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Mlle Lowes

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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With over 13 years of experience, I create hands-on, inquiry-based learning environments where students explore real-world environmental and social issues through outdoor education and creative projects.
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Preview of French Games Unit

French Games Unit

Created by
Mlle Lowes
This is my favourite created resource! This Game Unit teaches students appropriate vocabulary for playing a board game and has a printable board game with pieces for students to play! Some game cards to start are included as well as a blank page to create your own game cards. Just make new game cards for whatever vocabulary you're working on and use this throughout the year! Included in this unit is cards for Memory, Ping Pong, Wordsearch, Crossword, Hidden Message and more! Good for Grade 3 F
Preview of Emotions Flash Cards (cartes des emotions)

Emotions Flash Cards (cartes des emotions)

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Mlle Lowes
Included is a set of 16 cards, with 15 emotion pictures and labels and 1 "Free/Gratuit!" "Je suis heureux(se). Je suis gêné(e). Je suis incertain(e). Je suis malade." + more Back, cut & laminate for long-term use! -Great for vocabulary learning in primary or core french -Discuss masculine and feminine (both options on cards) -Use as cues for dance & drama (Personal favourite! Students create dances inspired by emotions) -Students read poetry/skits aloud changing the emotion (adds variety and
Preview of Composting in the Classroom

Composting in the Classroom

Created by
Mlle Lowes
Are you looking to incorporate more Environmental Education in your classroom? Keep your own living ecosystem in the classroom! Composting is a surprisingly great start! And there's NO SMELL! The curriculum expectations that can be linked are endless! Think: Responsibility, Respect, Self-Regulation, Stewardship, Science (Soil, Cycles, Societies, Waste), Experiments (temperatures, comparaisons), Social Studies (Community, Sustainability, Earth) + more! Great addition to Science centers, let stu
Preview of Halloween French Listening Activity

Halloween French Listening Activity

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Mlle Lowes
This resource is used with the song L'étrange Noël de M Jack - Bienvenue à Halloween /Nightmare Before Christmas - This is Halloween which can be found on Youtube at http://tiny.cc/Bienvenue. This is great for French Immersion grades 3 and up or Core French grades 4 and up. The first activity has students looking up words in the dictionary. The second activity is listening to the song and filling in the blanks. The third activity is a reader’s theater/oral activity from a verse from the song
Preview of Animal Cards (cartes d'animaux)

Animal Cards (cartes d'animaux)

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Mlle Lowes
Included is 21 animal flashcards with labels, 3 "Free (gratuit)" cards, 8 blank cards. A second set of flashcards is included without labels for more advanced users. -Great for vocabulary learning in primary or core french -Print 2 and students can play memory -Play charades as a class or in small groups -Great in stations -Movement cues for dance and drama units (Personal favourite use!) Laminate these for long-term use! *16 cards on an 8 1/2 x 11 page (i.e. size comparable to a deck of ca
Preview of Haukna Matata - French Listening Activity

Haukna Matata - French Listening Activity

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Mlle Lowes
This French listening activity is used with the song Hakuna Matata - Le Roi Lion/The Lion King. Students listen to the song and fill in the missing words. Replay the song several times. This really helps to develop their "ear' for French. This is great for French Immersion grades 3 and up or Core French grades 4 and up. **The resource is in French**
Preview of French Comic Unit

French Comic Unit

Created by
Mlle Lowes
I use this unit for Grade 4 Core French but it could be used at any age to start a comic unit with it's fill-in vocabulary bank. Also included is the answer page, a page to play Ping Pong, a template to create their main character and describe it, a graphic organizer for organizer their final comic, and some possible assessment check list tools.
Preview of Movement cards (mots de mouvements)

Movement cards (mots de mouvements)

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Mlle Lowes
Included is 20 movement cards in French and English. Great for helping students generate ideas on how to move in dance units! Words include: robot, wiggle, sneak, swirl, fly, zigzag + more! Cut, back and laminate for long-term use! Option 1: Give each student a card. Play music. Students move around the room inspired by their cue card. When the music stops they high-five a nearby classmate, switch cards, and carry on with their new inspiration! Option 2: Give each student a card. Divide clas
Preview of Nightmare Before Christmas French Listening Activity

Nightmare Before Christmas French Listening Activity

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Mlle Lowes
This resource is used with the song L'étrange Noël de M Jack - Que vois je? / Nightmare Before Christmas - What’s This? which can be found on Youtube. This is great for French Immersion grades 3 and up or Core French grades 4 and up. The first activity has students looking up words in the dictionary and indicating if the words are feminine or masculine. The second activity is listening to the song and filling in the blanks. Both of these activities have answer keys included. The third activi
Preview of The Case of the Missing DJ "Murder" Mystery Game

The Case of the Missing DJ "Murder" Mystery Game

Created by
Mlle Lowes
Bring your classroom to life with this engaging, kid-friendly Halloween "murder" mystery immersive game! Perfect for grades 7-8, students work together as groups (students, staff, parents, and more) to solve the case of the missing DJ. With fun subplots, hidden clues, and interactive teamwork, this activity promotes critical thinking and collaboration while keeping the spooky theme light and classroom-appropriate. Perfect for a fun, festive, and educational twist to your Halloween class plans! W
Preview of Telling a story through Dance

Telling a story through Dance

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Mlle Lowes
Use the "Sun and Wind: Learn French with subtitles" tale from Youtube. Students watch video and then need to tell the story through dance. This resource includes stills from the video to remind students of important parts. Also included is a student friendly rubric and a detailed lesson plan (I used this lesson for my evaluation hence the detail).
Preview of KWL in French

KWL in French

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Mlle Lowes
A snip & flip KWL (what I know/ what I wonder/ what I learned) resource in French! (ce que je said/ ce que je me demande/ ce que j'ai appris) Great for at a start of a unit and then revisited at the end for reflection. Good for French Immersion or Core classes. Students can draw and write their responses on the inside of this flip book. *resource is in French
Preview of Student Self Assessment Primary in French

Student Self Assessment Primary in French

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Mlle Lowes
Students staple or glue these self-assessment cards to their work before submitting highlighting how they think they did. "C'est mon meilleur effort!", "Ce n’est pas mal.", or "Je peux faire mieux".
Preview of Multiple Intelligences Exit Card

Multiple Intelligences Exit Card

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Mlle Lowes
Use this double-sides handout as an exit card for primary students. Students can draw on one side or write on the other about what they learned from today's lesson.
Preview of Strength/Growth Point Fort/Amelioration Reflection

Strength/Growth Point Fort/Amelioration Reflection

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Mlle Lowes
Print double-sided and have students reflect on an area of Strength and an area for Growth after a particular activity, lesson or unit. Included is also a version in French, Point Fort/Amelioration.
Preview of Agree or Disagree (d'accord ou pas d'accord)

Agree or Disagree (d'accord ou pas d'accord)

Created by
Mlle Lowes
I use these 4 posters in the corner of my room. Regularly I ask questions that have the students reflecting on their opinion. They go to the appropriate corner (agree, disagree, strongly agree, strongly disagree) and briefly discuss with the other people their position (in French if possible). Sometimes I have them match with someone from a different viewpoint to continue the discussion. Questions generally start off light-hearted and increasingly become more thought provoking depending on m
Preview of Looks, feels, sounds like

Looks, feels, sounds like

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Mlle Lowes
I print off a bunch of these when brainstorming what we know when starting a unit. Divide students into groups and have each group make a mind map for the unit (we just did "Healthy/ La bonne santé") on chart paper focusing on one element looks/feels/sounds like (ressemble à, sens comme, sonne comme). Laminate for long-term use! Review working in group expectations and skills prior to activity! *resource is in French
Preview of My Community Research Project

My Community Research Project

Created by
Mlle Lowes
Have students do surveys with tallies of their peers and then put them into a bar graph. Use this as an assessment tool!
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About the store

Experience

With over 13 years of experience, I create hands-on, inquiry-based learning environments where students explore real-world environmental and social issues through outdoor education and creative projects.

Teaching style

My teaching is all about creativity, inquiry, and community. You'll find my students learning outdoors, asking big questions, and working together—always with an equity lens. And yes, it's all in French!

Awards & shining teacher moments

I’m proud to have won the Susan Langley Earth Steward Teaching Award for inspiring students to take action. I’ve been featured in ETFO’s Voice magazine, especially for Earth Month, and was the lead writer for the K-8 resource Creating Environmentally and Socially Active Communities. I also contributed to the book Teaching from the Thinking Heart. It’s all about empowering young changemakers!

My own education history

-B.A. Integrated Studies, Honours -B.Ed, Honours -M.Ed Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development - Specialized in Environmental Education

Additional biographical information

http://about.me/sarlowes