Let’s take a second and talk about one of my biggest nemesis today… proper letter/numeral formation! My students have SUCH a hard time writing top to bottom, right to left. They always seem to come to me (in maternelle or in première année) writing in the most inefficient ways… like...
3 Fun French Literacy Games for Centres
Let's just talk for a second about teaching and trying to do french literacy games and literacy centres last year (2020-2021… aka, mid-pandemic but trying to pretend that things could be fine in a school with hundreds of people). I’m not sure where you were or what your rules were,...
How to Use Editable Mats for Alphabet Practice
I have a question for you- have you ever had a student (or more than one) who just could NOT get certain letters (ex. b/d, g/j), despite lots and lots of alphabet practice? I have, many times! And when I first started teaching, I wasn’t really sure how to best...
Retelling the Story – How to Help Your French Primary Students
Today, I want to talk a little bit about retelling a story, and some ideas for helping our French primary students learn that skill. But first, let's talk feedback and data for a second, and how you can use that to help guide your teaching. My school has the Reading...
A Peek at My Grade 1 Math Block
When I first started teaching math, way back in 2012, to be honest, I didn't know WHAT to do. We "did" math (it had a nice 60 minute block in my day), but now I know that I was not giving my students enough hands-on practice or really teaching math...