Monday, February 26, 2024

French Activities for Senegal

If you have the "travel bug" and have ventured to countries around the world, you may have visited Africa!  Senegal, a French speaking country in Africa is a great one to highlight in your French lessons.  It gives your students the opportunity to explore a country other than their own and learn about the vast differences in culture. How does the food of Senegal differ from what they might have at home? Is the school life different? What about transportation, government, music, just to name a few areas of interest for your students. 

I have a French bundle of activities that will help you teach a unit about "le Senegal" and allow you to use a variety of resources in your lessons. 

Your students will be able to do some or all of these activities:

    1. a webquest in either English or French

    2. a French sentence completions activity

    3. a mots cachés/word search

    4. a digital/on-line drag & drop activity with culture photos

    5. a printable Senegal matching game for small group activities

    6. Internet Research blogging activity - great for seniors!

 
I also have a FREEBIE available to you too! Get it here!
 
I hope you will find something here to help you with your French lessons!
 
À la prochaine! Lorraine 
 

 

 



Sunday, February 4, 2024

A French resources celebration!

It's SALE TIME at TPT.  So, mark your calendars with Feb. 6 and 7 EST. 

All of my French resources will be 20% off and at checkout you can get another 5% off by putting in the code: FEBSALE24.  I want to help you put extra time into your "personal time" away from the classroom with my resources. Come check them out!


mrslryan'sFrenchresources

I hope you will find what you are looking for!

Bonne journée! Lorraine 



Saturday, January 27, 2024

Jour de la marmotte French activities

I'm not sure about you, but I know that every year we are talking about whether "Phil" the Groundhog is going to see his shadow or not. Is there a festivity in your town focusing on this? Do you know the name of your town's groundhog. They aren't all named "Phil" but the most popular one seems to be. 

It's certainly not a French holiday or special event but it certainly is something that is on many people's minds. This year, on Feb. 2. I will be anxious to see if our groundhog sees his shadow or not. Will there be 6 more weeks of winter?  (I personally hope not)

Will you be doing activities with your students about "Jour de la marmotte"? Here are some fun activities that will surely keep your students focussed. They are great for individual activities, or in pairs.  Set them up as station work activities as a change of pace in your room. Or leave them for a substitute teacher as they are all easy to implement! Here's what my Jour de la marmotte resource includes:




If you start with the reading activity all of the other activities will easily fall into place.  I've included answer keys too so that if you choose to collect the work as part of your curriculum OR if you are going over the answers together, you will have the answer key ready to go. 

Click here to get this resource. 

"Phil! Do you see your shadow?"     

Bonne journée! Lorraine

 


Wednesday, January 24, 2024

DAY 5 of the TPT French Resources HASHTAG Sale!

Yes!  Day 5 (January 25) of the TPT French Resources HASHTAG Sale is HERE!  THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO GRAB THOSE #Frenchdeals!

Find amazing resources for you to use in your French classroom - Immersion and FSL/Core French resources can be found!

Would you like some FRENCH FREEBIES?  Here is the link: 

FRENCH DEALS - FRENCH FREEBIES

For more fabulous French deals resources just search #Frenchdeals in the Search bar at TPT (Teachers pay Teachers)

TODAY is THE LAST DAY OF 50% OFF DEALS AT 

26 FRENCH TEACHERS' STORES!

 Click - French Deals

Happy Shopping! #FRENCH DEALS!

Lorraine

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

DAY 4 of the TPT French Resources HASHTAG Sale!

Yes!  Day 4 (January 24) of the TPT French Resources HASHTAG Sale is HERE!  

Find amazing resources for you to use in your French classroom - Immersion and FSL/Core French resources can be found!

Would you like some FRENCH FREEBIES?  Here is the link: 

FRENCH DEALS - FRENCH FREEBIES

For more fabulous French deals resources just search #Frenchdeals in the Search bar at TPT (Teachers pay Teachers)

TODAY is AGAIN 50% OFF DEALS AT 

26 FRENCH TEACHERS' STORES!

Happy Shopping! Only ONE MORE DAY OF THESE #FRENCH DEALS!

Click - French Deals

Lorraine

Monday, January 22, 2024

DAY 3 of the TPT French Resources HASHTAG Sale!

Yes!  Day 3 (January 23) of the TPT French Resources HASHTAG Sale is underway!  

Find some amazing resources for you to use in your French languages classroom - Immersion and FSL/Core French resources can be found!

Do you want to take advantage of more of the FRENCH FREEBIES?  Here is the link: 

FRENCH DEALS - FRENCH FREEBIES

For more fabulous French deals resources just search #Frenchdeals in the Search bar at TPT (Teachers pay Teachers)

TODAY is 50% OFF DEALS AT 26 FRENCH TEACHERS' STORES! It's a collaborative event!

Click - French Deals

Happy Shopping!

Lorraine

Sunday, January 21, 2024

DAY 2 of the TPT French Resources HASHTAG Sale!

Yes!  Day 2 (January 22) of the TPT French Resources HASHTAG Sale is underway!  

Find some amazing resources for you to use in your French languages classroom - Immersion and FSL/Core French resources can be found!

Did you miss out on the FRENCH FREEBIES Deal?  Here it is once more: 

FRENCH DEALS - FRENCH FREEBIES

For more fabulous French deals resources just search #Frenchdeals in the Search bar at TPT (Teachers pay Teachers)

TODAY is $3 DEAL DAY AT 26 FRENCH TEACHERS' STORES! It's a collaborative event!

Click - French Deals

Happy Shopping!

Lorraine

 

A French Resources Hashtag Sale!

Bonjour tout le monde! Salut!

Yes, you read it correctly !  26 French teachers are having a Hashtag Sale in our TPT stores!  It will run from January 21, 2024 to January 25 and will highlight an amazing variety of French resources for you to use in your classrooms.  From French immersion to FSL/Core French resources, there is sure to be something you are excited to get for your classroom and lessons. And many will cover a variety of grade levels!

On the first day, we will be highlighting 26 FRENCH FREEBIES!  To check these out, just click on this link to grab yours today! How amazing is that?!

FRENCH DEALS - FRENCH FREEBIES

 


Lorraine

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Save the date, French teachers!

 I want to give you all a heads up on this!  

 

Bonne journée ! 

Lorraine

Monday, December 11, 2023

The 13 desserts of Christmas in France

Do you celebrate the festival of the "13 desserts of Christmas" in France with your French students? Most commonly known to be celebrated in Provence, the 13 desserts represent Christ and the 12 apostles at the Last Supper. The 13 desserts is celebrated throughout France and does not have a specific 13 desserts as the desserts vary from region to region. There are, however, certain guidelines that are followed.

The core items of the 13 desserts include raisins, nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts), dried figs and almonds. These 4 items represent the 4 beggars or mendicant friars who originally owned neither personal or community property. --- 4 items

 

There is also a pastry (Pompe à l'huile ) included which is made with olive oil. This could be a round brioche, for example.  This is never "cut" with a knife but broken as would have been done at the Last Supper. ---- 1 item
 
You will also see two types of nougat. A black or dark nougat represents "evil" and a white one representing "good". ---- 2 items

The remaining six items can be a combination of different dessert items. That could include some of the following: -- 6 items
 - Pain d’épice or gingerbread
 - Bûche de Noel or Yule Log
 - Casse-dents of Allauch biscuits
 - fresh or candied fruit
 - other fresh fruits
 - fudge
 - dates or prunes stuffed with marzipan 
 - grilled apricot decorated with star anise 
 - raisins in milk chocolate infused with lavender 
 - quince paste or jam
 - other variations of desserts depending on the region of France 
 
This can be a fun and culturally based activity for you to do with your classes. Divide the students up into pairs or small groups so that the cost of desserts/items is less and less time consuming for the students.
 
For another activity to help with food activities with your students, enjoy this freebie that I have for you.  Get your freebie here! 
 
 À la prochaine
Lorraine