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 […]
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What’s on your wishlist?
It’s Teacher Appreciation week and Teachers Pay Teachers is having a sale! Everything in my store will be 20% off, and with the promo code THANKYOU17, you can get 28% off everything in my store. Yes,that even includes bundles! So, start making your wishlist. It’s what I’m doing right now. 🙂 I buy so […]
5 ways to immerse your students in French
As a mom, I speak French at home. During the day, my son goes to an immersion school, and he spends all day speaking French. He doesn’t understand how to conjugate verbs yet, but he does know how to use them correctly in many tenses. He’s not even 100% sure what a verb is yet, […]
Hands-on practice for French si clauses!
French si clauses are so tricky! If you want your students to really master them, you’ll need to find some fun and effective ways for students to practice. Here is my students’ favorite way to practice French si clauses with le conditionnel and le futur simple. I’ve found that even though using a well-structured worksheet […]
New Year’s Resolutions for teachers
It’s almost time to think about New Year’s resolutions. Now, I’m not here to talk about losing weight or cutting your spending. Those are things you can decide for yourself. I’m here today to bring you some totally doable New Year’s Resolutions for teachers! Wouldn’t it be great to have your weekends? To not work […]
7 ways to incorporate movement into your classroom
Remember when you were in school and you sat for most of the day, listening to teachers talk? I used to go to the restroom during class just to have a reason to move around. Obviously, as teachers, we want our students focused, we want them listening and participating, and we don’t want them leaving […]
10 ideas for teaching introverts
Teaching introverts is part of every teacher’s job. It’s not always easy to know what our students need, and this can be even more challenging when students don’t share what’s going on. Not all students will tell you if they dislike working in groups, need quiet time, or just prefer a seat a little bit […]
