Teaching native speakers in foreign language class is not easy. They have the oral fluency that your other students lack. Their use of idiomatic expressions is superior. They don’t need vocabulary lists to work with, and they don’t want to learn from a textbook. But … they might not know how to read or write […]
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Fun French Vocabulary and Grammar Units
Teaching is a lot easier when you have a cohesive French vocabulary unit that flows well from start to finish. Foreign language students need grammar practice, but they also need speaking activities, visuals, games, writing practice, cooperative learning, and so much more. When your students are struggling to grasp the grammar, do you have something […]
7 Easy Ways to Increase Student Enrollment in Your French Class
Enrollment time will be coming up soon! For French teachers, it’s often really hard to increase student enrollment in French. When I taught high school French, enrollment was always a really stressful time for me, because low enrollment could have meant teaching a class outside of my area, getting less funds, or getting a not-so-good […]
A Full Year of French 1 Resources to Simplify Teaching
Looking for French 1 resources that will really engage your beginning French students? It’s hard to teach French beginners! 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 […]
5 fun ways to practice French numbers
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 […]
Fun and easy ideas for teaching French adjectives
Teaching French adjectives is a really important part of any core or immersion program. Learning adjective agreement well from the beginning sets French students up to perform better on concepts like past participle agreement using être or with preceding direct objects. They’ll get a strong grasp on the importance of gender. In addition, they’ll form […]
6 Easy Ways to Get Students to Speak French
Ever wish your students would actually speak French in class? As a French teacher, it can be really hard to get students to actually use the language! Maybe they speak too much English. Maybe they are nervous and don’t want to make mistakes. Or maybe they just don’t have the vocabulary to speak French all […]
5 Easy Avoir and Être Teaching Ideas
Do your students struggle with avoir and être? Do you constantly hear things like, “Madame, je suis fini!” or “Pendant le week-end, j’ai allé au cinéma”? I’ve taught in three schools with three entirely different groups of students, and these mistakes happened everywhere. I’ve talked to French as a second language and French immersion teachers […]
Easy ways to group students
I love grouping my French students for games, speaking activities or quick-shares, but I also want everyone working and all students to be included. I needed an easy way to group students, because when students pick their own partners, it’s not always fair for every student. In my class, I use student grouping cards in ALL […]
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French Resources made fun! Bonjour ! I’m Ashley, the creator behind Mme R’s French Resources. I’m here to help French teachers find fun and engaging French resources for their Core French and French immersion classes. I love finding ways to make French easy and fun to teach so that teachers can more time teaching and […]