Resources
*New* Adopt an Escargot!
http://www.adoptanescargot.com/
French TV station TV5 has fun television shows and interactive activities for kids:
http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/jeunesse/index_flash.php
Adults can watch programs (i.e. news in French) also www.TV5.org
French-English /
English –French Dictionary Translation online:
http://dico.isc.cnrs.fr/dico_html/en/dico_tr.html
This web site is an aid to pronunciation.
If you can read French, here is a site to explore kids from all over the world.
Books, CDs and Tapes:
In some cases, you may have to type in an author’s name
by typing: last name, first name. You can search for familiar authors i.e. Eric
Carle to find French translations of their books. (note: the Canadian postal
system takes longer than in the US). Their videos and DVDs are the same format
as ours (don’t order them from France)
www.amazon.ca (in
Canada you can order French books)
www.amazon.com
(search for “Bi-lingual” or language learning)
www.amazon.fr (in
France)
www.archambeault.ca
(great bookstore in Montreal)
Fun facts and other interesting items
Embassy of France in the US- Just for Kids
http://www.ambafrance-us.org/kids/
Software and fun links:
http://www.soleil.com/english/index.html
For (Independent cassette learning programs:
http://www.frencheducation.com
A fun dictionary with pictures:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/French2dictionary.html
French cognates (words that are the same in French and English)
http://french.about.com/library/vocab/bl-vraisamis.htm (French cognates)
Why learn French?
http://french.about.com/od/whylearnfrench