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Je m’habille et… je t’apporte un cadeau !
I bought this lovely story from Little Linguist at York St John's for our ALL Primary Languages Show in 2019... It is a great investment! Extra resources on French websites: click here or click here.Language of text: FrenchType of text: picture bookAuthor or source:...
Essential picture books for the French classroom
Click here for essential picture books for the French classroom. Click here for the stories I recommend to go with the Primary French project. If you are looking for a random story I have recommended before, click here! Click here...
Lapin is hungry
I came across this fun and beautiful book whilst doing research on puppet shows in French in the UK: it is how I discovered the whole world of "Le petit monde" in Edinburgh! (click here to check out their website). Its creator, Tania, got in touch with me, we had a...
Songs, stories and rhymes at the ALL Primary Languages Conference Online
What a great day we had on 17th October! It was a lovely way to spend most of my birthday haha! You will find below a summary of my main takeaways. I hope they help you too! My takeaways from Michael Wardle, Ofsted Lead Languages: The main pillars of progression are:...
Le petit livre des VOISINS
I fell in love with this beautiful book in Aix-les Bains in August 2020. It gets us and the children thinking about our neighbours by describing, in a very simple way, some of the different types that you may encounter near your home. It could even lead to discussions...
Using picture books in the language classroom – ideas on how to do it!
After I delivered a webinar for Linguascope in August 2020 (click here to access my presentation called "You can teach (nearly) everything with a picture book"), Lisa, in Malaysia, got in touch and asked me if I had a sequence I follow on how to teach my pupils with...
Cultural calendar events
On this page I am gathering blogs that can help you plan cultural work around the year in your (mostly French) lessons - in chronological order. I have listed special dates that I mark with my pupils. If you are looking for my presentations on French-speaking...
Presentations I have delivered in the past
The list below is non-exhaustive and work in progress! These presentations represent my areas of expertise. You may access them and learn from them, for free, or you may want me to deliver something similar to your staff or at your event - whether in person or...
Linguascope Webinar 2020
"You can teach (nearly) anything with a picture book!" - click here for my presentation and notes.picture books If you attended the live on 31st July, I can only apologise for the poor quality of my internet connection. I think it could not cope with the number of you...
