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Mardi Gras Halloween Costume
Halloween is just around the corner! As a French teacher, I like to have a costume I can wear at school that will teach a little francophone culture as I join in the annual Halloween parade. This year, I’ll be bringing a little New Orleans flair to the day with my new Mardi Gras costume from WholesaleCostumeClub.com. [...]
French Countdown: Ariane Rocket Launch
Practice counting numbers backwards in French, while introducing a little culture at the same time. Young children will love becoming human rockets and blasting off in French: 10 – dix 9 – neuf 8 – huit 7 – sept 6 – six 5 – cinq 4 – quatre 3 – trois 2 – deux 1 [...]
Fournitures Scolaires: French School Supplies
It’s back to school time! Time to learn classroom objects and school supplies in French. This French Classroom PowerPoint is a great tool for learning or reviewing important vocabulary for the classroom and school supplies. I had my students complete a virtual school shopping web quest at the French Office Depot site. We also enjoyed [...]
Free Printable French Calendar: September 2011
Here’s a nice little printable to keep you and your French learners organized this September. Use your calendar to practice the days of the week, counting, dates, today/yesterday/tomorrow. You can record the daily weather, activities, holidays, birthdays, homework, and tests. Enjoy! Printable French Calendar for September 2011
Foreign Language Class Name Game
I’m looking forward to meeting my new French students in just a few weeks. One of the challenges for me as a teacher at the beginning of every school year is to learn oh, so many new names. And for us foreign language teachers, it’s even more daunting as every student has both a “real” [...]
Authentic Video Clips: Using YouTube to Teach French Language and Culture to Kids
What did I do before YouTube? Seriously . . . how did I teach? Short, authentic video clips have become a standard part of my French lessons. They are an awesome way to allow my students to get a glimpse of authentic culture and hear native accents. I never thought that I would use video [...]
Homeschool French: Unit Study for Beginners
French for Kids: The Bear Essentials is a great way to introduce children to the French language. This “beary” fun French homeschool unit study covers the basics such as greetings, colors, numbers, shapes, weather, seasons, family, house, places, days, and months. The vocabulary lists are linked to audio podcasts so that your child can hear [...]
Free Cinco de Mayo Mexico Worksheet
At Foreign Language House we’ve prepared a FREE Mexico map coloring sheet in Spanish for Cinco de Mayo. To receive your freebie, sign up for our mailing list for language teachers at this link or on the right sidebar. Every month you’ll be notified of our “Free for a Week” downloads for your beginning students in French, [...]
Free Earth Day Worksheets in French and Spanish
At Foreign Language House we’ve prepared FREE word searches in French and Spanish for Earth Day, as well as a multilingual “Save the Earth” alphabet code worksheet. To receive your freebies, sign up for our mailing list for language teachers at this link or on the right sidebar. Every month you’ll be notified of our “Free for [...]
Say Hello in Many Languages
Of course, everyone knows “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” Such a great, action-filled song! The Barefoot Books version of the song is both a book and a singalong CD, written by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Sophie Fatus, and sung by Susan Reed. What you might not immediately notice is that this publication is [...]
