this book being recommended a few times in LiPS (Languages in Primary Schools Facebook group) but it was not until I actually saw it for myself that I realised how beautiful and brilliant it was; it truly is a work of art. I finally decided to write a blog on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuXg6PteZHY&list=PL1CqiffG2_bzL06xDZEVMhIZShPBvxWV1&index=14 In this episode, I talk about: the importance of recapping the use of the target language in the classroom (2'27) BONUS: a track to listen to with your children...

Où est mon chat ?

I was recently asked if I had used this book in the past and how... I had not, even though I owned it, so I thought it would be a good idea to write a blog on it before the summer term when we may want to talk about Paris! Click here to watch a 2-minute video of me...

Trognon et Pépin

When I first set up the bus (in 2015), my mum asked friends and relatives in France if they had any books they could donate, and I brought back a car load in the May. This book was one of them. My mum kindly backed it with green film ha ha! Click here to watch over on...

Language World (the ALL's annual conference)  is one of my favourite event of the whole year: professionally and personally! Below are some notes on what I experienced and learnt this year. I actually spent 2 days walking round people armed with my Zoom H5 microphone...