I think one of the most anticipated items for teachers during back to school is making their French Immersion timetable! We spend the summer wondering what the next year will look like, and our class schedule gives a concrete idea of our day to day routines. In this blog, I
One of my favorite parts about back to school is picking out and setting up a new teacher planner for the school year. Personally, I have struggled to find planners that I love, so I am a big fan of printable teacher planners. They tend to allow for more customization
As French teachers, administering French proficiency tests is how we can measure our students’ success and help fill in their gaps. Without clear data on our students’ abilities, it’s hard to know what proficiency level students are at, and how to curate content accordingly. In this guide, I’ll talk about
One tool for beginning French students is using French patterned texts in the classroom. It provides them with the basic tools needed to begin accessing a new language. This is my fourth blog in a Learn to Read in French series. You can read my past posts about French letter
I got really excited to come up with new spring sensory bin ideas for my kindergarten students. Not only is it a fun creative outlet to plan unique sensory bins, but they love them! I wanted to share with you some of the spring sensory bin ideas I came up
Using French sight word games is a great way to work on reading skills as a whole class, and it gets your students engaged! I like to make it as fun as possible. My French primary students always enjoy our game days because it hardly feels like learning. P.S. Want
I love using the change in season to introduce my primary students to French spring vocabulary. One of my favorite spring activities is listening to music! The kids love to sing along, and I find that the lyrics stick in their head, so they absorb the vocabulary better. Here are
In 2019, consent was added as a topic in the Ontario Health Curriculum. Teaching consent in primary is very important, but you may feel a little lost in choosing age appropriate activities. I highly recommend starting the conversation around consent at the beginning of the year. I have ready-to-go health
Looking for some hands-on activities for your French states of matter unit? I want to share with you five engaging activities that you can use with your elementary students. Several of these experiments come from my French Properties of Solids and Liquids unit. You can find many more states of
As spring arrives, I always take the opportunity with the change in season to engage my students in French spring words. It’s always a fun chance to expand on students’ vocabulary, while also having some fun in the classroom! I am going to share with you my top three French
If you’ve ever had questions about how to effectively teach French reading strategies, you wouldn’t be alone! As teachers, we’ve all had moments where we wondered if we were best helping our students. In this blog, I am going to answer some of the most frequently asked questions I see
We all know our students learn in different ways, and this couldn’t be more true than with reading. In this blog, I will discuss what shared reading is and how it can be used with your French students. If you want to know more about reading, check out this post
I love teaching grade two science with my French students. It has the best curriculum! I especially love the simple machines French science unit. Simple machines can be a little boring for grade two students, but with the right materials, you can put together a fun and engaging unit. You
When you are busy preparing for and assessing your French students, creating an organized system of where to store your data and assessments may be the last thing on your mind. However, by setting up a system for storing assessments and data, you will save yourself lots of time (and
Reading is a complex and highly developmental process. It can be really hard to teach someone how to read, especially in a second language. French high frequency words instruction is necessary for students to progress. As a native or proficient speaker, we don’t think about the letters and pieces of
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