Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý:ÌýGreat online quiz platforms. ÌýStudents compete on iPads or their own devices. ÌýSearch millions of quizzes for Core French materials, make your own quizzes, or have students create accounts and make their own. Download results directly to your own device to track student learning.
Ministry/Curriculum Links:
Ìý(Menu lesson is great)
Blogs:
T:ÌýJust plain amazing. ÌýThis teacher makes excellent use of iPads.
: The “French Beyond France” section is interesting for the cultural big ideas of Core French.
: Despite the title, this is a very current, interesting blog that is for all French teachers, not just French Immersion.
Professional Association Sites with good resources:
: A seemingly endless series of useful links and documents
:Search by subject and/or grade. ÌýThere are quite a few good resources and lesson plans for Core French here.
Aboriginal Content:
: There are interactive maps of BC First Nations languages here and tons of other resources that would fit very well with the Core French curricular competencies and big ideas related to the connections between First Peoples and Francophone communities.
Twitter resources: Accounts and hashtags to consider following
BC Language teachers ()
Language Classroom ()
TPRS Talk ()
Search : From here, you can take part in chats, watch live tutorials and connect yourself with other language teachers.
Michelle Metcalfe, TPRS French and Spanish teacher from West Vancouver ()
Documents
Core French 5 Lesson Ideas: This table includes some beginnings of ideas for lessons around food, and mentions links to Big Ideas, Curricular Competencies, Content, and Core Competencies.
Core French Phoneme and Alphabet Games: This document includes activities to get your students familiar with the letters and sounds of the French language (for all grades, but particularly Core French 5-7)
Ìý“Je suis” poem: Similar to an “I am” poem in English, why not do both side-by-side? ÌýRoughly intended for Core French 7 but very adaptable to all grade levels depending on the concepts being covered.
Core French Inservice Spring 2017: TPRS and Talking Tables
The Basics of TPRS: This document includes three TPRS-style story scripts, as well as detailed delivery instructions and ideas and templates for follow-up activities.
Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý:ÌýGreat online quiz platforms. ÌýStudents compete on iPads or their own devices. ÌýSearch millions of quizzes for Core French materials, make your own quizzes, or have students create accounts and make their own. Download results directly to your own device to track student learning.
Blogs:
T:ÌýJust plain amazing. ÌýThis teacher makes excellent use of iPads.
: The “French Beyond France” section is interesting for the cultural big ideas of Core French.
: Despite the title, this is a very current, interesting blog that is for all French teachers, not just French Immersion.
: Would be useful for Immersion, too.
Professional Association Sites with good resources:
: A seemingly endless series of useful links and documents
:
Ìýis particularly useful in searching out other useful sites and resources.
:Search by subject and/or grade. ÌýThere are quite a few good resources and lesson plans for Core French here.
Aboriginal Content:
: There are interactive maps of BC First Nations languages here and tons of other resources that would fit very well with the Core French curricular competencies and big ideas related to the connections between First Peoples and Francophone communities.
: Includes French and English templates for Core Competencies, among other things
: This is an amazingly comprehensive and detailed look at lesson, unit, and year-long planning for primary and intermediate Science in French and English that incorporates the Core Competencies, Big Ideas, and First Peoples’ Principles of Learning.
First, click on a big idea for your grade level. ÌýThen, select “Teacher Resources (French).” ÌýLook over the links here but MAKE SURE to click on the “Guide d’apprentissage” link at the top of each page.
Also take a look at “Student Resources (French)”.
ÌýIncludes some useful free French reading sites by recommendation of SD71 teachers.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI):
: These are amazing tools for helping students understand sexual and gender identity and expression, and the beauty and value of diversity.
Ìý“Ici on accueille les gens de toutes orientations sexuelles”: Email to DRC and ask to have it printed in colour and laminated. ÌýThen you can pass them out to other teachers at work!
Self-Assessment Sorting Activity Using Book Creator (epub file): Open in book creator on your iPad and adapt for whichever Core competency and range of “je” statements work best for you. ÌýThe triangle in the middle is meant as a space where students can explain why they identify statements as an “effort” (something they have to work at still) or a “force” (something that is a strength for them). ÌýStudents could paste photos or text into that triangle.
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