Hi there, wily word lovers – I’m Sab, your Fundler-in-Chief !
I’ve put together a free PDF Guide to Fundle for Parents & Teachers packed with interesting and unusual ideas for using Fundle with your kids to help them love words as much as we do. Feel free to share your own too!
I live in France and I’ve taught English to countless children and adults for many years. I’ve trained teachers, set up English schools in France and Greece, written for Cambridge and run English teaching websites.
I have a son and a daughter for my sins, and enjoy trying out positive approaches to education and parenting. The Daily Fundle is my lastest project in this area – I hope you find it useful… and fun! 🐸
Our children are incredible sponges and the most powerful learning machines.
But the rubbish they are absorbing from some online ‘influencers’ may be stunting their mental and social and verbal development.
Get into the habit of having a fun couple of minutes together with your kids doing the Daily Fundle and watch your bonds deepen.
Use some of my suggestions in the Guide to Fundle for Parents & Teachers to extend the activity, and boost their brain power constantly!
Kids learn best when they’re feeling comfortable, confident, cared for and… having fun! Teachers teach best like that too!
The Daily Fundle comes with heaps of ‘fun’ built in – just look at its name and this website!
In the Guide to Fundle for Parents & Teachers, I share some quick tips on how to enliven your classes for a couple of minutes on a regular basis.
Pupils and students love cool teachers who offer unusual challenges which allow the kids to show how good they are. Fundle lets them win often.
❤️ 1) You have to Find a Word with the help of 6 clues
🧡 2) Make a guess based on Clue 1
💛 3) If you get it right, AMAZING! You are a Raving RED Fundler!
💚 4) If not, keep getting clues and making guesses
💙 5) If you have no idea after a certain clue, just type anything and carry on
💜 6) You WIN if you find the word before you run out of clues!
Share your Daily Fundle results with your friends and see who’s the Fundliest Frog of all…
Fundle was croaked up by honorary Froggie, Sab Will, Paris photo chronicler, perturbing poet, distressed artist, wily word-warper and consummate consumer of far too many croissants and pains au chocolat to wag a baguette at, so there’s that.
❤️ Fundle (noun) ~ a word deduction game involving clues, colours… & frogs 🐸
🧡 Daily Fundle (noun) ~ a diurnal occurrence of said word game
💛 fundle (verb) ~ to attempt to resolve a fundle
💚 fundler (noun) ~ a person who attempts to resolve fundles
💙 fundIlator (noun) ~ someone who puts off important tasks in favour of fundling
💜 fundlebate (verb) ~ complain peevishly about the clues whereas, in fact, they’re all perfect…
🖤 Fundledun (noun) ~ the euphoric, near-mystical state attained by finding the day’s Fundle
P.S. Fundle isn’t really a word, but then again, what are words, really? To be continued…
P.P.S. No fundles (or frogs) were harmed in the hammering together of this website.
You can contribute anything you like to this purely homegrown enterprise!
❤️ 1) Take part in the fun Fundle Facebook Group
🧡 2) Submit an original Fundle for potential publication*
💛 3) Send me messages of encouragement, admiration, devotion, etc.
💚 4) Donations would be greatly appreciated ~ these labours of love take time!
💙 5) Advertisers can, well, y’know, advertise ~ contact me if you’re interested.
💜 6) A coffee, croissant & chat the next time you’re in Paris would also be cool!
So, you see, that’s howwhenwhywherewhat, and what do you mean, that’s not a word? That’s always been a word…
*Just to keep things simple, you waive ALL rights to it, forever. But I’ll include your Name, Country, Photo & Link if you like.