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How do you say Bunny in many languages? Find out in time for Easter!
Hippity-hoppity Easter’s on its way! Make it international by teaching your kids ways to say “bunny” in many languages: Bunny = English Lapin = French Coniglietto = Italian Conejito = Spanish Häschen = German Króliczek = Polish Coelho = Portuguese Thanks to my favorite online multilingual dictionary: wordreference.com This is the only online translator I
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French April Fool’s Song: une chanson pour le poisson d’avril
We have the French to thank for April Fool’s Day! In France, it’s called April FISH Day, or le poisson d’avril. French children make paper fish and try to tape them to the backs of unsuspecting friends. Here’s a simple song and finger play I created to teach children about this funny custom: Le
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Spanish Children’s Books for Easter: Libros de Pascua
Teach your children or students about Easter in Spanish with picture books. Visit the Foreign Language Fun Easter Spanish Store! You’ll find a great selection of Spanish or bilingual books about Pascua! Image Credit: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1267633
French Easter Song, Traditions, and Worksheets: Cloches de Pâques
The Easter Bunny does not deliver eggs to children in France; that job belongs to the church bells. France is a predominately Catholic country. On Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday, the bells in every church and cathedral across France stop ringing. It is said that the bells’ chimes, so sad over Jesus’ death
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French Rain Songs
Today I have a simple song for you in French about the rain. It will really help beginners learn vocabulary, and teaching it with visuals and props is a must! It’s to the tune of Frère Jacques: La pluie, la pluie (rain) Les nuages, les nuages, (clouds) Le tonnerre et les éclairs, le tonnerre et
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Spanish Weather Expressions and Song
Let’s learn some common Spanish weather expressions: ¿Qué tiempo hace? = What’s the weather like? Hace sol = It’s sunny Hace calor = It’s hot Está nublado = It’s cloudy Hace buen tiempo = The weather is nice Hace frío = It’s cold Hace viento = It’s windy Está lloviendo = It’s rainly Hace mal
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Foreign Language Numbers Game Inspired by Highlights: Eleven
I was just looking through my son’s Highlights magazine (www.Highlights.com) and I came across a fantastic game that can be effectively adapted to help kids practice numbers in Spanish, French, Chinese . . . any foreign language. In the March 2010 issue there’s an activity on pg. 38 by Jennifer Coleman called “Make 11.” Two
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French Snow Song: La Neige
Snow, snow, snow! We’ve certainly had our share this winter. Your little French learners will love the TPR in this song about la neige. A colleague taught me a version of this song decades ago. Over the years, I changed a few of the words and made up a new melody with notes I could actually hit!
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Academy Award – Oscars Conversational Activities in French and Spanish
Ready for Oscar Night? Sunday, March 7, I have a date with a big bowl of popcorn and a televised view of the Red Carpet. I haven’t actually seen many of the nominated movies yet, with the exception of Up! Still, I fondly remember my pre-parenthood days of dates at the cinema instead of my
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