Learning resources and child’s wellbeing
Useful information on supporting children at home and during remote teaching:
NHS: Talking to children about feelings
DFE: Children’s Mental Health Week
UNICEF: 6 conseils pour mieux vivre le confinement avec vos enfants
NSPCC : Advice to support children and family during Coronavirus pandemic
Mentally healthy school : Supporting childrens’ mental health
Ministère des solidarités et de la santé: Etre parent(s) en période d’épidémie de coronavirus (COVID 19)
Ministère de l’Education Nationale: Continuité pédagogique (conseil et ressources pour accompagner vos enfants)
La Petite Ecole Française: Remote teaching parental guide
Classes de maternelles
Resources made available by private organisation (non-partners).
All the resources for the “classes élémentaires” can be found further down on this page.
Stories to listen to:
- France Inter : une histoire-et-Oli (PS)
- Les histoires en musique d’Elodie Fondacci (up to 7 years old) : between 4 and 10 minutes each.
- La grande histoire de Pomme d’Api (up to 6 years old) : between 4 and 10 minutes each.
- Pomme d’api online magasine.
- Encore une histoire (up to 10 years old) : between 8 and 20 minutes each.
- Song stories available on YouTube: “Bulle et Bob” de Natalie Tual.
Audio books:
- Whisperies (application) 800 animated stories and audio books.
- Audible : audio books in French as well as audio books in English, German, Spanish, Italian and Japanese.
Music and nursery rhymes:
- Tatatoum: Physical awakening with songs to mime.
- A la mode de chez nous: nursery rhymes from our childhood rearranged.
- 60 nursery rhymes and songs.
- Hugo l’escargot : nursery rhymes for children.
Phonology:
- Application to work on the sounds can be downloaded here.
Videos:
- L’intégrale de Père Castor (from 4 years old).
- https://www.films-pour-enfants.com/index.html# (movies for children)
DIY/colouring:
- Colouring activities
- Hugo l’escargot : manual activities
- Pirouette Cacahouete is suggesting one DIY every day.
- Petit Bateau : playlists with children activities, C’est moi qui l’ai fait and les Tuto Ecolo.
- Downloadable activities with lots of nice games to print out and cut out (memory, jeu de l’oie, cocotte en papier, dominos…)
- Twinkle
- Twinkle Easter activities
Meditation:
- Petit Bambou has its own meditation program for children free access.
- Calme et attentif comme une grenouille (meditation for young children) free resources to download.
Physical Activities:
- 10 workout sessions to do at home !
- Live sport sessions on Youtube for parents and children, between 30 and 40 minutes.
Cooking:
- Recipes from Bout de gomme
Classes élémentaires
Resources made available by private organisation (non-partners).
Reading:
- The adventures of Tintin (podcast)! here
- Myths and legends : here
- Youth books to listen to here with France Culture
- Encore une histoire (up to 19 years old) : between 8 and 20 minutes each.
Science:
- Videos on many varied themes « C’est pas sorcier » here
- Lots of scientific experiments to do at home with Wikidebrouillard ! here
- Il était une fois la vie !
History:
- Odyssey to discover the great figures of history ! here
Mathematics:
- Le compte est bon online ! Junior level / Higher level
- Mental math Kangourou !
To revise:
- Educational games
- To review the fundamentals on the Canopé website.
- EDUC’ARTE : more than 1000 videos on all the disciplines from CP to Terminale and on news topics.
- Lumni : news and fundamentals for each level.
In English:
- Activities in English on the BBC website.
DYI / Visual Arts:
- Visual arts tutorials or experiences by PandaCraft.
- Milestory : a ton of ideas to do with family or alone.
- Le coin DIY d’Anna et Clara offers lots of activities to do with the family (or alone for the big ones).
To improve your knowledge or be entertained!
- J’ai raté l’actu ! Podcasts on the news for 8-12 yo.
- Un jour une question
- Le journal d’Arte
- TV5 Monde
- Programme de jeunesse France 4
- Des documentaires animaliers
- Cartoons « Ma petite planète chérie »
- Simon’s cat
Meditation:
- Petit Bambou has its own meditation program for children free access.
- Calme et attentif comme une grenouille (meditation for young children) free resources to download.
Physical Activities:
- 10 workout sessions to do at home !
- Live sport sessions on Youtube for parents and children, between 30 and 40 minutes.
Cooking:
- Recipes from Bout de gomme
Multimedia library:
- EDUTHÈQUE : educational resources offered by large cultural and scientific establishments.
- CULTURETHÈQUE : multimedia library of the French Institute (French press, comics, music albums, novels…).
- BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE (BNF) : online resources (books, manuscripts, maps, images, press and magazines, videos…).
Museum visits:
- MUSÉE DU QUAI D’ORSAY : including podcasts for children, online conference, virtual visits.
- MUSÉE DU QUAI BRANLY
- MUSÉE D’ART MODERNE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS
- MINISTÈRE DE LA CULTURE : resources for children and parents in the corner “Culture chez nous”
- COLLECTIONS DES MUSÉES DE PARIS : more than 185 000 works to discover.
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Urgence BEYROUTH
After the terrible disaster that occurred on August 4, 2020 in the Lebanese capital, the AEFE is joining the Solidarité Laïque, the Mlf, AFLEC and the ALFM Union to support a fundraising in favour of public school students of Beirut. It will thus allow them to be equipped with school supplies for the coming school year.
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Places Available
A limited number of places are still available for some levels. Please contact
Amandine Codorniou (+44 (0) 208 960 1278 lapetiteecolefrancaise@gmail.com)