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Saint Nicolas Day in France

Published on November 30, 2011 by in Christmas, Foreign Language Fun, French

St. Nicholas (Nicolas) is the patron saint and protector of children.  You can think of him as Santa’s great-great-great-great-great-etc grandfather!  St. Nicolas Day is celebrated on December 6 in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, and Holland. On the eve of this special day, French children leave their shoes by the fireplace.  During the night, Saint

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Decorate the Christmas Tree! A Pre-K Foreign Language Lesson in French, Spanish, and More

Published on December 17, 2010 by in Christmas, Foreign Language Fun, French, German, Holiday, Lessons, Spanish

Decorating a mini-Christmas tree is a fun and festive way to practice foreign languages before the holidays.  Preschool learners of French, Spanish, German, or other languages will be engaged and immersed as they review a number of high-frequency topics.  Here’s what I did with my little French learners the past two lessons: 1.  Our usual

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