French spring song for children

Here is a fun French springtime song to get everyone in a good mood.
Spring is le printemps. C'est le printemps  means it's springtime.  Temps means time as in a duration (do we have time to do this) not a specific time (what time is it).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Robs0s4S-Yg

English-French Bilingual book and CD ready for Chrismas

After at least 4 years of writing, editing, drawing, singing, and much research, my bilingual counting nursery rhyme book with CD is now available in paper copy as a limited print version.  

The 28 page book can be signed and delivered for Christmas for £15.   

Designed to help babies become naturally bilingual and for the English speaking 2 to 5 year olds  lean French through nursery rhymes that keep the melody the rhyme and theme of the song in both languages.  So you know what you are singing about. 

It will also help French speakers learn English.
  

FREE French fun in November

5 little ducks went swimming one day 

French Fun Time

Come and have some fun play in the garden if it's nice weather, do some colouring, watch a French cartoon, listen to stories, sing and discover some well known English nursery rhymes and how you can sing them in French.

No knowledge of French necessary!

There will be time for colouring and puzzles and for parents to chat in French or listen for approx. 45 min followed by approx. 35 min songs and stories. Adults get to get conversation practice or improve their listening comprehension while the children are playing.

Venue: 5 Bibury Road, Old Walcot, SN3 1DD
Date:  Saturday 21st Nov 2015 4pm  to 5.30pm Book here
More dates will be available in 2016 (about once a month)
Cost: Free though a donation is appreciated

Paces are limited so please book so I know how many children to prepare for.   Thank you.

French Fun for all



Swing ball, football and tent building!

A good time was had by all!


As the children built a 'tent', I decided it would be good to read: 'Titou construit sa maison'.

Les enfants on construit une 'tent', alors j'ai lu 'Titou construit sa maison'.



Can I go in your tent!

We saw spiders in the garden so we sang incy wincy spider/ la toute petite araignée (my own translation of the song) and there's a spider on the floor/ il y a une araignée sur le sol (also my own translation)

Nous avons vu des araignée dans le jardin alors nous avons chanté incy wincy spider/ la toute petite araignée (ma traduction) and there's a spider on the floor/ il y a une araignée sur le sol (aussi ma traduction)

FREE French rhymes and story time

Special event at Liden Library,

FREE French rhymes and story time

Wednesday 22nd of October 2014,  2.00 to 2.30 pm.

Come and join the fun with Virginie to sing and copy actions of your traditional songs (head shoulder knees and toes; row row your boat, if you happy and you know and much more) in French.  All children 0-5 years old welcome!
Please book for this free event at virginie@fun-french-learning.fr or 07423065957

Research shows benefits of being bilingual

Research shows that bilingual children have an advantage in noisy classrooms
read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-29599177

They are also better at problem solving skills and creative thinking: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19109883

International journal of bilingualism

European Day of Languages

At the initiative of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September.

Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school.

Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.

There is also lots more information about events, competitions you can enter and some free materials on the BBC website 

Here is a song to celebrate! 

 Hello to all the children of the world.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpTR1wF4M6k