When teaching French, engaging students may be difficult at times. When students feel as if they’re not good at French, or they’re not interested in learning French, they can shut down. This post includes teaching ideas for you.
Read more10 Must-See Movies for French Class
10 Must-See movies for French class! Movies help students train their ears, improve their listening comprehension, and practice their pronunciation. But they also expose your kiddos to French culture, allow them to learn the French sense of humor, and more importantly, HAVE FUN!
Read moreThe BEST Interactive Activity to Explore French Culture with Your Students
Are you looking for an activity to bring French culture into your classroom while also keeping your students entertained and excited? This interactive activity is one to check out for building an understanding of French culture.
Read moreYou Just Hit the French Resources Jackpot: 10 Free Beginner French Resources
Whether you’re a brand-new teacher or have been teaching French for a while, it’s always nice to find fresh content and ideas for your class. Say bye-bye to the boring textbook and hello to a selection of 10 FREE high-quality beginner French resources for Middle School learners.
Read moreMy 5 All-Time Favorite Icebreakers for the French Classroom
Over the years I have tried many new icebreakers for the French classroom, but out of all of them, 5 really stood out to me. These 5 are guaranteed to be found on my list of activities every year. What I love about them is that they help you get to know your students and build connections while having fun.
Read moreTips for a Successful First Day of Teaching French
The first day of French class can be extremely stressful, even for more experienced teachers. With new students, sometimes new classrooms, and/or a new school, it’s a lot to take in. This post offers tips to make it easier.
Read moreWhy learn French? Tips to Create Engaging Lessons that Get Students Interested
How many times have you heard your students say: “Why do we even need to learn French?”. As annoying as it can be it is also a valid question that we need to help them answer. Why do they need to learn French? In a world where English is predominant in many areas, one can wonder what the benefits of learning French would be.
Read moreThe Ultimate Guide to Affordable Gifts for French Students
It’s almost the end of the school year, which means it’s time to put together gifts for French students. I have created a list of affordable items for anyone looking for some inspiration for French themed gifts that students will love.
Read more5 Ways to Use my Spring Storytelling Dice in your French Class
French Storytelling Dice are an engaging activity to help your students practice sentence building, conjugating verbs and learn new vocabulary. They can be used with Core French or French Immersion students in many ways. On top of being a ton of fun, they foster creativity, collaboration, and help build confidence.
Read more5 Ideas to Celebrate La Francophonie in your French Class
Every year in March, La semaine de la Francophonie provides an opportunity for French speakers around the world to celebrate the French language in all its diversity. This article includes celebration ideas you can use in your French classroom.
Read moreFun French Classroom Activities for Valentine's Day
It's almost Valentine's Day, and it’s fun to have classroom activities for Valentine’s Day to get in the spirit! It is a perfect occasion to incorporate fun activities into your French lessons to celebrate love in all its shapes and forms. Below are a few of my resources that I've been using over the years with my core French and French immersion students.
Read moreMy Favorite French Freebies for the Holiday Season
I love the Holiday Season, sipping on a hot cocoa next to the fireplace, wrapping presents and singing all of the Christmas songs. But I don’t like juggling the numerous social events, writing the report cards and picking my brain on how to find some festive activities for my students, and this post has my favorite French freebies for the holiday season because we all need them!
Read moreLe Tour de France of the most Beautiful Cities
Take your students on a tour de France with this engaging research project about France's most popular landmarks. This post explains the project and how it benefits French language learners.
Read moreMust Have Posters for French Class
Staring at your classroom white walls, trying to decide what to put on them can be overwhelming. Some teachers love decorating their French class, spending hours on Pinterest, but in this post, I focus what I see as the must have posters for French class. These are what I use most.
Read moreMake the Most of Virtual Field Trips in your French Class
I’m a huge fan of Virtual Field Trips. They give my students the opportunity to discover places they might never have the chance to visit in real life, are cheap and are an excellent way to build bridges between cultures. This post includes ways to make them even more meaningful to students.
Read moreHow to Introduce Your Students to French Culture when you’re not French
Introducing French Culture to my students with different mediums is a task that I take on happily. Learning English in school wasn’t easy for me because it was disconnected to what the language is used for: communicating with people from different cultures. In this post, I share how you can introduce the French culture even when you aren't French.
Read moreWhat to do when you need a little fun in your French class
Sometimes I have no motivation to teach. It doesn’t make me a bad or incompetent teacher, it is just the proof that I’m human. So I ditch the guilt! Most of the time when I get to this point it is because I’m bored, and if I’m bored, chances are that my students are bored as well.
So what do I do when I need a little fun in my French class? I share ideas in this post.
Read moreHow to teach French ER Verbs in the Present Tense?
Teaching French grammar isn’t an easy task, but in this post, I share how I teach French ER verbs in the present tense. We’ve all seen our students staring at us with confusion when explaining that this conjugation thing takes place according to the stem of a verb’s infinitive and that the ending changes depending on the subject. So check these tips out!
Read more7 Magazines to Help your Kids Learn French
Reading magazines can be a fabulous tool for kids who are learning French or already bilingual. Because they are colorful, with short stories, comics, games and crafts, it makes them easy to grab and read and it is a fantastic way to access the country’s popular culture. In this post, I share 7 French-language magazines for all ages and levels.
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