TEAM HOME SCHOOL
Welcome to Team Home School, together we can do this!
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Each week I will be adding a new video teaching families some fun French.
Les enfants - children - this is a good time to teach Mum and Dad and show
them what you know! Each week you will have a new:
- lesson in Team Home School with ideas of games and activities to do as a family
- story in our Story Time section
- song in our Sing Along section
Please keep me posted with pics of the activities you
complete and let me know if I can share them on the
website for your friends and family to see.
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A huge thanks to brilliantpublications.co.uk and Catherine Barlow who have made all of the songs in the workbook 'J'aime Chanter en Francais' available for FREE in mp3 format. Click on the music icon.
In addition, click on the coloured buttons for FREE French workbooks: yellow button for a French workbook created by Rachel Hawkes - she has created some fabulous activities that I have pulled together into one document for you; pink button for a French workbook created by Mr French aimed at year 3 and green button for a French workbook created by Mr French for year 4, 5 and 6. Mr French's workbooks have answers in the back - parfait!
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Get in touch if you want any help with them, Madame Kaler is here to help you!
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"Experts agree that foreign-language learning can give kids a leg up in many areas of their lives, both now and in the future, with benefits ranging from academic achievement and career success to better interpersonal relationships. Research shows it’s helping them become better thinkers, better learners, and better citizens of the world. Simply put, learning a second language can help kids improve their academic performance across the board. "
(Maxwell, L. (2014). 5 Reasons a child should learn a foreign language. [online] Available at: https://www.pgeveryday.com/family/parenting/article/5-reasons-all-children-should-learn-a-foreign-language [Accessed 13/2/18].
Parents' Corner
Welcome to Petite Etoile's parent corner.
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How to support your child's language learning at home:
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Click here for our 2 minute support videos, watch with your child and get them to teach you!
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Put key words around the house.
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Sing along with our 'Singing French' CD in the kitchen or in the car!
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Like cooking? Try some of Petite Etoile's easy recipes!
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Culture Corner
Did you know that the 2nd of February is pancake day in France? The tradition is called 'La Chandeleur' and when flipping your pancake you should do so with a coin in your left hand to ensure life long prosperity! Try our family's pancake recipe and check out our pics! Send us some of your own!
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Try our Croque-Monsieur Challenge! Try making the French classic and send us a pic! We've found an easy-peasy recipe - click to watch the video!
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JOYEUX NOEL!
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Have you heard of 'LA FETE DE SAINT NICHOLAS' ?
On the 6th December if you live in the North and East of France, children will leave their shoes in front of the fireplace in the hope that St Nicholas, the Patron Saint of Children will leave them goodies inside. -
LE REVEILLON is Christmas Eve. French families will eat a big meal on Christmas Eve.
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The French don't normally send Christmas cards but they will send a Happy New Year Card.
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LA FETE DES ROIS: on the 6th January (Epiphany)the French will celebrate with a 'Galette des Rois;' a King Cake. The youngest child will sit under the table and shout out names. It is served in that order. Hidden inside, is a 'FEVE' (a charm). The person that finds it becomes King or Queen for a Day and wears a a cardboard crown.