Are you on the hunt to add some fun music to your French as a Second Language classroom? Today I am going to share with you my favourite ten French songs to use in the Upper Elementary core French classroom. I suggest using these songs throughout the year to review
Are you knee deep in your French numbers unit? Do you need some ideas to make practicing these 100 terms over and over again more engaging and fun? If yes, you are in the right place! Today I am going to share with you 5 fun ways to teach French
Games are one of my favourite things to incorporate into my FSL classroom. I believe that in order for kids to be motivated to learn a second language, they need to enjoy doing so. This means that we as core French teachers need to make our classrooms fun places to
Le Festival du Voyageur is one of my absolute favourite core French units! Kids love learning about French culture and history which makes this unit super fun and engaging. Here are 8 steps to a successful Festival du Voyageur Unit! Hook them with a video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dGrnqdl6jg I love to show
Tip 1: Remember that oral language is the MOST important component of ANY second language classroom. After all, most of your students will only use their basic French skills while traveling. Yes, some will take University level classes. However, the majority are counting on you for when they backpack across
Oral language is tricky to assess because you need an opportunity in class to listen to each child speak. This becomes especially tricky if you are in a socially distanced classroom or are doing distance learning. If this is you, skip right to the flip grid section! Readers Theatre or
Bounjour mes amis! This blog post today is for all of my French as a Second Language (FSL) Friends. I am going to make your life super duper easy and lay out your entire French animals unit for you. This unit was designed to accompany the Alberta Grade 5 FSL
One of the most special times of year in the core French classroom is Winter. There are so many fun holidays that we can study to learn more about the French culture. This helps our FSL students to see the benefits behind studying a second language. Noel – Décembre Christmas
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
Providing students with opportunities for oral language practice is key in any FSL classroom. Today I am going to outline some different strategies that you can use to get your second language kiddos talking and getting to know each other using my French Would You Rather Slides! Best of all,
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
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
Your upper elementary students will love solving these multiplication and division problems to escape from Mars.
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