Join Charlotte and her friends for an autumn walk through the woods as they discover the animals, birds and signs of nature all around them. From listening to birds in the trees and spotting a squirrel to following mysterious paw prints and meeting a rabbit, badger and wild boar, A Woodland Walk turns a simple outdoor adventure into a fun bilingual learning journey. 
 
The story begins on a beautiful autumn morning when Charlotte heads out for a walk. Soon, her friends join her and together they explore the woodland, listening to birds, admiring the autumn trees and discovering the animals that live there. They spot magpies, a green woodpecker, a squirrel, rabbit and badger before unexpectedly coming face to face with a wild boar! 
 
The story provides a natural context for developing French vocabulary around woodland animals, birds, nature and movement. Children learn words including l’écureuil (squirrel), l’arbre (tree), le lapin (rabbit), le blaireau (badger), la pie (magpie), le pivert (green woodpecker), le sanglier (wild boar), le champignon (mushroom) and les bois (woods). 
 
A second vocabulary section introduces useful words and actions including se promener (to walk), venir (to come), aller(to go), renifler (to sniff), chanter (to sing), les bottes de pluie (welly boots), les empreintes de pattes (paw prints) and la flaque d’eau (puddle). 
 
The bilingual Woodland Walk song / Dans les bois reinforces the language through music and repetition as children sing about walking through the woods, the birds and animals they discover and getting muddy along the way. 
 
But A Woodland Walk is much more than a vocabulary workbook. Children discover fascinating facts about wild boars and badgers, explore the natural world and complete a creative woodland project. The Dive in Deeper section also encourages children to explore animal sounds, autumn, the countryside and differences between French and English. 
 
Inside the workbook:
📖 The complete A Woodland Walk / Une promenade dans les bois story in English and French
🌳 French vocabulary linked to woodland animals, birds, trees, mushrooms and autumn
🐿️ Learn animals including squirrel, rabbit, badger and wild boar
🐦 Discover woodland birds including magpie and green woodpecker
🍄 Learn nature vocabulary including tree, woods, mushroom, puddle and paw prints
🥾 Practise useful French verbs including to walk, to come, to go, to sniff and to sing
🎵 The bilingual Woodland Walk / Dans les bois song
✏️ 10 worksheets developing vocabulary, recognition, reading, verbs and sentence building
🧩 Let’s Go!, Challenging and Tricky! activities offering different levels of challenge
🎨 Activities including draw your favourite woodland animal, make a mask and count woodland animals
🐾 Match animals to their footprints
🎲 Play a colourful woodland board game
🎶 Explore what you hear and see in the woods
🔎 Complete a woodland word search
✍️ Practise French verbs, pronouns and simple sentences
🐗 Discover Charlotte’s fun facts about wild boars
🦡 Learn what badgers really like, including what they eat, where they sleep and what they do 
🎨 A hands-on Woodland Project, creating a 3D woodland scene using cardboard, natural materials and characters from the story 
💭 Dive in Deeper / Plonge plus profondément ! activities for further language, discussion and discovery
👩‍🏫 A suggested 7-week lesson plan
📈 A progress card to help track learning 
 
The workbook is designed to be used alongside the Les Puces online videos and resources, allowing children to hear spoken French, follow Charlotte’s adventure, sing along with the song and reinforce their learning through worksheets, games and practical activities.
 
A complete Les Puces bilingual learning journey combining French, storytelling, woodland animals, nature, autumn, music, games and creativity — helping children learn French naturally while exploring the wonderful world of the woods. 🍂🌳🐿️