I have been sharing a lot of information about French Bank Holidays recently and making videos to explain them (click here to check some of them out), but I have been increasingly aware that they are very much focused on France. However French is not just spoken in France – and far from it! I have therefore decided to so some research into the National Days of other French-speaking countries and make videos to educate about them. Here is the result – 29 presentations and videos for you to use at your leisure!
I used those videos (and a few more, about French traditions) every week in the academic year 21-22. Click here for a hyperlinked copy of my schedule. Please email me at nathalieparis@nattalingo.co.uk if you would like an editable version of it.
This is also my contribution to helping decolonise the curriculum, as we are also learning more about why those countries are French-speaking.
Kate Flynn in the Languages in Primary School Facebook group reminded me of the excellent resources about French-speaking countries on the Lightbulb Languages website – click here to access those resources on the Lightbulb Languages website and click here to see exactly how she has exploited them! (I am sharing her ideas with her consent).
I hope it helps you and your child(ren) too!
- Cameroon – 20th May – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video about Cameroon
- Luxembourg – 23rd June – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video about Luxembourg
- Madagascar – 26th June – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video about the Madagascar
- Djibouti – 27th June – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video about Djibouti
- The Seychelles – 29th June – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video about the Seychelles
- The Democratic Republic on Congo – 30th June – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Burundi – 1st July – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Canada – 1st July – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Rwanda – 1st July – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- The Comoros – 6th July – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- France (!) – 14th July – click here for a full blog all about it
- Belgium – 21st July – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Vanuatu – 30th July – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Benin – 1st August – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Switzerland – 1st August – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- The Ivory Coast / Côte d’Ivoire – 7th August – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Chad – 11th August – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- The Republic of Congo – 15th August – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Gabon – 17th August – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Mali – 22nd September – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Guinea – 2nd October – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Equatorial Guinea – 12th October – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Monaco – 19th November – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- The Central African Republic – 1st December – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Burkina Faso – 11th December – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Niger – 18th December – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Haiti – 1st January – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Senegal – 4th April – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
- Togo – 27th April – click here to watch the video on YouTube, and click here if you want a pdf of the presentation used in the video
That’s it, that’s all 29 official French-speaking countries covered! It has taken me a whole year to do this, but it has been worth it!
On the subject of decolonising the curriculum… have you read Eleanor Chettle Cully’s excellent blog? It is a must! Click here to read it.
Merci !
Nathalie