Music is the food of knowledge

What is the most efficient way of teaching French words and phrases?

Just as there is an inbuilt propensity for young children to learn the language they hear around them in infancy, so there is a similar inborn inclination to respond to music.

The technical reason for this is that music activates the limbic and paralimbic areas of the brain which are connected to the reward response systems. And quite simply when those areas are activated, we feel good.  That’s all there is to it!

Children of course realise that they feel good when music comes their way, and so they respond through movement as a way of expressing their pleasure – which in turn is the origin of dance.

All of which explains why we generally see children re

La Chandeleur, Pancake day: free French teaching resource

What are the differences between Pancake Day in Britain and La Chandeleur? Let your pupils explore the different traditions with this worksheet.

Saint-Valentin wordsearch: free French teaching resource

It snowed at about this time last year. Does anyone remember? It was at a time when we could all just go out and have snowball fights without worrying about masks or social distancing. So, as we start to dream about warmth and spring, perhaps we should also think about love - well actually Valentine's Day!

Why not practise the French vocabulary below and then try to find the words in our wordsearch?

Joyeuse Saint-Valentin (Happy Valentine’s Day)
Je t’aime (I love you)
Veux-tu m’épouser? (Will you marry me?)
Sors avec moi! (Go out with me!)
mon petit copain (my boyfriend)
ma petite copine (my girlfriend)
un bisou (a kiss)
un coeur (a heart)
un cadeau (a present)
une carte (a card)
des fleurs (flowers)
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