Sunday 27 November 2016

20 new resources

I've uploaded 20 new resources this evening.  Among them:

Monday 21 November 2016

Survey results: Resources for KS3 and KS4

Many thanks to everyone who has responded over the last week to our survey about resources that you would like for Key Stages 3 and 4.  There were 51 responses altogether.

Here are the results:

We asked which language(s) the respondent teaches.  Many respondents named more than one language.

French
96%
Spanish
53%
German
31%
Other
10%

Respondents were asked to select the type of resources that they would like to see more of on Light Bulb Languages.

Grammar drills
61%
KS3 Translation activities, English into the new language
80%
KS3 Translation activities, new language into English
77%
KS4 Translation activities, English into the new language
80%
KS4 Translation activities, new language into English
73%
Tarsia puzzles
33%
Crosswords and wordsearches to practise grammar
22%
Crosswords and wordsearches to practise vocabulary
22%
KS3 reading texts
80%
KS4 reading texts
77%
Worksheets based on text book topics
65%
Pair speaking activities such as Trapdoor and 5 in a row
73%
PowerPoints to explain grammar
33%
Other
10%

This tells us that 
  1. users are not so interested in Tarsia puzzles, crosswords, wordsearches and PowerPoints
  2. users are looking for grammar drills, worksheets based on text book topics, speaking activities and especially translation activities and reading texts.
We also asked which text books people are using.

FRENCH
SPANISH
GERMAN
Studio
24
Mira
13
Stimmt
9
Expo
16
Viva
11
Echo
6
AQA for GCSE
9
AQA for GCSE
5
AQA for GCSE
3
Allez
3
Listos
2
Edexcel for GCSE
1
Metro
2
Amigos
1

Edexcel for GCSE
1
None
1
Equipe
1
Caminos
1
None
1
iGCSE
1
Tricolore total
1


This gives a good indication of where to focus our efforts, so thanks again to everyone.  Watch out for resources coming soon.

Saturday 29 October 2016

37 new resources today

I've uploaded 37 new resources:

I'm just starting out with German, so please let me know if you find any errors, and I'll correct them right away!

Friday 30 September 2016

New interactives with Sugarcane

I've uploaded some French Grammar interactives and some Spanish Grammar interactives made with Sugarcane.  They are most suitable for KS3 and KS4, although more experienced KS2 learners may be able to access some.

Tuesday 27 September 2016

33 Interactives and 10 other resources

This morning I have uploaded 28 Quizlet lists for French, Spanish and German, to go with the other interactives, and 5 interactive German games.

There are also some new resources for KS2 French, telling the time - thanks Catherine! - and some new KS3 Spanish worksheets - thanks Marie!

Monday 19 September 2016

First Primary German resources!

My 13 year old daughter has just started to learn German at school.  You may remember from previous posts that I know next-to-no German.  So I am tackling Duolingo German (which I have to say I am really liking so far) in order to be able to help her and/or understand what she is doing.

My limited knowledge thus far has enabled me to make today the first 27 Primary German resources.  KS3 teachers might like some of them too.

As I learn more, I'll be able to add more!

Monday 16 May 2016

Friday 6 May 2016

16 new resources today

I've uploaded 16 new resources this morning, mainly for Primary Spanish, but also some for Primary French and a QR code scavenger hunt for Spanish.

Press CTRL+F then 06.05.16 to find the new resources.

Tuesday 5 April 2016

Happy 2nd Birthday to us!


Today, April 6th, is Light Bulb Languages's 2nd birthday!

Over the last 2 years we have uploaded over 900 new resources, still completely free to you all.

As always, thanks to all our users for your continued support and kind words.

Wednesday 30 March 2016

Welcome to our YouTube channel

If you follow our Twitter feed or have liked us on Facebook, you''ll have seen that Light Bulb Languages now has a YouTube channel!  And with it two new series of videos:  Light Bulb Spanish and Light Bulb French. I have also started a series of "how to make minibooks" videos.

Light Bulb Spanish and French are intended for students to use for private study and "flipped" learning, as well as for non-specialist teachers who want to upskill themselves.

Spanish will take priority in the immediate future as Light Bulb Languages already has a series of upskilling podcasts for French.

Please feel free to request subjects for videos that you would find useful.

Saturday 27 February 2016

Olympics resources have arrived!

I have created a new page today for the 2016 Olympic Games.  There are already some resources in French, Spanish and English, and I will be adding more over the coming weeks.

There are some resources that can't be made yet, due to the ongoing situation with the Russian and Kenyan teams.


Friday 26 February 2016

What sort of resources would be most useful for you?

What sort of resources would you like to see on Light Bulb Languages?  Of course we want to provide resources that you will actually use and that will save you valuable time.  Please let us know in a comment below and we'll do our best to provide it for you.

Tuesday 23 February 2016

18 new resources today

I have uploaded 18 new resources today, mostly for Key Stage 3 French.  There are some new reading texts and some sentence-building worksheets.  Don't forget to do CTRL+F and enter today's date 23.02.16 to find the new resources.

Tuesday 5 January 2016

25 new resources today

I have uploaded 25 new resources today:

  • Literary texts for KS4 French and KS4 Spanish.  Suitable for translation, comprehension, adapting for independent writing.....  They are in Word format so that you can adapt the resources.  If you create any activities using these texts, it would be lovely if you could share them with us.