Archive for April, 2009
Free French and Spanish Mother’s Day Coloring Pages
Children will enjoy teaching Mommy colors in French or Spanish with these cute Mother’s Day flower coloring pages. Yours free from Foreign Language House.
French Mother’s Day Coloring
Spanish Mother’s Day Coloring
Here are some useful color vocabulary words and holiday phrases to make this fun activity a learning activity. (English-French-Spanish)
Happy Mother’s Day – Joyeuse Fête des Mères - Feliz Día de [...]
Make a French or Spanish Mother’s Day Card
If there’s one thing that makes Mommy’s heart melt, it’s a homemade treasure presented on Mother’s Day. Help your French and Spanish students create a unique bilingual greeting card for Mom, Grandma, a favorite aunt, or a special friend. The latest downloads from Foreign Language House each include a detailed handout of Mother’s Day greetings, sayings, [...]
Boca Beth Earth Day Giveaway: CONTEST CLOSED
I’m excited to announce ANOTHER fantastic Spanish-learning giveaway, this time from Boca Beth herself. She has gone green by using recycled paper and vegetable based inks for her CD’s and DVD’s. Isn’t that great? As a parent, I wince when I see the wasteful packaging of so, so many products. In honor of Earth Day, [...]
Win a Boca Beth Spanish Learning Kit: A Giveaway From SpanglishBaby.com CONTEST CLOSED
SpanglishBaby has a fantastic giveaway going on that you won’t want to miss. Enter to win your very own Boca Beth Beginner’s Backpack. It comes complete with a CD, DVD, coloring/activity book, and BOCA, the puppet. (Retail value is $49.99.) Even the littlest language learners will be speaking Spanish in no time! Just click this link [...]
Earth Day Language Lesson: Practice French and Spanish R’s with the Three R’s of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
R. It’s got to be the trickiest sound to pronounce in both French and Spanish. In fact, my twee year old is finding it to be pwetty challenging in English, too. Earth Day is the perfect time to inspire your language learners to practice, practice, practice. Master these Three R’s and help save our planet Earth:
English: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
French: Réduire, [...]
Free French and Spanish Earth Day Coloring Sheets
Teach about the planet Earth on April 22, Earth Day. Foreign Language House is happy to offer free coloring sheets for young learners.
Free French Earth Day Coloring Sheet
Free Spanish Earth Day Coloring Sheet
Here are some useful vocabulary words for teaching about the Earth in English-French-Spanish:
Earth – la Terre – la Tierra
globe – le globe [...]
Elementary Foreign Language Recycling Lesson: Celebrate Earth Day in French, Spanish, and More
Earth Day is April 22, and I’m already cooking up an environmentally-friendly lesson for kindergarten French this week. Here’s the plan:
1. Regular warm-up. I’ll be sure to bring my calendar so that I can show my students the date of Earth Day.
2. Introduce the globe. I have a nice inflatable [...]
De Colores CD Giveaway at Wanna Jugar with Migo: CONTEST CLOSED
Follow this link to Wanna Jugar with Migo for your chance to win one of five Spanish CDs. De Colores, by Jose-Luis Orozco, is a wonderful collection of Latin American folk songs for children .
This giveaway ends Thursday, April 30, at 10:00 p.m. Central Time.
Buena Suerta
Click here to take the Foreign Language Fun [...]
Write Easy Foreign Language Poems for National Poetry Month in April
Be sure to celebrate National Poetry Month in your foreign language classes this April. Play with Magnetic Poetry, read French and Spanish poetry, and create your own. Read this article to discover simple poem formats that are just right for beginners.
At Foreign Language House, we have downloads to help learners create their own [...]
Elementary Foreign Language Program Observations
For the past couple of months, I’ve been taking a fantastic graduate course in elementary foreign language methods. One of the requirements is to spend 45 hours observing a variety of K-5 language programs. As a working mom, my first reaction was YIKES! 45 hours? How? When? Well, I’m tickled to report that I just [...]
