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French Fingerplay: Monsieur Pouce
I’ve been blogging for over a year now, so I think it’s about time I got over my self-consciousness and nerves to make my video debut! Watch me on this clip and learn the adorable French comptine and fingerplay, Monsieur Pouce. It’s perfect for preschool and kindergarten French classes.
Monsieur Pouce est dans sa maison.
Madame Pouce est [...]
Foreign Language Fun Video: Wash Your Hands in French
The kids and I have been playing around with my new Flip video camera. I am proud (?) to present our first official Foreign Language Fun language video! Woo-hoo! Okay, okay . . . I’m no professional film maker. Or singer. But I love to create silly little songs to help teach language, so [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Mexican Hot Chocolate: A Recipe for Learning Spanish Numbers
Looking for a yummy way to introduce your kids to a little culture and a little counting en español? Teach them the Bate Bate Chocolate song and then settle in with a delicious, steaming cup of Mexican hot chocolate. Click this link to print out an adorable, kid-friendly recipe from the Nick Jr. website. You’ll need:
Chocolate [...]
Learn Basic Japanese with Big Bird: Ichi, Ni, San
At the library the other week, my 3 year-old and I checked out Big Bird in Japan, a Sesame Street special from 1989. We enjoyed it, especially all the sights and sounds of Japan.
In the story, a tour bus leaves Big Bird and his dog Barkley behind. They have trouble communicating because nobody speaks [...]
Do You Know How to Say Beijing?
I apparently don’t, but at least I’m not alone. I was just reading a story on Yahoo Sports about “NBC’s pronunciation conundrum in Beijing“ (August 15, 2008.) AP Journalist David Bauder writes about the pronunciation faux-pas of several American sports commentators as they report on the Olympic host city. The correct pronunciation is “Bay-jing” not “Bay-zhing”, which [...]
Big Bird in China: Learning Mandarin for the Olympics
I’m still trying to learn a little Mandarin Chinese in honor of the Beijing Olympics. I’m embarrassed to admit I haven’t made it too far past Hello and Goodbye:
Ni hao - Hello
Zai jian - Goodbye
But now, thanks to Big Bird, I can add one more expression to my repertoire:
Wo ai ni – I love you
I am truly [...]
French Back-to-School Vocabulary: Classroom Supplies
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year . . .” Remember that Back-to-School commercial for Staples, the office supply store? Dad is skipping along to the holiday tune, happily shopping for school supplies. Meanwhile the kids follow with long, morose faces. Hilarious! Just to prove you can find anything on the internet, here is [...]
The Wiggles in Taiwan
Watch out! It’s global domination, Wiggle style. Preschoolers across the English-speaking world have long danced and learned with The Wiggles, the enormously popular Australian kiddie band. In 2003, the first international version of the group wiggled onto the touring and Playhouse Disney TV scene in Taiwan. Let me introduce you:
The Yellow Wiggle is Arthur.
The [...]
