English/ESL/EFL

Free Peace on Earth Nativity Coloring Page in English, French, Spanish, and Italian

Foreign Language House has another free holiday gift for you–a nativity scene printable in four languages.  Kids will love coloring the adorable picture of Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus as they discover different ways to say Peace on Earth:
French:  Paix sur la terre
Spanish:  Paz en el mundo
Italian:  Pace sulla terra
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Free Merry Christmas Coloring Page in English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian

Want to wish people around the world a Merry Christmas? Give these languages a try:
French:  Joyeux Noël
Spanish:  Feliz Navidad
German:  Frohe Weihnachten
Italian: Buon Natale
Kids can color a festive Merry Christmas sign in five languages. Just click the link to get your FREE coloring page, compliments of Foreign Language House.
Coloring Page: Merry Christmas [...]

Printable Holiday Mini-Books in French, Spanish, and ESL

I love making mini-books with my students.  Today, my high schoolers were completely engaged as they wrote original mini-books about “A Letter to Santa.”  It’s really a bit deceiving.  To an outside observer, my teenagers were having way too much fun playing with construction paper and markers.  But they were actually using higher-order thinking skills [...]

Make Mini-Hanukkah Coloring Books in English, French, and Spanish

In our newest Foreign Language House downloads, kids will count and color their way through a child’s Hanukkah celebration.  Introduce your children or students to menorahs, dreidels, and special holiday foods with this simple Hanukkah story.  Just print the half-pages, color, and staple.  You’ll create your own 8- or 18-page story book.  (The longer version is [...]

Learn Spanish and French Christmas Vocabulary: Tic Tac Toe Games and More

It’s December!   The tree is trimmed, the lights are up, and my kids opened the first door on their chocolate advent calendars.  Why, there’s even a winter wonderland of snow outside my window.  Now it’s time to learn some Christmas vocabulary in Spanish and French.  You can practice your new words by playing fun [...]

ESL and EFL Thanksgiving Story and Activities

English language learners will enjoy discovering the American Thanksgiving celebration with a special Foreign Language House holiday download.  You’ll find an engaging story, vocabulary games, songs, coloring pages, and basic writing activities.   We’ve taken our popular “A Dinner at Plymouth Rock” story about Jane the Pilgrim, Running Strong the Native American, and Tom the Turkey, [...]

Free Thanksgiving Tic Tac Toe Game in English, French, and Spanish

Foreign Language House has recently published a fun, communicative Thanksgiving Tic Tac Toe download for the food-filled month of November.  Practice expressing preferences and asking for food at the dinner table by playing the classic game of tic tac toe. You’ll receive instructions, modifications, X’s, O’s, seasonal markers, a colorful picture grid, and word grids [...]

Play International Bingo in English, Spanish, French, and German

Foreign Language House has just released a new multi-lingual game for young language learners.  Get ready to play . . .
International Bingo
The download includes everything you need to play Bingo using numbers from 1-20 in English, Spanish, French, or German.  Or you can mix it up and play in all four languages at the same [...]

Fall Apples in Spanish, French, German, and More: Free Coloring Page Worksheet!

Autumn apples!  It’s my favorite part of the fall season.  Though I might lament being a Michigander in the middle of February, in October I pity those poor Hawaiian souls who miss out on crisp fall air, trees of orange and red, hayrides, and cider mills.
In celebration of the apple season, I’ve prepared a fun [...]

Learn French and Spanish Numbers with the Telephone Game

I would like to announce the arrival of my first foreign language teaching e-book. Since 1990, I’ve shared classroom games, activities, and projects at teacher conferences across the U.S. Now I’ll be sharing ideas digitally on-demand!
I have partnered with a former Spanish teaching colleague to create Foreign Language House language learning materials. [...]