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Coloring Pages for Bastille Day

Bonjour!  Are you a parent or a teacher looking for a fun, age-appropriate activity to teach the kiddos about France’s Independence Day?  Well, I’ve got just the thing for you–French-themed coloring pages.  FREE . . . or as they say in France GRATUIT (if you pronounce it correctly it almost rhymes.)   All you need is

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Language Study Squidoo

Do you Squidoo?  I just discovered this cool site.  All I can say is a big “Uh-oh . . . another online addiction!”  If you don’t already “Squidoo”, go check it out right now. You can create a lens, which is a free web page on almost any topic you want.  Create one lens, create 50!

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National Holidays Around the World: July

Francophile that I am, it’s going to be an effort not be too France-centered in this blog.  So, oui, July 14 is Bastille Day–France’s Independence Day.  But there are other countries celebrating national holidays besides the American 4th and le quatorze juillet.  I got this list of national holidays in July from the U.S. Department

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Teach Me a Language: Songs for Teaching Kids Foreign Languages

  If you’re looking for a fun way to introduce your child to a foreign language, start with a little music.  There’s a great little product called Teach Me Tapes.  Well, they were tapes back in the ’80′s when they were first produced. My tapes have been replaced with CD’s for quite some time, of

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French Greetings

Bastille Day is just around the corner.  On Monday, July 14, Francophiles everywhere will be celebrating France’s Independence Day.  In honor of this event, use some common French greetings to give your day a little French flair: Bonjour = Hello Bonsoir = Good Evening Bonne Nuit = Good Night (before bed) Salut = Hi Je m’appelle

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Celebrating Cultural Holidays: Bastille Day

Published on July 11, 2008 by in Bastille Day, Holiday

  I just love holidays.  The emotional connection makes learning memorable.  But as a French teacher, I’m a little sad that I’ve never gotten to celebrate Bastille Day, the French Independence Day on July 14.  You know . . . Marie Antoinette, “Let Them Eat Cake”, la Marseillaise, fireworks, and all that good stuff!  Well,

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Hello world!

Bonjour . . . Hola . . . Guten Tag.  However you say it, Hello!  Welcome to Foreign Language Fun.  I suppose I should start off with a little introduction. I’m a foreign language teacher from the U.S., currently working as a part-time high school teacher.  I’ve shared my love of the French language with

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