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Snow, snow, snow!  We’ve certainly had our share this winter.  Your little French learners will love the TPR in this song about la neige.  A colleague taught me a version of this song decades ago.  Over the years, I changed a few of the words and made up a new melody with notes I could actually hit!  Here are the lyrics and suggestions for ...

Ready for Oscar Night?  Sunday, March 7, I have a date with a big bowl of popcorn and a televised view of the Red Carpet.  I haven’t actually seen many of the nominated movies yet, with the exception of Up!  Still, I fondly remember my pre-parenthood days of dates at the cinema instead of my living room. Anytime there is an event people might be ...

I am SUPER excited!  Lately, getting my boys (ages 4 and 7) to learn Spanish or speak what they learned at school was becoming a struggle.  As a parent, I want to encourage but not push.  But I have a new secret weapon,  a fresh spark of enthusiasm, a magic bullet . . . Sing-a-Lingo! Okay, so I know there’s no such thing as a magic bullet.  But ...

null The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are finally here!  One way to engage your French or English language learners is by reading about the Vancouver mascots on the official website.   Just go to the French or English version of the site to meet Miga, Quatchi, and Sumi.  I prepared worksheets for your students to help them read and look for ...

This Valentine’s Day, teach kids colors in French, Spanish, and English by fishing for hearts.  This is a favorite pre-k activity, but it can be adapted for older kids, too.  First, you’ll need some colored paper hearts.  Click hearts for a free pdf. Make a few copies, cut, and laminate.  Place a paper clip on each heart and put the hearts on the ...

Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday.” How can a day be fat? And why all the French? Let’s look at a little history to learn about Louisiana’s French Connection: A French King, Louis XIV, sent explorers to the Mississippi River. In 1682, one of these explorers reached the river’s mouth, claimed it for France, and named the area Louisiane ...

The 2010 date for Mardi Gras is February 16.  This has always been a favorite celebration in my French classroom.  My students learn about a traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras, complete with beads, masks, King Cake, and jambalaya.  All day long I’ve got  great Cajun music playing in the background.  A favorite tradition of mine for elementary ...

Sign up for our FREE newsletter for language teachers at this link.  Every month you’ll receive fun teaching tips and a new download for your beginning students in French, Spanish, and now English (ESL/EFL) too! Because of some recent requests, we’ve just added the English version of this month’s free Olympics worksheet.  Your students will label ...

The third Monday in January is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  This national holiday honors the life and work of our nation’s greatest civil rights leader. Foreign language students are already broadening their horizons of cultural awareness–what better place than French or Spanish class to celebrate Dr. King’s ideals of justice, harmony, ...

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