The perfect accompaniment to Milo’s Holiday Scrapbook and art activity available to download from the new Sparkle Speak website; excellent for boosting intercultural understanding and an easy start to the school year. Imagine the look on your pupils’ faces when they return in September to find a postcard from Milo. Sent[…]
One popular way of using the Take Brittany resource is to collapse the timetable for a week and to take the whole school on an adventure ‘to Brittany’. I have seen this done in a few schools now with inspiring results. Getting the whole school to make passports and have[…]
Before starting a new term of teaching I wanted my Y5 class to reflect on the importance of learning another language. I asked them to write some speech bubbles to inspire the younger classes I work with to learn a new language. I asked them why they thought people should learn another[…]
Following a simple recipe in French is a fun way to apply and embed vocabulary and key phrases. In addition, add a real taste of intercultural understanding to your lessons with this authentic French dish. This particular recipe was kindly shared by the grandparents of two of my Year 4 pupils. We gave[…]
This is a great idea for European Languages Day or to add a multilingual flavour to this year’s sports day. Attached below are teaching n0tes, a supporting PowerPoint, MP3s of a song in Spanish, French, Hindi and Chinese plus authentic sound files of the language needed to start a race[…]