Good primary french resources?

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Hi,
I'm not HE at the moment but wish I could. My DD is very interested in learning to speak french. They do very little at her primary so I promised her in the new year we could learn together.
So far I have only seen the BBC website which looks brilliant. However I would quite like a mix of resources that we could use. I have looked at rosetta stone but it seems very expensive.

Has anyone used any books with cd's or dvd's that have been any good?
Thank you in advance and I hope no-one minds me posting here.

SKOLDO Elementary book and book 1 are very good and come with a CD with some listening activities and songs on. Book 2 is pretty weak though, so wouldn't recommend that one. Elementary is aimed at 4-7 year olds and book 1 for 5-9 year olds. You don't need to do Elem if your DD is older, you could go straight into book 1.

Thank you Tinuviel, I will look them up now. Should have mentioned that she is 7 sorry about that.

Keep checking BBC iPlayer regularly. They have some good TV programmes, including kids' programmes in foreign languages. Unfortunately you have to ferret around for them in Categories: Children's or Categories: Learning. I often find they are not in the category I would expect! I don't know whether you've used iPlayer? It's free to UK residents. You can watch programmes in your web browser for seven days after they are broadcast. Alternatively you can install their software ("iPlayer Desktop") which allows you to download and keep programmes for 30 days.

I'm impressed with Rosetta Stone, though I've only ever done the free trial. Did you look at the subscription option? I think it's something like 20 pounds a month, and I believe you can use it for a number of different languages. So if there is anyone else in the household who wants to learn another language at the same time then it might seem like better value. If it's too expensive, you still might enjoy their free online trial which gives access to the first few lessons. That would keep your daughter occupied for a while and get her off to a flying start.

The Eurotalk JLC competition is great fun. My dd and some of her friends did it last year. It is an annual language learning competition for primary children. For an entry fee of just 2.50, Eurotalk provides software which can be used for the duration of the competition, online or CD-ROM. The first phase starts in March and runs for about four months. Those who score enough points progress to other, increasingly obscure languages. Our whole family really enjoyed it. You don't get to choose which languages you learn, but the first one might just be French. One of my dd's friends did very well and received a prize of a Eurotalk product. Her mum thought it was excellent and would have been well worth paying for. They don't yet have info on their website about the 2011 JLC competition, but here's a sample of the French resources: eurotalk.com/en/resources/learn/french

We did Eurotalk too!! DS2 and DD learned Italian then DS2 learned Japanese. The 3rd language was an African language, Chichewa which another HE girl got to learn as she got through to the 3rd round.