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Merci for reading How to Have a Bonne Rentrée ! ♥️
This page was created to bring the story beyond the book. Below, your family can sing the two songs from Elliott’s classroom, listen to the complete story read aloud by Madame Amy and continue learning French together at home.
You are welcome here whether the book belongs to your family, classroom or local library. There is no additional purchase required to enjoy the resources below.
Read, listen and sing along with Madame Amy.
Sing along with Madame Amy
The Songs from Inside the Book
Press play and join in with the same songs Elliott and his classmates sing in the story.
Song One
The Bonjour Song
Elliott and his classmates begin the day by singing bonjour together. Sing along with Madame Amy and practise this cheerful French welcome song at home.
Song Two
Count from 1–10 in French
Practise counting from un to dix with Madame Amy through rhythm, repetition and movement.
Try this: read the matching part of the story first, pause to sing together and then continue reading. Repeating the songs between readings can help the French feel increasingly familiar.
📖 Read Along with Madame Amy
Follow along page by page as Madame Amy reads How to Have a Bonne Rentrée. Reading together helps children become more familiar with French pronunciation while building confidence before school begins.
One of my favourite ways to read this story with families...
Many families enjoy reading the book alongside the read-aloud the first few times. This lets you hear how the English and French flow and rhyme together, making it easier to follow along.
Before long, you'll likely find that both you and your child can enjoy the story confidently on your own.
Try this: Because the story rhymes, children can often predict the French word before it's said. Pause every now and then to see if your child can fill in the blank before I do. You might be surprised by how quickly they begin joining in!
Keep the French going
What Would Your Family Like to Do Next?
Revisit the songs, discover Elliott’s first bilingual adventure or stay connected for more French activities you can enjoy together at home.
Sing the Songs Again
Repetition helps children become increasingly comfortable with the French words, rhythm and classroom routines from the story.
Return to the songs ↑Discover Elliott’s First Adventure
In How to Make Un Ami, Elliott first discovers the French language and learns how sharing words can lead to a wonderful new friendship.
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Love Reading with Elliott?
Whether you borrowed the book from a friend, discovered it at your local library or would simply like another Elliott story for your collection, you can continue his bilingual adventures at home.
Elliott’s first adventure
How to Make Un Ami
Discover where Elliott’s French journey begins as he meets Élodie in a café and learns that sharing words from different languages can lead to a wonderful new friendship.
Elliott’s second adventure
How to Have a Bonne Rentrée
Follow Elliott through his first week at French school in a bilingual rhyming story filled with classroom vocabulary, familiar routines, songs and support for the emotions that come with starting somewhere new. Hardcover will become availble via Indigo soon!
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French @ Home Membership
Welcome to the French @ Home Classroom
If your family enjoyed reading with Elliott, I’d love to welcome you into the French @ Home classroom.
These songs and videos are just a tiny sample of what we do together. Every week, families from around the world join Madame Amy for live parent & child French classes, songs, games, storytimes and everyday French activities designed to make French a natural part of family life.
Whether your child is preparing for French school, already attending French immersion or you simply want to introduce more French at home, there is a place for your family here.
Created for families learning French together, from babies to age 9.
A little note from Elliott’s teacher