French
Countdown to Thanksgiving with French and Spanish Giveaways
Join Foreign Language House for our first annual Facebook Turkey Trot Down countdown to Thanksgiving Break. Click this link to join our FB community. Beginning Monday, November 8, we’ll be “talkin’ turkey” with our foreign language teacher friends. Each morning around 9:00 a.m. EST, we’ll post a discussion question. When you leave a comment, you’ll [...]
French Train Song for Children
Earlier this week I posted a very successful preschool French lesson about trains. As promised, I’d like to share the song I created as part of the lesson. It’s to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus.” The first verse is about the conductor shouting “All aboard!” Hold your hands up to face to [...]
Barefoot Books and Music in French and Spanish
Free shipping for orders over $60 through December 24 I’m always on the prowl for multilingual and multicultural books and music. I am pleased and excited to tell you about the treasures I’ve discovered at Barefoot Books! In fact, once I began to peruse the catalog I found that I already owned several Barefoot [...]
Preschool French or Spanish Train Lesson
I have a 2/3 year old mom-tot group of French learners, mostly boys. Well, if there’s one thing this set is crazy about, it’s TRAINS! Today I’d like to post a few ideas for a train-themed French or Spanish lesson. It incorporates hands-on activities & play, TPR, trains vocabulary & verbs, numbers, colors, and culture. [...]
French-Speaking Puppets for the First Day of Class
Bonjour! I’d like to introduce you to my teaching buddy Guillaume. (He’s the big turtle on the left.) Guillaume’s been working with me for quite awhile now. Our first gig together was back in 1990, after I bought him at a toy store while on vacation in Seattle. I was a brand new teacher and [...]
Le Beret Magique: Using the Target Language in French Class
Most language teachers would agree that it is important to use the target language in class as much as possible. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) recommends that at least 90% of classtime be conducted in the language. In the past, I’ve used a sign that says “anglais” on one side [...]
Spanish and French Name Tags and Activities
It’s time to go back to school! Whether I’m teaching first graders or high schoolers, I like to have my students create desktop name tags in the first class session or two. I’m very visual, so I need to see name/face to get all of those new names into the ‘ol memory. And in middle [...]
Madeline Books: Make a French Connection
Offering a Madeline camp for 5-7 year olds has me more enthused than ever over these classic books by Ludwig Bemelmans. Even my boys are asking to hear tale after tale about the brave little girl from “the old house in Paris that was covered in vines.” Madeline provides a wonderful context and reason for [...]
Crafts for a French Madeline Camp
It’s time for my French summer camp! Tomorrow I set up my room, and then the fun begins on Monday. This year, I’m offering something new–a Madeline camp for rising K-2. I’m going to use my tried and true French camp program “Passport to French Fun.” My campers always have a BLAST preparing for an [...]
Ephesians 4:32 – Bible Verse in English, French, and Spanish
My 5 year old memorized this Bible verse this week for Sunday School: Ephesians 4:32 It got me thinking that a nice Sunday feature to my Foreign Language Fun blog would be a multilingual Bible verse that kids can memorize in English, French, and/or Spanish. Today’s verse is the first half of Ephesians 4:32: Be [...]
