Foreign Language Fun
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
Celebrate National Poetry Month: Write Poetry in a Foreign Language
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 [...]
Guest Post: Multilingual from an Early Age
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 [...]
Madeline Costume
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 [...]
The French Tooth Fairy: Petite Souris
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 [...]
Guest Post: Music in the Foreign Language Classroom: How & Why It Works
Music in the Foreign Language Classroom: How & Why It Works Tired of trying to get your students’ attention and hold onto it even when you get to the grammar? You might benefit from using background music in your foreign language classroom as a way to help students focus and concentrate while making the learning [...]
