Teaching polite words is so important in our early French classroom! Giving students the vocabulary they need to be polite with each other goes a long way to helping build a caring community. If you are not familiar with Steve Antony’s panda series, I am glad I get to share him with you! ****Disclosure: If […]
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Getting to know our students is one of the most important things we can do as we start the new year off! Those first few weeks of school set the tone for the full year and it is important to take time to get to know our student’s interests. However, it can sometimes be a
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La rentrée arrive! Back to school will soon be here and I am starting to think about all the songs we will be singing in September! I love using music in my classroom and fortunately Youtube is an excellent source of songs that are perfect for beginning French Immersion (or Core French students)! My focus
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“La politesse” is such an important component to our classroom environment. It is so important to spend time with students throughout the year working on appropriate behaviours and learning to be polite in French. Here are some ideas to introduce your French Immersion students to vocabulary around politeness using two French texts and fun visual
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What does a first day in a Grade One French Immersion class look like? This is a question I get asked about a lot! So, I thought I’d share 6 activities that I like to do on the first day of school! I must start with a disclaimer though: the first few days (and weeks)
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