Top 9 Child-Friendly French Activities For This Holiday Season
Snow has fallen and the cold weather is here, and Camp Tournesol can guarantee a happy holiday season sprinkled with la Francophonie! What’s better than spending time with your family, drinking hot chocolate, creating memorable moments around a book, a movie, or an activity! Just because it’s the holiday season doesn’t mean that your children […]
8 Must-Have French Baby Books
Camp Tournesol’s librarian has been busy lately. This time, she’s put together a list of French baby books anyone with a bilingual little one must have! Reading is one of the most important aspects of learning for children, and that’s especially true for bilingual youngsters. The right dose of learning can make a big difference […]
5 Tips To Creating An Easy Breezy Transition To French Immersion
September is near and the anxiety has started creeping in. Early last winter, you decided to enroll your child in French Immersion (FI). But now that the school year is almost upon us, the worry is settling in. Your mind is starting to race with a never-ending flow of concerns: “Will my child adjust well […]
The Best French Comic Books For Kids
Camp Tournesol’s resident librarian is back! This time she has put together a collection of the best French comic books for kids. To make it easier for parents, we’ve added a short synopsis of each book and have also added quick links to find these books online. Plus, this list is ordered by age group […]
How To Help Your Child Maintain Their French Over The Summer
With the summer break fast approaching, parents become increasingly concerned that their children will have diminished French speaking ability by the time September rolls back around. Language practice is like a muscle – it needs consistent attention in order for it to strengthen and grow. But how do you help your child practice their […]
9 French Books About Diversity
Camp Tournesol’s resident librarian has been working hard in her virtual library lately! She has put together a lovely list of the nine best French books about diversity for children of varying ages. Diversity is an essential topic to discuss with children when they’re growing up and one that many children and parents alike could […]
FREE “L’espace” Workbook in FRENCH!
Free French “L’espace” workbook Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wished that you could name the planets in French? Or wished that you could watch your favourite French sci-fi space adventure movie without English subtitles? Or maybe you just want to broaden your French skills as we find ourselves in another […]
Top 16 French Books About Friendship
Our resident CampT librarian is back with another list of French books, this time on the topic of friendship! Friendship is an important part of life and learning about making friends and what a healthy friendship looks like should be part of growing up for every child. At Camp Tournesol we’re all about fostering friendships […]
FREE “Les sports” French Workbook!
Sports are integral to how we create an immersive French experience at our camps. Learning language through play is effective and more importantly, it’s fun! We don’t have to wait for summer camp to utilize our French sports vocabulary, though. Download and complete our FREE French workbook and implement new sports words and phrases […]
Celebrate Black History Month in French with 5 French Books
Help you and your children learn more about Black history and the trials and tribulations of Black people in North America with these 5 French books exploring Black history. This list has been curated by the Camp Tournesol librarian. While black history may be a sensitive and serious subject, it is an important one that […]
