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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
Click here to check out the conference programme. 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...
October 2020 newsletter
As we are approaching half-term where I am, in England... Well, I have another cold sore... even though I have not done any kissing, promise!! It must be all the work I have put into my new website: I wanted something easier for you to navigate. Please tell me what...
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...
Comptines / French nursery rhymes
Below is a list of those I have recorded specifically with learners of French in mind. Each link takes you to a video and ideas on how you may exploit it. I filmed one of these weekly for 6 months from January 2020 to July 2020, which was great fun. Enjoy them! Quand...
In this episode I talk about: how important it is to get out of our comfort zone in teaching my top places to go to for CPD (Continuous Professional Development) (6'56) Useful links: The Language Show Live UK Lingua The Primary Languages Network Language World IF...
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 full 2021-2022 weekly schedule of...
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...
