As I mentioned recently, I’m working on adding more French to our lives through music. I stumbled across La Montagne Secrète, a company that produces a number of titles. Thankfully our library carries most of the collection, so we’ve … Continue reading
My kids spend about 10-15 minutes 5-6x per week using apps or web sites to help them practice their French. Electronic sources can be a great supplement for language learning. Children feel like they are playing when using them, so … Continue reading
We rely on our local library a ton when it comes to getting French books. My son and daughter each read a French book aloud most days. I also read a few books aloud to them. Then we have our … Continue reading
I’m noticing that the fall scrambles are hitting our household. You know that feeling of having taking on too many activities and having no time left over for anything else? In prior years, I have pushed through the feeling. This … Continue reading
One of the ways I’ve been trying to increase my kids’ French exposure lately is through music. I’m aiming for about an hour a week while we’re in the car. Starting with an hour means we have car time left … Continue reading
Here’s what we’ve been up to lately during French time in our house: Fall colours French club At our French club a few weeks ago, I divided a white board into 4 sections – brown (brun), orange (orange), yellow (jaune), … Continue reading
Looking for worksheets? Here’s a bunch you may be interested in! Many are from Canada, and others are from France and elsewhere. Mostly free sources with a few paid ones clearly indicated as such. Canadian sources On this site If … Continue reading
I’ve read before (can’t remember where) that in order to achieve true bilingualism, a child needs a minimum of 30% of their waking hours in the target language. If a child is awake for 12 hours each day, we’re looking … Continue reading
I wrote last summer about how my biggest challenge in raising bilingual kids is getting them to actually speak in French. There is no question that they understand it. They also read it very well, and my oldest does a … Continue reading
I recently had a reader ask me this question: How do you keep improving and challenging yourself in French and expanding vocabulary? So, here we go – my top 5 tips for keeping your own language skills sharp. Note that … Continue reading