While most of you are no doubt back at school, where I teach, we don’t start until after Labor Day, so I am just now […] Read More

If you’ve been teaching for more than a few years, you know there are some activities that are tried and true, that you go back […] Read More

Over the past couple of years, I have become a big fan of matching activities for reading. In my last post, I cited balancing high […] Read More

Looking for resources for Black History Month (February) for your French classroom? In this post I will highlight some of my favorite lessons and share […] Read More

Note: If you are an email subscriber, I recommend viewing this post in your browser, as there are videos and other content which will not […] Read More

When the calendar year comes to a close, I often do a retrospective post looking back at new activities or tools I used during the […] Read More

Last weekend, I presented at the New York State Association for Language Teachers Annual Conference. It was a great opportunity to connect with other language […] Read More

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All teachers know that the first week of school is crucial for setting the tone for the year and establish relationships. That is why I, […] Read More

This year I tried something so simple, so basic, I am asking myself why I didn’t do this sooner. What was it? Asking my students […] Read More

It can be hard to incorporate authentic resources into novice level lessons, given students’ limited vocabulary. Sometimes we have to get creative and think outside […] Read More

Emojis can be useful visuals to use in the language classroom. They are also appealing to kids because they use them themselves. Here are some […] Read More

Back in March, I introduced my students to the music of Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo. Kidjo is a multilingual, multiple Grammy winning musician and a […] Read More

This isn’t the first time I’ve blogged about Mardi Gras. Back in 2015, I shared My Favorite #Authres (and More!) for Mardi Gras & Carnaval. […] Read More

Note: This is an update of a post I wrote back in 2016. Outdated resources have been removed and new ones have been added. Time, […] Read More

Back in 2014, I wrote a post entitled The Value of Low-Tech in a High-Tech World. It’s over 10 years old at this point, but […] Read More

On fait quoi aujourd'hui ? Parlez des activités du quotidien et de l'heure avec 4 exercices #FLE A1

With the recent reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after its devastating fire in 2019, I thought this might be a great topic for […] Read More

Note: If you are an email subscriber, I recommend viewing this post in your browser, as there are videos and other content which will not […] Read More

At the end of the calendar year, I do a retrospective on my favorite activities and resources I used for the first time or brought […] Read More

It seems I have an abundance of cultural resources that I use when introducing my students to food and meal-taking in French. In this post, […] Read More