FRENCHDIVA
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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31 years of classroom experience in French, Spanish, and Latin, all levels. Now I teach at our local community college and I am loving it. Meanwhile I have decades worth of teaching materials that worked for me along the way so I have decided to spruce them up, add even more stuff, and offer them here!
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Te gusta... opinion activity
This is a PowerPoint with 30 questions asking students what they like in terms of music, mostly singing and a few with dancing. The idea is that this is a physically participatory activity: I used to do it with one side of the room being Sí and the other being No and they had to move from one side to the other as their opinions/habits dictated. Of course you can use these any way you want, but let me just say that my students LOVED the back and forth activities like this and always begged
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Music, Spanish, World Languages
World Languages Speaking Topics--100 TOPICS for any language, any level!
Speaking in the target language is the hardest and most intimidating skill for students. We are always looking to get your students to SPEAK more, so here is something I used with my students for years. I did it once per week with novice levels and twice per week with intermediate and advanced. More details in the document. I used both a dartboard (plastic tip or even a ball) or 20-sided dice. A spinner with 20 numbers can work as well as any sorting device from 1-20. Included are 5 lists
6th - 12th
Speaking & Listening, World Languages
Plus-que-parfait fairy tales--What happened BEFORE the story?
This amusing lesson in the plus-que-parfait tells the imagined story of Humpty Dumpty before he made his fateful climb up on the wall. The story is all in the PQP until he falls, so we are learning about what happened before the main event. There are 8 other fairy tales with a picture and a significant event, and students take the example of Humpty Dumpty and craft their own imagined versions of what happened in each story before the given event. Great practice for plus-que-parfait, which is
11th - 12th, Higher Education
French, Grammar
ITALIAN CUISINE WebQuest 15 iconic dishes and more! PPT & PDF
This Italian food WebQuest will allow your students to discover all of the delicious cuisine of Canada! There are 15 specialties to investigate, and for each, students will learn about its origins, ingredients, where it is served/eaten, and find a picture. After researching, students will then compare dishes with each other, consider the preparation involved, then compare with what they eat at home. After all of that, they research the different regions and islands of Italy to find what make
6th - 12th
Italian
Also included in: ITALIAN WEBQUEST ADVENTURE BUNDLE #1 Italy + Italian Cuisine PPT & PDF
LA CUISINE SUISSE--Swiss food WebQuest IN ENGLISH PDF & PPT
This Swiss food webquest looks at 15 different Swiss specialties--students have to learn where they originated, what the ingredients are, where they are served/eaten, and find pictures. They will also compare dishes, discuss ingredients, decide what they would like to taste (or not), preparations and more. In addition, students will research and label border countries and their influence on Swiss cuisine, plus there is a page for fun facts! And... it's in English, so students of all levels c
6th - 12th
French
Also included in: LE VOYAGE DE SA VIE--activities for the ENTIRE NOVEL plus 2 WEBQUESTS
LA CUISINE BELGE--Belgian Food WebQuest PDF & PPT
This Belgian food WebQuest is a yummy adventure! Your students will discover 15 Belgian specialties. For each, they have to find its origins, list the ingredients, state where it is served/eaten, and find a picture. After researching the dishes, they compare some of them, consider the preparation involved, and compare with what they eat at home. Students are also asked to research Belgian food by region, climate, borders, and more as well as label everything that touches Belgium--water and l
6th - 12th
French
BASTILLE DAY in France and around the world WEBQUEST--in English
Get your students to discover the history and traditions--old and new-- of the French National Holiday, in France and around the world! Students will explore what happened on July 14. 1789 and immediately after. They will also learn about how Bastille Day is celebrated in Paris, other regions of France AND other Francophone countries. They will be asked to make a photo collage AND imagine and describe the details of a Bastille Day celebration of their own Great for a rainy day, a sub day,
6th - 12th
European History, French, Social Studies
ITALY WebQuest In English for all levels! PPT and PDF
This Italy webquest will allow your students to discover Italia on their own terms--this is a choose-your-own-grade assessment! There are 15 different categories for students to explore and a page for them to choose 4 more, but they get to decide, according to the attached rubric, how they wish to proceed. In addition, there are a couple of pages to reflect and respond, so their research will not just fly out the window as soon as they are done. Also there is a page for students to insert the l
6th - 12th
Italian
Also included in: ITALIAN WEBQUEST ADVENTURE BUNDLE #1 Italy + Italian Cuisine PPT & PDF
French emotion slide show
Designed to review/reinforce emotions in French, this PowerPoint show also reviews verbs in the present and the past as well as chores around the house. As you show each slide, ask students, "Comment tu te sens?" They shout out possible answers--"Je me sens heureux!" "Je me sens fâché!". OR you could put them in small groups and discuss how each of them would feel in each situation and WHY. This activity can be as simple or as advanced as you would like it to be for the level of your stude
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French, Vocabulary
CHILE WEBQUEST PPT & PDF Explore Chile in English!
Adding a bit of Chile to your class? Here's a fun webquest to help your students learn about more than just the basics! 8 pages start with geography, works through topography, the flag, pop culture, and everything in between. There are also 2 pages for students to reflect and respond, assuring that their research doesn't fly out of their heads right away! :-) This webquest is in English, so students of all levels can join in the exploration! No prep for you--so this is great for a sub da
7th - 12th
Geography, Spanish, World Languages
LA BELGIQUE--Belgium WebQuest PDF & PPT Choose your own grade!
This Belgium WebQuest will allow your students to discover La Belgique on their own terms--it's a "choose-your-own-grade" assessment. Students read the attached rubric and decide for themselves how to proceed. Students have 16 categories about Belgium to investigate, and it's in English, so students of all levels can do it, another page for choosing their own categories, plus pages for reflection and response. This pairs well with La Cuisine Belge webquest, available by itself or in the bundle
7th - 12th
French, Geography
LA SUISSE--Switzerland WebQuest
This WebQuest about Switzerland is in English and is a choose-your-own-grade assessment. Students look at the attached rubric and decide for themselves how to proceed. It covers everything from geography to entertainment and a whole lot of stuff in between-- 20 different topics! Plus there are pages for reflection and response--what did they find interesting/amusing/curious, etc? And there is a page for students to insert links to the sites they used to find their information. This resource
7th - 12th
French, Geography
Also included in: LE VOYAGE DE SA VIE--activities for the ENTIRE NOVEL plus 2 WEBQUESTS
20 BELGIAN CITIES / 20 VILLES BELGES WebQuest In English PPT & PDF
Looking for a fun way for students to learn about Belgian cities other than Brussels? Here is a selection of 20--that's 20--cities in Belgium for them to research and perhaps present to their peers. Cities are from all corners of Belgium and offer lots to learn: *distance from Brussels*province and language community*current population*events/festivals/traditions*history*tourism*fun facts**and so much more!Also, students are asked to insert pictures and a URL link, so it works best in PPT, but
7th - 12th
French, Geography
Also included in: LA BELGIQUE WebQuest Adventure BUNDLE #2 Belgium & 20 Belgian Cities
Québec webquest IN ENGLISH PDF & PPT Creative, engaging and fun!
Looking to have your students learn more about Québec? Here is a great place to start! This webquest is in English, so it is accessible for every level learner in a variety of classes. A wide variety of topics are covered here, from the origin of the name to the flag, history, geography, topography, pop culture, sports, traditions and a ton more. 12 pages worth of exploration of La Belle Province! There are lots of spots for students to insert pictures as well as links to audio, video, and we
6th - 12th
Canadian History, French, Geography
Also included in: QUÉBEC WebQuest Adventure BUNDLE #2 Québec and 30 Villes Québecoises
Canada WebQuest--a fun adventure in English for all students PDF & PPT
"It's a beauty way to go!" If you are teaching about Canada in your class, this is a great way for your students to get their feet wet and learn a lot about our neighbors and friends to the north. This webquest is in English and appropriate for students of all levels. Topics covered include: *geography*topography*official stuff*pop culture*holidays*sports*traditions*the flag*indigenous peoplesand soooooo much more! Plus there are pages for students to reflect and respond to what they just l
7th - 12th
Canadian History, Geography
Also included in: CANADA WEBQUEST BUNDLE-- CANADA & CANADIAN CUISINE IN ENGLISH
EL TIEMPO--Spanish-speaking country weather WebQuest--PDF & PPT
Students need to research weather conditions in 10 different Spanish-speaking cities around the world. They also insert a pic of the country where these cities are located, current temperatures, and tomorrow's forecast. In addition, students have to list average weather conditions for each city in all four seasons, then compare cities' weather using Venn Diagrams. This can be for all students at all levels. There is also a page for students to insert the links for the sites where they found th
6th - 12th
Spanish, Vocabulary, World Languages
Also included in: French/Spanish weather WebQuests--same in both languages PDF & PPT
Les Adjectifs Français Fun activities for novice learners
Introducing adjectives in French to first year students is not easy-- this resource will help them understand the concepts of description and agreement, as well as that pesky gender element. Students will be able to describe themselves and others with ease with these activities, which will easily supplement any curriculum. There is a variety of activities included: *a multi-page introduction to adjectives with more than 40 vocabulary words *a drawing game *a sentence race game *a speaking act
6th - 12th
French, Grammar
Also included in: Les Adjectifs--French adjectives for beginners BUNDLE
L'IMPARFAIT SPEAKING 9 fun activities!
Get your students speaking using the IMPARFAIT with these 9 engaging activities!These are not meant to be instructional but to be an enhancement to what you already do and get your students comfortable with speaking in the past. These are NOT imparfait vs passé composé activities, JUST IMPARFAIT. Most stuff out there is about differentiating those two tenses, but these just concentrate on l'imparfait. Activities include:*board game*dice game*memory circle*talking about pictures*interrupted
9th - 12th, Higher Education
French, Grammar
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL--9 creative activities--in English for all students & levels!
Here are 9 great activities to help your students learn about the legendary Cirque du Soleil, plenty to pick and choose from!*dice game*writer's choice*project choice board (with 8 choices!)*show proposal*escape room design*draw the shows*present the shows (teach the class)*show or no? slide show--back and forth, are they real CDS shows?*news reportAll of these can be done in English for any student in any class. In addition, these can all be done digitally or on paper (or both!). These activi
6th - 12th
Art, Visual Arts, World Languages
Also included in: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL--BUNDLE of fun! 9 activities + a WebQuest!
LES PRONOMS D'OBJET Direct/Indirect Introduction/Review PPT & PDF
Introducing or reviewing Direct and Indirect object pronouns with your intermediate or advanced students? Here is the PERFECT slide show to help you along in the present and passé composé with: *explanations*examples*exercises*asking/answering questions*translations*small group speaking*writer's choice creative activityIncluded is a 26 page PPT with the PDF for you. Best of all-- NO PREP FOR YOU! Just download and go!
8th - 12th
French, Grammar
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About the store
Experience
31 years of classroom experience in French, Spanish, and Latin, all levels. Now I teach at our local community college and I am loving it. Meanwhile I have decades worth of teaching materials that worked for me along the way so I have decided to spruce them up, add even more stuff, and offer them here!
Teaching style
Definitely a mix of it all--traditional, grammar, CI, TPRS... I like to mix it up so I hit everyone's learning style at some point in each lesson.
I am a big SmartBoard educator, lots of stuff in SmartNotebook that turned out to be great lessons and fun interactive activities that my students loved! Sadly, no one uses SmartNotebook anymore, so I turned most of those activities into similarly structured paper stuff or PowerPoints. Same idea, just on paper or a PowerPoint. My larger units all contain a wide variety of listening, reading, writing, speaking, games, synthesis, a vocabulary choice board and many, many other kinds of activities... the list is exhaustive. I try to include as many different kinds of activities in each unit as I can to address as many learning styles as I can.
Awards & shining teacher moments
NHS Teacher of the Year 2009
My own education history
M.A. Syracuse University French Language and Literature
B.A. State University of New York at Potsdam French, Education
Additional biographical information
Where to begin? Lots of student trips--more than a dozen between Quebec and Europe (France, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland).
I also marched in drum and bugle corps in the 80's and 90's and still love it.
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