Recent Posts Tagged With 'foreign language fun'

• Food Drive and Other Service Projects in French and Spanish

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 19:20 in Spanish, french, holiday, thanksgiving, foreign language fun, french thanksgiving, spanish thanksgiving, food drive french class, food drive spanish class, french class service project, french holiday giving, spanish class service project

  With the arrival of Thanksgiving, the holidays will officially be in full-swing!  I’ve already been admiring the Christmas lights and contemplating the Black Friday sales.  But it’s also a time to think of others.  Consider some serv...

• Free Nativity Mini-Book in French and Spanish for Homeschoolers

  Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 20:23 in Spanish, french, homeschool, homeschool spanish, foreign language fun, french christmas worksheet, spanish christmas worksheet, free homeschool gift, french nativity book, homeschool french, spanish nativity book

  Homeschoolers, we’ve got a FREE GIFT just for you! Last year at Foreign Language House, we created adorable Christmas mini-books in both French and Spanish.  The Nativity story is told in simple, present tense language, understandable to ...

• French and Spanish Thanksgiving Stories and PowerPoint Presentations

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 20:10 in Spanish, french, holiday, thanksgiving, foreign language fun, french thanksgiving story, french thanksgiving powerpoint, spanish thanksgiving powerpoint, spansh thanksgiving story

  Need a fun and simple Thanksgiving story for a beginning French or Spanish learner? Look no further than A Dinner at Plymouth Rock, a short storytelling/reading unit by Foreign Language House.  Your students will meet Jane (the pilgrim), Running...

• Talking About Thanksgiving Foods and Preferences in French and Spanish

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 18:49 in Spanish, french, holiday, thanksgiving, foreign language fun, food preferences spanish, foods preferences french, thanksgiving foods french, thanksgiving foods spanish

    November is the ideal time to teach French and Spanish learners about food.  Tukey, stuffing, and pumpking pie . . . mmmmm!  Get your K-6 language learners using the target language for authentic communication this Thanksgiving holiday. Find...

• Handprint Turkey Printables and Finger Play in French

  Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 15:54 in foreign language fun

      I wrote a simple little turkey finger play in French for Thanksgiving last year.  Check it out here on video: Voici la dinde, dinde, dinde =  Here is the turkey (hold up hand) Elle a une tête, tête, tête =  She has a head (wiggle thumb...

• Halloween Counting Books: French and Spanish Writing Project

  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 22:13 in foreign language fun

  Developing writing skills in novice-level language learners is always a challenge.  Writing tasks must be clear, simple, and highly structured.  I’d like to share a simple Halloween writing project I’ve done with 5th and 6th grade stu...

• French Halloween Rhyme and Finger Play

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 18:10 in foreign language fun

  Driving in my car this morning, I got a great idea for a French Halloween finger play. (All of my best ideas happen in the car!) This one is a variation on the “Five Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Wall” rhyme. The different versions in...

• Workshop for Foreign Language Teachers

  Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 18:27 in foreign language fun

  Another weekend of workshop presentations!  This time I went back home for the Michigan World Language Association (MiWLA) conference.    I had the BEST time seeing old and new friends.  I shared my content-related elementary Groundhog Unit, ...

• Sculptionary: Hands-On Foreign Language Vocabulary Game

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 16:45 in foreign language fun

  // When teaching vocabulary in a foreign language, it’s extremely important to avoid translation.  In fact, I only use games and activities that can played entirely in the target language, NO English allowed!  In order to pull this off, yo...

• French and Spanish Halloween PowerPoint: Sabrina the Black Cat Story

  Posted on Thursday October 8th, 2009 at 21:38 in foreign language fun

  Need a fun and simple Halloween story for a beginning French or Spanish learner? Look no further than Sabrina the Black Cat,  a short storytelling/reading unit by Foreign Language House. Sabrina is a happy, little black cat who just happens to l...

• Le Jour de la Marmotte: A French Content-Related Unit for Groundhog Day

  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 23:07 in video, french, groundhog day, foreign language fun, foreign language house, jour de la marmotte, french content related unit, french groundhog unit

  It’s never too early to start planning for Groundhog Day!  At least that’s what I always say.  I just published a new elementary French unit for le Jour de la Marmotte.  I can honestly say I’ve never worked harder on a unit in...

• Learn Vegetables in Spanish

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 21:22 in Spanish, video, foreign language fun, spanishpod101, spanish vegetables

  // Getting kids to eat their veggies . . . just how long has this battle been going on?  I’ve been losing it lately.  Fruit seems to be welcome at the “Foreign Language Fun House” (mi casa), but healthy, green stuff?  I’...

• Free French and Spanish Numbers Downloads for Newsletter Subscribers

  Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 12:20 in Spanish, french, foreign language fun, foreign language house, free french download, free spanish download, teach french numbers, teach spanish numbers

  // I’d like to welcome all of the new subscribers to the Foreign Language House newsletter.  Our newbies and loyal readers have all received the free gift, Teaching Foreign Language Numbers.   And if you’d like your copy of this 10-...

• Learning Spanish Together at Wanna Jugar with Migo: CONTESTS CLOSED

  Posted on Friday September 18th, 2009 at 14:59 in Spanish, giveaways, foreign language fun, spanish cd giveaway, spanish dvd giveaway, wanna jugar with migo, spanish toy giveaway

   // There are some great things going on at Wanna Jugar with Migo?  Tati has put together a wonderful week of reviews and giveaways to help non-Spanish speaking parents teach their kids Spanish.  Check out all of the items you can win: A Boca...

• Teach Numbers in a Foreign Language

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 22:52 in foreign language fun, foreign language numbers

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• Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) Conference 2009

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 16:25 in foreign language fun, conferencese & workshops, flanc, foreign language conference, foreign language workshop, north carolina conference

  // Attention, North Carolina foreign language teachers:  I’m looking forward to meeting several of you at the FLANC conference in Raleigh next week.  I’ll be presenting a workshop with Catherine, my Foreign Language House publishing pa...

• French Fingerplay: Monsieur Pouce

  Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 16:08 in video, youtube, french, foreign language fun, foreign language fun video, french comptine, french fingerplay, french rhyme, 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&...

• 9/11 Tribute: How to Say Peace in Foreign Languages

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 17:43 in Spanish, german, french, 9 11, hebrew, foreign language fun, peace in french, peace in german, peace in hebrew, peace in italian, peace in spanish

  // I attended a church service this morning in remembrance of 9/11.  In honor of our prayers for peace, I’d like to share a few ways to say peace in foreign languages: French – la paix Spanish – la paz Italian – la pace ...

• Using French and Spanish Names for Language Learners

  Posted on Tuesday September 8th, 2009 at 20:02 in Spanish, french, foreign language fun, spanish name, french name

  // I’ll always remember my first junior high foreign language class.  One of my favorite memories is perusing the list of French names in the textbook and choosing one for the year.  (I was Danielle, but Chantal was a close second.)  In ...

• Name Bingo: Foreign Language Alphabet Activity

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 19:58 in french, classroom games, foreign language fun, foreign language greetings, foreign language house, foreign language alphabet lesson, foreign language introductions, french name activity, name bingo

  // September.  Most students are back in school, and it’s a safe guess that foreign language teachers are starting off the year with some basics: alphabet, names, greetings and introductions. I like to have my older students choose names...

• Xtranormal: Make Movies in English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and German

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 19:20 in video, german, french, japanese, italian, xtranormal, foreign language fun, english esl efl, make movie, make french movie, make german movie, make italian movie

  // I’d like to thank la profesora Sarita at Mis Musicuentos for introducing me to what she calls “technology heaven.”  It’s actually a site called  xtranormal.com  where you can type in text and create a movie.  It is ...

• Little Pim: Foreign Language DVD’s for Kids

  Posted on Tuesday September 1st, 2009 at 20:04 in Spanish, german, french, japanese, Chinese, italian, hebrew, coloring pages, foreign language fun, english esl efl

  I’ve recently become a fan of the award-winning Little Pim language learning dvd’s for children.  They are cute, eye-catching, and age-appropriate for the littlest language learners.  The short segments are just right for holding my 4 ...

• The Back-to-School Blues

  Posted on Monday August 31st, 2009 at 18:50 in foreign language fun

  // This picture of an empty classroom pretty much sums up how I’ve been feeling about Back-to-School 2009.  A little empty.  A series of unexpected life events, mostly due to the lousy economy, have resulted in my leaving my French teachi...

• High School French Student Reviews of Yabla

  Posted on Tuesday August 25th, 2009 at 20:29 in Spanish, french, foreign language fun, yabla, yabla french, yabla high school, yabla review, yabla spanish

  // Last school year, I introduced my high school level II French students to Yabla.  Yabla is an amazing online video resource for language learners.  I found it useful for introducing my students to authentic media from across the French-speak...

• Foreign Language Counting Game: Buzz

  Posted on Saturday August 8th, 2009 at 11:58 in classroom games, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, teacherspayteachers, foreign language counting game, french counting game, middle school activities, middle school madness, spanish counting game

  // Buzz is a favorite filler activity in my foreign language classes.  When I have a few minutes to spare at the end of a lesson, I take the opportunity to practice counting with this classic game.  It’s an oldie but a goodie!  Learners...

• How to Say Cat in Nine Foreign Languages

  Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 22:19 in Spanish, Portuguese, german, french, Dutch, children's books, polish, italian, hungarian, minou, foreign language fun, cat in dutch

  // Today’s post is a completely self-indulgent excuse to show you my other two children–the furry ones.   I used to take pictures of my cats all the time BK (Before Kids,) but the kitties have been photograpically neglected for y...

• Spanish DVDs for Kids

  Posted on Thursday July 30th, 2009 at 21:27 in Spanish, foreign language fun, learn spanish dvd, children learn spanish dvd, kids spanish dvd

  // My kids will be starting a new school in the fall, and I am thrilled that they will be learning some Spanish . . . even the 4 year old. Yay!!! Since rain is in the forecast this week, I thought it would be a good chance to prepare my boys with...

• Guest Post: The Three Sisters Books Introduce Children to French

  Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 22:13 in french, children's books, foreign language fun, the three sisters, french children's book, nancy pruett

  //   I recently discovered a fun and charming book series that is sure to create a few new Francophiles out there!  The Three Sisters series, written by Nancy S. Pruett, Ph.D., will both educate and entertain.  Nancy’s daughter, Elizabeth...

• Classroom Survival Expressions in French and Spanish: Useful Back-to-School Phrases

  Posted on Saturday July 25th, 2009 at 12:28 in Spanish, french, worksheets, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, back to school french, back to school spanish, french classroom phrases, spanish classroom phrases, survival french, survival spanish

  // Help learners to survive and thrive in an immersion classroom environment with useful questions and statements in French or Spanish. Immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign language, but it can feel scary at first.  Classroom be...

• Learn or Teach French with Free PowerPoints

  Posted on Sunday July 19th, 2009 at 14:57 in french, foreign language fun, teachers pay teachers, teacherspayteachers, free french teaching, french fairy tales, french powerpoint, french resources, learn french free

  // I’m always on the lookout for free teaching stuff.  One great resource for teachers and homeschoolers is TeachersPayTeachers.   Many downloads and used teaching materials are reasonably priced, and several others are absolutely FREE! ...