Good classroom management strategies make teaching so much easier! Teaching a foreign language can be challenging, and even more so if the students are learning it for the first time. As a French teacher, you know how important it is to encourage your students to speak the language and follow class rules, but that doesn’t […]
9 more great songs for French class
Looking for new songs for French class? It’s no secret that I love using music as a way to teach French vocabulary and structures. It’s such a good way for students to memorize certain phrases in a way that is meaningful to them. Outside of class, music is how I learned Spanish, and decades later, […]
Easy ideas for teaching French vocabulary
When you’re teaching French vocabulary, one of the most important things you can do is to introduce new vocabulary words in a way that is both effective and engaging. Whether you’re a core or immersion teacher, there are a few different ways you can go about presenting new French vocabulary words to your students. Do […]
5 simple and engaging French read aloud ideas for secondary
French read aloud activities are an excellent way to build both language skills and content knowledge in a secondary language classroom. By using a French read aloud with strategically selected tasks afterwards, teachers can help their students develop important French reading skills such as inference, synthesis, and analysis. Whether you are reading a French novel […]
Fun French Menu Project for beginners
As a French teacher, I love when my students create beautiful projects, and my favorite is always the French menu project! This is one of my favorite projects to grade because it is so creative and the students always put a lot of effort into it. Plus, everyone loves the food unit, because French food […]