Today I am sharing a quick little activity I threw together for my grade 2 students who are working on La poule Maboule. I drew the outline of the characters' heads so that students can illustrate their faces and provide a brief description by filling in the blanks and indicating comment ça va. The students really loved working on this activity and many...

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For Remembrance Day, I wanted to introduce my younger students to some thematic vocabulary and decided to put something togething using Book Creator. I love that you can easily create a book with beautiful images and customizable elements such as page borders and fonts, but you can also upload media such as audio files, as well as embed videos. Here is my book...

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Everyone who knows me can attest to how much I love being a Core French teacher. I knew as young as 10 years old that I would become a French teacher and I still recall the thank you card I wrote to one of my elementary French teachers who inspired me to pursue my passion. A few years ago, I took a break...

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It's that time of year again! Many of you have been asking for 2024-2025 French Digital Calendar and I'm happy to report that it is now live on Teachers Pay Teachers. There is a Google Slides version as well as a PowerPoint version. For those who are hesitant about allowing TPT access to your Google Drive, consider the PowerPoint version and, after downloading...

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Salut! Long time, no blog, it would seem. As a little update, my role in our school board's SIS project ended in June and now I'm back, teaching français! I happened to notice that an old blog post on French resources for the Carnaval de Québec that I published back in 2013 is getting more hits than usual. Makes sense, given that we...

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UPDATE: Click here if you are looking for the 2024-2025 French calendar.How is it already August? I know I haven't been out of the classroom for that long but I kind of forget what I need to do to prep for Back to School. Working on the SIS Project was a welcome change, that's for sure. I loved learning all about Aspen and training and supporting...

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UPDATE: Click here if you are looking for the 2024-2025 French calendar.Another summer is almost over, which means many of my teacher friends are preparing for a new school year. I, on the other hand, have been busy working all summer on the SIS training team for my school board, a temporary role which will end in June. Last week, I finally managed to...

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This week, my students will put on their programming hats and have a little fun coding in Scratch. They will be selecting a character from a story we have read, such as Les lunettes de Lucette and Alain et Denis font du camping, and completing the Characterization mini unit in CS First. (Unfortunately, this mini unit is currently only available in English and Spanish...

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 The other day, out of sheer luck, I happened across a post in one of the many French teacher Facebook groups to which I belong, where a teacher shared her incredibly extensive YouTube playlist of "Pauses actives en classe". I felt like I had hit the jackpot! Of the videos I have perused, there were a few that became instant favourites and they just...

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Calling all Sing fans! You can now watch your favourite characters in Illumination’s sequel Sing 2 from the comfort of your own home! Available on Digital now, the animated film features the ever-optimistic Koala, Buster Moon, voiced by Matthew McConaughey, and his cast who stage a dazzling show in the entertainment capital of the world, Redshore City. This comedy about the emotional healing...

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