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Demain, je te mangerai
I love this story where the wolf tries to look so mean... but he really is not! Language of text : French Type of text : picture book Author or source : Ramadier & Bourgeau; l'école des loisirs Intended age of students : Key Stage 1/2 or even KS3 Source...
Easter in France – Pâques
You will find below resources and links which I recommend to teach about Easter in France. There are some great ideas of activities on Lisa Kaler's Petite Etoile website - click here to access them. For a template for an Easter poem in French on Clare Seccombe's...
Les orteils n’ont pas de nom
The humour in this book really appeals to me... and the children I have read it to in the past! It is the story of the day toes decided they were worthy of having a name each... so here come the suggestions! The story line is very easy to understand so I have read it...
Language World 2016: how authentic texts can help you cover the Programmes of Study at KS2 and KS3
Please find here Nathalie Paris Authentic texts how they can help you cover the programmes of study at KS2 and 3 (1) my presentation at ALL's Language World 2016 in Rugby as well as some ideas of how books can help you address all areas of the Programmes of Study at...
Le loup qui ne voulait plus marcher
If you know me, it will come as no surprise to you that I should start with a book from this series: I am a huge fan of Loup!!! His character really appeals to me as the twists in the stories make me (and my pupils!) smile! I use Loup stories successfully with...
La Chandeleur et Mardi Gras
Here are lots of ideas to celebrate either the French Pancake Day (Chandeleur, on 2nd February) or Mardi Gras / Shrove Tuesday later in the month or in early March. Below is my secret crêpes recipe!! You may want to use this template to plan your own lesson: Virtual...
EDoL 2015
In 2015, I based my activities for EDoL around a lot of the free resources you can get which are published by the European Commission. Please note that even though the UK is not part of the EU anymore, you can still download updated resources. For instance, you can...
EDoL 2014
Please feel free to use the attached documents which helped me plan a full day of activities for everyone for EDL on 25th September 2014 at St Mary's, Blackhill. Get in touch if you want more info about the artefacts we used for the quizzes; we got a grant from Europe...
