Teaching about friendship with adjectives

One of the units I teach is based on friendship and the adjectives that each of the students looks to in order to describe their ideal friend or their favourite friend.  What makes an awesome friend?  It certainly is different for each of us.  Perhaps you need someone who is quiet and who gives you the space you need to think.  What you as an adult will look for in a friend is often very different from what our students look for and yet there may also be many similarities.  I just love this image to use when discussing qualities and in order to expand my students' vocabulary.  I also use the DVD of Ratatouille.  It provides different examples of "types of friendships" - a friendship between father and son or between two co-workers.   == two resources useful for working with adjectives in French.

 

Although not in French it is a great springboard to vocabulary building!

:) Lorraine

 

Secondary Connections - Part 1

Hi everyone!

I think secondary teachers could certainly learn from our Elementary Teaching counterparts when it comes to networking with each other.  Therefore, I am going to share with you some Secondary Teacher sites to help build our social media footprint.  Perhaps you will find someone who shares your subject area passion! :)

Here is my information to start:
mrslryan:
I'm a secondary FSL teacher - grades 8 - 12 - I also have authentic travel pictures for Spain, France and Germany to use for culture lessons
TpT: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrslryan
Blog: http://mrslryansteachingresources.blogspot.ca/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lorraineryan5/
Bloglovin: https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11434655


Mrs Fullers Teaching Adventures:
I write about and produce products for students grades 6-12 and college in English
FB: https://www.facebook.com/MsFsTeachingAd … e=bookmark
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/msfsadventures/
Instagram: ms_fs_teaching_adventures (haven't updated as of yet)
Blog: http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11590195

Ellen Weber: Brain based tasks for upper grades:
FB = https://www.facebook.com/mitabraincenter?ref=hl
Twitter = https://twitter.com/ellenfweber
Blog = http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com/
TPT Store = http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ellen-Weber
Email = eweber1@frontiernet.net
Pinterest = http://www.pinterest.com/ellenfweber/

Jessica Osborne:
Hi! My store is mostly 4-8 language arts (lots of grammar and writing.) I have a couple things in lower and higher grades though.
TpT Store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor … ca-Osborne
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/osborneja

Erin Schneider:
Hi!  I am secondary social studies! 
TPT:  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Erin-Schneider
Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/elgilb/erin-schneider-tpt/

David McLean:
I'm secondary English, Literature and Drama with a bit of Psychology, a tad of ethics and just a smidgen of the IB.
My store is at:-
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor … clean-5189
If you have time, you may also want to look at my novels written with secondary students in mind.
http://www.findingcoaby.com.au
and
http://www.riddlequest.com.au

Angelia Hensley:
I'm an 8th grade ELA teacher.  Here are my sites:

http://www.pinterest.com/angiehensley01/  (Pinterest)
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sto … ia-Hensley  (TpT Store)
https://www.facebook.com/fun.food.figurativelanguage  (Facebook)
http://funfoodfigurativelanguage.blogspot.com/   (Blog)
http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12131753  (Bloglovin)

The English Teacher's Pet:
Secondary Language arts and Social Studies, mostly grades 7-11....
Following- Thanks!
TPT Store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor … achers-Pet
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/TeachSheboygan/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheETeachersPet
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheEnglishTeachersPet
Google+: (Search for The English Teachers Pet Store) or https://plus.google.com/101420507551568129487/posts

Perfetto Writing Room:
I teach American, British, and Grades 9- up through the university level.  I specialize in glossaries and reference, writing products, presentations and games though I am always expanding my repertoire.
          Store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor … ritingroom
          Blog: http://perfettowritingroom.blogspot.com
          Blog link Via Bloglovin: http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11963685
          FB: https://www.facebook.com/ginasteachersp … cts?ref=hl

Mixing it up in the middle:
I'm just transitioning from 4th grade to 6th grade math and science, so there is more to come-I promise!
TPT:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor … -In-Middle
FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/mixingitupinmiddle
PINTEREST:
http://www.pinterest.com/mixitupmiddle/
BLOGLOVIN':
http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12384987

Igniting Inquiry:
I am certified 4-8 in math and science, with science being my preference and what I tend to post about most.
Store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor … ng-Inquiry
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/jessdiscover/
Blog: http://jess-discover.blogspot.com/
Bloglovin': http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12281931

Three Dollar Scholar:
Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/3dollarscholar/
TeachersPayTeachers:  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor … ar-Scholar

Gail Hennessey:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/teachingideas. … ef=tn_tnmn
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/gailhennessey/ … mand-more/
Instagram:hmmm, I don't do this...
Blog: http://gailsglimmerings.blogspot.com
My website for teachers/kids(lots of free materials): http://www.gailhennessey.com

Mrs Mullis:
I teach 6th grade ELA and science
http://mrsmullis.blogspot.com/

Skool Aid Products:
Most of my products are in ancient history, with a few in Language Arts.
http://www.pinterest.com/socalclift/

Dianne Mason:
I've just retired from teaching college English. I'm working on a Facebook page and a blog.
Here's my Pinterest page http://www.pinterest.com/diannehmason/
My blog and FB pages are still new, but here are the links to them.
https://www.facebook.com/anenglishteachersgarden
https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12564687

Misty Miller:
I have 4-8th grade math products. I teach 7th/8th grade remediation math to resource students.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/littleroomunde … e=bookmark
TPT Store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor … iller-2841
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/snowlady9900/
Blog: http://littleroomunderthestairs.blogspot.com/

The Language Arts Classroom:
I am ELA and have lots of grammar products:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LanguageArtsRooms
Instagram: http://instagram.com/elaclassroom
Bloglovin': http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/10779679
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/languageclass/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwitchClassroom

The Healthy Mind Curriculum by Janet McCoy:
My TPT link is:  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Janet-Mccoy

Secondary Sara:
I currently teach 7th and 8th grade ELA, and also have a high school ELA background, particularly for test prep.
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/secondarysara/
TPT Store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Secondary-Sara

Sensible Solutions:
http://www.pinterest.com/sensibles/

La Profe Plotts:
Hi! I teach HS Spanish, but I love following other secondary sellers, too.
http://www.pinterest.com/laprofeplotts/

Science and Math with Mrs Lau:
Hey!  I am a science (and used to also teach math) teacher on a few years break from teaching to raise my son.  I am always looking to connect with other secondary sellers too!
Here is my blog: http://highschoolsciencewithmrslau.blogspot.com
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/laubethany/

Mrs D's Classroom:

Hi!  I am an Intervention Specialist with a mixture of co-teaching and direct instruction Math classes for grades 7-12.  I am excited to have found this thread to connect with other secondary peeps
My TPT store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Stor … -Classroom
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/katedend

Simone:
I teach 6th grade math and science in a middle school,  I am excited to meet others. My TPT products are geared for students who struggle in math and need supplemental activities.
TPT: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Simone
FB: https://www.facebook.com/SimonesMathResources
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/simonesmath/
Bloglovin: http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12319185

These are just a few!  I will post some more at another time!  Happy Teaching -- Lorraine

Keeping them interested until Christmas!

I have found another Linky Party for Christmas Resources!  How could you NOT find something useful for your classroom?!

Here's the link!  Christmas Resources from K to Secondary

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I found this picture on Pinterest!  What an "expressive" picture to use for creative writing!

Also, I just LOVE this picture to use for practicing "Si" Clauses for French class! 

Keep those students amused for the last couple of weeks of school!  :) Happy Teaching! Lorraine

Winter Freebies and Christmas Resources!

One of the best things about this holiday season is definitely the wide variety of Christmas decorating ideas!  Here is one that I found on Pinterest while looking around for ideas and interesting finds!I must say that the example on Pinterest is a bit different but even my secondary school students had fun tracing their hands in preparation to making a Christmas tree on our classroom door.

We made a mini party of it with hot chocolate, decorating of our Christmas tree and the hanging of lights. We even have an Advent Calendar in our room this year. Each day a different student gets to open the door to see what the chocolate will look like. :)

Joyeux Noël!  Merry Christmas!

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Here is another "winter freebies" Linky Party happening!  With the end of the 2014 soon arriving, I'm sure you can find something here to help with the excitable students in your classes!

Check out a wide range of classroom resources at:  winter freebies

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You may also be interested in these found at my TpT store:

 

French-Christmas-Fun-in-the-Classroom 

 

French-Christmas-Activities 

On-celebre-Noel-Were-celebrating-Christmas-an-original-Christmas-Story

HAPPY TEACHING!  Lorraine

Winter Ebook for Language Arts & Humanities - Secondary!

I am so excited to be part of this Teachers Pay Teachers endeavour!  Thirty-five secondary teachers have put together an ebook with Tips and Ideas for the secondary classroom.  My page has been chosen for French and is included in this ebook.  I feel so humbled and so very excited!  This is the fourth Winter ebook to be compiled.  Please check out all of the amazing tips and freebies for the classroom. Tell your colleagues and friends!  These are special gifts from these teachers and should be enjoyed by everyone. 

Language Arts & Humanities ebook - 2014

Be sure not to forget about all the other grade level ebooks also included at these TpT stores!

Grades-1-2-Edition

 

PreK - K-Edition 

 

Grades-3-5-Edition 

The "Math & Science" Secondary Ebook is SOON to come!  Watch for its link HERE! 

"A special thanks to all of those teachers who took the time to compile these books on our behalf!"

Happy "Winter Holidays" browsing!  :) Lorraine

 

Here it is!

 

Grades-6-12-Science & Math 

Enjoy!  Lorraine

 

Just around the corner!

Yes, Christmas!  Can you believe it?  I can hardly believe that Christmas shopping and festivities are already being planned and are soon to be in full swing! 

Here are a couple of Linky Parties relating to Christmas products that you can use in your classroom over the next month.

Check them out!  All different grade levels are included here!

Christmas freebies linky party

Holiday Creations Linky Party

Lorraine

Frankenstein! - A wonderful find!

I decided to share a product that I found last year around Halloween that I found to be amazing and something that can be used at any time of the year!  It's a "Frankstein template" that allows you to personalize your own game within the classroom to suit your own subject area needs.  Whether you are teaching French, Spanish or even Social Studies or Science this template can work for you.  I love using this as a review.  There are 4 categories that you can use and within those categories are "surprise" questions.  I use this as an activity for small groups and the students answer the multiple choice questions in their groups.  This is loved by all grade levels!  Try it out in your class. 

A huge thanks to Arik Durfee for sharing this product with us!  Check it out!  It's a keeper for sure!

                                          Frankensteins-Monster-Customizable-PowerPoint

Enjoy!  Lorraine

le Petit Nicolas

Oh my gosh!  I have just watched my French class laugh for a solid hour!  We watched the DVD le Petit Nicolas today.  (It will take 2 classes to watch the full story) The French is fast but is quite clear. An upper level grade would know what is going on, immersion students for sure, and lower high school students with a little help from the subtitles.  This light-hearted comedic film tells of the little boy Nicolas and the struggles and adventures he and his friends have.  There is a wide variety of personalities portrayed amongst the boys in the class.  I would definitely recommend this. Great for comprehension and discussion of French culture as well as stereotypes. 

                                                  

Also, I want to let you know that there is another Linky Party sponsored by "Promoting Success" regarding Thanksgiving classroom products.  I know that the Canadian Thanksgiving has come and gone but Thanksgiving in the US is right around the corner.

Here is the link for you!          Promoting success - Thanksgiving products

Thanksgiving!

Hi everyone!

There's a Thanksgiving "Linky Party" happening with products for the classroom.  Come and check it out.  There is an awesome variety of products and activities for your students.

Thanksgiving Resources and Activities

Found another one!

Thanksgiving Resource Round Up

November has arrived!

October seemed to have flown by with my schedule being very busy.  I thought I would share with you a few of its highlights!

1. Provincial Professional Development day!
Mine turned out to be a couple of days as I attended the CCSDL conference.  This stands for the "Canadian Coalition for Self-directed Learning".  My school belongs to this coalition and this year we hosted the annual conference in Vancouver, BC.  We lucked out with some good weather (no rain!) and a couple of evenings of clear skies which made for fun evenings with colleagues and conference delegates.  The conference was open to anyone who teaches in a CCSDL school and is also open to those who are interested in what we do in our schools as our teaching model is far from "traditional".  Our school (Thomas Haney Secondary) opened in 1992 and is in a building that was specifically built for teaching and learning in the 21st Century.  With much unrest in BC during the preparations for our conference we were very excited that it was pulled together and definitely ran smoothly.  After a day of "visitors" to our school during a day in session, the conference moved downtown to the Pan Pacific Hotel and conference centre in Vancouver.  We had a beautiful view of the harbour and got to meet people from all over Canada and some additional visitors from Vermont this year.  This is a picture of the Pan Pacific where the conference took place.  Since I have been teaching at THSS since its opening I always enjoy being able to meet with others who are stepping outside of the box and trying new teaching methods.

2. Halloween!
The staff and students get really excited about Halloween at our school and our student council puts on activities during the lunch hour for the entire week.  Along with this our languages department hosted a multi-cultural seminar.  This seminar began with a video of "Voici L'Halloween" from YouTube (great version in French) and it was followed by a celebration of "Day of the Dead".  We combined a celebration to include students studying both French and/or Spanish.  Here is the activity our students did while in the seminar.  Great decorations around our classes and hallways. :)

3. Le festival de fromage!
We are studying "la Suisse" in French class for our unit and wanted to bring a bit of Switzerland into the classroom.  So, we had a cheese festival.  The students signed up for a type of cheese or baguettes and I brought in the Swiss chocolate.  What a feast!  Each student had an oral activity to do which included describing and comparing the different types of cheese.  Goat cheese is particularly popular (along with Swiss cheese) for those students who are lactose intolerant!  Everyone can enjoy!

Check out my Swiss products at my store and then finish with the cheese festival.  :)

Happy Teaching!  Lorraine