Mothers, Family And Essential Phrases

It's nearly Mother's Day!  There's still time to get Pepper's tribute to mothers, fathers and parental figures in her booklets, PowerPoint presentations and cards about some of the occupations these special people carry out in raising children.

For French go to:  Mother's Day, Father's Day and Occupations in French

For Spanish go to:  Mother's Day, Father's Day and Occupations in Spanish

For English go to:  Mother's Day, Father's Day and Occupations in English

Another popular item at this time of year is Pepper's booklet on Family.  It is suitable for Grades 1 to 3 and comes with flashcards to help reinforce learning the vocabulary.

For French go to:  Family in French

For Spanish go to:  Family in Spanish

Finally, Pepper recommends her "Essential Phrases" booklets to help students remember the most common phrases they need to be polite and to get help.  They help boost a beginner student's confidence in his or her ability to communicate in a foreign language.  This booklet is a great vocabulary refresher for the end of the school year and to keep in their jean pockets over the summer.

For French go to:  Essential Phrases in French

For Spanish go to:  Essential Phrases in Spanish

Have a wonderful May!  Enjoy the sunshine, birds and flowers.  Pepper

La ropa, les vêtements, clothes 

Join Pepper as she goes through different clothing vocabulary words in her booklet, useful list, PowerPoint presentation, flashcards, Pepper's Suitcase game, Pepper dress up coloring sheet and coloring posters.

Pepper's booklet and useful list have clothing grouped by letters.  The booklet and the PowerPoint presentation show Pepper dressed in the clothing grouped by letter as a way to aid in visually memorizing the new vocabulary.

Try out Pepper's clothes in French

See what you think of Pepper's clothes in Spanish

Or outfit yourself with Pepper's clothes in English

Onward to Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day!  

It's spring break and time for Easter, but that also means planning for May with the big events on Pepper's calendar being Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day.

Find out more with Pepper and enjoy the celebrations at Cinco de Mayo or Pepper in Puebla

Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, celebrates the Battle of Puebla in Mexico when a small Mexican army fought off an attack by a large French army in 1862.  Cinco de Mayo has been celebrated in the U.S. since 1862, first in California by Latinos then by more people in other parts of the U.S.  Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in the State of Puebla in Mexico and is called El Día de la Batalla de Puebla.  

 Available in Spanish, French and English.

Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in May in the U.S. and several other countries, followed by Father's Day on the third Sunday in June.  Pepper brings you her combined package of Mother's Day and Father's Day cards to make and booklets with occupations taken on by parental figures.  Learn about the work parental figures do for their children in English, French or Spanish at:

Pepper's Mother's Day, Father's Day and Occupations in English

Pepper's Mother's Day, Father's Day and Occupations in French

Pepper's Mother's Day, Father's Day and Occupations in Spanish

 Available in Spanish, French and English.

 

Easter in Mexico, France and the U.S.

The sun is shining and the weather is warm!  Well, it's above freezing and getting warmer.  The birds are singing their hearts out.  And Easter is just around the corner on April 20 this year.  Pepper has packed her bags and is celebrating Holy Week and Easter Week in three different countries.  Learn about the religious and secular traditions and the significance of the holiday with her.

Follow Pepper and Bunny here for Easter in the U.S.

             

Fly with Pepper here for Easter in France

Travel with Pepper here for Easter in sunny Mexico  

Seasons, Months and Days of the Week

Spring has begun!  The snow is melting.  It is a good time for Pepper to explore seasons and months and introduce how it is different south of the equator.  Pepper also considers the days of the week and the concept of routine.  Pepper explains all this in just English and in Spanish and French with English subtitles.

Samples of the pages in French, Spanish and English

For English and Spanish Pepper Seasoning, go here:  Seasons, Months and Days of the Week in Spanish and English

For English and French Pepper Seasoning, go here:  Seasons, Months and Days of the Week in French and English

Weather

There has been "a lot of weather" lately, especially snow where Pepper lives.  Pepper has braved several elements in her latest exploits to bring you different types of weather in French and Spanish.  Stay warm or cool out there wherever you are!  Happy Spring to everybody from Pepper the Pooch.

For Spanish weather go to:  Weather in Spanish with Pepper

For French weather go to:  Weather in French with Pepper

Easter in Mexico, France and the U.S.

Easter will be April 20 this year.  Pepper is getting ready.  Pepper packed her bags and celebrated Holy Week and Easter Week in three different countries.  Learn about the religious and secular traditions and the significance of the holiday with her.

Hop with Pepper and her friend Bunny here for Easter in the U.S.

               

Fly with Pepper here for Easter in France

Follow Pepper here for Easter in sunny Mexico