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A French King’s Day Celebration: J’aime la galette . . . la galette des rois
January 6 is Epiphany, or Kings’ Day. The French call it la Fête des Rois. I’ll be celebrating with my French class with une galette des rois, or a King Cake. Recipes abound online, but here’s my simple shortcut:
Purchase frozen puffed pastry dough. Roll it into two large circles. Spread almond paste onto one circle. [...]
Wintertime Activities in Spanish and French
My family and I headed south for a vacation. An entire week with no snow. I know, I know . . . life’s rough! But I think I missed it. It was actually rather nice to pull into my driveway today and see the good ‘ol white stuff again. With the right childlike attitude, snow [...]
Three Kings Day: Los Tres Reyes Magos
Taking down the Christmas decorations is one of the saddest days of the year for me. I absolutely refuse to do it until January 7. Though the radio stations abruptly stop playing carols on December 26, I try to honor the Twelve Days of Christmas through Epiphany on January 6. So, as I write this [...]
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
Click here to download your FREE [...]
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 [...]
FREE French and Spanish Winter Holiday Worksheets: Hanukkah and Christmas
Foreign Language House has a little gift for you this holiday season. We’ve got two free downloads to celebrate the winter holidays of Hanukkah and Christmas. A free worksheet, flash cards, and a coloring page in French and Spanish!
Click here for three FREE Spanish holiday worksheets.
Click here for three FREE French holiday worksheets.
Enjoy [...]
Spanish Homeschool Lessons for Christmas: The Nativity Story
I am happy to announce a new Christmas download from Foreign Language House. The Spanish Nativity Story is ideal for Christian homeschoolers this holiday season. Take a look at the product description to see what you’ll receive in this Navidad download:
Beginning Spanish learners of all ages will develop language skills while reading the story of Jesus’ [...]
Holiday Sale: French and Spanish Teaching Materials for Christmas and Hanukkah
For a limited time, holiday downloads from Foreign Language House are drastically reduced. It’s our little gracias and merci to the other language-loving teachers and parents who work so hard to encourage children and teens to become bilingual. The special prices are good only at TeachersPayTeachers.com, and only for one week. The sale ends on [...]
Le Premier Noel: Christmas Nativity Story in French
Like most kids, my little guys can’t wait for Santa Claus to come down the chimney with lots of presents. That’s all fine and good, but I want my children to understand what Christmas is really all about. One year, Santa brought a Fisher Price Little People Christmas Story Nativitythat we put up under the “kid [...]
