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Irène la graine !
I already owned Nénègle sur la montagne by the same author (click here to find out why it is a favourite of mine with little ones) so was attracted by this story in a bookshop in Laon in April 2018; I then had to buy it, and here is why! Click here to watch a short...
The role of L1 in the language classroom
The presentation below was delivered by Penny Johnson and me at the Spanish Day at Durham University on 16th March 2019. It was also the inspiration behind episode 13 of my podcast, Nattalingo's natter, which you can listen to he The Role of L1 in the language...
Books by Ramadier & Bourgeau
https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/le-livre-qui-dort/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/le-livre-amoureux/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/demain-je-te-mangerai/
Maman !
This is a story which funnily enough my children were not exposed to when they were little, but I discovered it when I really started to buy more and more picture books. It is definitely one I could not do without now! I also own it in Spanish. You can buy either here...
Petit Ours Brun veut une histoire
I have had this book since my son, now nearly 19, was little. When I contacted Bayard Jeunesse about writing a blog on it, they kindly pointed out to me that this was an old edition and offered to send me some more up-to-date Petit Ours Brun books... for free! How...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR-OAfZSyGc&list=PL1CqiffG2_bzL06xDZEVMhIZShPBvxWV1&index=12 In this episode I talk about: The importance of food tasting with our children My top tips for using picture books in the languages classroom (4’03) BONUS: a teaching...
Books about books for World Book Day
Every day is Book Day as far as I am concerned... but I still love an excuse for everyone to celebrate books. Here are my books about books! NEW in 2023: free resources based on a book called "Tu lis quoi ?". Click here to check them out! UPDATE IN 2021: I have...
J’aime les livres
Well it goes without saying that I like books!! You may know the original version of this story as it was written in English. Please watch this short (2 minute) video introducing it, then come back to this blog! https://youtu.be/oP3vdQRpUyY Language of text: French...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rITMWa55bII&list=PL1CqiffG2_bzL06xDZEVMhIZShPBvxWV1&index=11 In this episode I talk about: coping with an awkward situation in the classroom the things I feel we (personally or our schools) should be prepared to pay for (3'25)...
