These French Christmas songs are sure to be a hit in your classroom this December! I love using music in my French classroom, because it is such a fun and easy way to get students excited about new vocabulary. It helps them learn French expressions, discover new words, and even memorize French verbs! Listening to […]
4 fun and effective ideas for teaching time in French
Are you teaching time in French? Teaching French time can be so confusing for students. It’s not something we want to take a long time on, but it is still a necessary skill for any beginning French student. If you’re a Core French teacher looking for some fun and engaging ways to teach the French […]
5 steps to plan a fun and engaging French lesson
How I plan a French lesson I get a lot of emails from teachers asking for teaching advice, and I try to put those into blog posts, because I figure they probably have questions a lot of the same questions as other teachers do. One question I get a lot is : How do I […]
Easy tip for dealing with late student work
Should you accept late student work? Every teacher knows when it’s getting near the end of the marking period that a few students are going to come up to the desk one day after class and ask, “What can I do to bring my grade up?” It’s hard not to get frustrated when the student […]
5 Fun French School Supplies Activities
Teaching beginners French school supplies vocabulary? This unit is usually taught way in the beginning of a French student’s journey into foreign language. In most Core French or FSL classes in the U.S., students haven’t had much, if any French. That means it can be hard to get them engaged, because everything feels so new. […]