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Books by Orianne Lallemand
You probably know Orianne Lallemand's name thanks to the "Le loup qui..." series of picture books; you can find out more about them and how I suggest you can exploit them here. Orianne has written other picture books too. I personally love her "Petite Taupe" series...
Books by Mario Ramos
The 7th of November every year is Mario Ramos day... Any excuse to share his amazing picture books! Click on the picture to access the full blog. Please share your favourite Mario Ramos story in the comments and if I own it I will soon write a blog about it! If I...
Pipí caca
The first time I actually used this story it was because it was in my bag and when I arrived at school... let's just say there was a big change of plan... so I improvised with "Pipí caca" to give myself time to think! It was the 1st day back after the summer break so...
Remembrance Day – l’Armistice
Thank you so much to all that have contributed on this topic in the Facebook group Languages in Primary School. Please let me know which resources were yours so I can give you credit for them as I gathered them over time to use myself then thought I might as well...
The Day of the Dead
Here are the activities I have used today! No prep - high impact. Thank you Clare Seccombe for your Lighbulb Languages Resources and Rockalingua for the song!! Give to the children a copy of this worksheet which I have prepared (or display on board): sheet to go with...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta4qfB8rs5M&list=PL1CqiffG2_bzL06xDZEVMhIZShPBvxWV1&index=8 In this episode I talk about: • making learning memorable • my favourite free resources (5’18'') • BONUS: a teaching track to listen to with your pupils (15'48'')...
Allô ! Allô ?
I bought this book at a car boot sale (well, a vide-grenier) in France this summer and fell in love with it instantly. What's so great about it? You can start by watching a short introduction to this book (by me!) by clicking here. Then come back to the whole blog...
French Teachers’ Day at the Institut Français de Londres, 6th October 2018
What a fantastic day I had on 6th October 2018 at the Institut Français de Londres for their training day, as organised by Benoît Le Devédec, his team, Philip Campagna and Steven Fawkes! If you were there too, I am confident you will agree a lot of learning was done...
Books written and/or illustrated by Soledad Bravi
https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/le-pigeon-qui-voulait-etre-un-canard/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/book-blogs/le-livre-des-jaime/ https://nattalingo.co.uk/books/choisis-un-animal/
