Tag / French Grammar
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Higher French grades all round
Give students tried and tested memory tricks aimed at providing a basic grid through which they can learn and remember French grammar.
August 29, 2024 -
The fastest way
Their affinity with rhyme and rhythm means children are more willing than they might otherwise be to repeat phrases they learn, and improve their pronunciation.
July 17, 2024 -
Quel est ton sport préféré ?
These Olympics give you an opportunity to further pupils French vocabulary, sentence building and grammar structures.
June 24, 2024 -
The fastest French
What is the fastest and most effective way of helping children master a wide range of key French phrases? Knowing a number of memory tricks can be a real bonus.
October 5, 2023 -
The easiest way to remember
What phrases are most readily remembered by children? Raps appeal to children: they are easy to remember and joining in gives a sense of unity within the group.
August 30, 2023 -
Confidence is everything
Students always benefit from confidence when learning, but sometimes the need for confidence is doubly important.
For all of us, when we start studying a new subject, confidence can be low simply because we generally don’t have the background or reference points to help us when something is not clear. As a result, we can easily feel lost.
April 25, 2023 -
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 -
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 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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