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Music is the food of knowledge
Just as young children learn the language they hear around them in infancy, so there is a similar inborn inclination to respond to music. Children of course realise that they feel good…
January 18, 2023 -
Teaching phonics to aid pronunciation
I am in the group of pupils who (a while ago now!) did not have grammar and punctuation taught in their English lessons. This made learning other languages quite a challenge. Clare…
January 17, 2023 -
La Chandeleur, Pancake Day: free French teaching resource
Do your pupils know that France has already had ‘Pancake day’ on 2nd February? Do they know why it is celebrated then?
January 14, 2023 -
Why do we enjoy singing and dancing?
… because it creates an emotional response. Did you manage to join Catherine Cantin and Joe Dale with their webinar on Singing and Dancing in the Primary MFL Classroom? If you were…
January 11, 2023 -
Why use songs and actions to teach languages?
Many of us who listen to popular music find that although we have never tried to learn the lyrics, we can in fact recall them for a large number of such songs.
December 19, 2022 -
The play is the thing
Children enjoy imagining, and then acting out the situations. Which is why a simple play in French can stimulate children’s progress in studying the language.
November 2, 2022 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications? (13 October 2022)
Today is ‘National Train Your Brain Day’ in the United States. I thought it was a fun thing to celebrate. What do you like to do to stimulate your brain?
October 13, 2022 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications? (1 September 2022)
I always love to receive copies of our new books. Today we received copies of Kate Heap’s latest edition to the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series.
September 1, 2022 -
Why it’s easier to learn when there’s a rhythm
Children can find learning a song easier than learning a set of sentences. This can help us find ways of developing and speeding up learning in many area.
August 31, 2022 -
It’s a curious thing…
If a word or phrase in French can be shown to link to something we are already familiar with in English, then it is much more likely to be remembered.
August 31, 2022
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