Archive for November, 2008
Make Paper Shoes for St. Nicholas Day: Easy Craft Download
Are you ready for St. Nicholas Day? In many European countries, December 6 is a day to celebrate one of our most beloved saints–Nicholas of Myra, a fourth century bishop from present-day Turkey. Nicholas is renowned for his generosity, good deeds, and miracles.
On the eve of St. Nicholas Day, children leave their shoes out next [...]
French St. Nicholas Day Lessons, Stories, Activities, and Songs
Foreign Language House is pleased to announce its first December holiday download:
Saint Nicolas Day: Activities, Stories, and Songs for a French Holiday Tradition
December 6 is Saint Nicholas Day, a celebration that children in France, Belgium, and other parts of Europe look forward to at the beginning of the Christmas season. I explain to my own [...]
Games and Toys in Spanish: Juegos y Juguetes en Espanol
It’s official. The holiday shopping season has arrived. I set my alarm for 3:45 a.m. and headed out for a few hours of power shopping this morning. I never used to be one of those crazed Black Friday shoppers, but a few years ago I got hooked on the spirit and festivity [...]
Send Free Thanksgiving eCards in French and Spanish
A hot cup of coffee, a warm blueberry muffin, and Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day parade are waiting for me, so I’ll make this quick.
It’s not too late to wish someone special a Happy Thanksgiving. Why not send a free greeting in French or Spanish? 123 Greetings is the place to go! Check out:
Free Thanksgiving eCards in [...]
Say Thank You in Many Languages This Thanksgiving
When I think of Thanksgiving, my mind goes to turkey and pumpkin pie, parades and football. Of course, the real reason is to give thanks to God for all that He has given us. On this special holiday, I’d like to say Thank You in as many ways and as many languages as I can. I’m [...]
Answers to Name That Language: Madagascar Escape 2 Africa
I hope you’ve enjoyed playing our little linguistic guessing game. So, what languages did you hear on the Madagascar Escape 2 Africa trailers? Take a look at the answers to see how you did:
1. German
2. Spanish
3. French
4. Russian
5. Italian
6. Danish
7. Hungarian
8. Finnish
9. Czech
Thanks [...]
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa: Name That Language
If there’s one thing on my to-do list this Thanksgiving break, it’s a trip to the movie theater with my boys to see Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. I can’t wait to see what Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo, and those crazy penguins have been up to.
Until then, [...]
ESL and EFL Thanksgiving Story and Activities
English language learners will enjoy discovering the American Thanksgiving celebration with a special Foreign Language House holiday download. You’ll find an engaging story, vocabulary games, songs, coloring pages, and basic writing activities. We’ve taken our popular “A Dinner at Plymouth Rock” story about Jane the Pilgrim, Running Strong the Native American, and Tom the Turkey, [...]
Win a Spanish Animal Prize Pack from Boca Beth: CONTEST CLOSED
Boca Beth is back with yet another muy fantastico giveaway! You can win the Boca Beth Sing Along with Boca Beth/Canta con Boca Beth CD and the I Like Animals/Me gustan los animales DVD, along with four super cute plush animal masks. This one-of-a-kind Spanish Animal Prize Pack is a $45.00 value. I can think of lots [...]
French Thanksgiving Turkey Finger Play
I started my French Thanksgiving lessons at the preschool today. It was all about turkeys–les dindes. I always get a kick out of asking a group of kids to imitate French turkeys with a glou, glou, glou. It’s just hilarious, especially with the random gobble, gobble and cock-a-doodle-doo!
I wrote a finger play as part of [...]
