Join the two children and Leo the puppy for a perfect summer’s day filled with sunshine, picnics, the beach and, of course, ice cream! Summer – L’Été turns a familiar family day out into a fun bilingual learning adventure.
 
The story begins on a sunny summer morning. After getting dressed and preparing a delicious picnic, the children have an important decision to make — should they eat in the forest, park or at the beach?The beach wins! With Leo the puppy by their side, they spend the day flying a kite, playing with buckets and spades and splashing in the sea. But when lunchtime arrives, their picnic has mysteriously disappeared. The culprit? A very greedy Leo! Luckily, the day ends happily with a visit from the ice-cream van.
 
The story provides a fun context for developing French vocabulary around summer, the seaside, nature and everyday places. Children explore three vocabulary themes throughout the workbook: At the Seaside, Nature and Into Town.
 
They learn words such as le seau (bucket), la pelle (spade), le sable (sand), le château de sable (sandcastle), le coquillage(seashell), la mer (sea), l’étoile de mer (starfish), le crabe (crab) and le poisson (fish), before moving on to nature words including l’arbre (tree), la fleur (flower), le chemin (path), l’herbe (grass) and la feuille (leaf). The town vocabulary introduces useful everyday words including l’épicerie (grocery shop), le café, le magasin (shop), la boulangerie (bakery), le pain (bread) and la boîte aux lettres (post box).
 
The bilingual Summer Song / La chanson de l’été reinforces the theme through music and repetition, with children singing about hot summer weather, going to the sea, having a picnic, swimming and eating ice cream.
 
But Summer – L’Été is much more than a vocabulary workbook. It encourages children to get outside, explore their local area and make the most of summer through activities including geocaching, town trails, cycling and outdoor adventures.
 
Inside the workbook:
📖 The complete Summer / L’Été story in English and French
🏖️ Seaside vocabulary including the beach, sea, bucket, spade, sandcastle, seashell, boat, fish, crab and starfish
🌳 Nature vocabulary including trees, flowers, grass, leaves, paths, birds and more
🏘️ Town vocabulary including the bakery, grocery shop, café, shop, post box and other everyday places and objects
🎵 The bilingual Summer Song / La chanson de l’été, reinforcing new language through music and repetition
✏️ 10 worksheets, developing vocabulary, recognition, numbers, colours, reading, writing and comprehension
🧩 Let’s Go!, Challenging and Tricky! activities offering different levels of challenge
🌷 Draw the Flowers — practise French numbers and colours
🦀 In the Rockpool — identify sea creatures in French
🌳 Leaves & Trees — match different trees with their leaves
🔢 How Many Clouds? — practise numbers and colours
🐾 Leo’s Picnic Trail — follow Leo through a trail of summer vocabulary
🗺️ The Town Map — explore places including the park, shop, church, market, café, cinema, hotel and post office
🎲 Race Against the Tide! — a seaside vocabulary game
🧚 A French Fairy Crossword
🎶 Song Lyrics — complete the missing French words from La chanson de l’été
📖 Where Is the Mouse? — practise French sentences and positional language
🚲 How to Have a Fantastic Holiday at Home! — ideas including geocaching, town trails, cycling, outdoor activities and exploring the local area
🎒 A hands-on Summer Project, where children decorate their own adventure bag and prepare it for a summer outing
✏️ My Summer Sketches / Mes croquis d’été, encouraging children to record their own summer experiences
💭 Dive in Deeper / Plonge plus profondément! — discussion activities about picnics, summer clothes, favourite foods, holiday memories and dream holidays
👩‍🏫 A suggested 7-week lesson plan, bringing together the story, song, vocabulary, worksheets, videos and project
📈 A progress card to help track learning throughout the module
 
The workbook is designed to be used alongside the Les Puces online videos and resources, allowing children to hear spoken French, follow the story, practise the summer song and reinforce their learning through worksheets, games and practical activities.
 
A complete Les Puces bilingual learning journey combining French, storytelling, summer, the seaside, nature, town vocabulary, music, games and outdoor exploration — helping children learn French naturally while joining the children and Leo for a wonderfully sunny summer’s day. ☀️🏖️🍦