French Resources

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French Tutors via Wyzant 

U.S. DVDs that have French soundtrack (according to Amazon's info!) Frozen Rio 2 Despicable Me 2 The Little Mermaid  The Lion King Rio 1001 Dalmatians  Brave Cindarella  Educational French web sites (interactive games, offline and online activities, etc.) www.educatout.com   Tete a Modeler   Momes.net Cap Eveil Hugo l'Escargot  Wumpasworld   Boowa et Kwala - Eveil   www.caboucadin.com http://matchouteam.over-blog.com

Links to specific educational games we like:

Ma Chambre (Household Vocab)

http://www.lesdomosores.fr

Favorite Characters

-Official web site (or popular)-Youtube/Daily Motion/video  (just a sample --look to the right column on youtube for more videos!)-Links to print able offline activites ,coloring pages, etc.

L’Ane Trotro--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgdTJOxKl-I-Find the differences/ jeu de difference

Links to various

Asterix-http://www.asterix.com/index.php.fr--

Bob the Builder (Bob le Bricoleur)-http://www.bobthebuilder.com/fr/homepage.html-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTr2SpTpAlc-http://www.bobthebuilder.com/fr/colouring.html

Le Bus Magique (Magic Schoolbus)--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b96gRsuu_ek -

Caillou-http://www.caillou.com/indexFR.shtml-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRIk6HjXxbA-http://www.editionschouette.com/files/livres/Cahier%20bleu_24_Web.jpg

Chima-http://www.lego.com/fr-fr/chima-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coXkD81mVR0-

Chuggington-http://www.chuggington.com/index.php/html/fr-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMUUQWfPZqM-

Clochette (Tinkerbell)-http://www.disney.fr/les-fees-disney/homepage-http://www.disney.fr/les-fees-disney/videos#/video/la-frontiere-de-la-vallee-des-fees-http://www.hugolescargot.com/coloriages-les-heros/coloriage-activites-de-la-fee-clochette.htm

Diego-http://www.nickelodeonjunior.fr/tv/emission/go-diego/--

Disney Cars-http://www.disney.fr/cars/index.jsp#/jeux--

Disney Planes-http://www.disney.fr/films/planes--

Disney Princesses-http://www.disney.fr/princess/index.jsp--

Dora-http://www.nickelodeonjunior.fr/tv/emission/dora-lexploratrice/--http://matchouteam.over-blog.com/pages/dora-l-exploratrice-8374304.html

Franklin (Benjamin in Canada)-http://www.tiji.fr/Heros/Franklin/Personnages--

Frisson l’ecureuil-http://www.scholastic.ca/editions/livres/albums/frisson.htm--

Jake & the neverland pirates-Jake et les Pirates du pays imaginaire (Disney)--

Kai-lan-http://www.nickelodeonjunior.fr/tv/emission/ni-hao-kai-lan/--

Leo et Popi--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEOhrcz5qXY-

Martine-http://www.club-martine.fr/je-joue/--

Mario & Luigi-http://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Nintendo-3DS/Mario-Luigi-Dream-Team-Bros--762456.html--

Marvel Avengers /Superhero Squad-http://www.disney.fr/disney-xd/avengers/ --
Mickey Mouse                                                                                                                                                  

Mimi La Souris (Maisy)                                                                                                                                   

Minecraft                                                                                                                                                             

Mulan                                                                                                                                                                   

Ninjago                                                                                                                                                                 

Octonauts                                                                                                                                                            

Oui-Oui                                                                                                                                                                 

Petit Ours Brun -- Petit Ours brun -- Joue et voyage avec Petit Ours Brun                                                                                                                                                  

Pokemon                                        http://www.pokemon.com/fr/                                                        http://www.gulli.fr/Chaine-TV/Dessins-animes/Pokemon/Videos/Saison-14-le-generiqueDISNEY                                                           

Power Rangers                                                                                                                                                 

Rue Sesame (Sesame Street)                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                    

Superhero Squad                         http://www.teletoon.com/fr/tv/superHeroSquad/                                      

Tchoupi                                                                                                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmRaNyBFyVU Tchoupi             iPAD: Joue et apprends les Lettres avec T'choupi - SEJER -- T'choupi joue avec les lettres 

Thomas le Petit Train                                                                                                                                  

Toupie et Binou                                                                                                                                              

Toy Story                                                                                                                                                            

Transformers       

Books Online

Tumblebooks

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/book_details.asp?category=Language&subcategory=French

Bookbox (choose language below video)
 http://www.bookbox.com/

Children’s Books Forever  (choose French language from left hand side menu)

http://www.childrensbooksforever.com

Books read aloud on youtube (with pictures that change along with the story)

http://www.youtube.com/user/mamanraconte?feature=watch

French Television


TV5 Monde

http://www.tv5.org/cms/USA/p-13410-s5-z413-lg3-Accueil.htm?



http://captvty.fr  

Free dowloadable software that lets you watch recent episodes - FREE! 

Note: not all sites allow content to be played from within the U.S. 

Verizon Fios - Channel 1771 (subscription) - France 2

French Music Radio

Adults

Paris Cafe - Musique

Kids

• Radio Junior
• Radio Ouisiti
• Radio Moussaillons

Traditional Kids Games, Songs, 

Eeny Meny Miny Mo:

Am, stram, gram,

Pic et pic et colégram,

Bour et bour et ratatam,

Am, stram, gram.

"This little piggy" 
Lots of versions exist-- I found this one on word reference: 

Tongue Twisters /Virelangues

http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/fr.htm

Language Learning Systems/Apps

Adults

Pimsleur

Michel Thomas

http://www.michelthomas.com

http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com/podcasting.php

Berlitz

Rosetta Stone

http://store.instantimmersion.com/french.html

Mango languages

http://proxy.montgomerylibrary.org:2071/dialects

Kids

Muzzy
Berlitz

Rosetta Stone

http://store.instantimmersion.com/french.html

Mango languages

http://proxy.montgomerylibrary.org:2071/dialects

HOLIDAYS & SEASONAL

JANUARY

New Year's / Reveillon (1)

La Galette des Rois / Epiphany (6)
J'aime la Galette - comptine
J'aime La Galette - comptine 2
Viens pour la Galette - comtpine 3
Roule Galette - audio story
Leo et Popi - La Galette - video


Martin Luther King's birthday
 Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech with French subtitles:http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vlq1_martin-luther-king-i-have-a-dream-s_news#.UPjcYkKz6lY

FEBRUARY

Le Chandeleur

Valentine's Day (14)
Song: Mon Coeur Fait Vroum Vroum Vroum

Superbowl
http://bonjourmama.blogspot.com/2013_01_01_archive.html

SPRING
Plant an avocado seed: Cacaboudin.com
Sing Savez-Vous Planter les Choux 
Spring break blog post: http://bonjourmama.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-break-en-francais-march-25-march.html

Easter
Easter egg dying / vocab - blog post: http://bonjourmama.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-break-en-francais-march-25-march.html 

Boowa et Kwala Easter themed games:  here. 
Zach's favorite:  usine des oeufs au chocolat). 





MARCH

APRIL
Earth Day

Build an eco-friendly city on Ecoville (for older kids)

Recycle with Boowa and Kwala - a great game that includes French audio feedback and teaches recycling terms (metal, paper, cans...)

Read J'aime la Terre by Todd Parr- available at multiple DC libraries

MAY

Teacher's Day E-card

http://www.dromadaire.com/w/p/139_journee-des-enseignants/1/



 
SUMMER

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST


 
FALL

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

 
WINTER

DECEMBER

CHRISTMAS / HANNUKAH / THANKSGIVING

Pere Noel Portable (personalized live video message in French from Santa - incredible!)
L’Atelier du Pere Noel

http://www.vivenoel.com

http://www.radionoel.fr 

Sites that teach social responsibility, global engagement, etc.

http://www.unicef.org/french/siteguide/resources_27932.html