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Anyone going to Brighton this weekend?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Helen Jul 6, 2010.

QCA schemes and making universally useable resources.
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What do you prefer - cross posts or links to other blogs?
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Los egipcios

I've just written a very long post on my website about making links between Spanish learning and the Egyptians, a popular theme/topic in primary schools. I won't copy it all here - click the image on the left to take you there and feel free to leave comments!However, below is an extract!Ideas from other schoolsI love 'being a magpie' and collecting ideas,…See More

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"I love the talking animals! I can just imagine my pupils' faces when I show them that even tomatoes and squirrels can speak French."

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Cinco calabazas - a simple song for Halloween

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I will/do teach the following languages:: French, Spanish

About Me:: PLL and International Coordinator at Whitehouse Common Primary in Sutton Coldfield; independent consultant and director of Lisibo Ltd; Apple Distinguished Educator; eTwinning Ambassador; Language Coach for Birmingham LA and MFL content associate for BGfL.

I teach languages to these Year groups:: K-6

Favourite/recommended MFL Website:: http://lisibo.co.uk

Favorite MFL resource:: Whatever is to hand! Improvisation is my favourite activity.
I love Early Start materials, Español, Español, El Barrio Sésamo books, stories online, in books and of my own creation...
And my blog - see above!

Have you had a look at my blog, Vámonos? More ideas for PLL and other stuff there!

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Los egipcios

I've just written a very long post on my website about making links between Spanish learning and the Egyptians, a popular theme/topic in primary schools.

I won't copy it all here - click the image on the left to take you there and feel free to leave comments!

However, below is an extract!

Ideas from other…

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Posted on April 6, 2013 at 11:18 — 2 Comments

Cinco calabazas - a simple song for Halloween

A simple song from Youtube to which I've added subtitles using Amara(previously known as Universal Subtitles)

Unfortunately NING doesn't like the embed code so click on the image to play the video!…

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Posted on October 30, 2012 at 15:00 — 1 Comment

Contar conmigo en Halloween / Zähl mit mir, 9 bis 0

I've re-discovered Storybird this weekend after a tweet announcing some new features. Whilst they included the ability to write in non Latin scripts like Greek and Mandarin, it did not include the ability to publish Storybirds in languages other than English to the public gallery on Storybird :o( This is…

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Posted on October 29, 2012 at 19:21

Passeport pour la Francophonie - Education Scotland

(Originally posted on ¡Vámonos!)

I was really interested to read the following press release this week -

Education Scotland publishes new online resource for modern languages called 'Passeport pour la Francophonie' at the Scottish Learning Festival on 19…

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Posted on September 22, 2012 at 19:30

Fasten your bug belts!!

Fasten your bug-belts for some exciting news!

Starting on Monday 12th every weekday on CBeebies at 09.35 and repeated at 13.35, The Lingo Show hits CBeebies!

You may have already discovered Lingo and his multi-lingual bug…

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Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:40 — 1 Comment

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At 21:38 on January 29, 2013, Lara Freeman said…: I love the talking animals! I can just imagine my pupils' faces when I show them that even tomatoes and squirrels can speak French.

At 16:26 on January 25, 2011, Hannah Bewsey said…: Hi Lisa

What a co-incidence!

No, it must have moved from Station Road along time ago ........... when I was looking for schools for my son (in the late 80s) it was on 2 sites - the First School was at Longmead (now an Adult Ed centre); the Middle School was called Springvale and was in Linkfield Lane, which is where the school is now. The 2 schools became one, were renamed St Matthews and the site was expanded. . It is now an all-through Primary with a nursery and has about 350 pupils.

Regards

Hannah

At 21:12 on November 2, 2009, Mrs Lee Trenchard said…: Thanks Lisa.
I didn't realise any slides were skipped - was too busy writing down ideas! (took 4 pages of notes...) I went to two other talks too, both good, but yours was most useful as it was specific to primary MFL.
Look forward to the audio/blog.
Best wishes,
Lee

At 14:14 on November 1, 2009, Mrs Lee Trenchard said…: Hi Lisa,
Just wanted to say a big 'thank you' for the talk you gave yesterday at the Languages Show. After meeting you in cyberspace on various forums, it was great to see the 'real person'! And I came away with lots of great ideas and fresh enthusiasm.
Thanks,
Lee

At 17:47 on October 20, 2009, Miley Hughes said…: thanks Lisa xx

At 18:08 on May 8, 2009, Steph Smalley said…: sounds great....thanks for your ideas

Steph xx

At 12:37 on March 10, 2009, Gavin Cooney said…: Ha. No Camels! Funny.

At 12:07 on March 10, 2009, Gavin Cooney said…: Great, looking forward to seeing you at Language World. I'm doing a talk, so please drag some people along! I did one at a conference in the US one time and three people came. Including two people who both thought they were the moderator of that session!

At 13:54 on February 20, 2009, Helen Jackson said…: What scheme of work would you recommend for years 5 and 6 French (They only begin the learn in Year 5 at the moment)? Like you I prefer to improvise but I do have to show that I follow a scheme of work. I am not a trained teacher. However I tutor GCSE French students and my own children who have gone through this stage, so I base a lot of what I teach at Primary level and what I see as the gaps later on, trying to keep it fun. I am forever repeating and building on what they have already learned. My main constraint is 'time' as the lessons are short. I have lots of ideas which would never fit into the contraints of the lessons. I am not always in the same class as a TA and we have mixed year-groups, so it is rather complicated at times.
Thanks.

At 18:28 on February 9, 2009, Helen Worton said…: Hi lisa
No, I don't think we've met. I put myself down as Birmingham but I actually teach in the Sandwell borough. Thanks though.
Helen