Want some French Earth Day teaching ideas for your class? You don’t have to take a lot of time to bring Earth Day lessons into your French classroom this spring! Here are some fun things I have done to celebrate Earth Day with my students. Music for your French class I love using music in […]
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Effective Activities for French Irregular Verbs
French irregular verbs giving your Core French or immersion students trouble? You’re not alone! Whether they are spelling them wrong or using the wrong one (je suis quatorze) even the most common verbs give French students trouble. I love teaching French verbs, and I really love making activities for students to practice them! A lot […]
5 Simple and Effective Tips for Target Language
Target language teaching can be really daunting! If you’re a world languages teacher, you probably hear a lot about teaching in the target language. Maybe you wonder how to teach in French or Spanish. Maybe you even really want to teach more in the target language, but you just aren’t sure how. You don’t have […]
3 Fun Activities for the Imparfait in French
What are my favorite resources for teaching the imparfait in French? I LOVE this unit! Teaching the imparfait is one of my favorite grammar topics. It is so fun to learn about students and discover who they were as younger children. At this level, students have enough language proficiency to begin working with more complicated […]
French winter teaching resources
Looking for French winter teaching resources for your core or immersion class? Here are some of my favorite winter-themed activities to have on-hand, whether you want to teach a full winter unit or just want some no-prep worksheets and activities for sub folders and early finishers. Here are a few of my favorite French winter […]
3 reasons I love games in French class
Playing board games in French class is a sure way to get students engaged! I love all sorts of French games, but board games are some of my favorites. I’ve used French board games with all of my students, from 4th to 12th grade, and they are always SO popular that the kids beg to […]
French Bell-ringers to Simplify Your Class Routine
Using French bell-ringers is an easy way to start your class in a structured way every day. Once I started using a structured bellwork routine, my students and I felt so much less stressed as we transitioned from class to class. What are bell-ringers? Bell-ringers are warm-up activities students do at the beginning of class. […]
Free French verb worksheets for fall
Wouldn’t it be great to have some French verb worksheets that would help your students learn seasonal vocabulary? This free set of French worksheets is a fun and easy way to expose students to fall vocabulary while practicing French verb conjugation. It doesn’t always really work for me to do a whole seasonal unit, but […]
2 Fun French Listening Comprehension Activities Students Love!
Looking to improve French listening comprehension in your classroom? Helping French students understand spoken French is so important! We want them to be able to go to a French-speaking country and understand what people are saying, but this means providing them with appropriate listening comprehension activities. Far too many times, students will learn verb conjugation […]
How To Easily Use French Task Cards for a Fun Game
Do you love using French task cards? Me too! I love using them for early finishers, at learning centers, and as a fun way to review in groups. What is my favorite way to use them? With a Scoot game! Scoot is one of my all-time favorite games to play in French class! Students get […]