Foreign Language Fun

Free French and Spanish Mother’s Day Coloring Pages

Published on April 30, 2009 by Diane in Coloring Pages, Foreign Language Fun, Foreign Language House, French, Holiday, Mother's Day, Spanish

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

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Make a French or Spanish Mother’s Day Card

Published on April 26, 2009 by Diane in Foreign Language Fun, Foreign Language House, French, Holiday, Mother's Day, Spanish, Teachers Pay Teachers

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,

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Boca Beth Earth Day Giveaway: CONTEST CLOSED

Published on April 25, 2009 by Diane in Foreign Language Fun, Spanish

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

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Win a Boca Beth Spanish Learning Kit: A Giveaway From SpanglishBaby.com CONTEST CLOSED

Published on April 24, 2009 by Diane in Foreign Language Fun, Spanish

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

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Earth Day Language Lesson: Practice French and Spanish R’s with the Three R’s of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Published on April 22, 2009 by Diane in Earth Day, Foreign Language Fun, Foreign Language House, French, Holiday, Spanish

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

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Free French and Spanish Earth Day Coloring Sheets

Published on April 21, 2009 by Diane in Coloring Pages, Earth Day, Featured, Foreign Language Fun, Holiday, Spanish, Teachers Pay Teachers

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

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Elementary Foreign Language Recycling Lesson: Celebrate Earth Day in French, Spanish, and More

Published on April 19, 2009 by Diane in Earth Day, Foreign Language Fun, French, Lessons, Spanish, Teachers Pay Teachers

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 one that’s great

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De Colores CD Giveaway at Wanna Jugar with Migo: CONTEST CLOSED

Published on April 18, 2009 by Diane in Foreign Language Fun, Songs, Spanish

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

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Write Easy Foreign Language Poems for National Poetry Month in April

Published on April 18, 2009 by Diane in Foreign Language Fun, Foreign Language House, French, Poetry, Spanish

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 simple

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Elementary Foreign Language Program Observations

Published on April 16, 2009 by Diane in Case for Early Language Learning

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