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c'est a toi dvd

by Madame B

Feb 18, 2011

I'm desperately looking for the DVDs for C'est a toi. I have a sample DVD for level 1 (Unit 1-6, but I don't even know if this is all the episodes in this level. My students have watched what I have, and they love it! The want to know what happens next. Please can some one help me with this??

LME On 2/18/11, Madame B wrote: > I'm desperately looking for the DVDs for C'est a toi. I > have a sample DVD for level 1 (Unit 1-6, but I don't even > know if this is all the episodes in this level. My students > have watched what I have, and they love it! The want to > know what happens next. Please can some one help me with > this?...See More

Feb 27, 2011

French middle school

by Jennifer Friborg

Feb 26, 2011

Does anyone have experiences to share regarding tour companies when traveling in France or other French-speaking countries? I am looking to organize a small travel group (10 students) and am having trouble finding a company who will accomodate an intimate group of middle schoolers. Merci!

Middle School French textbooks

by Mme F

Feb 26, 2011

Who has a favorite Middle School French textbook? We are looking to switch from Discovering French. Any input much appreciated.

teaching in French only

by école buissonnière (a famous French School)

Feb 28, 2011

What is the percentage of HS and MS French teachers that conduct the class exclusively (>90%)in French? Is it working?

James in Belgium On 2/28/11, école buissonnière (a famous French School) wrote: > What is the percentage of HS and MS French teachers that > conduct the class exclusively (>90%)in French? Is it working?

Bojour,

Je n'ai pas de statistiques. Mais, dans mes cours, on peut dire, que >90% est dans la langue cible, en 1re et 2e année. En ...See More

Mar 7, 2011

by Mme Rodman

Mar 1, 2011

I was thinking of diving my classes into Krewes for different class projects/activities/assignments for the next few days (really this is just to get the excitement of MG flowing). I would then use those Krewes to disseminate "facts" or answers to questions about Mardi Gras over the next few days. After the facts are out there those students OUTSID...See More

Une Chanson Française

by James Kellaris

Mar 10, 2011

French teachers and older students might find this amusing. (A song based on cultural stereotypes and limited familiarity with the French language.)

[link removed]

Susan Hi James, I've tried several times to find this song on YouTube. It would be helpful if you could either post the direct link or the name of the song. Merci bien!

On 3/10/11, James Kellaris wrote: > French teachers and older students might find this amusing. > (A song based on cultural stereotypes and limited > familiarity with th...See More

Mar 22, 2011

nick.sarkoz Great. You should compose one song that is classroom oriented, with complete sentences, and tricks to learned difficulties in French.

On 3/10/11, James Kellaris wrote: > French teachers and older students might find this amusing. > (A song based on cultural stereotypes and limited > familiarity with the French language.) > >...See More

Mar 23, 2011

French Teaching Resources

by biddy mint

Mar 13, 2011

Le Français Fantastique now is selling directly to French Teachers.

by Kim Best

Mar 14, 2011

Hi, I'm a new French teacher. I teach high school but also have an intro class made up of 6-8th graders. I am writing to ask your opinion on the best and most effective middle school text book. I need it to be affordable also. We currently have no books; I have a book I make copies out of and they keep losing them. Thank you, Kim

HELP!!! French teacher in serious accident

by magzlili

Mar 16, 2011

Dear French Teachers,

We have an awful situation. Our French teacher was in a serious car accident and will not be returning for at least 6 weeks. She has not even been able to communicate with any of us in the department. There are no French subs to be found and we, the rest of the department, are desperate to give the students and the s...See More

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Susan I feel for your situation & the kids. It would help to know what levels, what text, how many students, and the grade level or ages you have. I'd love to help & have suggestions if you could provide this information. best wishes!

On 3/17/11, Jove! wrote: > Where are you located? There are plenty of people looking for > teachin...See MoreI feel for your situation & the kids. It would help to know what levels, what text, how many students, and the grade level or ages you have. I'd love to help & have suggestions if you could provide this information. best wishes!

On 3/17/11, Jove! wrote: > Where are you located? There are plenty of people looking for > teaching/sub jobs. > Try French-speaking parents, college students,the French > department of the closest university. > Check with district if a non-certified sub/teacher/instructor is > allowed to teach when escorted by a certifed one. > > On 3/16/11, k. best wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I really like french.about.com. There are lessons and self- >> quizzes the students can take after each section. They grade >> them too! You can find practically anything about French >> grammar and culture there. This would require the students to >> each have a computer though. There are youtube videos and >> other audio-visual programs out there. Just google it! >> K. Best >> >> On 3/16/11, magzlili wrote: >>> Dear French Teachers, >>> >>> We have an awful situation. Our French teacher was in a >>> serious car accident and will not be returning for at least >>> 6 weeks. She has not even been able to communicate with any >>> of us in the department. There are no French subs to be >>> found and we, the rest of the department, are desperate to >>> give the students and the subs who are coming in something >>> of quality. For the past week, the administration has been >>> giving movies in French. Not even with a French theme. Do >>> any of you have some type of computer program they could >>> recommend or meaningful activities for non-French subs. >>> Anything out there that does self grading like Quia? >>> Anything is greatly appreciated. Our French students have >>> had an awful year. The original teacher left in October, >>> then there was a sub who bombed and suddenly left, now we >>> finally got a wonderful teacher who has had this terrible >>> accident. We are afraid she may not even return. Thank you >>> to anyone who responds to this. We are desperate.

Mar 22, 2011

Maria Hi there,

I am sorry to hear that. I would like to know where you are located.

Thanks,

Maria On 3/22/11, Susan wrote: > I feel for your situation & the kids. It would help to know what > levels, what text, how many students, and the grade level or ages > you have. I'd love to help & have suggestions if yo...See MoreHi there,

I am sorry to hear that. I would like to know where you are located.

Thanks,

Maria On 3/22/11, Susan wrote: > I feel for your situation & the kids. It would help to know what > levels, what text, how many students, and the grade level or ages > you have. I'd love to help & have suggestions if you could provide > this information. best wishes! > > > > On 3/17/11, Jove! wrote: >> Where are you located? There are plenty of people looking for >> teaching/sub jobs. >> Try French-speaking parents, college students,the French >> department of the closest university. >> Check with district if a non-certified sub/teacher/instructor is >> allowed to teach when escorted by a certifed one. >> >> On 3/16/11, k. best wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I really like french.about.com. There are lessons and self- >>> quizzes the students can take after each section. They grade >>> them too! You can find practically anything about French >>> grammar and culture there. This would require the students to >>> each have a computer though. There are youtube videos and >>> other audio-visual programs out there. Just google it! >>> K. Best >>> >>> On 3/16/11, magzlili wrote: >>>> Dear French Teachers, >>>> >>>> We have an awful situation. Our French teacher was in a >>>> serious car accident and will not be returning for at least >>>> 6 weeks. She has not even been able to communicate with any >>>> of us in the department. There are no French subs to be >>>> found and we, the rest of the department, are desperate to >>>> give the students and the subs who are coming in something >>>> of quality. For the past week, the administration has been >>>> giving movies in French. Not even with a French theme. Do >>>> any of you have some type of computer program they could >>>> recommend or meaningful activities for non-French subs. >>>> Anything out there that does self grading like Quia? >>>> Anything is greatly appreciated. Our French students have >>>> had an awful year. The original teacher left in October, >>>> then there was a sub who bombed and suddenly left, now we >>>> finally got a wonderful teacher who has had this terrible >>>> accident. We are afraid she may not even return. Thank you >>>> to anyone who responds to this. We are desperate.

Mar 31, 2011

by Quin

Mar 18, 2011

I'm feeling a bit desperate as a new teacher. I teach French 2,3 and 4. My activity repertoire is low. I try not to give notes more than two or three times a week, but then on the other days, I have few practice activities. I do dictations, worksheets, powerpoints. Sometimes it feels like I repeat a lot. Teachers at my school are okay, but a little...See More

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Jill If you have whiteboards, put the students in groups of three. Then ask questions that can have more than 1 answer. Here are some examples:

"Name a red (yellow/green) fruit/veggie" "most common veggie grown in home gardens" "a fruit/veggie over 6 letters" really any # of letters you like depending on the average length of the words in your ...See MoreIf you have whiteboards, put the students in groups of three. Then ask questions that can have more than 1 answer. Here are some examples:

"Name a red (yellow/green) fruit/veggie" "most common veggie grown in home gardens" "a fruit/veggie over 6 letters" really any # of letters you like depending on the average length of the words in your unit

a school item on the wall (you might get clock, blackboard, poster, etc) bigger and/or smaller than a backpack Something you write with (crayon, pencil, pen, chalk will be answers)

clothing above or below the waist male or female, for clothing item worn in the summer (or winter)

Don't let them see each others answers. If two students match, the group gets 10 points. If 3 students match the group gets 15 points. If they all have different answers no points. I play about 7-10 questions or 10-15 minutes. Group with the most points wins. This is good to review vocabulary for a unit.

Another idea to get them to talk is to bring in a shoe (other clothing later) and have them tell you to whom it belongs. The first time is hard. They will probably say "I don't know." Don't have it really belong to anyone the first time. Let it be anything they come up with that is reasonable. If you ask questions, they learn what you want. "Is it a boy or girl, man or woman" They start to make up a story. "How old is the person?" "What's the name of the person?" "What does so and so like to do?" "How did so and so lose this shoe?" It helps to write the answers on the board to sum it all up at the end. You could turn it into a writing a summary too.

If you're adventerous bring in stuff from another teacher, your mom/dad/grandma/son/daughter, etc and tell them at the end how close they were to the rightful owner. Once they understand, it can be a pretty funny activity.

Jill

>> Merci... >> >> On 3/20/11, pagnol wrote: >>> make them talk, talk, talk, repeat, repeat, repeat. >>> (vocabulary, conjugations) make them do longer sentences. >>> Make them sing in French. Joe Dassin (pains au chocolat, Champs >>> Elysees, etc.) >>> Play "le jeu du Bac" -- a vocabulary game. You pick up a >>> letter of the alphabet(e.g. 3rd letter of a random page); they >>> must find a word for each of several categories (first name, >>> food, plant, animal etc., which starts with this letter. You >>> don't even need any preparation once you've decided the >>> categories. French kids play this game in school when they have >>> free time. >>> >>> >>> On 3/18/11, Quin wrote: >>>> I'm feeling a bit desperate as a new teacher. I teach >>>> French 2,3 and 4. My activity repertoire is low. I try not >>>> to give notes more than two or three times a week, but then >>>> on the other days, I have few practice activities. I do >>>> dictations, worksheets, powerpoints. Sometimes it feels >>>> like I repeat a lot. >>>> Teachers at my school are okay, but a little touchy about >>>> sharing. >>>> Thanks for listening!

Mar 21, 2011

Mme Szeljack Here are some of the students' favorite activities from French II & III: FRENCH II 1. Loto (Bingo) to review vocabulary. (I make the sheets at printbingo.com) 2. For clothing vocabulary,we do imperatives with wacky clothes. I buy a bunch of silly clothes and accessories from dollar stores or goodwill. 3. I also have the students come up with sh...See MoreHere are some of the students' favorite activities from French II & III: FRENCH II 1. Loto (Bingo) to review vocabulary. (I make the sheets at printbingo.com) 2. For clothing vocabulary,we do imperatives with wacky clothes. I buy a bunch of silly clothes and accessories from dollar stores or goodwill. 3. I also have the students come up with short dialogues. One person is the salesperson and any others are shoppers. The shoppers try on funny clothes and the salesperson tells the shopper that it looks great/fits well/etc. The other shopper tells them the truth (it's too large/it's gaudy/etc.) 4. I teach body parts in French I, but I do a quick review in French II. To review, I split the class into two teams (Monsters or Aliens) and they draw, color, and label the alien in French. They must use at least 15 body parts and 10 also have to be described with adjectives. 5. To review celebrations, I have the students study a holiday/celebration from a French-speaking country. They do a short explanation of the holiday in English to tell the class. Then they follow it with a short skit in French depicting a typical scene from that holiday. 6. For animals/nature, we do a guessing game. Students describe an animal to a partner. (Il habite...Il mange...Il aime/n'aime pas... etc.) Their partner must guess the animal. This is a great way to begin using circumlocution - and they just think it's fun! 7. For car vocab, we also learn many verbs that go along with cars (to park, to break, to accelerate) and we do a simon says with just those verbs. 8. Throughout French I & II, I also sometimes do Comptines with them (short French children's songs/rhymes). I love the book 100 Comptines. The kids love them! And they are really short, so you can do three or four at a time. Many of my students have several memorized and will sing them in the hall! 9. Sometimes at the end of the year, I will do fun review things that I had done in French I that they enjoyed. One of the all-time favorites is what I call "Crazy Classroom Twister". I cut out eight large circles in the four twister colors and laminated them. Then I stick them ALL over the room with masking tape. (Some of them are even hidden) I have a spinner on the SMARTboard that has the colors labeled in French. Then I have a box of body parts (right elbow, left knee, chin, forehead, etc.) FRENCH III: 1. For French III, I do a lot of fairytales/fables. We do Cendrillon, Les Trois Petits Cochons, and Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. I also picked out a couple of la Fontaine's fables. 2. When we do Imparfait, they do a childhood project "Quand j'étais petit(e)..." where they have to write out at least ten things they did as a child. They have to include pictures. Most of them enjoy this, because it brings up so many funny memories. They love to talk about "old days". 3. I also do a food unit with them in French III. We discuss French cuisine (regional, seasonal, natural) and dining etiquette. Then they choose a French region, tell a little about the region and what foods are found there and bring in a dish. I schedule them two per day and I try to schedule them based on what types of food they are making (so we don't have all deserts one one day and two soups the next). I still do Loto a couple times in French III and the Comptines every now and then, too. If they ask for it, near the end of the year, I will sometimes do activities from French I or II with them. Sometimes we will do board races for verb conjugations. I don't do this too often, so that when I do it is fun for them. If you do it often, it will just become a chore. Vocabulary lends itself to a myriad of games: pictionary, password, hangman, etc. I don't use a game for everything, but if you are feeling bored, the students definitely are! Also, between grammar/vocab units, I try to stick in something different like a video clip, a poem, a short song. Taking just a short break and doing something different can really rejuvenate things.

I haven't taught French IV, but seeing as I've practically written a book here, it's probably good that I stop!

>>>> On 3/18/11, Quin wrote: >>>>> I'm feeling a bit desperate as a new teacher. I teach >>>>> French 2,3 and 4. My activity repertoire is low. I try not >>>>> to give notes more than two or three times a week, but then >>>>> on the other days, I have few practice activities. I do >>>>> dictations, worksheets, powerpoints. Sometimes it feels >>>>> like I repeat a lot. >>>>> Teachers at my school are okay, but a little touchy about >>>>> sharing. >>>>> Thanks for listening!

Jun 15, 2011

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