A French Walk with the Kids

Suppose you are taking a walk with your insect-intrigued toddler or small child and you want to expose them to a little French. You can combine the two disciplines (insects and language learning) by reviewing, before your walk, a little of that science vocab you learned long ago in French class (lol), so that you can share some of the words and start discussing the topic à la belle langue. And then, petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.

Even if you find an ant hill, it is exceedingly unlikely you are going to be able to see la reine. Elle reste dans la chambre sous du sol, où elle s'occupe à pondre des milliers d'oeufs, au printemps et en été. Mais, on peut-être trouverai:

Bercimuel: las hormigas se preparan para el invierno
La Fourmilière--un nid donne l'abri aux fourmis.



Ant & prey
Une ouvrière emploie les mandibules pour attraper sa proie.


Friends
Bouche-à-bouche. Les ouvrières donnent une partie de la nourriture aux autres fourmis. Mais d'abord, on mâche ça un petit peu!


Corrections always appreciated, due to the inescapable fact that I suck at French!

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