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 […]
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10 Easy French Vocabulary Activities That Work
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. You need some fun and engaging French vocabulary activities so students won’t even realize […]
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 […]
5 effective French immersion strategies
As a mom, I speak French at home. During the day, my son goes to a French 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 […]
Quick and easy French speaking activity for beginners
I know how hard it is to get beginning French students speaking, and I’m always looking for meaningful new ways for students to practice. Over my years as a teacher, I have had to vary my activities to meet the needs of my students, but this doesn’t always mean creating a brand-new French speaking activity. […]
Effective and fun French si clauses practice
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. While students do love if-then activities, knowing whether to use le futur simple or le conditionnel can be tricky – especially if they are just learning both […]
Fun French si clause activity
Teaching how to use a French si clause can be really difficult, but the French conditional is one of my favorite tenses to teach! After several years of French, some of the students probably feel a little … bored. Are they able to memorize things? Without a doubt, some of the students can memorize any […]
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 […]
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 […]
10 Tips for Successful French Projects
I love using French projects with my students! Project-based learning so effective and fun for French students, but it can be daunting! How do I create a fun project? Will the kids like it? Will everyone do it? Won’t it make more work for me? How do I even grade 100 projects when I don’t […]