I have recently joined the fabulous network of TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers). You wouldn't believe how much time I've saved either buying or downloading FREE information, worksheets, presentations, and more for my class. Anything from full lesson plans on how to teach persuasive writing, to a "You are going on vacation" package for a student who is about to take off for 2 weeks. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!! You will need to create an account in order to buy or download the material - but for free lesson plans, I wouldn't hesitate!
Since I have created a lot of my own worksheets in French (we all know how many French resources there are out there), I've decided to put some of my worksheets up for sale as well. I have a couple of Math worksheets and French Grammar. Mainly they are for grades 5 and under, but as always, are easily adaptable. To view my "store" look on the right side of my blog, under my contact information.
To browse the TPT general website, click here. Enjoy!!
I am thrilled to say I am back to blogging! As a new teacher, the first couple of weeks... OK, months, of school were quite busy! I had high hopes of blogging on a weekly basis, but clearly that was some serious wishful thinking! I have been loving my job more and more every day, and am so thankful to be at such a supportive school! Moreover, my class, which is a grade 3/4 French Immersion class (meaning that the first half of the day I teach them in French and the other half in English), has been so incredibly hard-working, kind, and fun to be in every single day! It has been great watching them learn and grow already!
So, during the month of October, we participated in the 2012 Global Read Aloud. Along with 30 000 students from 6 continents we read the book "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate. I read aloud to them every day, knowing we had to read a specific batch of pages every week. We then connected with another class in the United States over Edmodo, where students from both classes were able to talk to each other and discuss the book. We did a wide variety of activities in class based on the book, such as creating a Wordle and Vokis. Here are two separate links from two students' Vokis:
I highly recommend participating in the Global Read Aloud next year! It was a phenomenal experience to see students get so involved in their learning! It was great for them to feel part of something so big and international. To learn more about the GLR click here.
You can already sign up for next year! If you have any questions about it, please don't hesitate to ask!
I found out this past week that I will be starting my teaching career in a Grade 3/4 French Immersion class, and I couldn't be more excited! One of the first things I thought of was: How am I going to organize everything? So I started pulling from all my resources and found some phenomenal blogs and websites on classroom organization and I had to share. Below are my two favourite websites so far with really great ideas, both of which I found on Pinterest! I hope you find it as useful as I do! And if you have any other great websites to share, please do!
"Getting Organized":
"Teaching Takes Heart":
During a learning cycle with a group of Core French teachers, I was pointed to this website. It has fabulous curriculum resources, especially for French! It includes videos on examples of effective practice in FSL instruction and much more! Browse around and see what you can find!
For any teacher, tutor, parent, or other people that teach Math, I encourage you to watch this video that is not only funny but extremely truthful and helpful. Pass it on to any Math teachers you may know.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover.html
"It’s startling the way that children communicate with their teachers in today’s schools... But does Pinterest have a role to play? An infographic by OnlineUniversities.com takes a look at just that and comes up with a whole lot of ways that an educator can use Pinterest." (Click here for the link)
I have to say I have not discovered the world of Pinterest just yet but it is on the top of my "Summer To-Do" list... let me know what you think or what peoples' opinions are of this!
Do you have young kids about to go into the school system? You may want to think about putting them in French Immersion - here's 5 reasons why.
