La Tour Eiffel – The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous constructions in France. People all over the world recognize its shape and know it as a landmark of the city of Paris. The official Eiffel Tower website has a booklet that…
The Cat in the Hat in French and English
What a great way for a beginning reader in French to practice reading! The famous Dr. Seuss classic The Cat in the Hat is available in a bilingual edition in English and French. If you are just beginning to learn…
French Fact: Bilingual Canada
Did you know that Canada has two official languages? They are English and French. The Official Languages Act states that: “the Constitution of Canada provides that English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status…
Le Soleil
Le SOLEIL (luh soh-LAY = the sun) Le soleil means the sun. As I write here in Canada, the days are getting longer as we move through the winter and anticipate the arrival of spring. The English word solar means “having…
Les Transports
Les Transports Workpages – $9.95 CDN Make French unit studies easy with Nallenart’s Workpages series! Les Transports (lay trahz-POHR = transportation) is a resource book of reproducible worksheets with a theme of transportation and travel, the verb aller, etc. Puzzles, vocabulary, verb…
BnF – La bibliothèque nationale de France
It’s very likely that you have visited a public library in your community. Did you know that you can take a virtual tour of the National Library of France? Follow the link below to take a look inside this enormous…
Le Louvre
The Louvre (LOO-vruh) in the French capital city of Paris is one of the largest art museums in the world. Many famous and easily recognized paintings and sculptures are exhibited there, such as Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa and the Greek…
Skating the Rideau Canal
Because the nation of Canada has French and English as its two official languages, the capital city of Canada, Ottawa, is a great place to go to practise speaking, hearing, and reading French. Winter is especially beautiful in Ottawa. The…