The key to being successful with digital escape rooms is making them work for your group of students. Here are 3 things to consider as you plan to use a digital escape room. Want to learn more about how Virtual Escape Rooms work? Click HERE to read that blog
One of the most special times of year in the core French classroom is winter. There are so many French winter celebrations that we can study to learn more about French culture. This helps our FSL students to see the benefits of studying a second language and makes our
It is no secret that I absolutely LOVE Digital Escape Rooms! I have a TON in my TPT store which you can check out by clicking here. This blog post is designed to help you use my Digital Escape rooms and to answer any questions that you may have about
Are you on the hunt for ways to make teaching Canadian geography fun? Do you want your upper elementary students to love learning about Canada’s geographic regions? Providing students with memorable learning experiences is one way to make knowledge stick. I am a HUGE fan of making learning fun because
I absolutely LOVE celebrating holidays in my FSL classroom. Making the learning fun allows students to enjoy learning a second language and encourages them to continue this learning. Here are some ideas for celebrating L’Action de Grace in your French as a Second Language Classroom. 1) Receptive Language I like
Here is a collection of the 5 must read picture books about Residential Schools. I have organized them in order of complexity. If this is the first time that your students have been introduced to Residential Schools, I suggest starting with book 1. If you teach in Canada, you need
French Would You Rather Slides are a great way to get your students to speak and connect. This is key because we know that providing students with opportunities for oral language practice is essential in any French as a Second Language (FSL) or core French classroom. This fun French game
I get a ton of questions about how to organize your year in FSL 5. The truth is that there is no one right or wrong way. However, today I am going to share a year plan with you that I hope will work as a starting point for your
Usually my entire first week of school is filled with collaborative community building activities. We do fun STEM challenges like “Saving Fred”. We build cup towers and we have fun with our class photo booth. Back to School might look a bit different this year but I am determined to
Are you on the hunt for some back to school books that your upper elementary students will love? Picture books are one of the most effective ways to build community and make EVERY student in your class feel welcome and as though they belong. In order to achieve this mission
Launching Event: I start this unit by watching the movie “Inside Out”. This film serves as an excellent launch event for our unit on emotions as my students LOVE watching it. I play the film in French with English subtitles. We pause it every so often to recap the different
Are you looking for a simple way to do reading responses in your Upper Elementary classroom? I love using this one page sheet! It’s super easy to use. Suggested Routines: Kiddos can use it with their independent reading books by stopping and jotting about the different topics as they read.
Your upper elementary students will love solving these multiplication and division problems to escape from Mars.
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