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Here are some suggestions for ways you can help your child with French or Spanish at home:

 

1. Take your child to a museum

France has produced some of the most talented artists, such as Monet and Renoir. Check your local museum’s schedule to see when it is featuring a French-inspired exhibition and enjoy a day out.  Entry to museums is often free.

2. Celebrate French holidays

Celebrating important French holidays, such as Bastille Day, will teach your child about French history. Celebrate by making some fun crafts or taking part in holiday traditions. Similar to the Bonfire Night, the French display fireworks. 

3. Cook a French or Spanish meal

Familiarise your child with French or Spanish cuisine by making a traditional French meal, such as quiche and crème brûlée.

4. Watch a French & Spanish movie

Fire up Netflix and host a French or Spanish movie night with your family. Here are some child-friendly French movies you and your child can enjoy: “A Monster in Paris,” “The Red Ballon,” and “Tintin and the Lake of Sharks.”

5. Listen to French & Spanish music

Do you have a Spotify account? Download some French & Spanish songs to listen to while at home or on the road. Listening to French & Spanish music will help familiarise your child with French & Spanish accents and pronunciations.

6. Puzzles

You can download and print dozens of free French or Spanish crosswords and word searches for your child. He or she will have fun playing, while simultaneously learning French and Spanish vocabulary and simple sentences. Keep a stack in the car for long road trips.

7. Memory game

Create some French or Spanish flashcards and place them face down on a table. Your child will flip over two cards. If the pictures match, your child will flip over two more cards. The point of the game is to match all of the cards from memory.

8.  Colouring books

Purchase a French or Spanish colouring book. These colouring books will spark your child’s creativity, while helping them learn various vocabulary words and themes.

9.  Read French & Spanish books

There are lots of beginner French and Spanish books. Le Petit Prince is one of the most well-known French children’s books. You can find the book in almost any book shop or online.

10. Hangman

This French & Spanish activity is played exactly like the original Hangman version, except you are using French or Spanish vocabulary words and phrases instead of English.

Here are some website which you might find useful to support learning in French.  There are website for information, as well as website with games and activities you could play with your child.  (These are all external websites, which the school has no control over).