Resources in French!

**Sarahbelle** · 28-03-2010, 03:49 PM

I have just taken on a new client and mum is French. So my new little one will be bi-lingual. I am looking for sites that will provide me with words in french as well as english so that I can display them in my setting. Things for fruit, animals, etc. Does anyone know any good sites?

**angeldelight** · 28-03-2010, 04:58 PM

Animals

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/lan.../animals.shtml

Other words

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/label/french.shtml

More

http://www.frenchteacher.eu/french-v...ry_animals.php

Angel xx

**angeldelight** · 28-03-2010, 04:59 PM

Numbers

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/lan.../Numbers.shtml

Colouring and colours

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/lan...rench/numbers/

Angel xx

**sarah707** · 28-03-2010, 05:01 PM

One of our French forum members tomthumb put a French workbook 'Le petit poucet' into free resources a while ago.

Free resources are at the top of the forum in the middle.

It's great for learning / reminding you of basic French words.

If you are making posters or eg weather charts in French, run them past the mum first.

You will find that different regions teach slightly different phrases just like in England.

Hth

**Pauline** · 28-03-2010, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by Sarahbelle

I have just taken on a new client and mum is French. So my new little one will be bi-lingual. I am looking for sites that will provide me with words in french as well as english so that I can display them in my setting. Things for fruit, animals, etc. Does anyone know any good sites?

There is a booklet made by Elodie (Forum member tom thumb), she teaches French and shared the booklet for the Forum, it is in the free downloads:

http://childmindinghelp.co.uk/freere...hworkbook.html

**Pauline** · 28-03-2010, 05:02 PM

LOL Sarah - we posted at exactly the same time 6.01 pm!

**nell57** · 28-03-2010, 05:15 PM

I've used this site a couple of times recently

http://*******************/tags/browse/15/French

**Sarahbelle** · 28-03-2010, 05:35 PM

You guys are all fab! There are some brilliant sites here. I have bookmarked them to look at later. My new little one is only 5 months at the mo. But I want mum to feel that I am promoting her culture as she has already asked me to celebrate Bastille Day with him and she speaks French to him too!

And it won't hurt me to brush up on my long forgotten French either!

Thanks ever so.

**sarah707** · 28-03-2010, 06:40 PM

Oh Bastille Day is great fun!

Lots of fireworks pictures...

**Pauline** · 28-03-2010, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by sarah707

Oh Bastille Day is great fun!

Lots of fireworks pictures...

Wot? no playing with the guillotine?

**sarah707** · 28-03-2010, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Pauline

Wot? no playing with the guillotine?

Last time I went to a Bastille Day celebration in deepest France I got very drunk

I'm not sure that's appropriate either!

**ss1983** · 28-03-2010, 09:31 PM

hi i have ababy starting who will be 5 and half months and her mum is french aswell when is that day?

**Sarahbelle** · 28-03-2010, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by ss1983

hi i have ababy starting who will be 5 and half months and her mum is french aswell when is that day?

Its the 14th July every year.

**ss1983** · 28-03-2010, 09:54 PM

ok thanks ill look it up, what can the 5 month old do

**sarah707** · 29-03-2010, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by ss1983

ok thanks ill look it up, what can the 5 month old do

Children up to the age of 3 need playful experiences that follow their interests.

I have a number of planned activities going on for the older ones and if the little ones want to join in then great, I change things around to meet their needs.

However, I wouldn't plan something specific like that for younger children because they do not need plans like that... if that makes sense.

Hth

**miffy** · 29-03-2010, 06:52 AM

There are some resources here

http://instantdisplay.co.uk/free.htm

Miffy xx

**Pauline** · 29-03-2010, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by ss1983

ok thanks ill look it up, what can the 5 month old do

Like Sarah says you don't want to plan anything specific for that age, but you could sing some nursery rhymes or songs in French, how about Frère Jacques?

**ss1983** · 29-03-2010, 08:18 PM

hi i dont want tp lan anything good but would like to do something to help with the french language as she always speaks in french to her

**Chell** · 29-03-2010, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by ss1983

hi i dont want tp lan anything good but would like to do something to help with the french language as she always speaks in french to her

You might want to speak to Mum about using baby sign language too. Signs can provide a common link between the two languages. It is a great way of teaching babies to communicate before they are physically able to speak and helps to ease frustration. If the baby signs the word as well as saying it in French or English then it makes it easier for you understad them regardless of the language spoken.