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Objective: Construct knowledge, understanding, and interpretation while motivating students.
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La date: les jours, les mois | The date in French: days, months
Set of worksheets and hands-on/speaking activities to help teach telling the date, the days, the months, and numbers one to thirty-one in French (level 1)
--"Quelle est la date" worksheet reviews basic vocabulary and how to write the date
--peer interview activity "Joyeux anniversaire" requires students to ask, tell, and write birthday dates
--manipulatives ready to cut-out to spell the days and months in French (teacher checklist included for ease).
Answer key and grading scale for "quelle es
7th - 12th
French, World Languages
Tu & Vous: Informal & Formal Registers with Greetings: Activities for French 1
Oftentimes, English speakers have a hard time grasping the concept of a formal and informal register: why do we have TWO ways to say "you" in French???
This packet has activities that scaffold this lesson of "tu and singular vous" beginning with comparable English expressions, continuing through the use of French greetings vocabulary.
Packet includes three clear lesson plans for each step of this scaffolded process with all the necessary printables (worksheets, vocabulary lists, and manipulati
7th - 12th
French, World Languages
Family Poster French Project: La Famille
French Family poster project includes project handout page, rubric, pre-writing guide, and concept review page. Students must create a poster describing themselves and at least four family members or friends.
Based off curriculum needs in first semester French 1:
--avoir + age
--être and descriptive adjectives (with agreement)
--sentence structure in the affirmative and negative
--family vocabulary
--possessive adjectives
--house/home vocabulary
--verbs of preference in sentences (aimer, préf
7th - 12th
French, World Languages
Adjectives that Precede the Noun : BANGS
Interactive note-taking for adjectives that precede the noun: BANGS (Beauty, Age, Numbers, Goodness, Size) with teacher guide.
Helps visual/kinesthetic learners process grammar rules - as you go through notes and write/draw, students do the same!
Please rate this freebie after downloading and follow me for more Super Fun French activities like this!
Key Words: adjectifs qui précédent le nom - BAGS - interactif
7th - 12th
French, World Languages
Missing Work Form - Documenting Missing Assignments for Student and Teacher
Documenting Missing Work: help for students and teachers!
Missing work (worksheets, homework, projects, etc) is a problem that can plague every teacher (and student!) Structure and consistency in dealing with this behavior is extraordinarily important—their effects cannot be underestimated in helping a student take responsibility for their actions both in and out of your classroom.
This PDF includes a printable with four forms to a page as well as an information sheet with suggestions on how t
7th - 12th
For All Subjects
Project: Le Malade (direct & indirect object pronouns, l'impératif, avoir mal à)
A fun project with a focus on written and oral communication, illness/dr vocab, avoir mal à + body part, pronouns, l'imperatif... Students will create a visual representation of "le malade", write a short essay, and present (note-free) what is wrong with le malade and what he can/should do about it!
Students enjoy the openness and creativity of this project.
Teachers, you will enjoy that it reinforces several concepts:
*Vocabulary relating to illness/visiting the doctor
*Avoir mal à + body p
7th - 12th
French, World Languages
Incentives: Printable Bonus Points & Rewards motivate & increase participation!
Increase participation, student motivation, and improve classroom environment with great incentives / reward slips! Use these printable "bonus points" and various incentives to get your students focused and involved.
In this packet you will find 9 pages of 11 variations of printable bonus points. I use these extensively in my classroom (grades 9-12) as they work wonders! They could easily work well in a 7th or 8th grade classroom.
Hint: Print your desired bonus points on different colored pap
7th - 12th
For All Subjects
Missing Homework Form - Documentation for teacher and student
Documenting Missing Homework: help for students and teachers!
Missing homework is a problem that can plague every teacher (and student!) Structure and consistency in dealing with this behavior is extraordinarily important—their effects cannot be underestimated in helping a student take responsibility for their actions both in and out of your classroom.
This PDF includes a printable with four forms to a page as well as an information sheet with suggestions on how to use the missing homework fo
7th - 12th
For All Subjects
Pass to Nurse - Printable. Send students to the nurse with a real pass!
Tired of writing on random scraps of paper every time a student needs to go to the nurse? These ready-to-print passes assure a professional looking pass that can be easily filled out by a student with the necessary information before being signed by you!
Hint: Before you copy, you can hand write your name, room number, and/or telephone number in the extra space provided at the bottom if your school nurse requires it.
7th - 12th
For All Subjects
Warm Up Template
A highly recommended (often required) way to start each class period is with a short warm up, bellringer review, or sponge activity. However you may call it, the goal is the same: to get students involved, focused and excited about the day. This can also be a time to pull in combinations of concepts covered in previous classes or even give a preview of what will be covered that day.
Printable warm-up sheets are a way to keep lessons original and interactive while keeping your life simple and
7th - 12th
For All Subjects
Le Cadavre Exquis - Creative activity reinforcing grammar structures
Good for any language classroom ESL to LOTE - a fun, creative game for Halloween based in the French surrealist/Dada movement to reinforce the parts of speech, adjective placement/agreement, article agreement, and verb conjugation (any mood/tense).
Instructions provided in both English and French.
Linguistically, this game is an excellent medium to reinforce the parts of speech and sentence structure. Specifically, the game pushes students to work on adjective agreement and placement, article
7th - 12th
French, World Languages
Monsieur Le Dindon - Thanksgiving Project - Past Narration
Mon Dieu!!!! What a horribly tragic day! Monsieur Le Dindon has been discovered, fully roasted, on a living room table in your hometown. Quelle horreur!
An original, fun, and creative way to merge Thanksgiving craft activities and French language skills - both written and oral - with a focus on past narration. Students write a story detailing the last day and the "fowl" play leading to the unfortunate demise of Monsieur Le Dindon, create a personalized hand turkey, and present to the class.
9th - 12th
French
Valentine's Day Activities - All Levels
Vocabulary, worksheets, reflection activities and fun language-building crafts!
Enriching activities for La Saint Valentin:
--Vocabulary handout with expressions and terms of endearment
--Matching worksheet (terms of endearment)
--Several activities (reading, listening, speaking, writing) based on French love quotes handout
--Crafts that use what is on hand in your classroom AND reinforce vocabulary. Crafts include handouts with directions in French.
-->Valentine's card template and tea
7th - 12th
French
French Class Bonus Points - Printable - student reward / motivator
Increase participation, student motivation, and improve classroom environment with great incentives / reward slips!
In this packet you will find 9 pages of 11 variations of printable (French) bonus "points." I use these extensively in my classroom as they work wonders!
Great for all levels of French classes. I use them for grades 9-12, levels 1-5AP, but they would definitely work in a 7th or 8th grade classroom as well.
Hint: Print your desired bonus points on different colored paper to k
7th - 12th
French, World Languages
Review Helper: Question Forms - Anonymous, encourage questions!
These handy forms are easy to print / cut and place out in your room when students are working on a new concept or reviewing multiple concepts. Two different sizes available each on a ready-to-copy page (either three large or six smaller boxes per page)
Benefits of question forms in the classroom:
- Anonymous questions : students more likely to ask!
- All students hear answers and explanations.
- Avoid repeating the same explanation over and over with each student!
- Identify common gaps in in
7th - 12th
Math, Science, World Languages
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Resources to support learners in language and literature classrooms.
Objective: Construct knowledge, understanding, and interpretation while motivating students.
Teaching style
Interactive, learner-centered, differentiated:
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." - A. Einstein
Awards & shining teacher moments
University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award, 2021
New Teacher mentor
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Presenter and workshop leader (Creative approaches to teaching; Building Student Voice)
My own education history
Certified IB English A, AP French educator.
Bilingual Masters in Human, Social, and Economic Development.
BA University of Texas, French and Applied Education.
Additional biographical information
French as an Additional Language: over five years teaching French levels I, II, III, III Pre-AP, IV AP, V AP.
Studied abroad in France and currently living in a French-speaking region of Switzerland.
English as Additional Language (EAL/ESL): International School experience (Switzerland) teaching English as an Additional Language to language learners from a multitude of backgrounds.
English Language and Literature: International School experience in both IGCSE Literature in English (0475) and First Language English (0500) as well as IB English A (Literature / Language and Literature) courses.
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