I LOVE using centres with my students! My students love them, and will choose many of the centres to play during indoor recess instead of lego and other toys. It rained this week and one of my boys chose to build with magnets on cookie trays! Setting clear routines is the most important part. Take the time to teach the games to your students so that they understand how to play properly. If they haven't mastered the French vocab, then you will have behavioural and focus issues come up. With younger students, make sure you practice the game as a whole class many times before you introduce it as a centre. Set-up: I use the cards from my "j'ai fini" board as the centre rotation cards, as the centres are all things they can also choose to do if they finish their work early. I recently updated the file to include centre group cards, so you can write their names on the group # cards to set up your groups before they come to class. Normally my "j'ai fini" board is set up like this: Since they're on magnets, it's really easy to move them over to the other side of my whiteboard to set up the centres. I line them up vertically and put the group # cards beside them. I have each centre set up on a table group (except bug in a rug, they play on the carpet). I review the rules of each centre with them, and the CLEAN UP rules. We talk about what each centre should look like when it's been properly cleaned up. They get started at their centres, and I work with my small group at my table. When I'm done with them (about 10 minutes) I ding my bell. This means clean up and come back to the carpet. Once they're all back at the carpet, we look around to check that the room is cleaned up properly. Any groups who wrote on whiteboards are able to read a sentence they wrote to the class. This is our sharing centre. Then I move the centre cards on the whiteboard down one spot, and tell each group where they are going for their next centre. Here are some of the centres I do: 1. Bang game: Put all the vocab you’re practicing in a container. Students pull out a card. If they can say it in French (or use it in a sentence, to make it harder) then they can keep the card. If they pull a card that says “bang” then they get another turn (or lose all their cards, your choice!) You can use any empty yogurt container or plastic tupperware. Just make sure they can't see through the container! Some of my students like to play bang and then write the words they won on a whiteboard! 2. Bug in a rug: Lay out the vocab in a grid. One student hides the “bug” under a card, while the other students close their eyes. They guess in French which vocab card it’s hidden under. Whoever finds the bug gets to hide it next. This game requires an honest conversation with your students about why cheating will ruin the fun of the game! 3. Go fish: You can print any of the flashcards you're using in class. Copy them 2 or 4 per page to make them smaller. 4. Word building: Magnets on cookie trays! My students use our visual dictionaries or word wall strips to choose their words/sentences to build. These awesome magnets come from wintergreen. This set is much cheaper, but you'd likely need multiple sets. The cookie trays are from the dollar store. Ideally you want small magnets so they can fit more words on the cookie tray. 5. Sentence building: Print squares with a variety of sentence starters, numbers, colours, and objects. Students then put the words in order to build sentences. You can extend this by having them read their sentences to a partner, or write their sentences on a whiteboard/in their journals. 6. "Pictionary": One student draws on a whiteboard, the other student has to guess what they are drawing. 7. Matching: Picture to the word. My students use our visual dictionaries to check their work over when they're done! 8. Cootie catchers/fortune tellers with a partner. 9. Bingo - 1 group member can be the bingo caller, others put tokens on the words that are called. I use these as the bingo tokens. 10. Writing on whiteboards - 11. Hunting for sight words - 12. Cube game - Roll the cube and answer the question. Extension - write the question! I bought the cubes here, and write different prompts on sticky notes to slide under the plastic. 13. SMACK game - One student says the word, whoever smacks it first gets to say the next word! 14. Spin and graph sight words - 15. Stamp the sight words, themed vocab, or sentences! 16. Write the sight words - I bought salt from the dollar store and added a few drops of food colouring, then gave it a good shake. Students use a sharp pencil to write words in the salt! 17. Read and clip - 18. Spinner games - I use these in centres to give my students prompts for oral communication or writing. They can spin the spinner and either say a sentence or write a sentence. They can review vocabulary in partners (one spins, one says the word). 19. Working with Mlle - The BEST part about centres is that it means I can pull small groups to work with. Do you have any centres you love? Feel free to share in the comments :)
Image Credit: Speech Room News This one is taking off around Pinterest as fast as kids like their fries! It was created by Jenna over at Speech Room News as a variation on other “french fry sight word” and “french fry math” games she saw popping up. I saw it first from our friend Rachel […]
Check out this list of French vocabulary time-fillers so you won't always end up playing hangman and tic-tac-toe! As much as we plan out our lessons in great detail, we sometimes have a few minutes we need to fill. It's not long enough to start a new topic, but we can fill it with meaningful activities.
10 jeux de mots fréquents pour le son OI! Très facile à préparer et parfait pour pratiquer la lecture et l'écriture des mots usuels avec son complexe, ainsi que la conscience phonologique.. Très utile pour les ateliers pour l'étude de mots! These No Prep French Phonics Games with sight words for LE SON OI are perfect for French Word Work centers. *Most of these activities are already included in my resources "16 comptines" with "les sons". If you already own the resources with rhymes for French phonics, no need to purchase this. :) Économisez en achetant l'ensemble (Bundle) qui contient 10 ressources avec 65 jeux! Des jeux pour toute l'année scolaire! Jeux de mots BUNDLE (mots usuels, sons simples, sons complexes, ateliers) **Ces activités permettent la différentiation car vous pouvez choisir 2 différents niveaux de difficulté pour chaque type de jeu. **Le seul matériel nécessaire est un dé
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L'écriture au 1er cycle! Comme enseignante de la première année, j'ai toujours été très motivée par le progrès de mes élèves en écriture! Je crois que c'est TRÈS important d'offrir une grande variété d'opportunités pour l'écriture quotidienne! Voici une ressource qui peut aider les élèves à trouver des idées pour l'écriture créative! 200 idées pour l'écriture créative! Les élèves adorent écrire au sujet des animaux. Imagine si tu trouvais un chat dans ton sac à dos! Écriture avec banque de mots pour l'hiver:
Here's a fun game for speaking French - your students will practice a lot and enjoy it, too!
I am back with a freebie! There are so many different instances in which a comma should be used. I have just released a handy student reference chart that students can attach inside of their student notebooks or place inside of a folder.Click Here To Access It.
Typical uses of anchor charts in bilingual literacy centers to boost student reading interaction, classroom procedures, and visual reminders.
A LanguagePosters.com original, designed by students for students. The 100 Most Used Italian Verbs Poster is a must have for anyone who wants to learn Italian! Also available in: 🇪🇸Spanish, 🇫🇷French, 🇵🇹🇧🇷Portuguese, 🇩🇪German, 🇬🇧🇺🇸English, 🇨🇳🇹🇼Mandarin Chinese, and Catalan. Why the 100 Most Used Verbs? Verbs are used to describe actions and things that happen. Learning the most commonly used verbs is the key to speaking any language. With little more than the words on this poster, you could carry on a conversation in Italian for hours! Size & Specifications 50cm x 70cm, roughly 20" x 28". Posters are printed on high-quality 170g/m² paper with semi gloss coating. Perfect for framing or mounting directly on a wall. Features A selection of the most used irregular and regular verb conjugations in present tense. Irregular verbs are arranged to make learning and memorization as easy as possible, grouped both by meaning and pattern of conjugation ARE, ERE, and IRE regular verb conjugation key Highlighted verb irregularities The passato prossimo (have done) and gerundio (doing) forms of each verb. 5 verb conjugations typically used reflexively 5 verb conjugations typically used in the 3rd person (like Piacere) English translations "Magic" Verb-Decoder Glasses (included for USA/UK customers) cause all the IRREGULAR verb forms to disappear before your very eyes! Allowing you to test your knowledge and to help you remember which forms are regular and which are irregular! Shipping and Delivery Orders shipping to Europe are shipped from our EU fulfillment center. Orders to the US/Canada and all other international destinations are shipped from our US fulfillment center. Orders are typically shipped within 1 - 2 business days.
French games for grammar, vocabulary, and verb conjugation for Core and Immersion: French class made fun and engaging!
Je travaille mon numériser comme une mule!
What's your routine for teaching reading and specifically French sound blends in grade 1? Here's an overview of mine. September to Decembe...
Check out how easy it is to use old iPhones as Listening Centers!
These French phonics wheels will get your students excited about working with French sounds. Pour la conscience phonologique!
Use this French numbers word search to learn how to count in French. As you look for the words, you will be reviewing vocabulary and spelling.
Vocabulary instruction is so critical in today’s classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. Vocabulary is also essential to their performance on standardized tests. Helping kids to develop their vocabulary is time that is well spent in a busy classroom. I have developed a routine to teach new vocabulary
*Literal meaning: The cloth does not make the monk.
I think there are so many ways this could be used in therapy and I am excited to try it out! The basic principle is the kids can shake the bottle around to find the different words hidden in the rice. Once they find a word, they can:
Ce document est un exercice qui travaille les caractéristiques des solides. Les élèves doivent compléter un tableau. Vous pouvez aussi l'utiliser en évaluation. Le corrigé est inclus dans le document. Ce document a 2 pages.
Use these easy, cheap, and engaging diy word work and writing centers in your classroom. You will love how versatile and your students will love how fun!
Check out these great ideas for teaching conjunctions including a video lesson with an organizer, posters with rules, and anchor charts.
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Here are some of the practice worksheets that are in our morning folders this month. I put the 10 of these into one packet! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Morning-Work-April
These 4 speaking dice are the perfect way to get your beginning French students speaking using their seasonal vocabulary and basic verbs in the first person. Simply cut out the dice, fold them on the dotted lines, and tape them together to make the dice. Each die has 6 sentence starters, such as "Je vois," "Je vais," "Je porte," or Je mange," and the students' task is to complete the sentences logically. This can easily be made into a writing activity by using the provided writing pages and is perfect for use at centers! Learning center poster pages are included. - 4 season posters to hang on bulletin boards or at learning stations. - Detailed teacher directions in English for using these as a speaking, writing, or center activity as well as pictures and directions for how to make the dice. - 4 dice with sentence starters (one for each season). - 4 dice with sentence starters and images to help visual learners. - 2 types of answer pages so this can be used as a writing assignment. Enjoy! **************************************************************** You might also like: French weather board game French weather presentations for beginners French find someone who...la météo ********************************************************************* Want to get TPT credit to use on future purchases? Go to your My Purchases page and log in if necessary. Next to your purchases, you will see a link to Provide Feedback. When you click it, you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Every time you give feedback, TPT gives you credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. Your feedback helps me determine which products are most best for you, and I will be able to continue offering more products that can help! Want to know about new discounts, freebies and product launches? Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. When I make updates to the store, you will know. :) *********************************************************************** Sign up here for my newsletter and get handy tips, fun ideas, and FREE resources only available to my subscribers! Mme R's French newsletter
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BABADADA dictionaries are visual language education: Simple learning takes center stage. In a BABADADA dictionary images and language merge into a unit that is easy to learn and remember. Each book contains over 1000 colored illustrations. The goal is to learn the basics of a language much faster and with more fun than possible with a complicated text dictionary. This book is based on the very successful online picture dictionary BABADADA.COM, which offers easy language entry for countless language combinations - Used by thousands of people and approved by well-known institutions. The languages used in this book are also called as follows: Plattdeutsch, Holsteiner Platt, Platt, Niederdeutsch, Plattdüüts, Plattdüütsk, Plattdüütsch
These French phonics wheels will get your students excited about working with French sounds. Pour la conscience phonologique!
I LOVE using centres with my students! My students love them, and will choose many of the centres to play during indoor recess instead of lego and other toys. It rained this week and one of my boys chose to build with magnets on cookie trays! Setting clear routines is the most important part. Take the time to teach the games to your students so that they understand how to play properly. If they haven't mastered the French vocab, then you will have behavioural and focus issues come up. With younger students, make sure you practice the game as a whole class many times before you introduce it as a centre. Set-up: I use the cards from my "j'ai fini" board as the centre rotation cards, as the centres are all things they can also choose to do if they finish their work early. I recently updated the file to include centre group cards, so you can write their names on the group # cards to set up your groups before they come to class. Normally my "j'ai fini" board is set up like this: Since they're on magnets, it's really easy to move them over to the other side of my whiteboard to set up the centres. I line them up vertically and put the group # cards beside them. I have each centre set up on a table group (except bug in a rug, they play on the carpet). I review the rules of each centre with them, and the CLEAN UP rules. We talk about what each centre should look like when it's been properly cleaned up. They get started at their centres, and I work with my small group at my table. When I'm done with them (about 10 minutes) I ding my bell. This means clean up and come back to the carpet. Once they're all back at the carpet, we look around to check that the room is cleaned up properly. Any groups who wrote on whiteboards are able to read a sentence they wrote to the class. This is our sharing centre. Then I move the centre cards on the whiteboard down one spot, and tell each group where they are going for their next centre. Here are some of the centres I do: 1. Bang game: Put all the vocab you’re practicing in a container. Students pull out a card. If they can say it in French (or use it in a sentence, to make it harder) then they can keep the card. If they pull a card that says “bang” then they get another turn (or lose all their cards, your choice!) You can use any empty yogurt container or plastic tupperware. Just make sure they can't see through the container! Some of my students like to play bang and then write the words they won on a whiteboard! 2. Bug in a rug: Lay out the vocab in a grid. One student hides the “bug” under a card, while the other students close their eyes. They guess in French which vocab card it’s hidden under. Whoever finds the bug gets to hide it next. This game requires an honest conversation with your students about why cheating will ruin the fun of the game! 3. Go fish: You can print any of the flashcards you're using in class. Copy them 2 or 4 per page to make them smaller. 4. Word building: Magnets on cookie trays! My students use our visual dictionaries or word wall strips to choose their words/sentences to build. These awesome magnets come from wintergreen. This set is much cheaper, but you'd likely need multiple sets. The cookie trays are from the dollar store. Ideally you want small magnets so they can fit more words on the cookie tray. 5. Sentence building: Print squares with a variety of sentence starters, numbers, colours, and objects. Students then put the words in order to build sentences. You can extend this by having them read their sentences to a partner, or write their sentences on a whiteboard/in their journals. 6. "Pictionary": One student draws on a whiteboard, the other student has to guess what they are drawing. 7. Matching: Picture to the word. My students use our visual dictionaries to check their work over when they're done! 8. Cootie catchers/fortune tellers with a partner. 9. Bingo - 1 group member can be the bingo caller, others put tokens on the words that are called. I use these as the bingo tokens. 10. Writing on whiteboards - 11. Hunting for sight words - 12. Cube game - Roll the cube and answer the question. Extension - write the question! I bought the cubes here, and write different prompts on sticky notes to slide under the plastic. 13. SMACK game - One student says the word, whoever smacks it first gets to say the next word! 14. Spin and graph sight words - 15. Stamp the sight words, themed vocab, or sentences! 16. Write the sight words - I bought salt from the dollar store and added a few drops of food colouring, then gave it a good shake. Students use a sharp pencil to write words in the salt! 17. Read and clip - 18. Spinner games - I use these in centres to give my students prompts for oral communication or writing. They can spin the spinner and either say a sentence or write a sentence. They can review vocabulary in partners (one spins, one says the word). 19. Working with Mlle - The BEST part about centres is that it means I can pull small groups to work with. Do you have any centres you love? Feel free to share in the comments :)
Here's a bundle of printable resources to teach, practice, and review French IR verbs - Les verbes en -IR
Rather than the usual classroom rules why not develop a classroom mission statement with your students. Often, these statements begin as ...
Leçons à manipuler / Leçons interactives en français: grammaire, conjugaison, vocabulaire, orthographe. Pour du cycle 3.
Teach your child to recognize and read consonant digraphs /th/, /sh/, and /ch/ with a digraph garden!
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Back to School is right around the corner for us and I am SUPER excited to kick of this school year with some fun, hands-on and engaging resources for The
