What to plan for in August!

 

Have you ever wondered what other teachers are doing in other areas of the country to start off their school year?  Over the years, even I got into a specific routine about when I should teach different units.  Often, I would connect with other teachers in the department and we would do the same unit at the same time to create continuity in the department. We could then participate in special event days all together. That was the best!

 

Well, here’s a glimpse into what my teachers audience often plans for in August!  Maybe this meshes with you too!

 

                                            

Oral Task Cards                 Interactive Notebook bundle                Printable Calendar             

 

 

                                

Passé Composé bundle             Carnaval de Québec                    Giving Directions

And to top off the August plans, there's a Teachers Pay Teachers Back to School Sale coming along that I am participating in! All of my products including the ones above will be on sale at a 20% discount on August 1 and 2 EASTERN Standard Time. So, on the west coast that finishes at 9pm on August 2. At the checkout use the promotion code BTS23 and TPT will give you an additional 5% reduction on your purchase prices!

I hope you will take advantage of this and add some new resources to your "teaching units".

Have a great day everyone! Bonne journée!

Lorraine

(mrslryansFrenchresources)

How to make your students feel welcome!

Is your school back in session soon?

One of the biggest things about going back to school is setting up and organizing your classroom. It’s so important to have the students walk into a welcoming classroom when they arrive in August or September. Spending a whole week before the doors open to the students has always been a busy week for many educators who do just that.

 

If you are brand new to a school, to a grade level or are teaching a new subject you may not know many or any of the students who walk through those classroom doors. So, how do you deal with that?  

 

You could start with an alphabetical seating plan but there are no guarantees that that is going to work! I remember these 2 lovely twins who switched desks and names on me just as I was trying to figure out who is who. Luckily, I caught onto it pretty quickly as I’m married to a twin and they used to play those little tricks while in school. 

 

I liked to get involved with the lessons and participate with the students during those first few lessons. It gives the students a chance to see me “in action” and I got to learn some names along the way. I have always believed that the better you know your students the easier the lessons are when you get down to business.  Classroom management is also much easier! For classroom décor, check out my free classroom posters series in my store. They will help with vocabulary and add some colour to your walls. 

 

Click here to see the classroom decor posters: 

 

French only version

 

French & English version

 

We speak French here posters 

 

Here is one of the resources that I have to help make students get to know one another and feel more comfortable when doing French speaking work at the beginning of the school year or semester. Have a look! You can use it for a variety of grade and ability levels!  This is one of those great activities to do along with your students while you are getting to know them!

ORAL TASK CARDS - CLICK HERE !

Have a great day everyone!  Bonne journée!

Lorraine

Which sites or monuments of France?

There are so many beautiful attractions in France to explore and if you aren’t able to be there in person, here is a resources bundle that I’ve put together to help your students to explore these places virtually!

 

Have you seen this?

 

At the moment this bundle includes 3 France attractions: la tour Eiffel, le Château de Versailles and le musée d’Orsay.  Within the next few months there will be more attractions included in this bundle.  You won’t want to miss out on this, as the cost of the BUNDLE will not remain the same and will increase each time I add another resource to the France attractions bundle.

 

Put this on your list, get it soon and add it to your next year’s teaching resources list!

 

CLICK HERE:  France Attractions Resource

 

 Here's something else to add to your resources!

 

         CLICK HERE FOR A FRENCH FREEBIE !

 

Have a great day! Thank you for all that you do!

 

Lorraine