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....
How to Help Students Actually Read Math Word Problems in French
"She knows how to add and subtract… but she can't read the math word problems on her own." If you’ve ever had a student freeze during math—not because they didn’t know the answer, but because they couldn’t read the problem—you’re not alone. It’s a frustration many of us face in...
Want to Know More About My Afternoon Classroom Routine in Grade One?
Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a first grade French teacher looks like? Earlier this month, I shared more about the literacy portion of my teaching day (from approximately 8:40-11:30am). As promised, today I am back to share more about the rest of our day...
French Math Worksheets – Cut & Paste or Drag & Drop?
Let’s talk a bit about in person/online/hybrid teaching today. Specifically, I want to chat about math and how you can assign things like French math worksheets to all of your students. I actually had no idea that hybrid teaching was a thing until recently! One of my friends (Sarah from...
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...
How to Make Math Distance Learning FUN in maternelle
Flash back to almost 9 years ago, when I very first started teaching maternelle. First of all, two words for you... Pure. Chaos. Our days were PURE CHAOS. It was rough, guys! But for me, the roughest part of the day, where I felt like my teaching was the least...
How to Make the Most out of Your Small Group Math Time (en maternelle)
Fun fact: prior to last year, I always taught math whole-group. I knew small group math would be valuable, but I didn't have the TIME to sit down and figure it out, and my students were still getting great results with how I was teaching math whole-group. (I do a...
4 Tricks for Boosting Math Vocabulary… en français!
Bonjour! As I am sure you've noticed (if you teach math en français), math is a special kind of challenge in the second language classroom. In order for students to learn and understand the concepts that you are teaching, they need to have enough of a grasp of the language to...
6 Ways To Use Math Journals In Your French Primary Classroom
Bonjour! If you have been kicking around my blog for awhile, you know that I am a BIG fan of using math journals for spiral review. If you are brand new to the party, you can read more about why math journals are so great and how I fit them...
One Simple Routine that will make a BIG Difference During your Math Block
Bonjour! Well, la rentrée has passed, and we are getting settled into our new routines. One thing that we started this past week is our math journal routine! I have written about math journals before, in this blog post, where I explain the top five reasons why I think every...