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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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Play with words in English, French, Spanish, or any other world language. Poetry is emotional, personal, creative, and communicative. It is also a powerful vehicle for internalizing new words and expressions in a foreign language. As Robert Frost wrote, “Poetry is what gets lost in translation.” Even the youngest of novice learners can write basic
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Announcing a brand new website to help parents and teachers expose kids to the world. We have big plans and a lot of work ahead of us! We envision a cultural smorgasbord of resources for children ages 4-7. So far, we have begun to recommend favorites such as Barefoot Books for kids, as well as
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Guest post from Trotters Childrenswear. Trotters are a UK kids clothing retailer, providing quality classic children’s clothing through their 5 UK stores and online. Living in London means we are surrounded by a beautiful mix of different cultures and languages, which makes it a very exciting and interesting place if you are a child growing
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I have always loved the Madeline books by Ludwig Bemelmans. In fact, I even named my Siamese cat in honor of the spunky little French school girl. Last summer I developed a summer day camp called “Learn French with Madeline” and I’m currently teaching a once-a-week homeschool enrichment program by the same name. As you
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Did you know that today, February 28, is National Tooth Fairy Day? I am in the midst of the tooth fairy years with my 8 year old, and my kindergartner regularly checks his teeth for wiggles with typical younger sib envy. This pretty tooth fairy finger puppet by Folkmanis, complete with a little pocket for a
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