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Les Parties du Corps
Parts of the body can be a difficult topic to make contextual. With the right activities, though, it can be a lot of fun to teach and learn. These are some of the activities I use year after...
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Three Fun Writing Activities
I'm sure I'm not the only teacher who has found that many students dislike writing. In this post, I will share three fun activities I use across multiple contexts to add some spice to writing...
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Monsieur Sacha: Fun French Listening
I'd like to share with you a playlist from Disney Channel France's YouTube channel. It's about a giraffe called Monsieur Sacha, and it's got a little something for everyone. These short to medium...
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New YouTube Sensation: Google Translate Sings!
A colleague recently introduced me to a YouTube channel, called Google Translate Sings, run by Malinda Kathleen Reese. Reese runs English language songs through various languages in Google Translate...
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PBL with ABCs
Back in February, I had the opportunity to attend a three-day workshop on Project-Based Learning given by the Buck Institute for Education. Throughout the course of the three days, each participant...
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4 Things I'm Excited to Try Out This Year
Normally I blog about things I've already done, but in this post I'm going to share a few things I'm excited to try this year. I'll let the folks who've already tried them do the...
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Designing the Perfect Planbook
My first couple of years teaching, I just used a generic planbook. I became frustrated with the lack of space and lack of personalization, so I designed my own in Photoshop. I use a view binder to...
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Les couleurs
I like to embed colors into everyday instruction, but I also take a couple of days to work explicitly with them. Here are some of my favorite activities.Touchez un objetStudents have a lot of fun with...
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Meaningful World Language Cultural Activities
Today my colleague Robin Murray are giving a presentation at the New York State Middle School Association (NYSMSA) Conference called "Meaningful World Language Cultural Activities." I have written this...
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The Year in Review: My 2017 Highlights
As the year comes to an end, I'd like to share a few highlights from 2017. Although I don't have a long list of new activities that I tried this year, I did have some great experiences that impacted...
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Beg Borrow or Steal III: 7 More Great Ideas from Other Teachers
Back in 2014, I wrote a post called "Beg Borrow, and Steal: 7 Great Ideas from Other Blogs." In 2016, I followed that up with "Beg Borrow or Steal Part II: 7 More Great Ideas from Other Teachers."...
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Les adjectifs positifs: A Self-Esteem Boosting Community Building Activity
I came up with the idea for this activity at the New York State Middle School Association Annual Conference in October. At one of the sessions I attended, two of my colleagues presented on community...
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Back to School 2018 Post
Well I don't know about you, but my summer sure flew by. I have a lot to look forward to this year at school. Here's what's got me excited for the year to come:ACTFL in New OrleansMy colleague Robin...
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What I'm Loving So Far This Year
I hope everyone has had a nice start to their school year. I am having a great year this year, not only because I have a real dynamic group of students, but also because I have been trying lots of new...
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Qui suis-je ? An Activity to Practice Saying Where You're From
This is one of those activities that I honestly can't remember at this point if I adapted it from someone else or if I made it up myself. At the beginning of the year, when students are learning to...
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10 Things I'm Thankful For
This is just a quick post. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wanted to share ten things I am thankful for as a teacher:1. My students, who come to class eager to learn every day (and I'm not making...
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My First ACTFL Experience!
Last week, my colleague Robin and I headed down to New Orleans for our very first ACTFL experience! We got to experience all that this culturally rich city has to offer, attend a variety of sessions,...
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New Idea - Gimkit for Catch Up Days
I recently blogged about a new game called Gimkit, where students win "money" for answering questions and can buy upgrades with their money to try to get ahead in the game. What's cool is that the...
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The French Corner 2018 Recap
Now that 2018 has come to a close, I'd like to recap some of the things that happened in and out of my classroom this year. There were some exciting times, some new things tried, and new places...
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No Prep or Low Prep Ways to Work with New Vocabulary
In a rut and not sure what to do with a new group of vocabulary words you've been working with? In this post I'll share some low prep and no prep activities you can use, all of which promote 100%...
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