A Grisly Tale

The holiday season is not always warm and fuzzy.  December 6th is le jour de Saint Nicolas (Saint Nicolas Day) in France.  Saint Nicolas comes to visit children and bring them gifts.  We will be learning about Saint Nicolas and his friend Père Fouettard this week.  However, the story of how he came to be the patron saint of children is pretty grim.  Watch the film above to learn this grisly tale.

Days, Hours, Minutes: Telling Time in French

We are learning our days of the week and telling time.  Watch as Geraldine gives you some tips on how to communicate these subjects successfully in French.

Les jours de la semaine

We are continuing to learn about school.  Here is the obnoxious song guaranteed to help you remember the days of the week.  Listen to it once and you will be singing it the whole day.  You're welcome!

Vive l'école!

This unit we are learning all about school. Click here to learn about the French school system.

Le verbe "avoir"

Avoir is an irregular verb and one of the most important that you will use in French.  Use this video to help you remember this highly used verb.  You will be tested on this verb and indefinite articles next week.  Bonne chance!

Taking it Back to Pre-K!

La rentrée

Welcome back to school.  I am so happy that you decided to take French.  Learning a foreign language can be a scary thing, but there is no need to stress.  Be willing to take some risks and make mistakes.  Below are some tips on learning a foreign language.  Keep these hacks in mind as we navigate through French together,  Remember that French is fun and the more we view language learning as an adventure the easier acquisition will be.

Alors, en route!