I love teaching grade two science with my French students. It has the best curriculum! I especially love the simple machines French science unit. Simple machines can be a little boring for grade two students, but with the right materials, you can put together a fun and engaging unit. You
When you are busy preparing for and assessing your French students, creating an organized system of where to store your data and assessments may be the last thing on your mind. However, by setting up a system for storing assessments and data, you will save yourself lots of time (and
Reading is a complex and highly developmental process. It can be really hard to teach someone how to read, especially in a second language. French high frequency words instruction is necessary for students to progress. As a native or proficient speaker, we don’t think about the letters and pieces of
I often get questions about how to teach French reading and literacy. In this blog, I want to cover some of the most common questions I receive, so you can feel confident teaching your French students. P.S. I have several blogs that cover French literacy. If you don’t find the
With the many skills and assessments available to French teachers, how do you know which is best for tracking reading progress? How can you keep student tracking from becoming chaos? And how can you make student progress monitoring successful rather than just another to-do item? In this blog, I will
I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to find great French books that I can read during my science lessons. I found the Ma vie de … series and I’ve never looked back. I wish they had more of these on other bugs and animals! These books
Practicing reading skills has become more difficult with virtual learning. I thought I would share some online French reading resources I found to help make teaching reading easier for you! Lalilo Lalilo is an online phonics program ideal for early learners. It basically works as a game for students to
In this series, I will be showing you how I teach my students to read in French. So far, I’ve covered letter sounds and syllables. This post is all about French sight words! Sight word knowledge is instrumental in helping your students progress in their reading skills. Sight words are
Ever found yourself struggling with how to teach French syllables to your students? Well, you’re not alone! The world of syllables can sometimes feel like a linguistic maze, but fear not, because I’ve got your back. Practicing how to read French syllables is important. It helps students learn basic decoding
Teaching students how to read can be one of the most stressful things to do as a teacher. It isn’t always easy and there are a lot of factors that come into play. It’s important to remember that learning to read is a developmental process and kids progress at their
Did you know you can make a light table for the fraction of the cost of buying one? I am going to show you how to make a light table insert for your IKEA Flisat table.
Grammar the hardest thing to teach in a second language because they make mistakes based on their first language. How many of you are triggered by hearing “je suis fini”, “je j’aime” or “j’ai a”? When they start making mistakes like this every time they say something, it becomes a fossilized mistake and they become even harder to break. In this post, I’ll be talking about how I use La grammaire du jour in Grade One, Grade Two and Grade Three to address these errors.
Starting up a new school year can be overwhelming. I’ve shared my plans for the first day of school in Grade 1 to make the transition easier and less stressful for you!
Starting up a new school year can be overwhelming. I’ve shared my plans for the first day of school in Grade 2 to make the transition easier and less stressful for you!
Starting up a new school year can be overwhelming. I’ve shared my plans for the first day of school in Grade 3 to make the transition easier and less stressful for you!
