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 […]
