Grade 4 french immersion

Speaking French On my Strategies for Speaking French page , I've outlined some of the strategies that I have put in place ...

Do you use music in the classroom to help students learn French? I’m interviewing Mme R., who's sharing ideas for using music to teach French.

The following is a chart that we have created as a class, of all the actions we are very familiar with so far. Along with it are sentences w...

Today we tried some fall writing sheets! First we talked about what each of the 5 words meant, and then talked about what we could draw to show that we understand the word (for e.g., an arrow for a verb). Then I modelled drawing a quick sketch to get my ideas down. I like them to draw something first to help them when they start writing - but don't want them to spend all of their time drawing. We talked about how they could go back AFTER they were done writing to colour and add more details…

French bell work MONTH 1 activities (Grade 1): also called morning work or "petit travail du matin", these sheets help structure a morning routine.

If you had to ask me what my favourite resource that I’ve created is, I would probably have to say the Math Problem of the Day or “Le problème du jour”. Made in an interactive notebook style, it is always a popular time in my classroom! Why use “Le problème du jour” in your […]

Worksheets have their place in second-language education, but there are plenty of fun, paperless ways to teach French without a worksheet!

Play a 20 questions, guess-who game to get students yakking in French. The illustrated 1-page printable includes visual cues and question and answer prompts. Great end of class activity for regrouping students and puzzling over the secret person in the class. "Qui Est-ce" is for core or immersion French, grades 4 - 8. No prep needed. En français.

Helpful tips for using French projects in your core or immersion classroom - How to start project-based learning in French

Do you use morning messages in your French Immersion Classroom? The morning message routine is one of my favourite ways to start the day! Read on for 10 ideas to use Morning Messages in your classroom! 1. Guess my Word When writing a morning message, keep in mind the vocabulary you might be targeting. Try […]