I updated my collection of FSL teaching websites over the summer. I wanted to do a quick post to share it with all of you. This is a work in progress and will be updated often as I find new French sites for teachers. I’ve divided it up by subject to make it easier to […]
Tag Archives: French Immersion
Coding in French – Free Printable Coding Blocks
It’s a pleasure to have a guest blog post today by Ashley Soltesz, a fellow French teacher who like me is on a mission to share French resources with others so we don’t have to keep recreating the wheel! She’s made some amazing free French printable coding blocks you can use in your classrooms, enjoy! A […]
French Media Triangle – Triangle des médias
If you’re here I’m sure you already know what a Media Triangle is used for, but for those who don’t it’s basically an easy way to have students read and analyze media forms and texts. The triangle prompts the children with questions to help them look at media from different angles and perspectives to help […]
From Intolerance to Acceptance with Patience and a Whole Lot of In-Between – Guest Post by Tamara Bolotenko
My good friend Tamara Bolotenko (@TamaraBolotenko) has been doing some wonderful things at her new school this year and wanted to share some of it with all of you! She’s written this amazing post in honour of International Day to End Homophobia & Transphobia (May 17th, 2016) and has some great resources to share. Check […]
Storage Wars Customizable Cross-Curricular EdTech Game #GAFE #HyperSlides
I’ve been busy working on a customizable GAFE cross-curricular game template that can be used by teachers across all levels and subjects. I wanted something that had a hook, was interesting and fun for my students yet still educational. I came up with Storage War$ (Enchères Surprise$ in French, yes there’s even a version française!). […]
P.E.N.S.E.Z – French Digital Citizenship Posters
I’ve seen these Digital Citizenship “T.H.I.N.K before you post online” posters floating around on the Internet and Pinterest for a while now. Today being International Day of Pink to raise awareness for all types of bullying, I thought it would be a good time to post these printable posters that lead in well to discussions […]
How to add accents to Google Docs – no more copy & paste!
Still copying and pasting accents into Google Docs? No need, because there’s an Add-on for that!! I wanted to write a quick post to share an awesome time-saving tip with my fellow modern language teachers. After the positive and amazed reactions I got at my French Immersion school about this when I shared it with staff, […]
French Digital Citizenship Poster -La citoyenneté numérique
I wanted to share a French Digital Citizenship poster I created on Google Drawings thanks to ideas from a great French article on the site École Branchée (here’s an English site with the same kind of idea using tangible items in a ziplock instead of a poster). I found this to be an easy and meaningful way for my students […]
Pedometers in HPE Class- Let’s Climb Some Towers!
From Fitbits and Jawbones to Moov Nows and Piezos, Fitness trackers are all the rage right now! Why not bring that into the classroom/gym class? (Simple pedometers work great too!) I’ve made a few posters (in French & English!) that show the number of steps it takes to reach the top of the CN* & Eiffel […]
Free eMagazines from Zinio on your tablet in less than 10 steps!
Extra Extra eRead all about it! Zinio- FREE digital magazines on your computer, Smartphone or tablet from the public library Let’s face it, as teachers we don’t always have the time to sit down and enjoy a great magazine, let alone trying to make time between marking, reporting and lesson planning to get to the store […]
“Vedettes du S.P.O.R.T” Gym Classroom Management Posters in French
S.T.A.R.S EQUIVALENT FOR FRENCH IMMERSION HPE TEACHERS Les Vedettes du S.P.O.R.T When I taught Health & Physical Education in English a few years ago I used the “S.T.A.R.S” system to help with behaviour management and to keep the students motivated in the gym. I had no luck finding a French version anywhere so I made […]