Having leftover classtime can be such a challenge! What do you do? Grab some easy ideas to use in any class here, plus find activities that work perfectly in the French classroom! One thing I’ve learned as a teacher is that things just don’t always go as you planned. Maybe there was a fire drill […]
French Christmas speaking activities
French Christmas speaking activities are a great thing to have on hand for the busy month of December! Christmas is such a fun time to be a teacher, but it’s also really stressful. Snow days, finals, schedule changes, and excited students make this month especially hard. Quick and ready-to-use activities are a must, but you […]
An entire year of French 1 Resources!
It’s hard to teach beginning French students! They need so much structured practice in order to master those basic skills. Speaking doesn’t come naturally for them, spelling is not easy, and they often freak out if you try to speak too much French from the start. Whether you’re a veteran teacher, a new teacher, or […]
Learning French Verbs Should Be Fun!
Yes, you can make it fun to learn French verbs! Often, when I tell people I’m a French teacher, they tell me that they took French in high school and they had a hard time with all those FRENCH VERBS! Yes, there are a lot of verbs to learn, and then a lot of tenses […]
8 things you NEED to know about students with ADHD
As teachers, we all know what it is like to have THAT child. The one who doesn’t seem to listen. The one who can’t sit still. Perhaps it is the student who goes so slowly that it looks like he or she just doesn’t care. The child who interrupts. The one who could do the […]
Fun French Halloween activities
I love teaching using French Halloween activities as a fun way to mix up my lessons! It’s is my favorite holiday, and there are so many ways to have fun in French class during the Halloween season. Here are some of my favorite French Halloween activities. 1. Use this Halloween write the room activity and […]
How to have successful parent-teacher conferences
Are you ready for a successful parent-teacher conference? Meeting with parents is an effective way to work together in the best interest of the student, but let’s face it : Parent-teacher conferences are stressful! You are working more, you have a lot of grades to get done first, some parents might not agree with everything […]
Games and activities for teaching French vocabulary
Teaching French vocabulary in a new unit can be really exciting or pretty boring. My students love learning new words and starting new units, but let’s face it : repeating vocabulary words from a sheet is not so fun for them. As the new year starts, we are either reviewing with our students who […]
French number practice that works
Let’s face it, French numbers are tricky. Beginners need a lot of practice when learning French numbers. We teach them in the first few weeks of French 1 and we move on. Students never totally get them if we don’t practice them A LOT -and keep practicing them throughout the year! Here are some handy […]
Have the best first day of French class!
What do I do on the first day of French class? I’ve had some less-than-stellar first days, like the time I had morning bus duty and was late to class (my first teaching day ever), or the time I knocked my coffee off my table and, in trying to save it, broke my cute Eiffel […]
