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Are you looking for a fresh approach to language learning?

European Award for LanguagesWhy not browse through our extensive bank of resources, full of delightfully animated materials suitable for nursery up to KS5.

All the resources use a thinking approach to language learning involving thinking skills activities, collaborative learning strategies, games and drama.

 Your pupils will develop their own strategies for making meaning and understanding how other languages are constructed.

For further information and training please contact Louise Harty at louise@littleredlanguages.co.uk

Le Café des Catas

Dans la petite ville sans histoires de Saint Bonnet-le-Froid, près de Nîmes dans le sud de la France, il y a un petit restaurant, appelé "Le Chat Noir".....


Visit the café and meet the characters!

 

Little Red Languages

Details of training opportunities will be available shortly at www.littleredlanguages.co.uk



Mouton NoirNursery Rhymes

This set of traditional French finger rhymes and poems will help your KS1 children become familiar with French sound patterns.

Rhymes

The Giant Turnip

The Giant Turnip

The tale of The Giant Turnip is presented in French, German and Spanish as an animated story. Additional resources, including a storybook, A4 size printables for making stick puppets and an image gallery.


The Little Red Hen Stories

Petit Poule Rousse

The tale of The Little Red Hen is presented in French and Spanish as an animated story without text. Additional resources, including a storybook, A4 size printables for making stick puppets, a PowerPoint version of the tale and an image gallery are also available.


Le Navet Géant

Simple Stories

A collection of simple animated audio stories including:

The Giant Turnip

The Little Red Hen

Jack & the Beanstalk

The Little Red Ship ...and more!


Fables

Le Corbeau et le Renard

Our range of fables is aimed at learners in Years 5 and 6. Unlike the fairy tales, your children are unlikely to have encountered these stories in English which means that they are immediately more challenging.


Le Café des Catas


Le Café des Catas

Are you looking for something completely different to engage Year 8 or Year 9 students? With Fawlty Towers type humour, this animated soap opera takes place in a café in the south of France.


Tout à Propos des Animaux

Do you know what a libellule is?
How about a morse...?

Cochon d'IndeWhat's the difference between a cochon and a cochon d'Inde?

Tout a Propos des Animaux

Libellule

Have fun exploring this pictorial database with sound support - and lots of ideas and resources for teachers.



Fairytales

FairytalesAnimated fairy tales designed for early readers, ideally in Years 3 and 4, although children of all ages will love these delightful stories.

Choose from:


Comparing Languages

Comparing Languages

If you've been using the Fairy Tales with your students, this resource will help you build up their knowledge about language and language learning strategies.

A wide range of lesson plans and activities compare the fairy tales in different languages at text, word and sentence level.


Seasonal Themes

Easter Chick

Based on the seasons, here is a collection of poems and songs, art and craft activities as well as intercultural galleries which will support your children’s wider learning.


Le Petit Bateau Rouge

Le Petit Bateau Rouge

Two animated adventures of The Little Red Ship, with supporting resources.