Archive for June, 2010
Toy Story 3 Spanish Theme Song: You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Just got back from watching Toy Story 3 with my family. Hilarious! Loved it! I had to do a quick post here on the ‘ol blog because there was some “foreign language fun” in the film. (I won’t say any more than that!) Check out the new Spanish theme song by the Gypsy Kings: You’ve [...]
Crafts for a French Madeline Camp
It’s time for my French summer camp! Tomorrow I set up my room, and then the fun begins on Monday. This year, I’m offering something new–a Madeline camp for rising K-2. I’m going to use my tried and true French camp program “Passport to French Fun.” My campers always have a BLAST preparing for an [...]
Activities for Kids to Do During World Cup Soccer Games: Free Download
My husband was looking forward to watching yesterday’s World Cup match between England & the U.S. I was looking forward to keeping my boys busy. They are budding soccer fans, but too young to sit and watch a match on TV. Yet they DID, with just a little bit of planning. First, I declared it [...]
Ephesians 4:32 – Bible Verse in English, French, and Spanish
My 5 year old memorized this Bible verse this week for Sunday School: Ephesians 4:32 It got me thinking that a nice Sunday feature to my Foreign Language Fun blog would be a multilingual Bible verse that kids can memorize in English, French, and/or Spanish. Today’s verse is the first half of Ephesians 4:32: Be [...]
Win a 1 2 3 Spanish Together CD at Wanna Jugar With Migo?
Win a fun children’s Spanish CD by 123 Spanish Together. Your children will be dancing, singing, and learning Spanish in no time! To enter, simply leave a comment on this post at Wanna Jugar With Migo? Contest ends Thursday, June 24, 2010. Buena suerta
e-Courses for Foreign Language Teachers: Workshops in the Comfort of Home
Foreign Language Teacher Video e-Courses Innovative Workshops in the Comfort of Your Own Home Diane and Catherine of Foreign Language House would like to invite you to attend our video e-courses for French and Spanish teachers. We are experienced presenters at local, regional, and national foreign language teacher conferences. We model our e-courses off of [...]
Let’s Talk About Zakumi in French and Spanish: The World Cup 2010 Mascot
A jolly, green-haired leopard named Zakumi is the official mascot of the 2010 FIFI World Cup in South Africa. The ZA in his name stands for South Africa, and KUMI means “ten” in various African languages. Find out more about Zakumi by visiting this page of the official FIFA website. Go to the top [...]
Clips of Official 2010 World Cup Songs
Enjoy the international, musical sounds of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa! null
Use Art to Learn Numbers in a Foreign Language
I was reading French books to my preschooler at bedtime tonight. One of our favorites is a picture book called Je découvre les nombres dans l’art (I Discover Numbers in Art) by Lucy Micklethwait. Each page contains the print of a famous piece of artwork. Readers have to search for a particular item in each [...]
World Cup Soccer Worksheets, Web Quests, and Activities in French and Spanish
I’ve got some soccer fans in my house (both big and little) so the 2010 World Cup is a BIG deal! After all, the World Cup only comes along once every four years. I still remember being in Paris during the 1998 World Cup. Though I didn’t watch any games live, the cafes were bursting [...]
