These five French shows for kids on Youtube have been favourites in our house over the last few years. As with any show, please preview it before your kids watch, especially if they’ve never seen it before. I just recently … Continue reading
Bon Voyage France has generously offered to give away not just one, but two great prizes! First prize = a full 10-week session of live online classes ($138 USD value) Second prize = $50USD credit to use towards the purchase … Continue reading
A few years ago, one of my friend’s sons called her from his university dorm because he didn’t know how to boil an egg. When she got off the phone with him, she repeated the conversation for those of us … Continue reading
Génie Publication has a full library of worksheets and curriculum – all downloadable. The site is divided into 2 sections – curriculum to buy individually (prices vary depending on the item) and worksheets that come with the subscription service. An … Continue reading
Apps are a great way to learn and practice French – when you can find good ones. Here are 4 that you’ll want your kids to try. [They will like them too!]. French language learning for toddlers Fun factor: good … Continue reading
I cannot believe I have a 6th grader and a 4th grader in the house. Yikes. I’m not sure where the time has gone! Here are our curriculum picks for 2016-2017 for all subjects (unless, of course, I’ve forgotten something, … Continue reading
The most common question I get asked is how to do French immersion at home – either because children used to be in French immersion at school and are now being homeschooled, or because parents recognize the benefits of a … Continue reading
After this post, I am taking a bit of a blogging break for the month of July. I’ll be back in August with some more ideas for the fall. Looking for some quick, fun, and easy ideas to practice French … Continue reading
We were in a rut. There were a few things in our homeschooling routine that were sucking the life right out of the kids and quite honestly me too. Not that everything we do has to be fun – as … Continue reading
This past winter, I felt like we were in a real rut as far as language learning was going. I like to switch things up and use a variety of methods and learning situations, so I decided to add cooking … Continue reading