The French Corner

11/20/2025

This is an activity I've done with both elementary and middle school students. It's essentially a color by number, but once the students are done coloring, they have to try to figure out what country/territory the flag belongs to.

11/19/2025

Here's a guessing game I made to get students talking about family members (without having to talk about their own family). There are four similar families, and through asking and answering questions, students figure out which family their classmate belongs to. I used a variety of family make ups and genders.

11/18/2025

10/30/2025

I am a big fan of Nearpod. I have been using it for years. One feature that I never used before now is the drag and drop feature. It allows you to give students words to drag and drop into categories, and you can arrange it to be self grading. The one thing I didn't like about it is that it doesn't show students their score or what they got wrong. Only I can see that information. It would be nice if students got that feedback as well.

10/25/2025

New post on the blog!

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

10/24/2025

Here's a fun no-tech, out of your seat activity. Students work in groups. The questions and answers in these dialogues are scattered all over the floor on crumpled up pieces of paper. One at a time, a group member grabs one piece of paper and brings it back to the group. The group figures out where it goes and writes the letter in the appropriate spot. Then they crumple it back up and throw it on the floor and repeat until finished.

10/13/2025

Just ran through my presentation for the NYSAFLT Annual Conference! Just need to make a few tweaks this week. I'll be presenting on Friday at 1 PM!

09/04/2025

Every year I show my students an illustration I made in Procreate about myself. I updated it this year to reflect my current interests.

09/03/2025

Debuting a new design for my Canvas page this year. I designed this in Canva and I also ordered a poster of it to hang outside my door.

08/25/2025

While many of you are starting school this week, in my neck of the woods, we don't start until next week. This is the week where I start to think about getting things in place for the beginning of the school year. Here is an article I wrote in 2021 about la rentrée, and much of it is still relevant today.

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

06/28/2025

New post on the blog! ⬇

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