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Please take over my job!

by nic-nic

Sep 18, 2012

I am leaving my post as of the end of September and my school is having a hard time filling it. If you are certified in either language, can teach French and Spanish (beginning /exploratory) to middle schoolers, and live in Colorado, please contact District 49 (Falcon) in Colorado Springs about a position at Skyview Middle School. Or I would call t...See More

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Allez viens smartboard

by mary

Sep 29, 2012

Looking for smart board activities for French I allez viens and fairly new videos on Paris

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Bloom's Taxonomy

by Sarah

Oct 10, 2012

Have you used a lesson plan using the revised Bloom's taxonomy?

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Learning Days of Week in French

by Mme Sans Merci

Oct 19, 2012

Has anyone come up with a good Mnemonic device to remember the days of the week in French? Every year the tests come back to me with the days misspelled and in the wrong order.. Looking for a catchy phrase (like Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally or My Very Educated Mother...) to help them remember the order. L M M J V S D Off the top of my head... L...See More

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Ste McLean That song is WAAAAY too difficult and complicated for a group of year 7 students trying to learn the days of the week. They need a song or a chant with JUST those words.

I find saying the days of the week to the "military chant" is a good idea.

lundi mardi mercredi (lundi mardi mercredi) jeudi vendredi samedi(jeudi vendredi samedi...See More

Nov 28, 2012

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James in Belgium Greetings,

For six years (twice a week for 25 mi.)I taught French on the elementary school level: students from age 6 to 11, Kindergarten to grade 5 in a rural USA setting. Too many students were low I.Q. and from culturally impoverished homes.

I did not underestimate my students and I gave them the chance to learn as much as they...See MoreGreetings,

For six years (twice a week for 25 mi.)I taught French on the elementary school level: students from age 6 to 11, Kindergarten to grade 5 in a rural USA setting. Too many students were low I.Q. and from culturally impoverished homes.

I did not underestimate my students and I gave them the chance to learn as much as they could.

My kindergarten students ages 6-7 learned the color words in French and the whole alphabet in French before they learned them in English. I teach to their potential.

The military chant is fine and gives a change in routine. But where is the context? Where is the interpretive aspect of the chant? How can you extend the chant to the next interpersonal communicative task?

In the song, you have the following content for development: chez moi, le matin, sont venus, family members, c'était, je reviendrai.

Are we teaching isolated lists of meaningless words or are we teaching for interpersonal communication ?

Sincerely,

James in Belgium

On 11/28/12, Ste McLean wrote: > That song is WAAAAY too difficult and complicated for a group of > year 7 students trying to learn the days of the week. They need a > song or a chant with JUST those words. > > I find saying the days of the week to the "military chant" is a > good idea. > > lundi mardi mercredi (lundi mardi mercredi) > jeudi vendredi samedi(jeudi vendredi samedi) > dimanche (dimanche) > dimanche (dimanche) > > lundi mardi mercredi (lundi mardi mercredi) > jeudi vendredi samedi(jeudi vendredi samedi) > dimanche (dimanche) > DIMANCHE!!! > > On 11/09/12, James in France wrote: >> >> Greetings: >> >> Relying on mnemonic devices for such everyday concrete words is >> not a good idea. By using the words in context that are needed >> for communication students will acquire the words. >> >> Perhaps we should test the students in three phrases? >> Phase one, spell each word in a dictation >> Phase two, chronological order >> Phase three, use the words to differentiate activities in the >> week or weekend. >> >> AN authentic song is more appropriate for teaching. Try out >> the one below. >> >> [link removed];

Dec 1, 2012

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Fun card games for verb conjugations

by Katherine at JubiLingua

Oct 26, 2012

Bonjour French teachers! You might be interested in fun new card games to help your students practice verb conjugations and tenses. Visit http://WWW.jubilingua.com to learn more! These teacher-tested games include passé composé and present tense. See what you think! I welcome your feedback on use of the games in your classes.

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Free Games!

by Katherine

Dec 5, 2012

I invite you to visit the “Free Games” page at [link removed]

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Immersion Tours to Quebec

by Emily Novak

Jan 22, 2013

Has anyone used the group "Immersion Tours" for a trip to Quebec? I am interested in the Quebec City and Montreal Winter Discovery 5-day trip. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Merci en avance!

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Kim On 1/22/13, Emily Novak wrote: > Has anyone used the group "Immersion Tours" for a trip to > Quebec? I am interested in the Quebec City and Montreal > Winter Discovery 5-day trip. Any feedback would be greatly > appreciated. > > Merci en avance!

I took 10 students to Montreal in January using Geos Language school. They a...See More

Mar 24, 2013

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T'es Branche

by Fren/Span Teacher

Feb 7, 2013

Has anyone previewed this new book? Thoughts?

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Mhull On 2/07/13, Fren/Span Teacher wrote: > Has anyone previewed this new book? Thought I just love the iPad app!

Feb 26, 2013

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intrigue

by Anne

Feb 28, 2013

J'utilise le livre intrigue dans mon niveau 4. Je cherche un autre livre pour mon niveau 5 du meme style. Mes eleves adorent l'histoire qui continuent d'un chapitre a l'autre et le fait qu'ils aillent partout dans le monde. est-ce que quelqu'un aurait une idee? merci

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