Worksheets to Help Teach Numbers to Preschoolers

I found a good site with some worksheets to teach numbers in English, but you can still use the site, print out the worksheets and teach your children the numbers in French. It's appropriate for preschoolers. It's been helpful for my 3 year old.

http://www.kidslearningstation.com/preschool/practice-counting.asp

I'm trying to look for some more age appropriate worksheets for my 7 year old and 5 year old. If anyone knows of any, let me know!

Spanish for Little Learners

In the past I combined some French and Spanish posts on this site. I've decided to start a blog for teaching children Spanish. This way people who visit this blog and that blog will only see articles that interest them (either teaching their children Spanish or French).

The blog address for my new Spanish for Little Learners site is: http://spanishforlittlelearners.blogspot.com/

Guess Who????

I have to admit that I've had the best time playing Guess Who Extra in French with my kids. For those of you who haven't played it yet. It's like classic Guess Who but with lots of cards that you can change. So you can guess which house hold item, which animal, which kid, which monster, etc. There are so many different things you can practice in French. The monster card is good for practicing colors and body parts.

The best reason I like playing games while teaching French to my kids is because the kids don't know that you are actually teaching them. :) They end up forgetting that they are learning and just have fun.

More Color Worksheets - French and Spanish

Here are some simple worksheets for your children to practice their colors in French or Spanish. If they can't read yet, you can read the colors to them and they can color the word the correct color.

To extend this exercise, you can make a little color book. They can cut out each word and paste it to a page. Then they can cut a picture from a magazine that is that color or they can draw a picture and color it that color. There are many different ways you can expand this activity. Enjoy!

Red light, Green light

Do you remember the old game Red light, Green light? You know the one where 1 person turns their back and says green light to the other people. Then, those people run as fast as they can to try to touch the person who is calling out the light colors. Then, when the person turns around and says red light, all of the people have to freeze. If you are caught running, then you have to be sent back to the starting line.

Now that you remember the game, have you ever thought about changing it to a French/Spanish game and playing with your kids? We did that this afternoon and the kids had fun. We even added colors like yellow for slowing down and black for dropping to the ground. We just tried to change it up a bit. Try it with your kids. I'm sure you'll have fun! It's a great fun way to learn a new language.

French Colors:

purple - violet

blue - bleu

green - vert

yellow - jaune

orange - orange

red - rouge

black - noir

Spanish Colors:

purple - morado

blue - azul

green - verde

yellow - amarillo

orange - anaranjado

red - rojo

black - negro

Back to the books!

Hi everyone! I just got back from a great visit to Canada with my family. We spent most of our time in English speaking Ontario, but we did get to spend some time in French speaking Quebec. It was really cute to see my son walk up to "friendly strangers" to practice his French. He wasn't fearful at all. It reminded me about how important it is to just dive right in and practice with anyone who is willing to practice with you.

Since we home school, I get to create my own curriculum and I've decided to do intensive French this school year. I'll post any activities that could help you as well with your children. My children are 7, 5 and 2, so I'll have activities for those ages which could be altered for older (or younger) children as well.

Spanish for Little Boys

Spanish for little boys is officially available on Amazon.com.

This workbook is created especially for parents who do not have any prior knowledge of Spanish. You and your son can embark on a journey of learning a foreign language together. Everything you need is inside this workbook, including a pronunciation guide, a dictionary and a variety of teaching tips. And as with French for Little Boys, you can email me and ask me any questions that you have about the workbook or ask for lesson ideas. I'm here to help you!