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Coupe du monde féminine de la FIFA, France 2019 / Women’s World Cup
As a qualified FA coach as well as a languages teacher, I feel that our pupils need to know about the women's world cup, taking place in France, and we can use it to do so much in our classrooms! for free languages resources: Clare Seccombe has very kindly shared hers...
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...
My top stories for French Days
You may find these French for Kids stories useful at any time of the year, especially maybe at the end of a school year... but not just for French Days of course! These books focus on the culture of France... and a French-speaking country too....
Le loup qui voyageait dans le temps
This book is perfect to link French to popular topics in primary schools in the UK (eg dinosaurs, the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, space) or to teach about French history to your pupils. There is a fun storyline, as always with Loup! Before you read this blog in detail,...
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...
