Most of the kids don't really know what they want to be when they grow up. Some do know but change every day, don't they?  I love to listen to what they have to say about their dream job - which is a great way to get to know them and at the same time help them to express themselves in French. JOBS / LES METIERS is the theme of our Bilingual Zoom class today, and also the theme of their 3rd letter to the French pen pals. I have just added the bilingual jobs flashcards in my shop (23 jobs illustrated, 54 flashcards). Pay attention to the way they reply to the question :  What do you want to be when you grow up?  Aren't they super cute?! I love the answer:  "I want to be a super hero".  Why not? :) This week, during our Bilingual Zoom Class, I taught my students how to talk and write about jobs in French: What is your dream job?  Quel est le métier de tes rêves ? My dream job is… Le métier de mes rêves est... Or  What do you want to be when you grow up? Qu’est-ce qu

Hi there! Can your kids tell other kids (their French penpals for example) what their favorite school subject is in French? Or maybe they have several favorite school subjects and they would love to tell their friends about them! This is going to be the theme of our French Zoom Class next Monday. If you would like to enrol your kids to French Zoom Classes, please visit my website Penpals4Kids.net First of all, let's get started by discovering the School Subjects vocabulary in French > Les matières scolaires. Les matières scolaires en français Download the school subjects bilingual flashcards here (French / English). > You can print these flashcards, have your kids cut & color them and then play memory games. Secondly, now that your kids know the vocabulary, let's build short sentences in French. What is your favrite school subject?  > Quelle est ta matière préférée (à l'école) ? /  Quelle est ta matière scolaire préférée ? ( the word 'scolaire' - re

Do you have pets? Kids all love pets! You can learn to talk about pets in French in this previous blog article: Pets in French Make a video with your animals (pets, farm animals...) I regularly invite my English-speaking students to participate in video challenges so that they practice French and help French-speaking kids learn English. You can say: "Hello, my name is... This is my cat / dog / bird... (+ name) These are my hens." In French: "Bonjour, je m'appelle... Voici mon chat / chien / oiseau... (+ its name). Ce sont mes poules."   Example : Hello, my name is Margot This is my cat Youyou. And these are my hens. Bye! Bonjour, c'est Margot. Voici mon chat Youyou. Et voici mes poules. Salut ! Farm animals Some of my students have got farm animals. Here is my latest French vocab video about farm animals: Farm animals video  on Instagram. Farm Animals Vocab on YouTube: Download the video flashcards here You all know the traditional song Old Mac Donald Had a

Wanna participate in my Family video challenge with your kids? Here is a short video to help you. Video Script Bonjour Hello Je m’appelle Margot. My name is Margot. Je suis française / américaine / anglaise / sud-africaine… I am French / American / English / South-African… J’ai 10 ans. I am 10 J’habite en Angleterre / en Afrique du Sud / aux Etats-Unis… I live in England / in South-Africa / in the USA… Voici ma famille : This is my family: Ma mère / maman My mother / mummy Mon père / papa My father / daddy Mon frère / Mes frères My brother / My brothers Ma sœur / Mes sœurs My sister / My sisters Mon animal / Mes animaux My pet / My pets Tu veux être mon ami ? Wanna be my friend / Let’s be friends ➳ Write these words and sentences in a phrase book and illustrate each word if possible  ➳  Make a video presentation of your family in English and French too if possible  Contact me if you want to participate in this FREE French challenge with your children.  Don't forget to support m

What do you like to do? What are your hobbies? Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire ? Quelles sont tes hobbies ? J'aime + Verb in the infinitive form (danser, cuisiner, coudre, tricoter, faire du crochet, dessiner, nager) OR J'aime + Noun (la danse, la cuisine, la couture, le tricot, le crochet, le dessin, la natation) Download the Bilingual Hobbies flashcards   (French-English). And now, let's sing! To go further If you are interested in our pen pal program (letter exchanges and Zoom classes) between English-speaking and French-speaking kids, please visit my website  www.penpals4kids.net I also give French classes for kids via Zoom.

Bonjour ! Here is a little help for your kids to write their second letter in both French and English to their French-speaking pen pals. Writing the second letter If you are interested in having a French-speaking pen pal for your children, please contact me and I'll add you on the wait list. You can also visit my website www.penpals4kids.net If you want to learn French with your kids, I invite you to subscribe to my YouTube Channel  Lessons & Books4kids  and check out my  Bilingual  and  French videos  for kids, and occasionnaly for the parents too 😉. You can my download flashcards in 3 versions (French, English ,and blank)  in my shop here .