As I was writing my last post, “Why Subs Fail (and How to Help Them Succeed)“, I heard lots of sub plans horror stories from all of you and just had to…
first week of school French lesson plans
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French Transition Words to Improve Writing
January 2, 2019In my last post about how to teach writing in French, I shared tips about the importance of providing templates for your lower-level language students. This next post will teach you…
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10 Reasons Why World Language Class Is the Best!
August 4, 2018Thought I’d write this fun post sharing how awesome it is that we get to teach French, Spanish, and a variety of other languages each day. Gym and lunch beware, we’re…
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How to Set the Tone during the First Week of French Class It’s always a challenge to figure out what to do for the first week of French class. You never…
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French Lesson Plans for the Whole Year!
September 12, 2017Are you a newer teacher who could use some guidance and French lesson plans from a veteran teacher? Perhaps you teach multiple levels of French classes at once (3-5 preps). Do…
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How to Teach Spanish Numbers, French Numbers 1-20, 1-100, 1-1000 In Part 1 of teaching French, Spanish numbers, we discussed how to teach numbers 1-12. Today we’ll be focusing on numbers…
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How to Teach Spanish Numbers, French Numbers 1-20, 1-100, 1-1000 Teaching numbers in another language is easy, right? Yes, but are you really teaching your students to master the French or…
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French First Day Activities
August 26, 2017French First Day Activities How to Teach Using Immersion In my last post, I talked about why it’s so important to create an immersion atmosphere in your class during the first…
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Connect with Me on Social Media
January 30, 2016Just added this post with all my social media accounts so we can connect with each other. I love hearing what you have to say, so please get in touch. Thought…
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Why Learn a Language? A List of Reasons
April 20, 2013One of the first things I like to do during the first week of school is to ask my students, “Why learn a language?” They usually give honest answers such as: …
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Class Mascot Lesson Plan
April 20, 2013Here’s a simple, yet fun idea for any World Language classroom – it’s amazing how having your own kids in school inspires you. Got this class mascot idea from my daughter’s…