“C’est un… chapeau?” Your student looks up, hopeful. You gently redirect: “Essaie encore. Qu’est-ce que tu vois au début du mot?” If you teach early French readers, you know this moment well. Students guess based on the picture, the first letter, or a familiar word they’ve memorized—anything but actually decoding...
Your Simple Daily Routine for Practicing French Sounds, Orally!
Let’s be real... your day is already packed. Between attendance, classroom management, centres, read-alouds, and everything else… who has time to plan detailed phonics lessons every day? But here’s the catch: if your students aren’t getting daily, consistent instruction in phonological awareness, they’re missing the foundation they need to decode...
Teach Vowel Patterns, Not Word Shapes: A Fresh Approach to French Reading
“We’ve practiced this word a hundred times… why can’t they remember it?” If you've ever said this to yourself while teaching French reading or sight words, you're not alone. I used to feel the same frustration—spending hours drilling high-frequency words, only to watch my students forget them or struggle to...
Decodable Math Word Problems That Build Confidence for Your French Students
Have you ever had a student completely shut down during a math lesson—not because they didn’t understand the math, but because they couldn’t read the word problem? In French primary classrooms, this happens all the time. Word problems are meant to help students apply their math skills in real-world situations....
Build Fluency One Sound at a Time with Super Simple French Decodables
The beginning of the school year is full of excitement… and pressure. We want our students to feel successful, we want routines to click, and we want to set the stage for a strong year of literacy growth. But here’s the thing—when it comes to teaching reading in French, especially...
Phonological Awareness… the Missing Link in French Reading Success?
You’ve taught the letters. You’ve practiced decoding, and you’ve reviewed the sight words.But some of your French students still can’t seem to read fluently... or even get started. If that sounds familiar, the missing piece might be phonological awareness. Not vocabulary, or comprehension, or even letter-sound knowledge.👉 But the ability...
French Phonics Activities: The Secret to Confident Readers
Do your students hesitate or shut down when it’s time to read aloud? They may not be getting enough practice via French phonics activities!That lack of confidence our students feel when it comes to reading often stems from one core issue: they’re being asked to read words they haven’t been...
10 Must-Have French Literacy Centre Activities That Your Students Will Beg to Repeat
Tired of Centre Flops? Here’s the French Literacy Centre Activities that Actually Work. You know the feeling: you prep some new French literacy centre activities, laminate everything, introduce it to your class... and it flops. Maybe it was too complicated, maybe students didn’t find it engaging, or maybe it just...
Launching Reading Groups in French Kindergarten with Confidence
Starting reading groups in maternelle can feel mega overwhelming. You want your students to learn how to read, and not just memorize or guess. You want your lessons to be engaging and effective. And if you’re working in French, you know there aren’t many plug-and-play tools that align with the...
French Vocabulary Routine: How to Create One that Your Students Will Love
Do you ever find yourself scrambling to teach French vocabulary on the fly, or struggling to build a French vocabulary routine that you love? You’re not alone. Vocabulary is a huge part of building strong French speakers and readers, but when we’re balancing multiple subjects, assessment deadlines, and classroom management,...