tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11323405912095242892024-03-13T18:49:00.051-04:00Teaching FSLMadame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-90540277303039043672023-09-08T07:02:00.003-04:002023-09-09T09:25:18.439-04:00Make an Educator Contact Card<p>Considering how many PD sessions for French teachers at my school board seem to have "networking" as a stated goal, you'd think <b>Teacher business cards</b> would have made their way into teachers' tote bags by now. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8HjsQ13PtIbYDsWU14jHXnAMRKK-3cmXiHGm1p5kCwuLkyHoZvx1LpohQE8DE5E0gWXG7PvL-5RdfE6EoYqAz24datrFqQU7epfTagfsv95adP5qmyTCCiwFb5GNEPrUzlqYeqGQFxyWHpSUT6_rtq7l1iyJA8ytBcSHwOxqBno2oThrRzmAKTpGOY0/s1200/Featured%20image%202%20Teacher%20Contact%20cards%20Teaching%20FSL.png" style="display: none;" />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8HjsQ13PtIbYDsWU14jHXnAMRKK-3cmXiHGm1p5kCwuLkyHoZvx1LpohQE8DE5E0gWXG7PvL-5RdfE6EoYqAz24datrFqQU7epfTagfsv95adP5qmyTCCiwFb5GNEPrUzlqYeqGQFxyWHpSUT6_rtq7l1iyJA8ytBcSHwOxqBno2oThrRzmAKTpGOY0/s1200/Featured%20image%202%20Teacher%20Contact%20cards%20Teaching%20FSL.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8HjsQ13PtIbYDsWU14jHXnAMRKK-3cmXiHGm1p5kCwuLkyHoZvx1LpohQE8DE5E0gWXG7PvL-5RdfE6EoYqAz24datrFqQU7epfTagfsv95adP5qmyTCCiwFb5GNEPrUzlqYeqGQFxyWHpSUT6_rtq7l1iyJA8ytBcSHwOxqBno2oThrRzmAKTpGOY0/w640-h334/Featured%20image%202%20Teacher%20Contact%20cards%20Teaching%20FSL.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>How many times have you had a nice conversation - or even some productive discourse with another teacher who works for the same school district as you, but then you feel like you may never run into that teacher again?</p><p><br />No one wants to be the weirdo surreptitiously copying down someone's name off of their "Hi, I'm" sticker - or from the attendance sheet! (I may or may not have been this weirdo before!) But how else are you supposed to reach out later when you have a great collaboration opportunity, or when you want to find out how that special unit they talked about trying out went? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cl8oEloGtrRlZnPcWslxbn71fQddLTEkf0lH2GH-DcXCxKrvKPrM6EANnMJGbuOY08gmtn1N4nOBTNPVuCIhGUTIcRHndCcZG6GUg1mjPp2BBt5b4G7J6KuG2V8tdg4Xg8jYukszuDI1jTBznlZ3lbX9p3beKNF7OCYJH-rhvpTbOvWBH1BMeAPnN5U/s2592/jon-tyson-566CgCRSNCk-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2592" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cl8oEloGtrRlZnPcWslxbn71fQddLTEkf0lH2GH-DcXCxKrvKPrM6EANnMJGbuOY08gmtn1N4nOBTNPVuCIhGUTIcRHndCcZG6GUg1mjPp2BBt5b4G7J6KuG2V8tdg4Xg8jYukszuDI1jTBznlZ3lbX9p3beKNF7OCYJH-rhvpTbOvWBH1BMeAPnN5U/w640-h426/jon-tyson-566CgCRSNCk-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@jontyson?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Jon Tyson</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/566CgCRSNCk?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></span></div><p></p><p>Well, I've got a solution for you. Provide <b><i>your </i></b>contact information first. That makes things WAY less awkward. I've done this - often by asking if I can write down my email address for them so that I can share something with them later. This works best if I have something to offer to support with a problem they've mentioned. Then they can reach out - or not.</p><p>For this strategy to work, that depends on you having materials or tools that you (legally and ethically) CAN offer to share. And let's face it - Teaching is a tough, time-consuming job. Not every teacher can spend the time to make their materials from scratch, or chooses to do so. Admittedly, even I don't all of the time! </p><p>So what if your school provides your resources, or (more likely) you've bought them yourself from various small publishers?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrB5gSnDzRn8_c0GwqcCjFeDcFIaGPAGdcee4zn4hmorxh8ZbsWizACeBklbWLLjYJOd6XpvrhgxIHzmLzLipkbk5xVGD1ET42MzGDvoqKTMEtDib7w31pKMDXp7r7IOqG7yaL1TDI0WBaupjgtEUJyE_CGeTrcz-rMZeW_JhA7obUZwJYSJjF9TKSYzg/s5568/kelly-sikkema-377gw1wN0Ic-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrB5gSnDzRn8_c0GwqcCjFeDcFIaGPAGdcee4zn4hmorxh8ZbsWizACeBklbWLLjYJOd6XpvrhgxIHzmLzLipkbk5xVGD1ET42MzGDvoqKTMEtDib7w31pKMDXp7r7IOqG7yaL1TDI0WBaupjgtEUJyE_CGeTrcz-rMZeW_JhA7obUZwJYSJjF9TKSYzg/w640-h426/kelly-sikkema-377gw1wN0Ic-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@kellysikkema?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Kelly Sikkema</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/377gw1wN0Ic?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></span></div><p>Have your contact information printed out and ready to hand over to someone. Yep, like a business card. Teachers <b><i>are </i></b>professionals, after all. We deserve one! But if that makes you uncomfortable, think of it as a <b>Contact Card</b>. Just say that you've enjoyed meeting the person and you'd love to stay in touch in the future. For this to really work, the educator that you met and would like to maintain a relationship with would ideally have one too. Be a trendsetter and get things started... they'll be ready next time! ;-) </p><p>Let's be real - the school board isn't likely to start offering these to Teachers (even if they totally should). But you absolutely can quickly and easily make your own. I've done it several times before!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkaG9Pbwpg2H3JcJpZO07PvGt4abEj-VzRiQ7apRRXJm9e4l9ZqxOJ3AnvXRHL0e7mw6JBYkuv7LdzOi7uVvLWyiJuLBe0GP1Djzbrpv5nm4UjHx-rIN1qbIPhkQCxfHSt3R7eaVk4WQNn4G_tEXO_jzEmt3vTQ2zkSNoBglWFbC50qWi_Yi6FpNKyhU/s5184/my-networking-apparel-XgBJkn4Y0pM-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkaG9Pbwpg2H3JcJpZO07PvGt4abEj-VzRiQ7apRRXJm9e4l9ZqxOJ3AnvXRHL0e7mw6JBYkuv7LdzOi7uVvLWyiJuLBe0GP1Djzbrpv5nm4UjHx-rIN1qbIPhkQCxfHSt3R7eaVk4WQNn4G_tEXO_jzEmt3vTQ2zkSNoBglWFbC50qWi_Yi6FpNKyhU/w640-h426/my-networking-apparel-XgBJkn4Y0pM-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@mynetworkingapparel?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">My Networking Apparel</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/XgBJkn4Y0pM?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></div></span> <p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">3 Places to Print your Contact Cards</h3><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>My no-nonsense go to has always been <a href="https://www.vistaprint.ca/business-cards/standard/templates" target="_blank"><b>VistaPrint</b></a>. You can get 50 cards for under $15 or 100 cards for under $20. There are set-up fees involved, hence the minimal price jump. <br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.staplescopyandprint.ca/designer/canva?landing=Catalog" target="_blank"><b>Staples</b> has an option to create using <b>Canva</b></a> and then print via the office supply store many teachers know so well. They're also listed as starting under $20 Canadian.<br /><br /></li><li>There's a <b>print at home option</b> too of course. Know how to use <a href="https://www.canva.com/business-cards/templates/teacher/" target="_blank">Canva</a> but prefer to avoid spending your own money? As long as you have a printer and a bit of thick paper, you can get started with that. You're a teacher - you've probably got a couple sheets of white cardstock, right? Use the bypass tray on your home printer, if there is one. I've made the mistake of printing on cardstock via the paper feeder and it always misaligns the second pages and beyond. <br /><br />And if you don't know how to use Canva, don't worry. Here's a <a href="https://slidesgo.com/theme/geometric-style-visiting-card#position-7&related-1&rs=detail-related" target="_blank">set of PowerPoint or Google Slide templates to try out instead, from SlidesGo</a>! <a href="https://create.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/business-cards" target="_blank">Microsoft Word even has options</a> as well, if you're more comfortable with that software. </li></ol><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><h3 style="text-align: left;">Proofread the Cards Before Printing! </h3><p>I want to leave you with this essential tip. You know how you sometimes run off a class set of photocopies and THEN spot the typo? You don't want that to happen with your Contact Cards. </p><p>Have someone carefully check the email address and other details you decide to include! Double check yourself that you've included the personal information you are confortable providing and that will work to help your colleagues that are physically elsewhere locate you for collaboration and virtual support online.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">For Consultants, Instuctional Coaches & Coordinators</h3><p>If you're providing PD to other teachers, provide index cards or preprinted slips of paper where teachers can jot down their info to share with others present. Normalize networking. No one should feel alone in this profession. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGy2yplBPYuFPYXFiQIqNutypApoRoYFFY3imeeOvZEqb4pAnXENP22rnTAhY_4r-bkqwijAskwegHjcBOJAHNvF6bZ1GjuaUl9gWKTsduOQp7EWnQtveyw4F0_R6JcfsK4G02cwtdr1ZgrRjjDEywHM8XGY53cXqE4y71d0rSX6zpFWLIp5Yl11gVkw/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGy2yplBPYuFPYXFiQIqNutypApoRoYFFY3imeeOvZEqb4pAnXENP22rnTAhY_4r-bkqwijAskwegHjcBOJAHNvF6bZ1GjuaUl9gWKTsduOQp7EWnQtveyw4F0_R6JcfsK4G02cwtdr1ZgrRjjDEywHM8XGY53cXqE4y71d0rSX6zpFWLIp5Yl11gVkw/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-24604641958410023282023-08-26T09:04:00.001-04:002023-08-26T09:04:24.098-04:00The Ultimate French Back to School Book List<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Are you looking for the <b>perfect French back-to-school read-aloud</b>? Whether you teach Core French or French Immersion, keep reading! In this blog post, I've gathered a whole bunch of suggestions for you! There's definitely something new to you, if you're looking for a fresh idea. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Some of the following books seem to be out of stock in the places I've looked online, but I'm including them in case they're in your collection already and you might have just forgotten about them. If I found them available, I linked their titles to where you can buy a copy. (I am an affiliate with Les Libraires, the online site that allows you to order from French independent bookstores in Quebec and parts of Ontario.)</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Focus on Text</span></h3>
<div><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/la-rentree-de-noah-sally-rippin-9782898208355.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">La rentrée de Noah</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>This cute book features highlighted rhyming words.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2c20TExuLv7IsB5EBYNiNEUOvsT4v7yNotn1Zi3UYmpfK5c_B3pvt1IUHri2v5PduF9WX2EspwA7w4Q_n9vrwWsTz9EXjv5P3CN92pju_DRqJjzw53QcmXrRCdJCoJ-Tw26_k8fMcvHEezempq3VQ2AztrBtHgm1sJc2A4v3Qtk-VWDpB7VlW20gnCM/s568/La%20rentr%C3%A9e%20de%20Noah.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2c20TExuLv7IsB5EBYNiNEUOvsT4v7yNotn1Zi3UYmpfK5c_B3pvt1IUHri2v5PduF9WX2EspwA7w4Q_n9vrwWsTz9EXjv5P3CN92pju_DRqJjzw53QcmXrRCdJCoJ-Tw26_k8fMcvHEezempq3VQ2AztrBtHgm1sJc2A4v3Qtk-VWDpB7VlW20gnCM/s320/La%20rentr%C3%A9e%20de%20Noah.webp" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/j-ai-fait-disparaitre-la-maitresse-vanina-noel-9791093853741.html?a=861" target="_blank">J'ai fait disparaître la maîtresse</a></i></b> - So the connection to back to school is a bit tenuous here, but I fell in love with the easy-to-read format of the text and thought how useful that would have been for my Junior FI students (some of whom hadn't internalized the code required for reading French).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpMBtubz1cD3vs1pARuKgKQcWspEcnDsmlDd9W0ZolGO2MUXeehkt3zIzZ5Y2vUqFC1kuCeCpGOPONMhJn9O1xPuoItMsvvzwxeDBnmj9OZv0wFdvfqPzgEkdas3FKnHEoOUGySaoNXEhtzy7dq9p_3VIeSRUVNATue2J1wwP18y_khbCH349i0vGlrA/s577/J'ai%20fait%20dispara%C3%AEtre%20la%20ma%C3%AEtresse.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpMBtubz1cD3vs1pARuKgKQcWspEcnDsmlDd9W0ZolGO2MUXeehkt3zIzZ5Y2vUqFC1kuCeCpGOPONMhJn9O1xPuoItMsvvzwxeDBnmj9OZv0wFdvfqPzgEkdas3FKnHEoOUGySaoNXEhtzy7dq9p_3VIeSRUVNATue2J1wwP18y_khbCH349i0vGlrA/s320/J'ai%20fait%20dispara%C3%AEtre%20la%20ma%C3%AEtresse.webp" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>There are a whole series of these "Une syllabe à la fois" books. Ppar exemple: <a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/arthur-deteste-la-lecture-serie-orange-yves-dumont-9782898370212.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Arthur déteste la lecture</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> or <a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/inventions-de-lili-les-serie-verte-yves-dumont-9782898370120.html?a=861" target="_blank">Les i</a></b><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/inventions-de-lili-les-serie-verte-yves-dumont-9782898370120.html?a=861" target="_blank">nventions de Lili</a>. </i></b> They are a simpler version of the book I mention just above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_usRDcgPwPb4qCmdbm8XOWiZJIShCtWt5McQL0f7fJLyuu_ijpzwX2TgvUnjjtOETstYxupPpuj98V0i1YNVG3bUiJnYIi4oL9LAuuy03lIlistVOxSFm_gpQxwHBK6tqdOHL2K9aOkWDX_0M6jxro34LOLgNURnKQCWEP59agj66VWiunyB10AYSuw/s619/Arthur%20deteste%20la%20lecture.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_usRDcgPwPb4qCmdbm8XOWiZJIShCtWt5McQL0f7fJLyuu_ijpzwX2TgvUnjjtOETstYxupPpuj98V0i1YNVG3bUiJnYIi4oL9LAuuy03lIlistVOxSFm_gpQxwHBK6tqdOHL2K9aOkWDX_0M6jxro34LOLgNURnKQCWEP59agj66VWiunyB10AYSuw/s320/Arthur%20deteste%20la%20lecture.webp" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTy6GXicozTep3tIR9B1rGWHoOeI0TtiNuM3xSZl12R4zSQT-AJ2bKM--no5L46S7RfNZ97QV10gfQw_YplBH3OU14D5-d-a9IkUvWMSOBUI6W1abADNCJP6XAxWHM-GYYPR3egVUHHaoUIKKtR9OL_nCDze1bVs_bQPgZljcsYa2OJGQmfjLBOwBAGY/s618/Les%20inventions%20de%20Lili.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTy6GXicozTep3tIR9B1rGWHoOeI0TtiNuM3xSZl12R4zSQT-AJ2bKM--no5L46S7RfNZ97QV10gfQw_YplBH3OU14D5-d-a9IkUvWMSOBUI6W1abADNCJP6XAxWHM-GYYPR3egVUHHaoUIKKtR9OL_nCDze1bVs_bQPgZljcsYa2OJGQmfjLBOwBAGY/s320/Les%20inventions%20de%20Lili.webp" width="207" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;">Kindness Books</span></span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #24292e; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/ici-c-est-chez-nous-stephane-servant-9782355042645.html?a=861" target="_blank">Ici, c’est chez nous!</a></i></b> - There's a free resource on <a href="http://lesptitsmotsdits.com/des-activites-litteraires-pour-rentree/?fbclid=IwAR0AD3nFV7zFUseDFF-EUpWnG-CYwzBfDtIBqZSLc3tZ0Hkvx3JSMprOyCQ" target="_blank">Les p'tits mots-dits</a> to use with this book.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpckju2gju1jE8OEv_C6UP_icxntAZ8snSTgo4Jib1DtVFvpXg4VxBBtUXDP4FWHID020-Y5A0YaJx4njhHFUyGF76TBd0QfMTBFYeRvcpMQNIkr82g_HF-zXi2r3tq_PfpKDp7tKUAHl16fQRQ_W-RvwBBYSbPTbw01shRl4t-VQDo_p3PhBnd9JUXg/s407/ici%20cest%20chez%20nous.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpckju2gju1jE8OEv_C6UP_icxntAZ8snSTgo4Jib1DtVFvpXg4VxBBtUXDP4FWHID020-Y5A0YaJx4njhHFUyGF76TBd0QfMTBFYeRvcpMQNIkr82g_HF-zXi2r3tq_PfpKDp7tKUAHl16fQRQ_W-RvwBBYSbPTbw01shRl4t-VQDo_p3PhBnd9JUXg/s320/ici%20cest%20chez%20nous.webp" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #24292e; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/la-gentillesse-c-est-pat-zietlow-miller-9781443176538.html?a=861" target="_blank">La gentillesse, c'est</a></i></b> (There are at least two books with this exact title.) This book is a translation from English (as is everything from Scholastic, in case you didn't know!).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ49jxY5iH6CU6Q_8mAllS6FlYDT7T139btwgQPb0T5v2SO-FOggLXOLtmi1MQkChsRI0pdQgaXuSmldePwTZEbqOMHcQsWN0hDntAzrOBoh6RJL-7Ac1JGa4IbdpG02uKmFmoaBXnjHbN71X_pqMek086HTPe1XaC5QJWNbaPisfNUOWOyyKenKXD1dk/s444/la%20gentillese%20c'est%20scholastic.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ49jxY5iH6CU6Q_8mAllS6FlYDT7T139btwgQPb0T5v2SO-FOggLXOLtmi1MQkChsRI0pdQgaXuSmldePwTZEbqOMHcQsWN0hDntAzrOBoh6RJL-7Ac1JGa4IbdpG02uKmFmoaBXnjHbN71X_pqMek086HTPe1XaC5QJWNbaPisfNUOWOyyKenKXD1dk/s320/la%20gentillese%20c'est%20scholastic.webp" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.fr/gentillesse-cest-enfants-limportance-lempathie/dp/1739263979/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=264QX3WAX7V61&keywords=la+gentillesse+c%27est+livre&qid=1692895090&s=books&sprefix=la+gentillesse+c%27est+livre%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">La gentillesse c'est</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>Written by Natalia Simons. This one is newer, and available in several different languages. I'm not clear on in which language it was originally written. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazJZgIX8tVVvybwEm6oNcn1uJ6hyLKjHBASlW-zlvpzc5t_k2LAasewh25F_U22_EMdrocmsYOkAVeu3bzh3BjYWJ65B4A5KWKBOdEpoTbhX3DAW2UwHNoS2fVR3-piZwK1wxSrv1msmNFczBnYPtEAzS5xXbL3I8CmaMeQe_QkF-HCSWdJNDalveRvY/s1000/la%20gentillesse%20cest%20...bilingo%20books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazJZgIX8tVVvybwEm6oNcn1uJ6hyLKjHBASlW-zlvpzc5t_k2LAasewh25F_U22_EMdrocmsYOkAVeu3bzh3BjYWJ65B4A5KWKBOdEpoTbhX3DAW2UwHNoS2fVR3-piZwK1wxSrv1msmNFczBnYPtEAzS5xXbL3I8CmaMeQe_QkF-HCSWdJNDalveRvY/s320/la%20gentillesse%20cest%20...bilingo%20books.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Comment être gentil</i></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I wasn't able to find this one in stock anywhere, but it looks like it'd work well if you - or your local library - happens to have it.. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1MiQqLA9Lrfy7SF08xgn1OzB_RQyjurR_dw-4gky3dPudQMFOv_At4l2zP6xG6for-4uQZYtaofXEo3IS3qq_DWiL_PELtRAocEu5UmYQxcQIqeFhmy2hdzJhWo0-jytN0K_MRDd5Qg6BICpGK1flOcJAPAGEF9r0g6lEGjzYAIC3DrnwqhWWaUlWk8/s400/Comment%20etre%20gentil.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="400" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1MiQqLA9Lrfy7SF08xgn1OzB_RQyjurR_dw-4gky3dPudQMFOv_At4l2zP6xG6for-4uQZYtaofXEo3IS3qq_DWiL_PELtRAocEu5UmYQxcQIqeFhmy2hdzJhWo0-jytN0K_MRDd5Qg6BICpGK1flOcJAPAGEF9r0g6lEGjzYAIC3DrnwqhWWaUlWk8/s320/Comment%20etre%20gentil.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">An old<span style="font-family: inherit;"> favourite of many seasoned teachers - <a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/as-tu-rempli-un-seau-aujourd-carol-mccloud-9780996099967.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">As-tu rempli un seau aujourd'hui ?</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>still has very valid messages in today's society.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC83PUc-eHdluFi9xkq2pKrgHbZ9_oQgdcWVwp_-VnLAmGQ591sAia0V7mlbLnCqiVljPQQg9e0hSfDj3A90bgk-8St0NUbZoQlXFrMd_nvBXRCDNb4EGL5DbWiV2yaMVdeztuwQ3S3-EEmLin21yawWUt9jE5QPlMCxbvl5o8bJdOTNaSnADv0DE8KVI/s1280/As-tu%20rempli%20un%20seau%20aujourd'hui.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC83PUc-eHdluFi9xkq2pKrgHbZ9_oQgdcWVwp_-VnLAmGQ591sAia0V7mlbLnCqiVljPQQg9e0hSfDj3A90bgk-8St0NUbZoQlXFrMd_nvBXRCDNb4EGL5DbWiV2yaMVdeztuwQ3S3-EEmLin21yawWUt9jE5QPlMCxbvl5o8bJdOTNaSnADv0DE8KVI/s320/As-tu%20rempli%20un%20seau%20aujourd'hui.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Growth Mindset Books</span></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Un bon point pour Zoé</i></b>, also known as <b style="font-style: italic;">Le point de départ </b>- The French translated version of <i><b>The Dot</b></i> is great for International Dot Day on September 15 or any time that you want to unleash creativity and a growth mindset in your students.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> - a translated book by Lucy Cousins</span></h1><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFLSnsNlHQf2ZDfKYRO-H_cBkIwAd_Xm_586HfrfG0j4zVo12-bsevFVtM3QQ0SKBGGqu05f8cOjPx-sbm2XpIwHOmIwc52JptPFi5VC78-tY5tZGaJCIEQ2MogtTYHpIviRxNrwPS9AcWvBSahmvdD7mRHSNe65YlwW0pkmDaQgitpxql8-F1EL2nrU/s1000/Je%20suis%20le%20meilleur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFLSnsNlHQf2ZDfKYRO-H_cBkIwAd_Xm_586HfrfG0j4zVo12-bsevFVtM3QQ0SKBGGqu05f8cOjPx-sbm2XpIwHOmIwc52JptPFi5VC78-tY5tZGaJCIEQ2MogtTYHpIviRxNrwPS9AcWvBSahmvdD7mRHSNe65YlwW0pkmDaQgitpxql8-F1EL2nrU/s320/Je%20suis%20le%20meilleur.jpg" width="302" /></a></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/ton-fantastique-cerveau-elastique-joann-deak-9782923827896.html?a=861" target="_blank">Ton fantastique cerveau élastique</a></i></b> - A great book specifically on </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">grow</span>th mindset.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X1QpFZDdx3C_MhiYp0s6exa52X86tFlJK3vCUKUOexn8Dhx99fWe_976wwFae414Uf65aNgF8FCRnujnqqZnVHJi2RoMWkqzCiRUJ-KJoq0HCC6wewJbErrSwfOpgH7p9mVmKjoPs7X5Jntl6yyJGtTs9Te2d7UNjBS0sF6hDgMN0E0CxHH8ci-eN0s/s700/Ton%20fantastique%20cerveau%20elastique.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X1QpFZDdx3C_MhiYp0s6exa52X86tFlJK3vCUKUOexn8Dhx99fWe_976wwFae414Uf65aNgF8FCRnujnqqZnVHJi2RoMWkqzCiRUJ-KJoq0HCC6wewJbErrSwfOpgH7p9mVmKjoPs7X5Jntl6yyJGtTs9Te2d7UNjBS0sF6hDgMN0E0CxHH8ci-eN0s/s320/Ton%20fantastique%20cerveau%20elastique.webp" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div><p><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/un-jour-tu-decouvriras-jacqueline-woodson-9781443176415.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Un jour tu découvras</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>- I love this sweet book!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVGEuz6dNY-Zwjuihgxja1qcQ1DNfaCbAnFHLJQqiDk3iknAaKbf75B2iJn5INKbe6hqSo55_2ucanly8UO4glNorHSiJgWn7wZe1ATpmEViDDJgn9jsmUSCU7_KNxeTYzsAinisV3emVJAMGJZ2QXabmx9ery1DpnA1NgPNdnpKVN84QW9Pl1FTzqBY/s487/Un%20jour%20tu%20d%C3%A9couvriras....webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVGEuz6dNY-Zwjuihgxja1qcQ1DNfaCbAnFHLJQqiDk3iknAaKbf75B2iJn5INKbe6hqSo55_2ucanly8UO4glNorHSiJgWn7wZe1ATpmEViDDJgn9jsmUSCU7_KNxeTYzsAinisV3emVJAMGJZ2QXabmx9ery1DpnA1NgPNdnpKVN84QW9Pl1FTzqBY/s320/Un%20jour%20tu%20d%C3%A9couvriras....webp" width="263" /></a></div><br /><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/parfaitement-imparfait-max-amato-9781443176361.html?a=861" target="_blank">Parfaitement imparfait</a> </i>This is another title I loved so much I had to buy my own copy. I think partially it's the grammar pun that got my attention initially. :-)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6qXSD8aSrch3JDAskUAxdNiLe8ruYGOjNcuRuJ0w6nxCkmr2s1nexT3W3T4TKYQn62SstAekpezws77xtpoR7Wqe-XhJygV8672f8_c47agMgYg7rdQfo_wcYYQRs_atsPSfmNH8Iy05TsfJGb60LUf8G-34P-TCqBNAJwUwxBFKKr5j4i3fPwCr_To/s522/parfaitement%20imparfait.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6qXSD8aSrch3JDAskUAxdNiLe8ruYGOjNcuRuJ0w6nxCkmr2s1nexT3W3T4TKYQn62SstAekpezws77xtpoR7Wqe-XhJygV8672f8_c47agMgYg7rdQfo_wcYYQRs_atsPSfmNH8Iy05TsfJGb60LUf8G-34P-TCqBNAJwUwxBFKKr5j4i3fPwCr_To/s320/parfaitement%20imparfait.webp" width="245" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nerves and excitement</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/qui-sera-mon-professeur-jerry-pallotta-9781443136365.html?a=861" target="_blank">Qui sera mon professeur ?</a> </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtX1JMQ22W6pEn5Zy5acthahlyuzLvH_aDJkxuAAOh5nALQHJGFsKRdXpHJu1B8H-N4gfhvE4DoqwPez9AdjfTBbpnlQCyYhSVMr6si--9GSIfyHi570xSoUuNVQubBoDjXR_DH3KrQWEdcHCtsP6CG6zsFOOC1-Rsxkhq3VxiRUNkUJoymWQNDjE99HE/s552/le%20petit%20ourson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="552" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtX1JMQ22W6pEn5Zy5acthahlyuzLvH_aDJkxuAAOh5nALQHJGFsKRdXpHJu1B8H-N4gfhvE4DoqwPez9AdjfTBbpnlQCyYhSVMr6si--9GSIfyHi570xSoUuNVQubBoDjXR_DH3KrQWEdcHCtsP6CG6zsFOOC1-Rsxkhq3VxiRUNkUJoymWQNDjE99HE/s320/le%20petit%20ourson.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></b></span></div><span><b><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></i></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/que-mange-la-maitresse-pour-son-paule-battault-9791039512374.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Que mange la maîtresse pour son goûter ?</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>Curiosity about teachers and maybe a little fear of the unknown is normal.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EeCu_hhu4H_GAVWupCPsJWNs_wX6xTtsZK6Co7deftyP3IxZeSgRBXOsIwal9WOQhl8QTCTNB0ThRM1Zv7FNs7r44x7lNNprOhxrkpdNdgR8hOa_hKjd_zmXoRQrpMhOa88GTNU2Ophebwr9hASfJSILOE2wD03jH5eGgAfzLonv7e7wwMNXyom-psA/s540/que-mange-la-maitresse-pour-son-gouter.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EeCu_hhu4H_GAVWupCPsJWNs_wX6xTtsZK6Co7deftyP3IxZeSgRBXOsIwal9WOQhl8QTCTNB0ThRM1Zv7FNs7r44x7lNNprOhxrkpdNdgR8hOa_hKjd_zmXoRQrpMhOa88GTNU2Ophebwr9hASfJSILOE2wD03jH5eGgAfzLonv7e7wwMNXyom-psA/s320/que-mange-la-maitresse-pour-son-gouter.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><b><i>Souris, tu viens à l'école ?</i></b> - French version from the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" series.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I like that selection better for talking about universal rights and Global Issues.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu1BOzRrYWJp7NeSRbkUxmopUdW8sGW3BWy2QOA74IIasHFPgsP63jMgf_MGtJMaSdP1VV7t_Fg7TVNAjouC7cxN5NBiMrS86Co0bQaZW0x_nVyFd0YkNIWnVn-stEzVY8nVQtqYYsQacKA_GDqxUSl2ff6SBoLHLtrGB67Fh9kHIm44o3MJCNZv7Yi4/s445/le-banc-decole-bleu-ciel.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu1BOzRrYWJp7NeSRbkUxmopUdW8sGW3BWy2QOA74IIasHFPgsP63jMgf_MGtJMaSdP1VV7t_Fg7TVNAjouC7cxN5NBiMrS86Co0bQaZW0x_nVyFd0YkNIWnVn-stEzVY8nVQtqYYsQacKA_GDqxUSl2ff6SBoLHLtrGB67Fh9kHIm44o3MJCNZv7Yi4/s320/le-banc-decole-bleu-ciel.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/tout-ce-qu-une-maitresse-ne-noe-carlain-9782844553638.html?a=861" target="_blank">Tout ce qu'une maîtresse ne dira jamais</a></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Pat se fait beau pour l'école</a> I've included a separate list further on with other Pat le chat books that lend themselves well to "la rentrée" or to launching a particular subject area.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUAc5rtzPLuPQgP_rJ5ij65jjICm-acDsKl_qOMj0JVerqYypdnTknrRuwtTiuHvpJ4eDobEisgvDkCPDKNhxh37xgq26aSirMZYn2IVVErb_6mZRff6eOFsewYVgfFBf1U9MyoEawoz9Yo6nVkU8K-bLukRRn7sTl4IG1IyNMj_G6rJEOQ1euxFBljU/s602/pat%20se%20fait%20beau%20pour%20l'%C3%A9cole.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUAc5rtzPLuPQgP_rJ5ij65jjICm-acDsKl_qOMj0JVerqYypdnTknrRuwtTiuHvpJ4eDobEisgvDkCPDKNhxh37xgq26aSirMZYn2IVVErb_6mZRff6eOFsewYVgfFBf1U9MyoEawoz9Yo6nVkU8K-bLukRRn7sTl4IG1IyNMj_G6rJEOQ1euxFBljU/s320/pat%20se%20fait%20beau%20pour%20l'%C3%A9cole.webp" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/ma-maitresse-est-une-geante-noe-carlain-9782410017960.html?a=861" target="_blank"><b><i>Ma maîtresse est une géante</i></b></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/et-dans-ta-tete-a-toi-marco-jaume-9782874261480.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Et dans ta tête à toi</a><b style="font-style: italic;">. </b>There is a</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="https://enseignerlitteraturejeunesse.com/2018/08/18/special-rentree-pour-les-grands-et-moins-grands/?fbclid=IwAR2Zc3N46iMSCPxwfYttSEJKmTpe9wdCPvl1ZQn1UXxLvSTgP6OirwTlWnE" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">free resource on J'enseigne avec la littérature jeunesse</a><span style="background-color: white;"> to help with using this book in class at the start of the year. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNoVIo3q_neAuA-ECpvuCtmv2AfMAezbN1amZ2ucQ-xDn_rK5RkBP-GOE392jIlxFSc-As9atTAFiUKMy4FUJr2fxncYxRdBxYcKl0UsexefD5uzX9lOTwAY7bbQZLuvCX0uBHwFdNDpuEla-nrC44PTqRVSMVxnfubrUyAqDGY47dvGOPxR1fpFr15I/s550/Et%20dans%20ta%20tete%20%C3%A0%20toi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Copains de classe. Suis les règles</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> - </b>For the little ones!</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkUOzbp_ObPo6uvAH43yqPIwy03ikWFGoYD8-mtaQQyvvna1FnzNkgjNWTW6o8l8I1YvuP5j60F3cz3jfgCEYf-dPjASB9xXDDMXadDmcp4NRZeh6q-aidkYMoSu37qo_ujxDzN88WCWkzeIc48PjoF-GLlao5erGobYRqF_DRpPebrbh9VP8kUoJWOU/s600/Copains%20de%20classe.%20Suis%20les%20r%C3%A8gles.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkUOzbp_ObPo6uvAH43yqPIwy03ikWFGoYD8-mtaQQyvvna1FnzNkgjNWTW6o8l8I1YvuP5j60F3cz3jfgCEYf-dPjASB9xXDDMXadDmcp4NRZeh6q-aidkYMoSu37qo_ujxDzN88WCWkzeIc48PjoF-GLlao5erGobYRqF_DRpPebrbh9VP8kUoJWOU/s320/Copains%20de%20classe.%20Suis%20les%20r%C3%A8gles.webp" width="213" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b> </b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/a-l-ecole-il-y-a-laurence-salaun-9791023505221.html?a=861" target="_blank">À l'école, il y a des règles</a> </b>- A funny way to talk about the rules and expectations at school (and some French culture too!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ODdeuAN-EvmmEKPKoHK5LKctnRuf9MwR2SFGX-REP3WsQXMImLpbM313DYNvTIjGNiO2dwp_0E_v54CaNyBrj-0vsEa2joXxm_983ibcsTu42daBZZ1KJq96llGb7S2_e0OlNDe2tF3p3XMNC-Afx2P-Mp7g7IrykytP1DhNpEAK6UO8HwU35XD9D2U/s1660/A%20l'ecole%20il%20y%20a%20des%20regles.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ODdeuAN-EvmmEKPKoHK5LKctnRuf9MwR2SFGX-REP3WsQXMImLpbM313DYNvTIjGNiO2dwp_0E_v54CaNyBrj-0vsEa2joXxm_983ibcsTu42daBZZ1KJq96llGb7S2_e0OlNDe2tF3p3XMNC-Afx2P-Mp7g7IrykytP1DhNpEAK6UO8HwU35XD9D2U/s320/A%20l'ecole%20il%20y%20a%20des%20regles.webp" width="177" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><google-sheets-html-origin>Perspective Books</google-sheets-html-origin></h3><div><google-sheets-html-origin>Another favourite picture book of mine, that I learned about via the Forest of Reading a few years ago, is <i><b><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/une-cachette-pour-les-bobettes-andree-poulin-9782897112479.html?a=861" target="_blank">Une cachette pour les bobettes</a></b> </i>by Andrée Poulin. <a href="https://www.editionsdruide.com/livres/une-cachette-pour-les-bobettes" target="_blank">Here's a bit about it & a free resource to use</a> with it. <br /><br />It's great to talk about perspective, and since it's about a little boy who has a "laundry malfunction" (his fav but embarrassing pair of underwear are stuck in his clothes and falls out at school) at school, it would work for the first week or so. I like it as a way to kick off Social Studies, before you're really ready to get into the Social Studies content itself.</google-sheets-html-origin></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVnxcuXkoUd5Lk529HoD8I018D-R9tFdtIONbVKUxLp7Cm09bwi6RkdShxtdL7RYq1c3OMEsmwjDs43Qf-HuXBnxhmzP4eJcumn9D0QhzuxisjK1sOzB8Q-lzY1t4Y6Eauc3XeyyUuTabohSSUzGMrbK9pxoGPJPvS4sYspQHdzCCc9CjfbGsY187Ff0/s600/Une%20cachette%20pour%20les%20bobettes.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="600" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVnxcuXkoUd5Lk529HoD8I018D-R9tFdtIONbVKUxLp7Cm09bwi6RkdShxtdL7RYq1c3OMEsmwjDs43Qf-HuXBnxhmzP4eJcumn9D0QhzuxisjK1sOzB8Q-lzY1t4Y6Eauc3XeyyUuTabohSSUzGMrbK9pxoGPJPvS4sYspQHdzCCc9CjfbGsY187Ff0/s320/Une%20cachette%20pour%20les%20bobettes.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><google-sheets-html-origin><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin>Another Back-to-School book that allows for discussion about perspective is </google-sheets-html-origin><span style="background-color: white;"><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/l-echange-scolaire-lorelei-karol-9782807701274.html?a=861" target="_blank">L'échange scolaire</a>. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">J'adore les Maths</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>- For launching Math class in particular</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7ClDR0bKUAsW1PQ5qxU9LxLdL7kx8f9GKRlqEixqVoAst5otidGxSAKvXOKQrmmWSSTnalVQxmW60r8xfGs8OYKj4o74xHfY2NcJDH4PgFjL-LU-hCUBjO6mYl6RDz3YS5JIAIq1xkRGQP5gP6j3Y7eiKkjjEVO7JY39TtFkE1eb58UmN5KRI4L2mWc/s401/Pat%20le%20chat%20j'adore%20les%20maths.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7ClDR0bKUAsW1PQ5qxU9LxLdL7kx8f9GKRlqEixqVoAst5otidGxSAKvXOKQrmmWSSTnalVQxmW60r8xfGs8OYKj4o74xHfY2NcJDH4PgFjL-LU-hCUBjO6mYl6RDz3YS5JIAIq1xkRGQP5gP6j3Y7eiKkjjEVO7JY39TtFkE1eb58UmN5KRI4L2mWc/s320/Pat%20le%20chat%20j'adore%20les%20maths.webp" width="319" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/pat-le-chat-j-adore-aller-eric-litwin-9781443136082.html?a=861" style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">J'adore aller à l'école</a><b style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"> </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYEJjmdOnOIBzgO2y4NmlVekc02ypQNmtWFuDWhwvs_AvazefTOGL8Ag-Tren-yW0Ad2JkAu82g76N6lv2kusLZAYBg5yQj-Lq8uDZBtkl6o6T0x3r8lpdSR8YzRs8aVPUMl8lfpxN0RiDjsPOPCCVQT_aqTtGm1LHBRGJAqmWseJziVOy8gCWzCkN5I/s519/pat%20le%20chat%20j%C3%A8adore%20aller.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYEJjmdOnOIBzgO2y4NmlVekc02ypQNmtWFuDWhwvs_AvazefTOGL8Ag-Tren-yW0Ad2JkAu82g76N6lv2kusLZAYBg5yQj-Lq8uDZBtkl6o6T0x3r8lpdSR8YzRs8aVPUMl8lfpxN0RiDjsPOPCCVQT_aqTtGm1LHBRGJAqmWseJziVOy8gCWzCkN5I/s320/pat%20le%20chat%20j%C3%A8adore%20aller.webp" width="247" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic;"><br /></b><p></p><p><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/pat-le-chaton-va-a-l-james-dean-9781443195287.html?a=861" target="_blank">Pat le chaton va à l'école</a> </i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9VlOOc6_o4gyEDaWE-uBjS9uq8vah_Nu9BGPHp64M3ZjmwhECGB77LP5gXeXEfs5ua12-BWYqRXTS-kEYjeT21VaKadDw1Tknrw_guSsIGA-w1lzwbohXAkn5K0wk0fPnBh8zNAFw_7VNS0pRlLKsKka714KLZiCqSxV8lPSHMVmBCQr3sK3rHhtFdM/s401/Pat%20le%20chaton%20va%20%C3%A0%20l'%C3%A9cole.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9VlOOc6_o4gyEDaWE-uBjS9uq8vah_Nu9BGPHp64M3ZjmwhECGB77LP5gXeXEfs5ua12-BWYqRXTS-kEYjeT21VaKadDw1Tknrw_guSsIGA-w1lzwbohXAkn5K0wk0fPnBh8zNAFw_7VNS0pRlLKsKka714KLZiCqSxV8lPSHMVmBCQr3sK3rHhtFdM/s320/Pat%20le%20chaton%20va%20%C3%A0%20l'%C3%A9cole.webp" width="319" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/pat-le-chat-les-roues-de-james-dean-9781443147514.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Les roues de l'autobus</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>Formulaic and recognizable because of the song.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KQ51xyKl1tWJPLZMlhdM6d9R8njIYiwPZF6drC5VDf-9AW-qXQlVQ2BBhS9pYktApxyTivU2yuO8jcisJZpuPdw3gOd75JDsRKeNDS5m-QA53lmId-YKH5NI5hr_nHp0DT7IaI-U7-2TPnBehHgSL8g3gIZ311p1W7JqZHbBBMl1MYxL9ygHf9VZuXU/s426/Pat%20Les%20roues%20de%20l'autobus.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KQ51xyKl1tWJPLZMlhdM6d9R8njIYiwPZF6drC5VDf-9AW-qXQlVQ2BBhS9pYktApxyTivU2yuO8jcisJZpuPdw3gOd75JDsRKeNDS5m-QA53lmId-YKH5NI5hr_nHp0DT7IaI-U7-2TPnBehHgSL8g3gIZ311p1W7JqZHbBBMl1MYxL9ygHf9VZuXU/s320/Pat%20Les%20roues%20de%20l'autobus.webp" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/pat-le-chat-a-l-expo-james-dean-9781443181693.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">À l'expo-sciences super cool</a><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>For Science class, or for discussing setbacks </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfmo6Ygwh7sTrMyRErowDccEqXcITOpIOQvX2FZszapqdP6sZ86e70VM2IwD6VwCXnErg7U-e5VtMDx7jHGl1Cb6zhPVdHuC7BCvZ1JOYT_bVjlbLlf26dbS9qc6c-oleZujhynfTwsljurpEMaOAJBJbzbQ8T2JXbBZ6mQQUHivZSkbdp6GPDbo0EUw/s300/Pat%20le%20chat%20%C3%A0%20l'expo-sciences.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfmo6Ygwh7sTrMyRErowDccEqXcITOpIOQvX2FZszapqdP6sZ86e70VM2IwD6VwCXnErg7U-e5VtMDx7jHGl1Cb6zhPVdHuC7BCvZ1JOYT_bVjlbLlf26dbS9qc6c-oleZujhynfTwsljurpEMaOAJBJbzbQ8T2JXbBZ6mQQUHivZSkbdp6GPDbo0EUw/s1600/Pat%20le%20chat%20%C3%A0%20l'expo-sciences.webp" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/je-danse-tout-le-temps-kimberly-dean-9781443168212.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Je danse tout le temps</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>- Do you also teach the Arts to your class? Whether you're a Core French teacher who ALSO teaches Dance, or a French Immersion Dance Teacher, I thought this would be a cute read aloud.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuGWS3VsZepY77l0UUJCKNxULhjVUe_yIuSy1WKOp0L8AGaaIp5aogobAaUe7oJP5h2C70e49MnJYpFsItCHVaJ6NOsMtdrQKHVqXbvL-5RimitbHtwWR323drGBT5RvmEOMbsp9dR1-xvtz2D5zbb4HR1uJp9S7xJFu_79fpIs7ePXIa-7EZtifhirg/s517/Pat%20le%20chat%20je%20danse.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuGWS3VsZepY77l0UUJCKNxULhjVUe_yIuSy1WKOp0L8AGaaIp5aogobAaUe7oJP5h2C70e49MnJYpFsItCHVaJ6NOsMtdrQKHVqXbvL-5RimitbHtwWR323drGBT5RvmEOMbsp9dR1-xvtz2D5zbb4HR1uJp9S7xJFu_79fpIs7ePXIa-7EZtifhirg/s320/Pat%20le%20chat%20je%20danse.webp" width="248" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Other Recognizable Characters</span></h3><div><p></p><span><b><i>Benjamin va à l'école</i></b> - In the French translations, Franklin the turtle is called Benjamin</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSG-MSsUhjz1EtX_b54GM_5Uj-aOdZhnXEj8UNY79obZZIAxjK_SvuWG3psCsJaOh1ibAY6ir-U5reE2r6-ikq2urYXVZBQ16jbm2gKYXfa8uzFgiGF28wDO_AJrYLltOEnbO6rWDW0W3dGjEXC0yvKXdMo9nZnELY217DVp_V3L7XwCnQXFrvtb059U/s648/Benjamin%20va%20a%20l'%C3%A9cole.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="573" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSG-MSsUhjz1EtX_b54GM_5Uj-aOdZhnXEj8UNY79obZZIAxjK_SvuWG3psCsJaOh1ibAY6ir-U5reE2r6-ikq2urYXVZBQ16jbm2gKYXfa8uzFgiGF28wDO_AJrYLltOEnbO6rWDW0W3dGjEXC0yvKXdMo9nZnELY217DVp_V3L7XwCnQXFrvtb059U/s320/Benjamin%20va%20a%20l'%C3%A9cole.webp" width="283" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><div><br /><b><i>La rentrée scolaire de Benjamin</i></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm5w4tqtDd2ElpnpRJ-sC16661DAIRf83TAHPrvwX94gYsynCO9r4i1-gdHhVSvFWalLDxuzUB2XyZIExN4AM4lBAdjhcBibzWtnNVQhaLNlJqoU7m45ohDL_R5vmxL2XYl7MSfg-QTF2aY-5DxEvCZrBdPPrP3UxfpzXj6NcVq1CnpiCJqffhDhUiVs/s600/la%20rentree%20scolaire%20de%20Benjamin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="600" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm5w4tqtDd2ElpnpRJ-sC16661DAIRf83TAHPrvwX94gYsynCO9r4i1-gdHhVSvFWalLDxuzUB2XyZIExN4AM4lBAdjhcBibzWtnNVQhaLNlJqoU7m45ohDL_R5vmxL2XYl7MSfg-QTF2aY-5DxEvCZrBdPPrP3UxfpzXj6NcVq1CnpiCJqffhDhUiVs/w400-h234/la%20rentree%20scolaire%20de%20Benjamin.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </div><div> <br /><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/la-pat-patrouille-sauvons-le-bus-arianne-leduc-9782897805425.html?a=861" target="_blank">Pat' Patrouille : sauvons le bus scolaire !</a></i></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nV7sLyUFf6_hBAQLPY0ND3FVjqWbg0-VQMVbSyxMLXjmjIiLn2vR2HzIBSLooGeUH61fVZ-t3WaJlCT0hmxAPGV2yzH24MQ9kYAP7YT6mIChSev0klOEMhNPqY_5c8_WEQeSTR6a8E-xkRwo-WEwJXUiRURQeSyNxqmTP9X1FpKmeCEWrDVhaFJPXOI/s600/Sauvons%20le%20bus%20scolaire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nV7sLyUFf6_hBAQLPY0ND3FVjqWbg0-VQMVbSyxMLXjmjIiLn2vR2HzIBSLooGeUH61fVZ-t3WaJlCT0hmxAPGV2yzH24MQ9kYAP7YT6mIChSev0klOEMhNPqY_5c8_WEQeSTR6a8E-xkRwo-WEwJXUiRURQeSyNxqmTP9X1FpKmeCEWrDVhaFJPXOI/s320/Sauvons%20le%20bus%20scolaire.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Hello Kitty aime l'école </i>It seems like there may be different variations of this, or more than one Hello Kitty book related to school. Either explanation makes sense. I own a copy of this myself, but I don't have a source for you online at this time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicfCauDCFPQ00aquHV27u8FcwmnbWVoKoG8Iu-_yGH98MBtGZ9f_QXxsC_s5gvTJt2cE4-8sbf7j7ZLe43J82KUoqnIUOF3i9BDH1LNf9eyGIcMqAVGHstFA2oMNE9zk_BiSvZmEyr8AZCUx9RnBLc7l1TVS-MXyWh1PgXRdBvwRcPuGBKHsZ2-mdfQk/s500/Hello%20Kitty%20aime%20l'%C3%A9cole.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="500" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicfCauDCFPQ00aquHV27u8FcwmnbWVoKoG8Iu-_yGH98MBtGZ9f_QXxsC_s5gvTJt2cE4-8sbf7j7ZLe43J82KUoqnIUOF3i9BDH1LNf9eyGIcMqAVGHstFA2oMNE9zk_BiSvZmEyr8AZCUx9RnBLc7l1TVS-MXyWh1PgXRdBvwRcPuGBKHsZ2-mdfQk/s320/Hello%20Kitty%20aime%20l'%C3%A9cole.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKiGjgFEr-eLG2aCL_dtfFF_x5VdpyGLhpBSmiYoJxGN6q-LWYZKFWXCLlR0y4NrOI6Um8um5hwQHyJXcjxX82kGIvYhRVHDlnNt0sof_mp2voD5qexL80uSqlSWa-0NN9-LH7I4aockBBdSndbkjet1bZ_sdBiUvDJ1SD8ftzrAocIYsUPrRiokFMRg/s1000/Hello%20Kitty%20va%20a%20l'ecole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="887" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKiGjgFEr-eLG2aCL_dtfFF_x5VdpyGLhpBSmiYoJxGN6q-LWYZKFWXCLlR0y4NrOI6Um8um5hwQHyJXcjxX82kGIvYhRVHDlnNt0sof_mp2voD5qexL80uSqlSWa-0NN9-LH7I4aockBBdSndbkjet1bZ_sdBiUvDJ1SD8ftzrAocIYsUPrRiokFMRg/s320/Hello%20Kitty%20va%20a%20l'ecole.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><i><br /><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/les-monsieur-madame-et-la-rentree-adam-hargreaves-9782012276239.html?a=861" target="_blank">Les Monsieur Madame et la rentrée des classes</a></i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIjsIsMqkHnitx4cOw5KR-SZCA579_l1uB0GrFtM8bLy-OxBcTVsEPmTqpa6onO7ZEs-7_RQcSn0pEUwwXzBoJGpfOfPTRo461cL--GX6oA9blrvItbmcQRRRoZ56i4Tor0lZKHB1behK6uL2OSPRvoT3iW8sScBpJhfnjwBADqJgqDZdShhNL_ondjo/s250/Les%20Monsieur%20Madame%20et%20la%20rentr%C3%A9e%20des%20classes.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="250" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIjsIsMqkHnitx4cOw5KR-SZCA579_l1uB0GrFtM8bLy-OxBcTVsEPmTqpa6onO7ZEs-7_RQcSn0pEUwwXzBoJGpfOfPTRo461cL--GX6oA9blrvItbmcQRRRoZ56i4Tor0lZKHB1behK6uL2OSPRvoT3iW8sScBpJhfnjwBADqJgqDZdShhNL_ondjo/s1600/Les%20Monsieur%20Madame%20et%20la%20rentr%C3%A9e%20des%20classes.webp" width="250" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><p></p></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Novels</h3><div><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/ecole-qui-n-existait-pas-l-gudule-9782266135726.html?a=861" target="_blank">L'école qui n'existait pas</a> is a classic </i></b>Science Fiction novel, that is 96 pages long. I've seen multiple covers for this one. This isn't necessarily the most appealing version, but it's the one that I own, so it "feels right" to me. LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbeeyjDBAIrIMPVIN_pxOvtU7--1jAUbXBuKlHM9CAaaTfIwfAnN29xEk90DexIQWm7q2_ihrWVnJVgdzlBHyfH7mpmORqhpOxxMAnq1NwZHHkNie-fxmXzmiAhcMHIu2mzuxHqyHRF8gHXwA5iI_T5CggfyFnx35aSjJ9eGdPhhdZDkD0Uwq0lPNwzE/s475/l-ecole-qui-n-existait-pas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbeeyjDBAIrIMPVIN_pxOvtU7--1jAUbXBuKlHM9CAaaTfIwfAnN29xEk90DexIQWm7q2_ihrWVnJVgdzlBHyfH7mpmORqhpOxxMAnq1NwZHHkNie-fxmXzmiAhcMHIu2mzuxHqyHRF8gHXwA5iI_T5CggfyFnx35aSjJ9eGdPhhdZDkD0Uwq0lPNwzE/s320/l-ecole-qui-n-existait-pas.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/mysteres-a-l-ecole-nouvelles-9782897114503.html?a=861" target="_blank">Mystères à l'école : nouvelles</a> </i>This is a novel-length book, but instead of being one story, it contains short stories. Choose one and read it with your class, or divide them into small groups to explore several of the stories on their own with older, more capable students. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1QGLHRsHJae8F6CGvs32dlLDrPK_TKw2qYqcnop4ho3GEFENLAb_IqXq8p2wsNHc8PEcAC8EiXdMrYs0S_STxkW6s53bHgtDprU3qJUXtAIWEyfgpMOCam1Quw19Ki5xCn_MGULuwmM8S-ziSK7AWVnilAMhYW1lKlF0ezLe0z1ZIHMpCl9H41g8cuk/s1360/Myst%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20l'%C3%A9cole%20nouvelles.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1QGLHRsHJae8F6CGvs32dlLDrPK_TKw2qYqcnop4ho3GEFENLAb_IqXq8p2wsNHc8PEcAC8EiXdMrYs0S_STxkW6s53bHgtDprU3qJUXtAIWEyfgpMOCam1Quw19Ki5xCn_MGULuwmM8S-ziSK7AWVnilAMhYW1lKlF0ezLe0z1ZIHMpCl9H41g8cuk/s320/Myst%C3%A8res%20%C3%A0%20l'%C3%A9cole%20nouvelles.webp" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/la-maitresse-donne-trop-de-devoirs-marie-aude-murail-9782226399564.html?a=861" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">La Maîtresse donne trop de devoirs</a><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>- This book is listed as 96 pages as well. I haven't checked it out (yet!) but I like that it looks more current than some options. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIrd4ga-YIwaEwigj15jk7oDE3o8AD_MHlwa8XOiWXGxnUabOtfBvvyVbXNIXpoF2p4QTEIg-mlSsZ4uvUeNklYHRz5xusgFwe0Tuwxn0ZWr8Amp1YPyYEzi8M0HBg1W7sJg6_kCGOMEW-AJUAOooLN-n9r5tGNSLOioujyxIsX5XZkE-N3TLMulmFpo/s1415/la%20maitresse%20donne%20trop%20de%20devois.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIrd4ga-YIwaEwigj15jk7oDE3o8AD_MHlwa8XOiWXGxnUabOtfBvvyVbXNIXpoF2p4QTEIg-mlSsZ4uvUeNklYHRz5xusgFwe0Tuwxn0ZWr8Amp1YPyYEzi8M0HBg1W7sJg6_kCGOMEW-AJUAOooLN-n9r5tGNSLOioujyxIsX5XZkE-N3TLMulmFpo/s320/la%20maitresse%20donne%20trop%20de%20devois.webp" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/mes-premiers-romans-de-l-ecole-maryse-peyskens-9782898207273.html?a=861" target="_blank">Un chien à l’école des gars</a></i></b> - This one could also go under the heading above "Differences and Fitting In" It's much shorter than the initial "L'école des gars" novel, as it's listed as a "Premier roman." The main character is the second girl to join the titular school, and she has Cerebral Palsy, so she comes with a guide dog and uses assistive technology to communicate. It's also under 100 pages, with some pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUDgNm32a5t1VUlKRYZqD2BPqoMaFEwkmC0oXmuYqcFNgLQBM_lihnJIw3PyprrzGWl5KEcBIE6NDzy9rKQb7PgDmKzonVMslRpZBiX9tCgypQcWWSIwmTuIJtHCZXJ3O29Gd5Vsm6h4jw-5s0x5bZ2l3yhtfgn0PWMzIf2sawKEe8K9krYdslyjDRpw/s614/un%20chien%20%C3%A0%20l'%C3%A9cole%20des%20gars.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUDgNm32a5t1VUlKRYZqD2BPqoMaFEwkmC0oXmuYqcFNgLQBM_lihnJIw3PyprrzGWl5KEcBIE6NDzy9rKQb7PgDmKzonVMslRpZBiX9tCgypQcWWSIwmTuIJtHCZXJ3O29Gd5Vsm6h4jw-5s0x5bZ2l3yhtfgn0PWMzIf2sawKEe8K9krYdslyjDRpw/s320/un%20chien%20%C3%A0%20l'%C3%A9cole%20des%20gars.webp" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope this list has helped you feel prepared! Feel free to drop a comment below if your favourite title for the first week back to school is missing.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wish you have a very smooth and enjoyable back-to-school transition!</div><div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoWhiuKFvPN1F6lWpxzDubb2llz2gNbfCjpv9CEJOuO_btRbUmmn2QMw5MwkEiqKVoEYkIkaIsjMuybE9HJgSjqYHyf_6BIdsAzoseRPEcnXcJWJmss6OqkjpoO5ljGvOimggLvg1M_4hlInul8VBDSVdKPpOb-3-93JfA7E7XvY9FnZpzPSHNOk3d2Q/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoWhiuKFvPN1F6lWpxzDubb2llz2gNbfCjpv9CEJOuO_btRbUmmn2QMw5MwkEiqKVoEYkIkaIsjMuybE9HJgSjqYHyf_6BIdsAzoseRPEcnXcJWJmss6OqkjpoO5ljGvOimggLvg1M_4hlInul8VBDSVdKPpOb-3-93JfA7E7XvY9FnZpzPSHNOk3d2Q/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-62735532139934207562023-08-15T15:18:00.005-04:002023-08-15T17:03:47.555-04:00Great FI Intermediate Novel by a BIPOC Author<p>Are you trying to diversify your French bookshelf? If you teach grade 7 and/or grade 8 immersion in Ontario and you haven't heard of <b><i>Case mensonge </i></b>yet, this post is for you! Extended French teachers, this can also work for your students, with more guided work done together.</p><p><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gis%C3%A8le_Pineau" target="_blank">Gisèle Pineau</a> is a Black francophone female author. She is French, as in lived a lot of her life in France, but her roots are in Guadeloupe. She has spent a considerable amount of time living in both places. Ms Pineau turned to writing as a way to bridge her two cultures. </p><p>The novel is under 100 pages long and takes place in Roucou, a shantytown of Guadeloupe. One thing I love about this novel is that the story is engaging for intermediate students. They may originally judge the book by its cover, quite literally, but ultimately, they'll be hooked. In my experience, it's rare for French Immersion students to agree that a book is "really good!" - but mine did! Although there is some creole used in it, often footnooted to aid with understanding, it's written quite simply, which is great for our French language learners. </p><p>Another thing I like about it is that it's an #OwnVoices novel. Pineau is sharing her culture and experience with us, the reader, and some students who have been formerly underrepresented in our classes may appreciate that the main character is a young Black girl. It's not a totally uplifting, positive story, I'm sorry to say - but that is part of what makes it interesting. Of course, another advantage to this novel is how it ties into both the Grade 7 French curriculum (the cultural expectations) and the Grade 8 Geography curriculum so nicely - that makes it a wonderful option for a split grade-level class!</p><p>Sadly, it seems that this novel is currently less available than it was when I used it in my class and made some materials with "Big Idea" inquiry questions, character exploration, vocabulary work, and questions available to help teachers to leverage the novel with increased learning opportunities. You can however <a href="https://www.babelio.com/livres/Pineau-Case-mensonge/264596" target="_blank">still find listings for <b><i>Case mensonge</i></b> from the Babelio site here</a>. Also, I encourage you to check your bookshelves! Maybe you already HAVE a copy that you just haven't used with the whole class yet. Also, who knows, maybe if we pester <a href="https://www.bayardjeunesse.ca/" target="_blank">Bayard Jeunesse</a> enough, they'll release a digital version of the book, or another reprint.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FRENCH-Novel-Study-Case-mensonge-by-Gisele-Pineau-Etude-du-roman-francophone-7068224?utm_source=TFSL%20blog&utm_campaign=Case%20mensonge%20post">TPT listing for the resources</a> I have to offer to support using this novel in class, I offer to email the first page of the Teacher Notes for free, as a "Content Advisory." I don't want to make it available as a readily downloadable freebie for fear that students may find it, and it does contain spoilers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_0pxk4WYO7vgvgOKCP-9IJGRBBLZFEQBLLEO4oNe6pU5JSh9TFyft4K0Xdtwwx26U2qzG-qtpz1tmqFSxOzldAqAsv0CBpXLyupEoMvwEr48x6wNFEyaaIot9gfiCjW_R8opWJ4NUGcD0ow8qbPCcKRltIhgw2IODwwxs5FkTtk2LS7jE5xCPtMOujg/s1056/FULL%20Page%20cover%20Case%20mensonge%20v4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Case mensonge resource cover by Teaching FSL" border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_0pxk4WYO7vgvgOKCP-9IJGRBBLZFEQBLLEO4oNe6pU5JSh9TFyft4K0Xdtwwx26U2qzG-qtpz1tmqFSxOzldAqAsv0CBpXLyupEoMvwEr48x6wNFEyaaIot9gfiCjW_R8opWJ4NUGcD0ow8qbPCcKRltIhgw2IODwwxs5FkTtk2LS7jE5xCPtMOujg/w309-h400/FULL%20Page%20cover%20Case%20mensonge%20v4.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here's <a href="https://bit.ly/3DVOQWj" target="_blank">another free resource</a> to help you out in your French immersion or Extended French classroom with one of the inquiry areas (the culture of Guadeloupe or the Antilles) that this novel presents the opportunity to explore: a <a href="https://bit.ly/3DVOQWj" target="_blank">handout on some typical Guadeloupian food</a>. Students have the chance to research several options shown and then to complete the last page themselves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3DVOQWj" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9aBF_Fm569sM49RWCrkdg7h7Rhxds9IUoLRBNYg2MrPzroMR5hZUvzUGyiVkGCVpcrVVWcE2vrfWNOseAH0zR6KE6i62KKGA2uAxaHnqEyUCuAhjcuoM8LmFl2H66XwyNrwnOi5fho8U9k1NJHyVB2_CCQoIfYbEx2OGPCSRimt18adJliotOHpARWo/w640-h360/blog%20image%20for%20food%20freebie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Incidentally, there's another novel of Gisele Pineau's that a colleague and I wanted to get our hands on a few years back, but it wasn't readily available at the time. So if you're in my professional circle, and you'd like to loan me a copy of </span><i style="text-align: left;"><b>Le papillon dans la Cité</b></i><span style="text-align: left;">, I'd still love to read it someday! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFS_OUl9NcDhFa3k2COW4JAbhTm6hMezPc4rlgS1Ldb2BCUuOnsYflIheC-J2GQYZu6xXeCLKl9r_qOpaWqB4gdo4vM1EadKmbKZMid0SYrjMK3AXNzK_wfJH--udxgVKIGsASlZ-iFGSFJBjKIkO6-IsOeGwdyZJa_79l-DVMj_NrRWVyqGg5XqH1s34/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFS_OUl9NcDhFa3k2COW4JAbhTm6hMezPc4rlgS1Ldb2BCUuOnsYflIheC-J2GQYZu6xXeCLKl9r_qOpaWqB4gdo4vM1EadKmbKZMid0SYrjMK3AXNzK_wfJH--udxgVKIGsASlZ-iFGSFJBjKIkO6-IsOeGwdyZJa_79l-DVMj_NrRWVyqGg5XqH1s34/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-11091079469351828952023-08-07T20:06:00.004-04:002023-08-08T22:07:50.344-04:0010+ Places to Get French Directed Drawings <p>I often hear French Teachers complain that there's so much fun stuff available in English. Why can't there be fun stuff in French too? Well, there is. You just need to know how to locate it! So go ahead and save this blog post right now wherever you keep track of your best teaching ideas, then finish reading what I have to say below. I want to share about a dozen or more sources of French Directed Drawing activities with you!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNYJ2w8nTI6OKZ0x7ClpPHT_QCgmAE1Frr0uwizhddhcAJkuAVTJwhYWgNzZ9LICNEiXaV_WuQJn_yosJFjecy7PAvuqeje5K2e9QTstKAv79Hw_W-hdq5Z2i5ezgk_PauLYKqrohxmYR6mNB1daWrc2yl-YQxRLKddFaiYdlAfCE5GCZj8GgLIEcJ5w/s960/DirectedDrawings%20DessinsDirig%C3%A9s%20TeachingFSL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNYJ2w8nTI6OKZ0x7ClpPHT_QCgmAE1Frr0uwizhddhcAJkuAVTJwhYWgNzZ9LICNEiXaV_WuQJn_yosJFjecy7PAvuqeje5K2e9QTstKAv79Hw_W-hdq5Z2i5ezgk_PauLYKqrohxmYR6mNB1daWrc2yl-YQxRLKddFaiYdlAfCE5GCZj8GgLIEcJ5w/w640-h480/DirectedDrawings%20DessinsDirig%C3%A9s%20TeachingFSL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">What’s a directed drawing?</h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you haven't heard of a Directed Drawing before, let me explain. It's basically a Drawing Tutorial, typically a video, but it can be written and drawn out on printed paper as well. It shows you how to complete a specific drawing, often a simple line drawing. They're quite popular with students and can help boost confidence with the "I just can't draw" crowd. </p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">When would I use one? </h2><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">There are lots of times that Directed Drawings can come in handy. Here are a few ideas. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Art Class</h3><p class="MsoNormal">Obviously, you wouldn't want your entire Art Program to just be Directed Drawings, but having a few videos in mind can come in handy when there's a single period in between other major undertakings. Whether you're a Core French Teacher or a French Immersion Visual Art Teacher, these video tutorials can also be a real saving grace when you need a day off school, but you don't expect the supply teacher to speak any French. This is a great way to incorporate some French, but keep things manageable.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Fast Finishers</h3><p class="MsoNormal">You know those kids who are always the first ones done? They've completed not just this class's work, but everything else that you can think of to ask them to finish too? Well, plugging in some headphones and following a Directed Drawing video is a perfect way to give them something fun yet productive to do. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Fun Theme-Related Activity</h3><p class="MsoNormal">Whether you're learning about animals in a Biodiversity or Environmental unit, or reading a Manga, you can probably find a related Directed Drawing to lighten the mood a bit, let's say on a Friday afternoon, while your class is in the midst of doing some real work. You could also include a French Directed Drawing to connect to any thematic unit or themed day that comes up at school. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Mindfulness</h3><p class="MsoNormal">Sometimes, kids just need a thinking break. Directed Drawings aren't the same as just going outside to play soccer, but they can fit the bill if the class just needs a lighter activity so that everyone can tune in to their own feelings a little bit more. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Where can I find them? </h2><div>I've done some of the leg work so that you don't have to! Here are 11 sources of Directed Drawings in French that you can access for your class. These are roughly sorted from simplest to most challenging, so they can work for a variety of levels, from beginner French Immersion to intermediate level classes. I've linked the names and the examples specifically mentioned below. </div><div><br /></div><div>All of these videos include French audio. You can try the subtitle option if you wish, but I didn't check - I suspect many of them are auto-generated, which isn't always accurate.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@maitresselucie6613/videos" target="_blank">Maîtresse Lucie</a> on YouTube has some simple ones. Search for "dessin dirigé" amongst her
videos.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Classe de Florent - Search on YouTube for "dessin dessiner classe de florent" to find at least
15 videos, including an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP5EU2BtWb8" target="_blank">elephant</a> and a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29rOk2IfTPg " target="_blank">mouse</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>3. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Wd0imt57-uOge-U_92RvQ" target="_blank">Dessin pour enfant</a></div><div><br /></div><div>4. In Didou, dessine-moi, the character Didou draws something and the<span style="font-family: inherit;">n <span style="font-size: 11pt;">a
directed drawing follows. Be prepared to do a bit of hunting within the video to
locate the best starting point, if you choose not to watch the whole episode
with your students. Here's an example: Within this video, Didou draws <a href="https://youtu.be/TkjUsWodVxU?t=949" target="_blank">a sea lion</a>, a <a href="https://youtu.be/TkjUsWodVxU?t=1320" target="_blank">kangaroo</a>, and a <a href="https://youtu.be/TkjUsWodVxU?t=1676" target="_blank">race car</a>, amongst other things.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>5. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Atelier-decriture-Dessin-dirige-FREEBIE-2998312 k-2 " target="_blank">La classe de Madame Angel</a> - This lovely Ontario French Immersion teacher has a freebie in her store for a directed drawing. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://maitrelucas.fr/fiche/apprendre-dessiner-cp-ce1/ " target="_blank">MaîtreLucas</a> - Also has print versions of Directed Drawings for the younger set.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>7. Go to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dessinatruc" target="_blank">YouTube & search for Dessinatruc</a> to get the relevant episodes from Zone Jeunesse. This is where the tutorials start to get a bit more complicated.</div><div><br /></div><div>8. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dessinfacile./shorts" target="_blank">Dessin Facile's shorts</a> on YouTube might not be to everyone's taste, so be sure to check in advance. I noticed a dog leaving behind a little steaming pile that not everyone would consider classroom appropriate. </div><div><br /></div><div>9. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ed_arya/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 " target="_blank">Edarya</a> has more advanced tutorials that your junior-intermediate students will enjoy.</div><div><br /></div><div>10. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0UjsBzdU70cTg0OCLsUbhJj7DlyA9-VF" target="_blank">TutoDraw</a> is another channel on the more advanced side. </div><div><br /></div><div>11. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0UjsBzdU70cTg0OCLsUbhJj7DlyA9-VF" target="_blank">Apprendre Dessiner</a> is another channel for more advanced artists.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">BONUS</h3><div><br /></div><div>If there wasn't already enough variety there for you, here are 11 more YouTube channels that offer free language-less videos. They may have an intro in text in some language, but there's no voiceover to follow, just someone drawing to follow along. </div><div><br /></div><div>On top of that, if you'd like to do further research on your own, I suggest using the following search terms: "dessin par étapes," "tutoriel" or "tuto" and even "apprendre à dessiner" to see what you come up with!</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DessinerEtColorierPLUS" target="_blank">Dessiner et Colorier PLUS</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@quiet_channel" target="_blank">Quiet Channel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SherryDessins " target="_blank">Sherry Dessins</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DessinsKawaii " target="_blank">Dessins Kawaii</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@justdrawkawaii-se8ow " target="_blank">Just Draw Kawaii</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DessinPourEnfants2606 " target="_blank">Dessin Pour Enfant</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DessinPourEnfants2606 " target="_blank">GuuhDessins</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@postodrawing" target="_blank">Posto Drawing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TutoDessinOFFICIEL " target="_blank">TutoDessin</a></li><li>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TutoDessinOFFICIEL " target="_blank">Je suis Dessinateur</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JesuisDessinateurKids" target="_blank">Je suis Dessinateur Kids</a></li></ul></div><div>If you're looking for <a href="https://www.teachingfsl.com/2015/10/7-general-listening-centre-ideas-for.html">other French Listening Centre ideas</a>, then check out this post. <br /><br />Happy Drawing!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SAYMsDRk0DgmLuazoSIw-NjmG1O0BKE1Srep1km7BXS2y1ZcxJTpfEmIS_JpsT87vs4CF4AtSpHBlStL9mjlXwmUns8DUxsKM5xX5UOnFDTMvQ4AEVoT_n7C8hOwVh1wqCCFtG49dUlVcNGdXj0g6ER08FCE5QZjptF621XRKrKjWpuLFKItR3ZGPUk/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SAYMsDRk0DgmLuazoSIw-NjmG1O0BKE1Srep1km7BXS2y1ZcxJTpfEmIS_JpsT87vs4CF4AtSpHBlStL9mjlXwmUns8DUxsKM5xX5UOnFDTMvQ4AEVoT_n7C8hOwVh1wqCCFtG49dUlVcNGdXj0g6ER08FCE5QZjptF621XRKrKjWpuLFKItR3ZGPUk/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-87042263904440738872023-02-20T18:54:00.001-05:002023-02-20T18:54:19.463-05:00Making Game Pieces for Classroom Activities<p>A decade ago, there was a lot more collaboration in the blogging world. Or maybe there still is, but I'm just missing out somehow - I definitely blog alone these days. I miss those days, as what I wanted to share out with the teaching world today would have fit right in with the "<a href="https://www.teachingfsl.com/2014/11/bright-ideas-best-of-round-up.html" target="_blank">Bright Ideas</a>" blog posts we used to do. But life moves on! <br /><br />This past fall, I developed a resource for my junior grade classroom, as a culminating task to wrap up a unit. Not super original - bet many of you have done the same thing at some point as well. I know I've certainly done this before too. I wanted my fifth graders to make a board game to review the main content and show their learning at the end of our Science unit. </p><p>Although it's a common strategy, I didn't find exactly what I wanted to do with my class, so I made something for them. you can <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Make-a-Board-Game-Project-Assignment-for-any-Science-Unit-9176616">grab a copy here in my TPT store</a> if you like. (I'll be posting a French version for the immersion classroom soon as well, and possibly also an editable version, should you prefer that. Check back soon for those links!)<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mgHXUfQVVenyPubAGpibk_o2jPWQLFU1_i400HDDIYKolyUaGYtHteecNo5D-IT4vt1jn7K-bKG1xeNaFryeXPjRdWu1VDNorybuKr634Fo6h7tkLJko0EF6SHk21PtXc55XM5Ufk4yRyH1zzaM-VlVceHIiJRJCn4RA40dxXK5UCLDqbTGvW3P_/s1280/Teaching%20FSL%20Blog%20Image%20Make%20Your%20Own%20Game%20Pieces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="5 Ideas for Game tokens for students making their own board game" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mgHXUfQVVenyPubAGpibk_o2jPWQLFU1_i400HDDIYKolyUaGYtHteecNo5D-IT4vt1jn7K-bKG1xeNaFryeXPjRdWu1VDNorybuKr634Fo6h7tkLJko0EF6SHk21PtXc55XM5Ufk4yRyH1zzaM-VlVceHIiJRJCn4RA40dxXK5UCLDqbTGvW3P_/w640-h360/Teaching%20FSL%20Blog%20Image%20Make%20Your%20Own%20Game%20Pieces.jpg" title="5 Ideas for Game tokens for students making their own board game" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />What I found particularly interesting was how challenging finding or making game pieces was for them. Maybe that was just a quirk of this particular group, but as young people, I really expected them to come up with more creative solutions than I had to offer them. They didn't. <p></p><p>The most creative group used plasticene (which was an option I had presenting in my suggestions!) but unfortunately it was not modelling clay and didn't harden up at all. Bet you can guess what happened - some one in the class squished their carefully crafted little animal game pieces before we got a chance to play. So sad! Most opted to make game tokens out of the cardboard scraps I'd provided for the class. Some just cut up paper at the last minute, after we'd been working on these board games for two weeks.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYEOQUfroanjSEZWseO9zN_F-g5wAoAjuHrUWGqGLt66tHyZF6GVm12uZg9aTP14xdPpanejorN2TsMSybr2ymHjfa8Y4H4xTaZRHunuqs4mu2Dw79VATI5uSVXHSbsBppt09VY29Z0gLLQSmTlBYh4EB8_d_oqzsK7n8NRjl8lWMdP084YEvysvs/s1280/Teaching%20FSL%20Blog%20Make%20Your%20Own%20Game%20Pieces%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Students needed more explicit modeling and visual cues than I expected they would." border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYEOQUfroanjSEZWseO9zN_F-g5wAoAjuHrUWGqGLt66tHyZF6GVm12uZg9aTP14xdPpanejorN2TsMSybr2ymHjfa8Y4H4xTaZRHunuqs4mu2Dw79VATI5uSVXHSbsBppt09VY29Z0gLLQSmTlBYh4EB8_d_oqzsK7n8NRjl8lWMdP084YEvysvs/w640-h360/Teaching%20FSL%20Blog%20Make%20Your%20Own%20Game%20Pieces%202.jpg" title="Teaching FSL photo of possible game pieces for a board game" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>So now I know for the next time I use this resource (likely next year, as it can easily be adapted to different grade levels and topics) that I need to model this a little more concretely for them. Here's what I'll show them the next time around. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Buttons</h4><p>I've gathered an assortment of old buttons - to be used as is, or by adding a little number or symbol right on them. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Pennies</h4><p>Not everyone might have some of these around, but I do. So I may as well show the students that you could put a drop of liquid tempera paint on the top and those will work - at least for a while - as game tokens.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Drink Caps</h4><p>I've also gathered a few different types of reusable materials from home to show them what they might find around them as well. Juice carton lids are my favourite. Other small drink lids are in the collection as well (including from ramune, which has been my daughter's favourite lately!) The challenge is to keep the game token the same size or smaller than their game board squares or circles, so that navigation will be easy when playing the game. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Dice/Cubes</h4><p>I've also included in my ziplock baggie for next year some blank wooden cubes from a dollar store. They can colour them differently with paint or markers, or even just colour the top or draw a little symbol or number them.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Binder Clips</h4><p>I've also included some binder clips that can be put in the closed position and stood on end, containing a little drawn image or not, depending on whether the students have all the same binder clips or different ones.</p><p>What have I missed? I honestly didn't even give this a lot of thought. Those were the items that came to me rather quickly. If you have additional suggestions, be sure to drop them below in the comments!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT2OaA06qXiljx1rlump35E3weC0_ggtZGYgJfXZ_s-zDpwd3-2dh5tYc42D487HMmjpzltzZeqLCCPQoZsBWO62NLgy45MYqDWKFmvAnG5CYDlafxkBQ8zWeyzEjM1HCNPAMdlloQVufjuW4PxiruiLJq6sWKMO8tv1W7r3avuqZaz0C9mYQ0Pky/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT2OaA06qXiljx1rlump35E3weC0_ggtZGYgJfXZ_s-zDpwd3-2dh5tYc42D487HMmjpzltzZeqLCCPQoZsBWO62NLgy45MYqDWKFmvAnG5CYDlafxkBQ8zWeyzEjM1HCNPAMdlloQVufjuW4PxiruiLJq6sWKMO8tv1W7r3avuqZaz0C9mYQ0Pky/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><br /><br /></p>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-52568678216433094582023-01-09T21:48:00.003-05:002023-08-08T22:09:11.949-04:007 General Listening Centre Ideas for Core FrenchHave you been wanting to try Centres in your French class, but stuck on what you could do to include the Listening strand within your routines? Let me share with you a number of activities that I've thought of or encountered over the years! Here are seven ideas for a Core French listening centre.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmAzO6Cdqfoia-5UqSV_6qO5jd93UYMvawywSjxDHqE0N1cL5mgY3jUdDFZVr1B4JUps5zmBVoMSfmbhhvbkqDW24twHtE6FMvkSrd0l0ECAv2SPTsytIRW9ECrYaU5T3ms7-FfwdwlKr5tyk_adAEr2RmALi7goZs-lmZSGM9YjVO3ujGu2zMLik/s1280/Teaching%20FSL%20-%207%20listening%20activities.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmAzO6Cdqfoia-5UqSV_6qO5jd93UYMvawywSjxDHqE0N1cL5mgY3jUdDFZVr1B4JUps5zmBVoMSfmbhhvbkqDW24twHtE6FMvkSrd0l0ECAv2SPTsytIRW9ECrYaU5T3ms7-FfwdwlKr5tyk_adAEr2RmALi7goZs-lmZSGM9YjVO3ujGu2zMLik/w640-h360/Teaching%20FSL%20-%207%20listening%20activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;">1. Dictée as an audio file</h2><div>Record a short Dictée text and allow students to listen to (ideally individually) to write down what they hear. This can work with any topic under study. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_pTFCLnJ7P_Y1HGfBnE29B9w9FpJoSRj/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">I've recorded a three-sentence example for you that could work when enjoying any of the Super Hakim chapter books in your French class</a>. To assess it, I would consider it worth <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kb2rQhGh6gOBOs5Fz0_aqazSKh7q0C17AsbTF6wOCC0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">8 marks, based on sections shown in the Teacher script also provided</a>. </div><div>
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2. Listening comprehension & sequencing</h2></div><div>Find a short script from old, outdated programs - or again, just make your own. Ask students to put the events from the aural text in order. For differentiation or more focus on listening comprehension rather than on writing or reading, use images rather than phrases or sentences.<br />
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3. Case study evaluations</h2></div><div>Have students listen to a brief "case study." Then students react by discussing whether they believe someone in the story did the right thing or not, and why. Sentence prompts can be provided to further support within such a centre, if necessary.<br />
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4. Personal reactions</h2></div><div>Students respond to an audio text to convey their personal opinion & support it (through images or a written/verbal response) This audio text might be a short movie clip, a radio ad captured by the teacher online, a song, a legend, or something else.</div><div>
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5. Chanson de dimanche resources</h2></div><div>Teachers may use some of the activities (cloze, arrange in order, or grammar-related) that I've put together on one of my <b><i>Chanson de dimanche</i></b> posts in the past, or create similar activities themselves for classroom use. <a href="https://www.teachingfsl.com/search/label/Chanson%20de%20dimanche?&max-results=5" target="_blank">Click here to check them out now.</a><br />
<br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">6. Students read aloud following an auditory model</h2></div><div>Students practice and eventually record themselves "reading aloud" by repeating after a model. This can also be adapted so that students are using Google Voice Typing. Does what they are saying come across as accurate enough in pronunciation and fluency that the AI can correctly transcribe it?<br />
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7. Directed drawings</h2></div><div>Students draw what they hear described on audio file. Of course, you could use a video for this as well, for an easier version to boost confidence amongst your second language learners. Check out <a href="https://www.teachingfsl.com/2023/08/10-places-to-get-french-directed.html">my list of free French Directed Drawing sources here</a>. <br />
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<br /></div><div>Do you have other "tried and true" listening centre activites that you use routinely that would apply to a variety of topics? Share them with my blog readers by commenting below!</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GYQHJyMA_j2ZSdIT5p0sr6KL9IuaCDqdOS3HMOPXKYXlhJE4iU2ld5yLlMKxSoOekVAOQJrwSnWmEdQwbZgxD65PeQA6VVXGh3lb9kmCwTIewesoZiWyYGP26oFrejX2suUGH1DzptQeRslEJMMJTxCvLG4CpnajweC7hj2NGF8TW2eTjfWhMfrM/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GYQHJyMA_j2ZSdIT5p0sr6KL9IuaCDqdOS3HMOPXKYXlhJE4iU2ld5yLlMKxSoOekVAOQJrwSnWmEdQwbZgxD65PeQA6VVXGh3lb9kmCwTIewesoZiWyYGP26oFrejX2suUGH1DzptQeRslEJMMJTxCvLG4CpnajweC7hj2NGF8TW2eTjfWhMfrM/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comCanada56.130366 -106.34677127.820132163821157 -141.503021 84.440599836178848 -71.190521tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-77699871907489050682022-09-23T18:02:00.002-04:002022-09-23T18:11:51.993-04:00Free Guide to French Community Circles<p>
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</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDHZCEUZU7QftnwZEkeolA9ndu-wHEiXEjNePS1eQAET6-V9UHVxYCfqhuC8C1YnAS3cNvv7Py29y0sjL3vz2F4O1G4Xz_62PWnwzIKUQFlAfMsZTpIBnweB8emmb7xCRdp5g5g1WgR1qdKMmArDDZB2MCCTQDs0UOhvxv8VHKkafe2-NfyfNjI7I/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDHZCEUZU7QftnwZEkeolA9ndu-wHEiXEjNePS1eQAET6-V9UHVxYCfqhuC8C1YnAS3cNvv7Py29y0sjL3vz2F4O1G4Xz_62PWnwzIKUQFlAfMsZTpIBnweB8emmb7xCRdp5g5g1WgR1qdKMmArDDZB2MCCTQDs0UOhvxv8VHKkafe2-NfyfNjI7I/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-71203301240011571822022-08-10T22:05:00.000-04:002022-08-10T22:05:05.894-04:00Six livres au sujet des Îles-de-la-MadeleineHere's a little personal tidbit for you: I spent three months (not warm ones, might I add!) in the Magdalen Islands just north of P.E.I. for a cultural-linguistic student exchange when I was in high school. I haven't made it back as an adult, but perhaps one day!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbRMzSDXFVOakqkBV4F17cdk6nT7jPuJCPmUrDv0hbCnsuAcG1GSjJ1q_SUE50Juptjtlfv2F894ofigXBrAWFA7lYL6qp7hZ6oxsklMISdFWIRZIe0u_Ei3wXCvinZD4-D1XfvKNc-sSSV1NwEzt0kPjSPFu2IM3xD2dyvrI47D8SmhFyiWv1ZSS/s865/Teaching%20FSL%20Photos%20of%20Magdalen%20Islands%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="4 personal photos of Les Iles-de-la-Madeleine" border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="865" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbRMzSDXFVOakqkBV4F17cdk6nT7jPuJCPmUrDv0hbCnsuAcG1GSjJ1q_SUE50Juptjtlfv2F894ofigXBrAWFA7lYL6qp7hZ6oxsklMISdFWIRZIe0u_Ei3wXCvinZD4-D1XfvKNc-sSSV1NwEzt0kPjSPFu2IM3xD2dyvrI47D8SmhFyiWv1ZSS/w640-h530/Teaching%20FSL%20Photos%20of%20Magdalen%20Islands%20(2).jpg" title="4 personal photos of Les Iles-de-la-Madeleine" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br />To explore this unique and beautiful region of Quebec in the classroom, also known as les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, here is a round-up of several books that an Extended French or French Immersion teacher might wish to borrow or buy for use with their students:</div><div><br /></div><div>(the links to <b>Les Libraires</b> are affiliate links)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHpNYho1baZw_P4txau9fLAa0WtltMRSuBAxO622On2FGaIzt_C6Jr9dzGIB3te3AnzgidkddWrlft1MZSYbUlOHAp-CjiZgeYAXh1tfBbkmyw-Hrw0n0IAYiP5kZIT4Z9LAvB3PhmXTpsQ4tYvLLQYFROtN9N-O6L5sCPkBNlE_FyqcBjdkmucKy/s960/TeachingFSL%206%20Iles%20de%20la%20Madeleine%20books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="six livres au sujet des Iles-de-la-Madeleine" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHpNYho1baZw_P4txau9fLAa0WtltMRSuBAxO622On2FGaIzt_C6Jr9dzGIB3te3AnzgidkddWrlft1MZSYbUlOHAp-CjiZgeYAXh1tfBbkmyw-Hrw0n0IAYiP5kZIT4Z9LAvB3PhmXTpsQ4tYvLLQYFROtN9N-O6L5sCPkBNlE_FyqcBjdkmucKy/w640-h480/TeachingFSL%206%20Iles%20de%20la%20Madeleine%20books.jpg" title="six livres au sujet des Iles-de-la-Madeleine" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/tatiana-au-pays-du-vent-marie-lasnier-9782923425986.html?u=98554" target="_blank">Tatiana au pays du vent</a><br />I've used this one in my own classroom. I recommend it for grade 5-6 since it ties nicely into the Energy and Global Issues content of those grades, but with the current focus on Ukraine in current events, it would work nicely with other grades as well. </div><div><br />
<br /><a href="https://lesilesmagiques.ca/" target="_blank">Les Iles magiques</a> (+ Tome 2 et Tome 3) </div><div>These are picture books rather than chapter books or novels.<br /><br />
<br /><a href="https://www.gallimardmontreal.com/catalogue/livre/mystere-aux-iles-de-la-madeleine-guillet-jean-pierre-9782894350041" target="_blank">Mystère aux Iles de la Madeleine</a><br />This selection is a little older - but who knows? That may mean it's been in your own collection and you weren't sure how you might use it, aside from offering students free choice reading material.<br />
<br /><a href="https://www.bayardjeunesse.ca/products/les-baleines-des-iles-de-la-madeleine" target="_blank">Les baleines des Iles de la Madeleine</a><br />This one is about 75 pages. Some <a href="https://fousdelire.ca/livres/les-baleines-des-iles-de-la-madeleine/" target="_blank">ideas for additional learning activities can be found on the Fous de lire</a> site.<br />
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<span face=""Lucida Grande", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/la-sirene-des-iles-de-la-sylvain-riviere-9782922203578.html?u=98554" target="_blank">La Sirène des Îles de la Madeleine</a></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; white-space: nowrap;">This one is also <a href="https://www.getepic.com/book/51917032/la-sir%C3%A8ne-des-%C3%AEles-de-la-madeleine" target="_blank">available on Epic for free</a> during school hours). The text is a bit more advanced </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Lucida Grande", Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; white-space: nowrap;">and it's in the form of a legend.</span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/amisoleil-aux-iles-de-la-madeleine-nicole-daigle-9782923518565.html?u=98554" target="_blank">AmiSoleil aux iles de la Madeleine</a></div><div>https://nimbus.ca/store/amisoleil-aux-iles-de-la-madeleine.html</div><div><a href="http://boutondoracadie.com/products-page/amisoleil-aux-iles-de-la-madeleine/">http://boutondoracadie.com/products-page/amisoleil</a><a href="http://boutondoracadie.com/products-page/amisoleil-aux-iles-de-la-madeleine/">-aux-iles-de-la-madeleine/</a></div><div> <br />
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These book suggestions could be helpful for literature circles or differentiated reading with a unifying theme. They might be of interest to the French Immersion Teacher-Librarian looking for display ideas. Francophone or francophile librarians or French lead teachers needing to suggest a book list for purchasing decisions can also benefit from this curation. </div><div><br /></div><div>+ <a href="https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/roukie-en-cavale-t-1-aux-marie-eve-blanchard-9782897096496.html?u=98554" target="_blank">Roukie en cavale T1</a> (This novel is definitely more advanced than the other books I've listed here, being over 225 pages long, but I recently came across it and wanted to include it)</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out <a href="https://www.tourismeilesdelamadeleine.com/en/">some of the beautiful photos on their travel website</a> with your students. Learn a bit about other parts of the Gaspésie region of Quebec. It ties beautifully into learning about Acadian culture as well</div><div><br /></div><div>Another idea is to use them throughout the year, comparing the cultural or physical geography and other aspects between this francophone region in Canada and another francophone location in the world, or in North America. <br /><br />Bonne lecture!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspk-C71Rl1GFl4lwwYHSRWhJu-YEmTEpWgRv__NNnmx0eM4vcNB7-iMV5JjInQhZuP2n6p9e31b2NJBk3sVNhtaiW5s48gIV9wKUL1WRa0YYAVUgOkVXC0QeUlIN79nrrw0wsbHSBr7Jn7L-Y4yFqfWHcYA30b7aqoaedc96Dbb96O12R_NDg9xMn/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspk-C71Rl1GFl4lwwYHSRWhJu-YEmTEpWgRv__NNnmx0eM4vcNB7-iMV5JjInQhZuP2n6p9e31b2NJBk3sVNhtaiW5s48gIV9wKUL1WRa0YYAVUgOkVXC0QeUlIN79nrrw0wsbHSBr7Jn7L-Y4yFqfWHcYA30b7aqoaedc96Dbb96O12R_NDg9xMn/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-69819001917996177312021-08-17T08:09:00.000-04:002021-08-17T08:09:00.224-04:00Check your Font for ALL French Accents and Symbols<p>Do you make French resources for your own students? Or for selling on sites like TpT, or even sharing items for free on your teaching blog, or just passing along to your close knit teaching team? Here's a pro French teacher tip for you. Make sure you only use fonts that have the entire set of necessary diacritics for the French language. You do want to check this early in your design process. It's frustrating and time consuming to design a beautiful resource, and then to have to adjust every single text box because you forgot to pay attention to this little detail in advance. </p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why does it matter? </h3><p></p><p>If you want to teach FSL students that accents are a necessary and important part of spelling in French (because they are - misuse of accents changes pronunciation, They do have meaning!) then it's important to model this well and consistently. Understanding punctuation helps learners to make meaning when they read text as well. Consistent application of the language strucutres here as well helps to reinforce how they work slightly differently (or not) within each language. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0eqZEPstEwE/YRQuu1LLH2I/AAAAAAAAoDI/cVTIxC5wB48bRCSYFTd2tzKV6mzbUdqJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Font%2Bwith%2Baccents%2BTeaching%2BFSL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="960" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0eqZEPstEwE/YRQuu1LLH2I/AAAAAAAAoDI/cVTIxC5wB48bRCSYFTd2tzKV6mzbUdqJgCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h256/Font%2Bwith%2Baccents%2BTeaching%2BFSL.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p>If you LOVE a font and decide to use it anyway, you could always work around this by adding accents "manually" in one way or another. I have done this, for example by adding short lines and angling them appropriately. So let me share why I will never do this again. Maintaining it becomes a nightmare. It's finicky and tedious, and why bother when there are great font options that properly show respect for the French language, by being inclusive. The same applies for Spanish, or other languages too, of course!</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">How can I know? </h3><p>I offer you this <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1awtPGKyth4jlGnOttMOQYz-Va1zeLm1m1F5canyiLo0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">simple, free document to check</a>. Just copy and paste the text from it into whatever tool you are using - PowerPoint, Slides, Docs, Pages, etc. - then select all the text and see how it looks with whichever font you apply. To me, anyway, those "font substitutions" jump out like a sore thumb. Even if you don't typically notice it yourself so quickly, just examining the text where you're focused on checking that it's all consistent should be easy enough!</p><p>Another tip - <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Font-License-SINGLE-FONT-348256" target="_blank">KG Fonts</a> have been the one source I find works reliably. She has her fonts all available free for personal use. If you plan to use them for resources you share with other teachers, (yes, even for free through social media groups or on your blog) then that means you need a commercial use license, which is quite affordable through this professional graphic artist. Sometimes, a font artist will claim that their set is complete, but it turns out that some element that I need is missing - or worse - it technically included, but doesn't work correctly. (I've had two font designers on TPT insist they give me a refund for this, rather than actually fix it, which is what I preferred.)</p><p>Giving it a quick check ahead of time will save you from redoing a lot of work! I hope this tip helps.</p><p>If you have any questions about this, feel free to use my contact form on this site, or to drop me a comment below. </p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8AgI79BRRur9QbjNb_GDWW_ACPcBGAYYCw/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8AgI79BRRur9QbjNb_GDWW_ACPcBGAYYCw/s0/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></p><br /><p><br /></p>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-43643185429440258552021-08-13T14:48:00.003-04:002021-08-13T14:48:29.646-04:00Three Tips for Online Quiz Games<p>Five years ago (seriously, people? I've been blogging THAT long?) I posted something about <a href="https://www.teachingfsl.com/2016/05/bright-ideas-for-using-kahooot.html" target="_blank">using Kahoot effectively</a>. It's time for a bit of an update. </p><p>I feel like in 2021 there are probably only a handful of French teachers or other Modern Language Teachers who haven't discovered how excited their students get over this #Edtech tool, or one of the similar online games. If you haven't heard of Kahoot, please feel free to check out my earlier post, linked above. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oq2aGHGMhMI/YRa82Dg0OFI/AAAAAAAAoDU/KqGtvj061EghrY_0uqnUy5PV6OQcMkhCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/3%2BFrench%2BTech%2BTools%2BTeachingFSL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="960" height="247" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Oq2aGHGMhMI/YRa82Dg0OFI/AAAAAAAAoDU/KqGtvj061EghrY_0uqnUy5PV6OQcMkhCwCLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h247/3%2BFrench%2BTech%2BTools%2BTeachingFSL.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><p></p><p>I want to share some tips I find helpful when using Quizizz, Plickers, Kahoot or similar game quiz tools for learning.</p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">1. Use the Template Provided by the Site to Upload your Content</h3>Use the spreadsheet provided by these sites to upload your own custom content. I say this because I find it easier to proofread and edit my own questions and answers this way, as well as to work on setting up the question set "on the fly" in those crucial 3-minute increments in my own classroom, for example. It's also easier to "find and replace" if you decide to swap out one vocab choice for a synonym, for example.<p></p><h3>2. Proofread Any Game Before You Use It</h3><p>Related to the tip above, preview and proofread any game set fully before you use it. This is true for your own original questions as well as (especially!) any pre-made sets you find on the site. It's definitely a benefit to these types of sites that you can pop in and find lots of ready-to-go choices that can save you time. Some of these tools offer the ability to filter so you only see content added by other teachers, but not all do. And even when this filter is in place, the way things are worded might not be the best fit for your own learners. Maybe they have a higher or lower percentage of English Language Learners. Maybe this particular teacher's spelling isn't great. Maybe they made it for a Gifted & Talented class (TAG group) and you may need to simplify a few questions, or shorten the set. I promise, it still takes less time to check it over and to fix errors or adapt for your students than it does to plan your own game from scratch - at least most of the time! And if you decide it will take too long, better to know that before actually using it with your students.</p><h3>3. Vary the Time to Reflect the Question Complexity</h3><p>I think that giving higher order thinking questions within these often simple game platforms is definitely doable! I talked about this in my previous post. My favourite way to do this is to create and upload graphics to support those questions. Be sure to think about setting a time for each question that matches the type of question that you are asking If you're asking a straight up translation of a simple word, or to identify the vocab word based on a clear visual, with dstractors that are VERY wrong, your students shouldn't need 60 seconds to respond to that. If you give them a time that's way too long, you're almost inviting them to Google the answer, making their classmates wait and negatively impacting the value of the data you get from the site. Yet those more subtle or in-depth questions will in fact require the "think time" you would give them in other situations too. Along with that, you may want to turn OFF the music - or at least control the volume. </p><p>If you have any other "Must Share" tips for getting the most out of these tools in the Foreign Language class, I'd love to hear them! Drop me a comment below. </p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksA_y3NO5-U/T7_odCw5qXI/AAAAAAAAB9I/_CGxxAWjHPsJIbFaVUxyXOOr0cnQ7_EvgCPcBGAYYCw/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" height="56" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksA_y3NO5-U/T7_odCw5qXI/AAAAAAAAB9I/_CGxxAWjHPsJIbFaVUxyXOOr0cnQ7_EvgCPcBGAYYCw/s0/MmeAielloSig.png" width="155" /></a></p><p><br /></p>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-81318463149705516302021-07-16T18:17:00.001-04:002021-07-16T18:17:17.046-04:00Francophone or fluent in French? Need your help!<p>As you may or may not realize, I am a full-time teacher and therefore I really only get to spend my breaks working on updating products in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teachingfsl" target="_blank">TPT store</a>. <br /><br /></p><p>Summer vacation and winter break (as well as spring break, and Thanksgiving or other long weekends) are also the best time for me to spend energy on getting resources that I've used successfully in my own classroom ready to share with others. I’m talking about free resources as well as those I make available for purchase. Typically, I’m hesitant to share immediately with other teachers as I keep my head above water in my own classroom teaching position throughout the year, because I need to add instructions, answer keys, and other components.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Oiq4s5ZJ3k/YPIBIXbh3FI/AAAAAAAAoBI/F_jgZeg60mQCy-yORKIUVwCayJxAoc1RACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Reviewers%2Bwide%2Bblog%2Bimage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Oiq4s5ZJ3k/YPIBIXbh3FI/AAAAAAAAoBI/F_jgZeg60mQCy-yORKIUVwCayJxAoc1RACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h320/Reviewers%2Bwide%2Bblog%2Bimage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So this is where YOU come in! As a non-native French speaker myself, yet someone dedicated to providing quality French Immersion resources (as well as Core French) to my virtual PLC, I always, always need at least a couple of people to check over my resources to be sure they’re ready to upload. </p><p>If you’re a francophone or very fluent and detail-oriented teacher who is willing to help in exchange for FREE copies of the final resource, <a href="http://www.teachingfsl.com/p/contact.html" target="_blank">I want to hear from you</a>! If you see your assistance as an ongoing relationship, then please<a href="https://bit.ly/3wJ6BSH" target="_blank"> fill out the Google Form to apply to join the small group</a> that I call upon first and foremost as the opportunities arise.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3wJ6BSH" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IUnc0cKPObY/YPIDs9N_ZQI/AAAAAAAAoBU/TKeFEVaTgvAgpcY6yV8oUMn149sV_ZSEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/Reviewers%2Bwide%2Bblog%2Bimage%2B-%2Bjoin%2Bfb%2Bgroup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>On my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TeachingFSL/posts/209255714537602?__cft__[0]=AZUZbNrLdWesPKvDXkIr1v_2Fif29SAFFZ7iLKXQylj9n1bXarKnmHtU9F0D4G3mfTmKK1NQJ_jMd0qab0SavdRIysMB7J6DEbTWz4m7ENuBIifqYMrxTjHDyEyPbF6sHsT7upvYSnRRFb4tY8Daaof54wEuMXSTPiA0JzMnWRKnc5lCLH3w2ieeQNjwuKrMHgc&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R" target="_blank">facebook page, I've already recently shared the resource I'm currently trying to wrap up</a>, and I definitely have plans to add more resources like the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teachingfsl/Search:super+hakim" target="_blank">recent Super Hakim book companion products</a> I've uploaded already. If either of these current projects are of interest to you, please <a href="http://www.teachingfsl.com/p/contact.html" target="_blank">contact me</a> so that we can discuss next steps and schedule something! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FnNflo2w4Zs/YPIDi5MWsUI/AAAAAAAAoBQ/rKH4lZTq-GUSOKBK1Foavyj3uaGrN41MwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Reviewers%2Bwide%2Bblog%2Bimage%2BReview%2BOne%2BProduct.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FnNflo2w4Zs/YPIDi5MWsUI/AAAAAAAAoBQ/rKH4lZTq-GUSOKBK1Foavyj3uaGrN41MwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/Reviewers%2Bwide%2Bblog%2Bimage%2BReview%2BOne%2BProduct.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>If you are a French as a Second Language teacher but don't consider yourself “fully fluent” (because, linguistic insecurity or regional differences, <i>amIright</i>?) then I may still be able to use your help in exchange for free products. If that's something you're interested in and eager to help me with, <a href="http://www.teachingfsl.com/p/contact.html" target="_blank">please use the contact form, email me, or reach out via social media</a> to let me know. <br /><br />Merci beaucoup!! Bon été!</p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksA_y3NO5-U/T7_odCw5qXI/AAAAAAAAB9I/_CGxxAWjHPsJIbFaVUxyXOOr0cnQ7_EvgCPcBGAYYCw/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksA_y3NO5-U/T7_odCw5qXI/AAAAAAAAB9I/_CGxxAWjHPsJIbFaVUxyXOOr0cnQ7_EvgCPcBGAYYCw/s0/MmeAielloSig.png" /></a></p><br /><p><br /></p>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comCanada43.2156921 -81.275393218.619838088396236 -116.4316432 67.811546111603761 -46.119143199999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-34489984826907214552021-06-26T19:02:00.000-04:002021-06-26T19:02:18.300-04:00"Chroniques post-apocalyptiques..." Past Tense Task Cards <p>Anyone else trying to organize their digital filing system as this school year comes to an end? this year ended up looking NOTHING like I thought it would. I bet many of my virtual colleagues can say the same, with this fast-paced full-year of pandemic learning.</p><p>I found some task cards that I used in my classroom last fall. Need to have your students practice differentiating the passé composé from the imparfait, as well as forming each verb tense properly? <br /><br />If your classroom allows something resembling normal movement in the fall, then these might come in handy. I love how task cards are easily differentiated (just tell a student which ones you want them to answer, or let them choose a certain number, that is reduced or simplified in content from the rest of the class!) The fact that task cards can be solved while moving around, with a buddy or independently, gives many students that body break they need while still keeping them focused on learning! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KcPV8gJcR97_3H-1oWtL0dUTMYy6koSe/view?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="718" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QRNtXdduZgU/YNewGwnJxeI/AAAAAAAAngE/UXcgrvcBoRs-42abVVVZyTBkbb2tJ7vZQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h295/CartesATaches%2BChroniques%2Bgratuits.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KcPV8gJcR97_3H-1oWtL0dUTMYy6koSe/view?usp=sharing">set of 12 task cards</a> (which I've labelled with an"a" on each card, since I actually used them along with another full set of questions in my own classroom) is based on the FSLGRA novel <b><i>Chroniques post-apocalyptiques d'une enfant sage </i></b>by Annie Bacon. I also included both verb tenses, both auxiliary verbs, and some reflexive verbs on this set of cards. <br /><br />Be sure to check out the <a href="http://fslgra.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FSLGRA website for more FREE activities</a> to use with this book! <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KcPV8gJcR97_3H-1oWtL0dUTMYy6koSe/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here to download the set of 12 task cards plus a corresponding student answer recording sheet</a>. I hope you enjoy trying this out!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8AgI79BRRur9QbjNb_GDWW_ACPcBGAYYCw/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8AgI79BRRur9QbjNb_GDWW_ACPcBGAYYCw/s0/MmeAielloSig.png" /></a></div><br />Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-80145132376198516952020-09-06T16:01:00.009-04:002020-09-06T16:09:27.676-04:00Tandem from Université Laval: You need this, French teachers!<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hBP5atN3kp4/X1U6L22m-PI/AAAAAAAAmD8/_DICvqlEQaMZTj7jODdlSZewg4lzlkp9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2661/Tandem%2Bfor%2BFrench%2Bteachers%2Band%2Bstudents%2BTeaching%2BFSL.JPG" style="margin-left: style="display:none;><img style='display:none' border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="1182" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hBP5atN3kp4/X1U6L22m-PI/AAAAAAAAmD8/_DICvqlEQaMZTj7jODdlSZewg4lzlkp9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Tandem%2Bfor%2BFrench%2Bteachers%2Band%2Bstudents%2BTeaching%2BFSL.JPG" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">I learned about a free platform hosted by a Canadian University, called Tandem, for recipricol language practice, about a year ago and am just about to embark on using it myself. Those teaching French or ESL (with students having some skills in French and in English) need to know about this great tool right now! </span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-62ylaONc924/X1UYuXDlUPI/AAAAAAAAmDM/RMJ-0Ek_HHkHbSHVbths9e4-AY2F7IY4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2508/tandem%2Bplatform%2BTeachingFSL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="313" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-62ylaONc924/X1UYuXDlUPI/AAAAAAAAmDM/RMJ-0Ek_HHkHbSHVbths9e4-AY2F7IY4wCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h313/tandem%2Bplatform%2BTeachingFSL.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p>Consider it a "Virtual Exchange" opportunity! I try to be pretty informed about edtech, K-12 education trends in Canada (and beyond), and about second language teaching and learning, but was stunned that this project had existed for years & I was not at all familiar with it. Attendance - both at my own session and at the professor who came from ULaval to share about this tool - was unfortunately very low, and I promised her that I would get the word out as much as I could. In the past year, I've posted about it on various social media platforms, but I didn't blog a lot during the 2019-2020 school year. </span><p></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">Tandem is offered through the University of Laval, for students (as a class group, but also in smaller groupings, as organized through their respective teachers) to interact with other language learners. This means in particular to me, an ESL class in Quebec paired with an FSL class here in Ontario.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ZsXLsonjrBqgxpgNSF0DQ" target="_blank">Here is their introductory video on Youtube</a>. Please keep in mind that it was recorded 2 years ago and certain things have changed since then. If you have concerns or reservations, reach out to them! Or to another teacher using the platform within your community, school board or school district. That's also a great way to spread the information amongst colleagues, which benefits all teachers particiapting in the platform, and then in turn creates more opportunites for our students. Feel free to share this article with anyone when reaching out to ask if they can help answer questions about it! </span><div><br />
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</div><div><br style="background-color: white;" />You can also find <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ZsXLsonjrBqgxpgNSF0DQ" target="_blank">Tandem's whole YouTube channel by clicking here</a>. </div><div><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">I know things continue to change for educators all around me, but Tandem seems like something I can incorporate in my French program to better engage students and make conenctions in a time of ongoing physical distancing this school year. You need to request access to the site as an educator, and only once you're all set up, you will you be able to connect with another teacher through the site. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">Approval to access the site does seems to take a little while, so keep that in mind, if you're thinking of joining. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">Once you are approved to join, the dashbaord consists of two sections - a part to manage your classes and another section to set up connections in the first place. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EusQjv5oOv8/X1U-S1wlXyI/AAAAAAAAmEQ/w6iT-2JNqfAvchsds6Olqvykct8f4JAEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s241/Tandem%2Bdashboard%2BTeaching%2BFSL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="121" data-original-width="241" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EusQjv5oOv8/X1U-S1wlXyI/AAAAAAAAmEQ/w6iT-2JNqfAvchsds6Olqvykct8f4JAEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Tandem%2Bdashboard%2BTeaching%2BFSL.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">The two teachers making the connection will determine together the goals, the frequency and other logistics. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">Once you and your partner teacher(s) have a plan, you can both get your students online with the Tandem platform. You will need to plan ahead, and if your school isn't 1:1 for technology, or has a high enough rate of BYOD devices available for students, then planning this into your routine activities will take a bit more forethought. This is my situation this school year, so I'm happy to share what I try and what works best - or doesn't - as we go through the eyar.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">If you have questions, I'm happy to answer whatever I recall from the workshop I attended in Ottawa, or what I learn through my own exploration. I've been approved for the site access, but am still waiting on the details of my class assignments to be able to reach out and make connections with another teacher or other teachers in Quebec. </span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tandem.ulaval.ca/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1036" height="419" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qKdt1INNB50/X1UZCR1tr_I/AAAAAAAAmDY/xUBFaLvnYqEeUVwGB7A_-POxJ-NWpJG0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h419/Tandem%2BScreenshot%2BTeaching%2BFSL.png" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://tandem.ulaval.ca/?fbclid=IwAR0OTZdQLKIg10EI6cBh8QvzEZ8xfy5wSmB-AOQCoDO4XirnocnC-6sMPF8" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://tandem.ulaval.ca/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>A couple of things you might be wondering about are the security and teacher access to student activity. I know that videochats and text chats can be monitored / viewed by teachers on either end, to deal with any behavioural issues that may arise. Of course teachers will set expectations in advance, but rest assured that things won't go on without you knowing about them! Servers are maintained in Canada. This is a big point for privacy and security in our current time. I'm sure I'll learn even more about the setup as I take this on myself, beginning in the next couple of weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div>I plan to use it with small groups at a time, and a set task - to encourage authentic interaction in the target language - over a period of time. I'm eager to meet my new students. Tandem should provide us with a great chance to build cultural knowledge over time and I hope my new students enjoy making connections with real people close in age to themselves, once we get started! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8AgI79BRRur9QbjNb_GDWW_ACPcBGAYYCw/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8AgI79BRRur9QbjNb_GDWW_ACPcBGAYYCw/s0/MmeAielloSig.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div></div>
Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-45861770898194143202020-08-26T14:20:00.003-04:002020-08-26T14:20:45.665-04:00How to use the Digital Activity Feature on TPT with Students<p>Recently I offered <a href="http://www.teachingfsl.com/2020/08/what-does-new-digital-activity-feature.html">a basic explanation of what the Digital tag on a TPT resource means</a>. There have already been some slight changes since I wrote that, so I hope to go back and update a little further. As promised though, I'm following up with a Part 2. Teachers need to see how the new Digital Activity features work from a user perspective as you make them accessible to your students. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zfs88jacJgU/X0ZzMklMLFI/AAAAAAAAlnk/Pho_GyG3C8IPxrq9szsHpVLEay_nNsAnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/TPT%2BDigital%2Bfor%2BStudents%2BFrench%2BDistance%2BLearning.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="1080" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zfs88jacJgU/X0ZzMklMLFI/AAAAAAAAlnk/Pho_GyG3C8IPxrq9szsHpVLEay_nNsAnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/TPT%2BDigital%2Bfor%2BStudents%2BFrench%2BDistance%2BLearning.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>As mentioned previously, although TPT has stated that they are looking into making this feature work with other Learning Management Systems, for now the <u>only</u> LMS that it will work with is Google Classroom. </p><p></p><h3>What do I do to use the TPT Digital overlay? </h3><div>Here are the basic steps to follow, if you wish to assign part of a TPT PDF product to your students in Google Classroom.</div><ol><li>Locate a TPT resource that will work with the digital layer provided by TPT. </li><li>Preview it, to see if the work put in to prepare for Digital Tool usage will work for YOUR students and needs. Make adjustments, if necessary. (You can repeat this process for multiple classes - or to create separate codes that will be assigned to different student groups, for differentiation.)</li><li>Assign the PDF or selected portion of the PDF to your students. (It's probably a good idea to demo with them what this tool will be like, but it may be intuitive enough if they've already had a certain amount of blended learning experience.)</li><li>Support your students with any questions and difficulties, and remind them to "turn in" their work when done. </li><li>View the work turned in by students and provide any feedback necessary.</li></ol><div><br /></div>Here are the digital "tags" or buttons that I'm referring to in both the red and green versions. TPT probably tested for visibility on various screens and that accounts for the difference in colour on some pages.<div><br />
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If you aren't seeing those tags at all, I figured out that when looking at search results, use the list view rather than grid view, so try that. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--GbhjvN4EQk/X0Z7V6pJwVI/AAAAAAAAlog/7PQTDM-9B74PsInXADkhH_PLAWtmpiG-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s417/Teaching%2BFSL%2BSort%2Band%2Bview%2Bbuttons%2Bhilight%2Bfor%2Bdigital%2Btag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="84" data-original-width="417" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--GbhjvN4EQk/X0Z7V6pJwVI/AAAAAAAAlog/7PQTDM-9B74PsInXADkhH_PLAWtmpiG-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Teaching%2BFSL%2BSort%2Band%2Bview%2Bbuttons%2Bhilight%2Bfor%2Bdigital%2Btag.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>
<h4 style="text-align: left;">Prepare an online independent task for students to use from a TPT Product</h4><p>Note that the "digital" aspect does not mean that you have full editing capabilities, nor any kind of additional ownership over the material. So in browsing through the resources you have available to you, to select something that will work, look for: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The green or red Digital Badge (as shown above)</li><li>Some kind of indication from the TPT seller that this product, or at least components of it, will work using these tools OR your own professional judgment based on thumbnails and previews that it will</li><li>An activity that suits your students' needs and abilities, as well as your learning goal</li></ul><p></p><p>You need a TPT resource to match all three, or keep moving. (I'm only telling you that to save you time! If you have a favourite TPT author & an established relationship, then of course, reach out to ask, but most educators are awfully overwelmed just now!) Don't lose precious planning time right now in wishing something were different.</p><p>Once you have identified something on TPT that you wish to use (a free product or a PDF product that you have purchased,with the TPT Digital Tool features enabled by the seller), preview the annotations the seller has pre-created for you, or add you own. When you click the "Create Digital Activity" button, you will be presented with a TPT welcome screen & consent. This happens the FIRST TIME only, so if you've already tried out an activity, skim a bit here.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VZmayPGzuiE/X0aIkP2OgrI/AAAAAAAAlpA/YnQPkCOlRlAPlf7bbZTGcvf-baqiIj0aACLcBGAsYHQ/s1126/GuerreDesTuques%2BMakeDigitalActivity%2BTPT%2BFrench.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Guerre des tuques film free digital activity for French students" border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="1126" height="321" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VZmayPGzuiE/X0aIkP2OgrI/AAAAAAAAlpA/YnQPkCOlRlAPlf7bbZTGcvf-baqiIj0aACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h321/GuerreDesTuques%2BMakeDigitalActivity%2BTPT%2BFrench.png" title="Guerredestuques film animé" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Welcome to Digital Activities through TPT page contains additional information about the tool, and about student privacy that you may need to share with your administrator or IT folks in your school district in order to feel confident in proceding. Peruse it, download it and share it as you feel you should.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-27-3TVi71Y0/X0aIk5MJotI/AAAAAAAAlpI/7OlEjavBEg0nPJ_PiX4bYm3Dp1K4cvLhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1231/TPT%2Bdigital%2Bwelcome.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="1231" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-27-3TVi71Y0/X0aIk5MJotI/AAAAAAAAlpI/7OlEjavBEg0nPJ_PiX4bYm3Dp1K4cvLhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/TPT%2Bdigital%2Bwelcome.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />When you're ready, there's an acknowlgement to continue.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_F4EPefMn0/X0aIkBysQiI/AAAAAAAAlo8/c-5j9SPRrPEgI-LJeJX-C1PqmHLQxjynACLcBGAsYHQ/s820/Google%2BClassroom%2Bwarning%2Band%2Bconsent.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="820" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_F4EPefMn0/X0aIkBysQiI/AAAAAAAAlo8/c-5j9SPRrPEgI-LJeJX-C1PqmHLQxjynACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Google%2BClassroom%2Bwarning%2Band%2Bconsent.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once you click to acknolwedge and agree to the terms, the button at the bottom to proceed becomes active. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OlXEn954tqM/X0aIkLEWHLI/AAAAAAAAlo4/VA4659sicrQKg5tAVo_7c92b4rBpeaovwCLcBGAsYHQ/s311/Consent%2Band%2BCreate.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="129" data-original-width="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OlXEn954tqM/X0aIkLEWHLI/AAAAAAAAlo4/VA4659sicrQKg5tAVo_7c92b4rBpeaovwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Consent%2Band%2BCreate.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, this is where you can preview and prepare your TPT Digital Activity. The example I'm showing below of an activity to correspond to the French animated movie <i>La Guerre des tuques</i> is a free activity where the seller has not actually set up the annotations, but where this tool can work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5UOGxidqP3U/X0aIkmH0YpI/AAAAAAAAlpE/k2wsBuknTt4uuEBrJoUMVybo0zDxy_9YwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1156/Prepare%2BTPT%2BDigital%2BActivity%2BStep1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1156" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5UOGxidqP3U/X0aIkmH0YpI/AAAAAAAAlpE/k2wsBuknTt4uuEBrJoUMVybo0zDxy_9YwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Prepare%2BTPT%2BDigital%2BActivity%2BStep1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Notice at the top, where it says "Untitled Activity"? Use this field to name various versions that you might make for your own students. This is just on your own digital overlay, not the product as a whole, so use what makes sense to you, keeping in mind what might be visible to students using that version.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cYKjV2TleDs/X0aIlbbAi4I/AAAAAAAAlpM/RrDz-lg0IOoTJU30hpaaQnGBjPh3bk0DACLcBGAsYHQ/s421/rename%2Bactivity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="421" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cYKjV2TleDs/X0aIlbbAi4I/AAAAAAAAlpM/RrDz-lg0IOoTJU30hpaaQnGBjPh3bk0DACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/rename%2Bactivity.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This example shows what you will see when opening a PDF file with the Digital Tool where a seller has already prepared the annotations so that it's ready to jsut assign to your class via Google Classroom. (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FRENCH-Novel-Study-Etude-du-roman-Au-pas-camarade-by-Eric-Walters-1843682" target="_blank">This one is from <i>Au pas camarade</i>, the novel study available in my store, just updated earlier this month</a>.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FRENCH-Novel-Study-Etude-du-roman-Au-pas-camarade-by-Eric-Walters-1843682" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1583" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vpBHIT-u77E/X0Z8t4P90pI/AAAAAAAAlos/pawdrrgsdF4JIP7LjpEvYllSvls46TrgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Use%2Bas%2Bbuyer%2BPrepare%2Bstage%2BAPC.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">How do I assign what's prepared? </h4><div><br /></div><div>Click Assign at the top of the Digital Activity page. Then click Create Access Link. </div><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZWvIagKqiE/X0aODs_CA8I/AAAAAAAAlqA/C6t8OUf0-0ENHWmXJTtYJIaqcu1JFEy6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1001/Use%2Bas%2Bbuyer%2BAssign%2Bstage%2BAPC.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="1001" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZWvIagKqiE/X0aODs_CA8I/AAAAAAAAlqA/C6t8OUf0-0ENHWmXJTtYJIaqcu1JFEy6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Use%2Bas%2Bbuyer%2BAssign%2Bstage%2BAPC.png" width="640" /></a></p><p>On this screen, you have to click the Google Classroom icon to proceed. It contains a few reminders that will be helpful as you get started, but that you won't have to worry about after dgetting a bit more comfortable with this process.<img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="985" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qof5Wy4EFFM/X0aODeHZ1II/AAAAAAAAlp8/s3G0LBMLQE8u0YbWSwW8Zg_rKYFzbo4ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Use%2Bas%2Bbuyer%2BAssign%2BLink%2BAPC.png" width="640" /></p><p>Then you select the class to which you wish to post the activity...</p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KwWpAxfTtQ4/X0aODCVR13I/AAAAAAAAlp0/72_Cw_JauQcEqmvuEXku8U2yjKie1wo3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s347/Share%2Bchoose%2Bclasrm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="347" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KwWpAxfTtQ4/X0aODCVR13I/AAAAAAAAlp0/72_Cw_JauQcEqmvuEXku8U2yjKie1wo3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Share%2Bchoose%2Bclasrm.png" /></a></p><p>... and continue making the assignment as you normally would on Google Classroom. <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHPWMzYmPB0/X0aOEpEre-I/AAAAAAAAlqI/VqZNgw63IW8D3JOv1vOaOPVu1AQC3_Q-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s513/create%2Bassignment.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="407" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHPWMzYmPB0/X0aOEpEre-I/AAAAAAAAlqI/VqZNgw63IW8D3JOv1vOaOPVu1AQC3_Q-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/create%2Bassignment.png" /></a></p><p>Click "Assign" when you have all the settings as you want them to be.</p><p>Just like when you "make a copy of a Google Doc" when assigning a Doc-based or Slide-based task to students, this works similarly, and so as the teacher you DO want to be sure you've gotten the settings you need before clicking the Assign button. Topics, points etc can be edited, but any annotations you change after assigning won't be seen by students who have already done the work in their copy of the file.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T5lhCtLll2A/X0aODGw9-wI/AAAAAAAAlp4/ZrR4xa_FQhotj9WmyMbkNyCABgMoly-qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1040/Making%2Bthe%2Bassignment.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="1040" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T5lhCtLll2A/X0aODGw9-wI/AAAAAAAAlp4/ZrR4xa_FQhotj9WmyMbkNyCABgMoly-qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Making%2Bthe%2Bassignment.png" width="640" /></a></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">How will the assignment look for my kids? </h4><p>Use the Preview button at the top of the Digital Activity page to see how it will look to your students. Be usre to only include the pages you wish to assign to them in that particular assignment. This can include both reference sheets and tools as well as any pages where they need to annotate to do their work. If there are answer keys included, you probably don't want to include those for your students to see.</p><p>Next, you generate a link to provide that version of the work to your students. They will access it through a link that you post on Google Classroom. (If you need to see how to make an assignment, or how to assign something to only some students, <a href="https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6020265" target="_blank">check the Google Classroom Help files here</a>. Select the type of device you are using, and then read "Create and Post Assignments")</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NoqK_Td7yvE/X0aODJAd0hI/AAAAAAAAlpw/Dfpd9ANOcNAT0FhCL9FrlnGTv3Z6wiePgCLcBGAsYHQ/s231/Click%2Bicon%2B-%2Bshare%2Bto%2BClsrm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="231" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NoqK_Td7yvE/X0aODJAd0hI/AAAAAAAAlpw/Dfpd9ANOcNAT0FhCL9FrlnGTv3Z6wiePgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/Click%2Bicon%2B-%2Bshare%2Bto%2BClsrm.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">How do students access their work after the teacher uses the TPT Digital Tool?</h4><p style="text-align: left;">They access it right in Google Classroom, just like any other assignment. <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--u1j9oUSUOE/X0aM4zZ-f0I/AAAAAAAAlpk/30DMEv3NGJ0w3OqTCdAh2oAYDBx6Z2NqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1380/Student%2Bview%2Bof%2Bassignment%2B1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Student view of pre-reading activity for Au pas camarade novel" border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="1380" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--u1j9oUSUOE/X0aM4zZ-f0I/AAAAAAAAlpk/30DMEv3NGJ0w3OqTCdAh2oAYDBx6Z2NqwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h230/Student%2Bview%2Bof%2Bassignment%2B1.png" title="Student view of pre-reading activity for French Au pas camarade novel" width="640" /></a></p><p> When they click the activity link, they'll see this. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uMBTQxWHiSc/X0ai1jTl8zI/AAAAAAAAlqw/03HVuAXgjEYR-uQpjv2y93MorgQuj989QCLcBGAsYHQ/s384/Student%2Blogin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="384" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uMBTQxWHiSc/X0ai1jTl8zI/AAAAAAAAlqw/03HVuAXgjEYR-uQpjv2y93MorgQuj989QCLcBGAsYHQ/w307-h256/Student%2Blogin.png" width="307" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">The access code will be pre-populated for students. They jsut need to type a name (nickname or however you want them to identify their work to you) in the field when logging in to the activity. This is how their turned in work will be identified to you, in a list, within TPT. <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mdCcu9_B-QE/X0ai1vMhubI/AAAAAAAAlq0/IRm8EIrETTE6d62I93glNzY4NrzhNleUACLcBGAsYHQ/s473/Student%2Blogin%2Bname.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="471" height="378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mdCcu9_B-QE/X0ai1vMhubI/AAAAAAAAlq0/IRm8EIrETTE6d62I93glNzY4NrzhNleUACLcBGAsYHQ/w377-h378/Student%2Blogin%2Bname.png" width="377" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They use the same annotation tools that you have access to through the TPT Digital Tool, as the teacher, at the top of the screen, and complete any answer boxes that were prepared for them.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kQG2WFuY3E/X0aO9jkF2xI/AAAAAAAAlqk/e_rMoKjp66U11lxsyKCNxt8W4hGo8d1ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s1064/More%2Bstudent%2Bannotations.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Screenshot of sample student digital work in Pre-reading activity for Au pas camarade" border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="1064" height="301" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kQG2WFuY3E/X0aO9jkF2xI/AAAAAAAAlqk/e_rMoKjp66U11lxsyKCNxt8W4hGo8d1ywCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h301/More%2Bstudent%2Bannotations.png" title="sample student digital work Pre-reading activity Au pas camarade French Digital Activites TPT" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And... it does autosave for them regularly, so that's reassuring for everyone to know. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fMRRTFDrF88/X0aOEDvBjAI/AAAAAAAAlqE/e7YFGHV2jTYWdeD7pOsrN7erhmPE6M8_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s286/autosaves%2B-%2Bstudent%2Bview.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fMRRTFDrF88/X0aOEDvBjAI/AAAAAAAAlqE/e7YFGHV2jTYWdeD7pOsrN7erhmPE6M8_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s286/autosaves%2B-%2Bstudent%2Bview.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="286" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fMRRTFDrF88/X0aOEDvBjAI/AAAAAAAAlqE/e7YFGHV2jTYWdeD7pOsrN7erhmPE6M8_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/autosaves%2B-%2Bstudent%2Bview.png" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">And when they click "turn in" within the activity to signal they've completed it, there's an animation of fireworks accompanied by the message "Your activity was turned in!" </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XHWTNvajTwE/X0ai1rxAPlI/AAAAAAAAlq4/NlnHsRMtYJIO4IYaU_8mJC5giQ26FQaMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s523/Digital%2BActivity%2Bturned%2Bin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="68" data-original-width="523" height="54" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XHWTNvajTwE/X0ai1rxAPlI/AAAAAAAAlq4/NlnHsRMtYJIO4IYaU_8mJC5giQ26FQaMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w418-h54/Digital%2BActivity%2Bturned%2Bin.png" width="418" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">It really doesn't matter a lot if they forget to also clikc "turn in" or "Mark as done" in Google Classroom itself. It won't affect the teacher's ability to view and assess the work.</div><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">How do I see my students' work? </h4><p>Once on Google Classroom you see that students are turning in their work, use that cue to return to your Digital Activities within TPT.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RNs4eJUxMek/X0akwGZbFmI/AAAAAAAAlrI/h0P2JF3goY4di2DmDci0wTTKVKi6ZQBdACLcBGAsYHQ/s881/Check%2BStudent%2Bwork%2Bon%2BG%2BClsrm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="881" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RNs4eJUxMek/X0akwGZbFmI/AAAAAAAAlrI/h0P2JF3goY4di2DmDci0wTTKVKi6ZQBdACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Check%2BStudent%2Bwork%2Bon%2BG%2BClsrm.png" width="640" /></a></p><p>When you visit the Digital Activity link on TPT, click "My Activities" to see the list of all drafts you saved. (This might be for multiple activities with various classes, or for multiple versions with differentiation of one single activity.)<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MVztfgkOpY0/X0akv45Fh2I/AAAAAAAAlrM/7l2NhHcG_TEbQZt5Lq7qK6x8thgNrhNzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1101/check%2BDigital%2BActivities.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="1101" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MVztfgkOpY0/X0akv45Fh2I/AAAAAAAAlrM/7l2NhHcG_TEbQZt5Lq7qK6x8thgNrhNzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/check%2BDigital%2BActivities.png" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Click the activity for which you want to view the completed student work. Then click Review Responses at the end of the description line. (It will also tell you just to the left of that how many students have submitted their work for this digital activity.) </p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh7nMEg-RmY/X0akwMvI25I/AAAAAAAAlrQ/2_MHUNBvGv8IFW2pfk1hRXMahp0taZ7jgCLcBGAsYHQ/s931/check%2Bstudent%2Bresponses.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="931" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xh7nMEg-RmY/X0akwMvI25I/AAAAAAAAlrQ/2_MHUNBvGv8IFW2pfk1hRXMahp0taZ7jgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/check%2Bstudent%2Bresponses.png" width="640" /></a></p><p>A student MUST click turn in on the TPT digital activity itself (not just in Google Classroom) or you won't see their annotations. So if a student indicated they were done in Classroom, but missed turning the digital activity in, prompt them to view it again and to turn in the activity to you. </p><p>Once you have clicked "Review Responses" you will see a list of your students who have turned in the Digital Activity.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q-6ETqBkDXs/X0akwYjHG_I/AAAAAAAAlrU/NC86-sW0gTo8_SMmcSecxhJDAXgWxs7xQCLcBGAsYHQ/s888/list%2Bof%2Bdigital%2Bactivities%2Bby%2Bstudent.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="888" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q-6ETqBkDXs/X0akwYjHG_I/AAAAAAAAlrU/NC86-sW0gTo8_SMmcSecxhJDAXgWxs7xQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/list%2Bof%2Bdigital%2Bactivities%2Bby%2Bstudent.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xYOSyaPvJ3s/X0akwq13dyI/AAAAAAAAlrY/AEsCf6_WtT8WASMd9pQUUU7Uj9pdsM0PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s671/student%2Blist%2Bof%2Bwork%2Bturned%2Bin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="132" data-original-width="671" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xYOSyaPvJ3s/X0akwq13dyI/AAAAAAAAlrY/AEsCf6_WtT8WASMd9pQUUU7Uj9pdsM0PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/student%2Blist%2Bof%2Bwork%2Bturned%2Bin.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out the work your students have done. You CAN make annotations (i.e. highlighting or leaving comments in a different text colour) right within the annotated PDF. I personally perfer to use Google private comments to give feedback to my students where possible & would use the annotation tools in TPT minimally at this point, as you do lose access to those once you click "Return to Student". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As an example, I might draw a star beside a particular passage of text, but then I would describe why I wanted to draw the student's attention there in a comment in Google Classroom itself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fL1QEeFf_40/X0akxJrLqdI/AAAAAAAAlrc/pC52O_uPfdkX9-ihvBU-VShHnE3f1IU6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s935/view%2Bstudent%2Bwork%2B%2526%2Bgive%2Bfeedback.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="935" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fL1QEeFf_40/X0akxJrLqdI/AAAAAAAAlrc/pC52O_uPfdkX9-ihvBU-VShHnE3f1IU6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/view%2Bstudent%2Bwork%2B%2526%2Bgive%2Bfeedback.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>If you have questions about this, be sure to check out the TPT notes and help files on their site! If you want to try it out before you commit too heavily to this process, I do have a couple of free activities for your French students, so please be my guest in using them this fall with your class, or with a select group of "test students" even!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksA_y3NO5-U/T7_odCw5qXI/AAAAAAAAB9I/_CGxxAWjHPsJIbFaVUxyXOOr0cnQ7_EvgCPcBGAYYCw/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksA_y3NO5-U/T7_odCw5qXI/AAAAAAAAB9I/_CGxxAWjHPsJIbFaVUxyXOOr0cnQ7_EvgCPcBGAYYCw/s0/MmeAielloSig.png" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-82577008542934265012020-08-03T11:42:00.004-04:002020-09-06T16:22:56.036-04:00What does the new Digital Activity feature on TPT do for Distance Learning?<div class="separator"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prices-Cultural-French-Lesson-Worksheets-Les-prix-francais-83342" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img style='display:none' alt="Teaching FSL blog post on TPT's New Digital Layer Tool - Digital Activity Feature" border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1747" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p90svSG9lOU/XygvaKHX63I/AAAAAAAAk1o/ycedcBmQ5WgNlnY9BQd8jm4SvwancAEPgCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h354/Teaching%2BFSL%2Bblog%2Bpost%2Bon%2BTPT%2527s%2BDigital%2BActivity%2BOverlay%2BFeature.jpg" title="Teaching FSL blog post on TPT's New Digital Layer Tool - Digital Activity Feature" width="500" /></a></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Have you noticed a new little "Create Digital Activity" tag on some files that you already own, or that you have seen while browsing on Teachers Pay Teachers? If you've been browsing for Back to School shopping, and want to be ready for blended learning of online learning, then keep reading!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 1em="" href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lbF6kyY_lS4/X0Zxwo1ZO9I/AAAAAAAAlnY/JZR8CsT7eU0-RDROx4SotRg-DkUpQXKjACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/TPT%2BDigital%2BActivity%2BTool%2BFrench%2BDistance%2BLearning.png" margin-left:="" margin-right:="" style="display: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="512" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lbF6kyY_lS4/X0Zxwo1ZO9I/AAAAAAAAlnY/JZR8CsT7eU0-RDROx4SotRg-DkUpQXKjACLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h512/TPT%2BDigital%2BActivity%2BTool%2BFrench%2BDistance%2BLearning.png" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">What does "Create Digital Activity" mean on TPT?</h3></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Let me tell you what this new tool does and how to use it. Plus I've got a newly updated freebie to share with you that is usable in a wide variety of French classes. Check it yourself to see how the Digtal Activity works first hand! I'll follow up in a week or so with a second post on how to actually assign these resources in Google Classroom, and how to assess work that is turned in via this new TPT feature.</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is one version of the new little badge indicating "Create Digital Activity" for some files on TPT. Both versions are shown side by side in <a href="http://www.teachingfsl.com/2020/08/how-to-use-digital-activity-feature-on.html">Part 2 of this topic here</a>. <a href="http://www.teachingfsl.com/2020/08/how-to-use-digital-activity-feature-on.html">(More of a step-by-sep how to than an introduction).</a></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u8wGSYtA8jU/XydTHwFteBI/AAAAAAAAkzQ/E7OCbrUl0zwLKlFSQzo6X2SatzVHH9sNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s412/Create%2Bdigital%2Boverlay%2Bred%2Bbutton%2B-%2Bfree%2Bor%2Bowned%2Bproduct.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Red buttons on TPT to downloald & to create digital activity" border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u8wGSYtA8jU/XydTHwFteBI/AAAAAAAAkzQ/E7OCbrUl0zwLKlFSQzo6X2SatzVHH9sNgCLcBGAsYHQ/w246-h320/Create%2Bdigital%2Boverlay%2Bred%2Bbutton%2B-%2Bfree%2Bor%2Bowned%2Bproduct.png" title="Red "Create Digital Activity" badge with info on making a PDF interactive." width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">This will only appear on free or priced products that are just a single PDF (cannot be a zipped file with a presentation and handout, for example). In addition, the TPT teacher-author HAS to have opted in to make their resources available with this new PDF annotation feature. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is my view, of a resource where the Digital Activity Tool is possible. I would click "Use as a Buyer" to use it with my own students via Google Classroom.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Canadian-Confederation-Video-ProjectProjet-de-video-Histoire-Confederation-2278919" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Canadian Confederation Video Assignment - Use digital tool" border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="917" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8COHp4U2eqU/XydVpp6odNI/AAAAAAAAkzg/Cbv0JkaA3uQANFeMDUMIp9NSkN-fIXT6gCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h319/Can%2BConfederation%2Bvideo%2Bproject%2B-%2Bdigital%2Boverlay%2Bprepared%2BTeaching%2BFSL.png" title="Teaching FSL's Canadian Confederation Video Resource - Use digital tool" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div>I've been trying to go through my Teaching FSL products to include a bit of information in the description to let you know if I have already invested the time to set up the digital overlay for you, as in this example from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Canadian-Confederation-Video-ProjectProjet-de-video-Histoire-Confederation-2278919">Canadian Confederation Video-making assignment</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-knwhzfj7LV4/XydVrqbnD_I/AAAAAAAAkzk/O2mw46wLZ6Qp_Z7abq5SUE8WX1UyUEeiACLcBGAsYHQ/s630/TPT%2BDigital%2BActivity%2Bdescription.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image of text description indicating I've preapred the digital activity pages for students already on your behalf" border="0" data-original-height="90" data-original-width="630" height="85" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-knwhzfj7LV4/XydVrqbnD_I/AAAAAAAAkzk/O2mw46wLZ6Qp_Z7abq5SUE8WX1UyUEeiACLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h85/TPT%2BDigital%2BActivity%2Bdescription.png" title="TpT Digital Ovelay - Teaching FSL Product description indicator" width="625" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">I already use Google Classroom & have students annotate PDFs in another way</h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have you been assigning PDFs to students already in Google Classroom, which students then annotate to complete their work using an extension like Kami, or Google Read & Write's Texthelp features? Then this new Digital tool only enables exactly what you've already been doing, and in this case, I would NOT recommend that you use it. Just keep doing the wonderful stuff that you've already learned how to do (and trained last year's students to use successfully!)<br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This feature is not for everyone right now. TPT says they are looking into extending the fetaures, and making it compatible with other Learning Management Systems (LMSs) as well in the future. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've also tried to indicate in which products the digital overlay would not really be useful. This is true for posters, printable activities meant to be cut and pasted, and for other reasons. (This new tool mostly works with worksheet-type materials that will be accessed by students through Google Classroom!) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's an example of what I've been adding to my product description to give a heads up when the digital overlay would not be effective. No one wants teachers to feel extra frustrated right now, or to waste their precious preparation time!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Projet-de-danse-French-Immersion-Dance-Creation-Projet-3233110" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="TPT product description showing "This product is NOT suitable for the TPT Digital overlay"" border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="764" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2A7Q76W4rdg/Xygnt11BNHI/AAAAAAAAk1c/yVcMYKWOCIs0rDzFi3lGplSeMBuPBPMcgCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h500/TPT%2BDance%2BProject%2B-%2BNOT%2Bsuitable%2Bfor%2Bdigital%2Bactivity%2Bdescription%2BTeaching%2BFSL.png" title="Dance project PDF product not suitable for TPT Digtial overlay - description making that clear" width="426" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">What to do if I am not sure if a product is Digital-Ready</h3><div>If you find a product on TPT that you want to use, but it doesn't reference the overlay, here are two options. </div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Ask the seller about it using the Q &A feature. <br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gKVjfBQ6O1k/XydYLA5OmJI/AAAAAAAAkz4/ATvJpdQTP_0YcsbY3xbwaODj7H1YLx_3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s748/product%2BQ%2B%2526%2BA%2B-%2BTeaching%2BFSL.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="748" height="206" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gKVjfBQ6O1k/XydYLA5OmJI/AAAAAAAAkz4/ATvJpdQTP_0YcsbY3xbwaODj7H1YLx_3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h206/product%2BQ%2B%2526%2BA%2B-%2BTeaching%2BFSL.png" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">or</div><br /></li><li>Use the thumbnails and previews to get a good sense of the product contents. It if seems like the digital overlay tool would meet your needs and you see the Digtial badge, you are good to go!</li></ol>Teachers considering a purchase should know that the buyer has FULL CONTROl over adding explanation text for students, adding & positioning answer boxes, as well as adding highlights or pen notations using this new TpT-specific Digital layer with PDF products. So this means whether the seller has taken the time to prepare their products with the digtial overlay or not, if you like it and it works for your circumstances, then you can use it yourself, as long as you see that digital activity badge. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you buy something where I've taken the time to set up the answer boxes and instructions to highlight or other details to guide students using the resource independently online, then you can edit or delete anything you do not like.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Can I try it with a FREE product? </h3><div>I promised you one above! I figure it will be best for you to see it in action yourself, with a product that's already set up for you, to get a better sense of how it works. So I've recently revamped a great free product - it now has more differentiation options included, <b>so go <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prices-Cultural-French-Lesson-Worksheets-Les-prix-francais-83342">download it again</a> even if you DON'T care to try out the Digital Layer tool! </b><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prices-Cultural-French-Lesson-Worksheets-Les-prix-francais-83342" target="_blank">How French People Mark Prices</a> allows you to review the numbers 1-50 with students, or 1-100, with the first two worksheets, as well as exposing students to how prices are written differently in English and in French. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prices-Cultural-French-Lesson-Worksheets-Les-prix-francais-83342" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Teaching FSL blog post on TPT's New Digital Layer Tool - Digital Activity Feature" border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1747" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p90svSG9lOU/XygvaKHX63I/AAAAAAAAk1o/ycedcBmQ5WgNlnY9BQd8jm4SvwancAEPgCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h354/Teaching%2BFSL%2Bblog%2Bpost%2Bon%2BTPT%2527s%2BDigital%2BActivity%2BOverlay%2BFeature.jpg" title="Teaching FSL blog post on TPT's New Digital Layer Tool - Digital Activity Feature" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope that's helpful information for you as you get ready to go back to school! In a week or so <a href="http://www.teachingfsl.com/2020/08/how-to-use-digital-activity-feature-on.html">I'll explain how to assign these "Digital Ready resources" from TPT to your students on Google Classroom</a>. (Or watch my Twitter or facebook page's feeds for a notification there - you can also follow my blog!)<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8AgI79BRRur9QbjNb_GDWW_ACPcBGAYYCw/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8AgI79BRRur9QbjNb_GDWW_ACPcBGAYYCw/s0/MmeAielloSig.png" /></a></div>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-5763790454537687022020-07-24T13:07:00.002-04:002020-07-25T14:22:39.591-04:00Supporting & Encouraging Reading in French - PD OpportunityJust over 2 weeks from the <a href="https://bit.ly/2WS2KE0" target="_blank">Rock Your French Class virtual conference</a>! This is a very affordable French-specific Professional Development opportunity that you can do from the comfort of your home or wherever you happen to be, via internet access. If you've attended FrEd Matters in person in prior years, this PD initiative has grown out of that collaborative endeavour. I'm presenting a session focused on Reading with French as an additional language students, whether that is Core French, French Immersion, or whatever non-francophone milieu label for your class you happen to use! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CRkz9Iy_C7M/XxsUdNH0koI/AAAAAAAAkZM/zbAXEUaDRJIiCapGbEcotmlwOcUWxuiVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s940/French%2BReading%2BPD%2BRock%2BYour%2BFrench%2BReading%2BTeaching%2BFSL.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Teaching FSL's Rock Your French Reading PD session" border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="418" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CRkz9Iy_C7M/XxsUdNH0koI/AAAAAAAAkZM/zbAXEUaDRJIiCapGbEcotmlwOcUWxuiVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h418/French%2BReading%2BPD%2BRock%2BYour%2BFrench%2BReading%2BTeaching%2BFSL.png" title="Teaching FSL's Rock Your French Class - Reading Professional Development session" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I am honoured to be part of this great group of educators, sharing and supporting French teachers at this very difficult time. Visit the <a href="https://bit.ly/2WS2KE0" target="_blank">conference sign up page</a> to check out the sessions offered. If you aren't available on the actual day, please note that the live sessions are being recorded, so you can still sign up even if you have other plans that day! I actually had a prior engagement myself, but thankfully the timing works out so that I can attend both, and catch up on the sessions I will miss later.<br /><br />Although I've actually designed and delivered webinars in a prior role, it's been quite some time. I'm a little nervous about making sure I'm meeting my audience's needs when I can't see them. One way I will try to address this reduced interactivity, necessary for good flow in a virtual environment is to ask for participants' input ahead of time.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRXtvOY92aYAb60rQVGpPUGCnAz7bPb9WU55hXzV5chjavvA/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="660" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-22Ea3k3j9ww/XxsL-l7KaMI/AAAAAAAAkY8/fERlvK-wUu8JkMDslHB0Eiv7bi4q26rdQCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h354/Teaching%2BFSL%2B-%2BRock%2BYour%2BFrench%2BReading%2Bvirutal%2Bworkshop%2Bimage.png" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>In order to give me time to adjust my content if necessary, I'll leave <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRXtvOY92aYAb60rQVGpPUGCnAz7bPb9WU55hXzV5chjavvA/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank">this survey open</a> for a little more than a week, but close it on August 1st. Input can be anonymous or you can choose to identify yourself to be included in a "Virtual Door Prize" draw. Either way, I'd ask that you ONLY complete and submit the survey once you've registered for <a href="https://bit.ly/2WS2KE0" target="_blank">Rock Your French Class</a>, to be sure I'm working to adapt my details for the needs of the people who will actually be seeing it. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be covering: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The <a href="http://fslgra.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FSL Global Read Aloud</a></li><li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Centres-de-lecture-French-Content-Based-Reading-Centres-4189172">Centres for exploring any text</a> in a way that integrates FSL-student needs (* Participants will get a copy of my centres for free)</li><li><a href="http://www.teachingfsl.com/search/label/Chanson%20de%20dimanche?&max-results=5" target="_blank">Song lyrics</a> as reading material, keeping current Covid guidelines in mind</li><li>Other materials available for you to use to encourage reading and to make it accessible for your students' skill level</li></ul></div><div>Hope to see you there! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksA_y3NO5-U/T7_odCw5qXI/AAAAAAAAB9I/_CGxxAWjHPsJIbFaVUxyXOOr0cnQ7_EvgCPcBGAYYCw/s155/MmeAielloSig.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="56" data-original-width="155" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksA_y3NO5-U/T7_odCw5qXI/AAAAAAAAB9I/_CGxxAWjHPsJIbFaVUxyXOOr0cnQ7_EvgCPcBGAYYCw/s0/MmeAielloSig.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> </div></div></div></div>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-28353076463706823292020-07-12T08:33:00.003-04:002020-07-24T10:49:00.335-04:008+ Picture Books for Grade 6 Social Studies (Strand B)I can't say for anyone else, but because I had to bring home all of my teaching resources and materials this summer, I feel like I am positively drowing in books at the moment. I'm not complaining though, (even if some other family members are!) The only downside is not being able to find what I want as I try to create a few new resources for the next school year!<br />
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This post contains affiliate links, but they are all books I've owned, purchased for my school, read, or borrowed from someone to use with my own immersion students.<br />
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I figured I might like to share some, for different teaching purposes or for different types of classes. I plan to highlight others, if I can get back in the blogging habit. The set of resources that I'm currently working on getting added to my TeachersPayTeachers store is intended to share the learning progression that I created and used for my Grade 6 Social Studies course during emergency distance learning this past spring. For thsi reason, the picture books that I selected below seemed like an obvious place to start.<br />
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Please do your professional due diligence and use a trauma-informed lens when selecting something to explore with your students. Grouping them by interest (especially when teaching via remote learning or in a blended learning format) can be one way to allow certain students to use a resource they will absolutely love and benefit from, without subjecting all members of the class to the same material, if you have some that would be traumatized or disturbed by the content. Parental or family communication is a key part of this navigating this territory as well, in my humble opinion.<br />
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Pablo trouve un trésor</h3>
This is a long time favourite of mine. It makes me weep a tiny bit almost every time I share it with a class. It's a great introduction to the idea of "Les bidonvilles" for grade 8 Geography, but also equally well received when exploring various global issues with students in grade 6.<br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Click the cover above to get it from Amazon. It's a lovely story, with somewhat of a happy ending, and a great way to start discussions about happiness, mindset and varying levels of quality of life. I also adore this this picture book is not a translation, so that means your students are unlikely to know this story unless you share it with them.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></p>
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PowPow t'es mort</h3>
This is a picture book that might be used to discuss how, although many of our students might enjoy playing first person shooter games, this violence is far from a game to some other children living in the world - possibly even in our own communities - today.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/2895406782/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=2895406782&linkCode=as2&tag=tefs-20&linkId=ddb79891551594f15b656e96cd550192" target="_blank">Get it here from Amazon</a>.<br />
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Voici Viola Desmond <span style="font-weight: normal;">or</span> La Détermination de Viola Desmond</h3>
Looking to introduce the topic of systemic discrimination based on race, specifically as it relates to Canada? The picture book <i>Voici Viola Desmond</i> is a gentle way to do so. I have a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Activites-pour-lalbum-Voici-Viola-Desmond-French-Activities-5521675?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=8%20Picture%20books%20SS">resource</a> that I've made and used with my own students on multiple occasions which included discussion questions if you need some support with the planning. Check out the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Activites-pour-lalbum-Voici-Viola-Desmond-French-Activities-5521675">preview </a>to give you a better idea if the materials will work for you!<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1443163880/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=1443163880&linkCode=as2&tag=tefs-20&linkId=c05f8bfaa7c76741164c72987c09a12f" target="_blank">Get the picture book here from Amazon</a>.<br />
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The second book I have listed covering this same Canadian is another - possibly simpler (less detailed about Viola's past accomplishments) but also a little less attractive to younger students - picture book option.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1443195987/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=1443195987&linkCode=as2&tag=tefs-20&linkId=68990d31e256c7b7a6a60a56bd30db8a" target="_blank">Get it here from Amazon</a>.<br />
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Réfugié n'est pas mon nom</h3>
Unfortunately I bought this late in the winter and did not have a chance to use it with my students this year. But I thought it would be a perfect way to teach cross-curricularly and share the plight of refugees, highlighting that they are whole people with varied interests, hopes and dreams, rather than simple one group with a simple label.<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1443176516/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=1443176516&linkCode=as2&tag=tefs-20&linkId=45ab88b3c699b3346bdd162a370b954e" target="_blank">Get it here from Amazon</a>.<br />
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Une Petite bouteille jaune</h3>
This one was recommnded to me by a high school colleague (shout out to Elaine!), who I also convinced to nominate it for the FSLGRA. It has not been selected for that initiative yet though, through our voting process each spring. I feel like it could be used in grade 8 French Immersion, but might be too much for grade 6. Check it out and leave me your thoughts in the comments below, if you like!<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/2923234677/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=2923234677&linkCode=as2&tag=tefs-20&linkId=480be270c5c21e14264f5d770f62d13b" target="_blank">Get it here from Amazon</a>.<br />
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Le crayon magique de Malala <span style="font-weight: normal;">or </span>Malala: l'histoire de mon engagement pour le droit des filles</h3>
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This inspiring young woman is so relatable, popular, and well known amongst middle school students. Either of these books are a sure winner in your Junior or Intermediate FSL classroom.</div>
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La Princesse de l'eau claire <span style="font-weight: normal;">or</span> Les enfants de l'eau</h3>
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These are two beautiful little picture books to explain the importance of accessible drinking water to students, and how for children and women (typically) have to go, how hard they have to work for it in some parts of the world.</div>
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Nibi a soif, très soif</h3>
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This is a great picture book to show students that access to potable drinking water is not just an issue in other countries, but also in our own! I tend to want to explore this book while teaching Strand A, and learning about accomplishments of various indigineous populations within Canada. I like to highlight success stories and to show them along with some background information about discrimination and systemic barriers, such as lack of access to things we take for granted as privileged Canadians. </div>
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I hope this has been helpful! I know I have other great books for Social Studies in my collection, so maybe I can add a part 2 eventually. Feel free to drop me suggestions (especially of francophone books that you have found and successfully used!) in the comments below!</div>
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Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-88841368627994334112020-05-17T10:04:00.004-04:002020-07-24T10:55:10.943-04:00Have You Signed up for the #FSLGRA Yet? <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">I recognize that we educators have a lot on our plates for the current school year, at the moment. Educators are adjusting to being out of the school buildings unexpectedly. Some are planning and running synchonous learning, while others are trying to figure out what off-line learning opportunities we can extend to our students - and in many cases, to our own children. But at some point, this WILL end - or at the very least, it will change. More regular programming will resume, and even if that looks different that what it was like before, routines will get reestablished. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">A bit of thought now, and some collaborative open-source style planning later in this school year, over the summer, or even into the early fall can lead to a fabulous interactive and authentic experiential learning opportunity for your own students and many other classes full of FSL students next fall! For more information about the #FSLGRA, <a href="http://fslgra.blogspot.com/2019/02/what-is-fslgra-french-as-second.html" target="_blank">read this in English</a> or <a href="http://fslgra.blogspot.com/2019/02/quest-ce-que-linitiative-de-lecture.html" target="_blank">this version en français</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1d2129;"><br /></span><span style="color: #1d2129;">My tip is to </span><span style="color: #1d2129;">not think of the GRA as an "add on" to your existing curriculum, but to think about which aspects of the curriculum you will be addressing through the GRA, and just let that learning happen. It's ok to not do the same things your would normally do year after year. New experiences will be great both for you, and for the students. Model risk-taking and pushing oneself out of one's comfort zone with your students. If you're wondering what kind of book makes a good nomination, think about the following:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://fslgra.blogspot.com/p/votez.html" target="_blank">Voting for this third annual installment</a> closes tomorrow! Help us to choose which books, amongst the nominated titles, we will actually use collaboratively next fall. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you're looking for more information about what types of learning experiences you might offer to your students through this initiative, you can either explore the hashtags (explained in the introductory blog, linked above) in social media, or <a href="http://fslgra.blogspot.com/p/inscription-sign-up.html" target="_blank">check out our Google Sheets</a> for the past two years. They list many of the ideas and resources created, sourced, and shared by our teacher-participants. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: inherit;">Be sure to notice that there are FOUR tabs along the bottom of each file, so that you can explore the levels of the FSLGRA that are most relevant for you. And remember - many hands, lighter work! Please share whatever ideas and resources you make that are connected. These resources stay available for teachers to explore with a single partner if they wish, or even on their own with their classes as they see fit at times outside of the official FSLGRA timelines.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f7f9; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-39248486855971747302020-04-10T12:44:00.001-04:002020-07-24T10:57:11.329-04:009 Francophone Songs Connected to the Ontario Geography CurriculumI love to use music with my students. I wish I did it even more than I currently do. With that in mind, I started keeping a list of songs that might be used in Geography or Social Studies class. Here are 9 French songs for you to check out and see if they suit your students, school climate and teaching style.<br /><br />
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Nous quitterons la maison</h3>
A <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DskniXQ0tFw" target="_blank">pop song about flooding in Quebec</a>, helps students to discuss the effects humans have on the environment and the effects changes to climate have reciprocally on humans.<br />
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Samian</h3>
Samian is an Algonquin rapper from Quebec. He has several songs which may tie in to your topics of study in Social Studies or Geography. You may have to consider how political your teaching environment allows or encourages you to be, as well as to do some pre-teaching around cultural sensitivity to effectively use his music, but if you can, I find it's worth the work.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y90CfkyjGq8" target="_blank">Enfant de la Terre</a><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lkwu4kh20g" target="_blank">La paix des braves</a> - Quebec provincial government-Cree agreement<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/PgKA7WcPZK0" target="_blank">Plan Nord</a> - environmental damage through government-sponsored development.<br />
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Bidonville by Claude Nougaro </h3>
(Warning: Contains the 5-letter word starting with "m" in French that is an "s" word in English & a passing reference to prostitution ("Les filles qui ont la peau douce; La vendent pour manger" - Girls with soft skin sell it to eat)<br />
IN the grade 8 curriculum, slums or shantytowns can be a difficult concept for kids in privileged environments to get their heads around. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PYdjM4J5dY" target="_blank">This song</a> would be just one tool to address that curricular concept.<br />
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Here's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCWBMdIFR7Q" target="_blank">another version</a> on Youtube from 2013, performed live as part of a concert against racism, hatred & discrimintation, which is another excellent curricular connection.<br />
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And I found a third <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RLM0qN_S9w" target="_blank">slightly jazzier version</a>, from the acoustic ska band Tryo available here, without a "real" video. I personally feel that my students would appreciate this version the best.<br />
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Brought to you by kids in Belgian schools, there are several traditional and original songs to explore with a Geo class. If you're familiar with Kits United and like their school-friendly sound, then this is a fantastic find. They have 170 songs currently listed on the <a href="https://lesenfantastiques.fr/" target="_blank">Les Enfantastiques</a> website! Take time to explore those beyond what I've lsited here and please do share your observations and connections in the comments below!<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/ttqqQQ4yb6w" target="_blank">L'Union fait la force</a> is great when exploring the changes near the turn of the 20th century in working conditions in Canada. It's also a fabulous opportunity to learn about the cultural significance surrounding this French phrase, and to compare it to English equivalents.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glAcID0eYOg" target="_blank">Polyglotte Bruxelles</a> is a song celebrating linguistic diversity, which could come into play even in Primary-level Social Studies classes, when discussing our families in an inclusive way and learning about our communities.<br />
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A song that focuses on access to water and bodies of water around the world, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdc1HLBplz4" target="_blank">Le trésor de demain</a>, could come into play in both Science and Social Studies or Geography classes.<br />
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Drought and having to walk long distances to access water are covered by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhEMMBRpfps" target="_blank">Est-ce que la pluie tombera bientôt</a>?<br />
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I hope that you and your students benefit from at least one of these suggestions in the near future!<br />
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<br />Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-47750346600505131092020-03-24T23:46:00.004-04:002020-07-24T10:59:32.985-04:00Extended French Read-Alouds at Home During the Covid-19 CrisisIf "not enough time" was my excuse for not maintaining my blog before, I guess that reason has flown out the window now. Plus, like other parents, I'm at home trying to figure out how to supplement my own children's "productive time" without stressing them or me out too much. I'm just aiming for active brains, and low-key enough to keep everyone well, mentally and emotionally.<br />
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You probably know of lots of sources for short French texts and audio texts already. Personally, I have been looking for something a little longer. Here's what I've managed to find for us.<br />
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I follow several children's authors on social media. For English audiences, I've noticed a number of people doing read-alouds for kids, or giving teachers permission to do that for their own classes of students. In French, this has seemed a little scarcer. (What's new, right?) Well today I was excited to spot something new. Pierre-Luc Bélanger, a fairly prolific francophone author who is also a teacher, according to his profile, decided to share an unpublished work via read-aloud on YouTube. It's called <i>Les folles aventures de Florimond Fleury au cirque</i>. You can find <a href="https://youtu.be/YC22_boxvjM" target="_blank">his introductory video</a>, and then check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCR3CkdP9262lmt848jDD8A/videos" target="_blank">each subsequent chapter</a> as well. There are ten chapters plus a prologue. If your students or your own kids watch one per day, that will carry you through two weeks of at-home learning! Merci beaucoup, M.<br />
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You may have already heard that lots of edtech companies have made things free - for now - as well. Audible is one such source. I've seen lots of posts referring to how they have free ebooks for many langauges. For French, there were only 21 books in total when I looked. And some are the typical public domain French literature - Le Compte de Montecristo & several contes. However, there were a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B97SVUHhxm2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">few GOOD options</a> as well, for junior-intermediate immersion students or possibly even high school French langauge learners. Porteur de masques, Le journal d'Alice (Tome 1), La course des tuques, and L'école des gars (Tome 1) would be my picks for extended reading through listening. If you like, you can look for an ebook version of these novels as well, so that your child can read along while listening to the audio book. In my house, I'd be perfectly happy with either of my kids listening to the audio book on its own though as well. For this, you'll have to download the Aubible app.<br />
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Check out on facebook the page for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fljmontreal/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARBEgcgVsbI1YBroCWX-45yavYKDi9ZBch5SaMWkZKbdlhitvIN51il_Bx1G3lgEpXu1E1Fqzum0j6k3&hc_ref=ARTupC6MBZ-LVfz0W1nM13neqBVlzZHpJiQ58Kxm9_Qz7KmZ8beaYdA3RFNq5dei4qI&fref=nf&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAqx0c_OO2FOl31vFamuo6-Jgtrm1EBTHgI4Vw-zbQhLTpIX2Sr7FWxxV896tMuJsGA63BaBrhQ_99CntUaibsfvDdDsL353xFCDasHz2x7Mzbw3Tx6jbMPqKxHSwuJr8a1fXSVQAA5rw682XiKQ5nV7qYKus4vYSHLIIKm1yopBRtn2_KemLpLEa78rcpT9wXlC_YEsM41-u2phNR9z1VciDrrO-nvKf0Dbi8GALYc7Xnb_zybcb6_HImLkputG618dXg6uIarYK5j1ruc5v1PRjBzIjpwW0dkCR2wlnZqnsqWQGtKpQV1nFJpMI2payov0Uz2W1rin8BaEGAW_QEDASmTnXJECao" target="_blank">le Festival de littérature jeunesse de Montréal</a> as well. These are shorter reads, but whole stoybooks at least. Wednesday posts will be for older readers, they say. That might be something helpful to keep in mind when trying to find something to appeal to various ages.<br />
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There's also a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/simon.dejocas/videos/10157377667939585/" target="_blank">facebook video recording</a> that I found of <i>Un Cheveu sur la soupe</i> by the publisher 400 coups. This one is a little off - I'm not judging because I've not attempted recording myself live while reading - but the picture book is displayed backwards. Probably still totally acceptable for just looking at the illustrations though, I'd think.<br />
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Two requests, before I go:<br />
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1) If I'm wrong and there are folks who need a list of where you can access various shorter texts for children to just read, please let me know.<br />
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2) I'm happy to add other sources if you have some great leads. I'm aware of other books read aloud on Youtube, but I'm trying to honour copyright even in this tricky and surreal times.<br />
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I hope that helps someone out there! Stay safe, stay indoors, and stay sane, mes amis! Please do feel free to share the link to this post, or my tweet about it, to parents and teachers who you think may wish to be informed.<br />
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<br />Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comOntario, Canada51.253775 -85.32321429.934278999999997 -126.63180799999999 72.573271 -44.014619999999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-15550078739478970302019-03-23T17:04:00.001-04:002020-07-24T11:00:52.178-04:00Peer Editing - Short StoriesSalut mes amis! I've really fallen out of the blogging habit. I enjoy it, but it does take a bit of time and energy. I hope to keep on sharing some ideas and dialoguing with other French teachers through this medium.<br />
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I came across a quick <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yknSXx_eMl4s0GKvuQ2CbkhQqhM8SYRc" target="_blank">single-page resource</a> I made that I thought could be useful to other junior/intermediate immersion teachers or possibly even to Core French secondary teachers. Have you had your students write short stories before? If you have, you probably realize that setting them up for success by reviewing the parts and essential elements of a story is important, but also, the quality of the final product is highly dependant on the level of planning and editing.<br />
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This will be useful to you in particular if you've already taught students about some basic editing codes. I've mentioned spelling, grammar and punctuation in this guiding sheet. If you need some ideas about that, please feel free to let me know in the comments below. I'd also like to hear if you have students write short stories or not, and why. And finally, please note that you may well use a different term than I do in my class for short stories en français. I went with the path of least resistance and highest comprehension on that point.<br /><br /><b>Veuillez noter: </b> Just updated to fix a couple of embarrassing typos brought to my attention by a fellow teacher. Merci beaucoup pour l'aide.<br />
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There are three short ones <a href="http://forums-enseignants-du-primaire.com/topic/156522-cherche-poesie-pour-la-fin-dannee/">shared here</a> by teachers. They are apparently from a particular collection, which the teacher who named them indicated, which is helpful in case you're looking for something to purchase. L'école est fermée by Georges Jean, Le Temps des vacances by Maurice Carème, and Route nationale 7 by Charles Trénet.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://blog.ac-versailles.fr/jaures2/index.php/post/22/09/2009/Les-po%C3%A8sis-de-l-%C3%A9cole" target="_blank">La catastrophe</a> - Istvan CSUKAS (Poème russe / hongrois, traduit)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.takatrouver.net/poesie/index.php?id=88" target="_blank">En sortant de l'école</a> - Jacques Prévert. Il y a beaucoup de versions musicales sur YouTube aussi, si vous avez envie de la partager avec vos jeunes en classe. There's even a version on TFO, under the name "Tour du monde surréaliste" but just a heads up - there's a blue, naked barbie-like woman in it. For that reason, it might not be your first choice for younger grades.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.takatrouver.net/coin_des_poetes/index.php?id=5859" target="_blank">Vacances </a>- </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span>Nadia Leichtnam (who may have been a student herself at the time of writing this poem) It is a very short one. Maybe<span style="font-family: inherit;"> not as inspirational, but not exactly negative towards learning and school either. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bzhdidine.canalblog.com/archives/2011/06/28/21502332.html" target="_blank">Liberté </a>- Maurice Carème Very nice, inspiring and positive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Incidentally, this Belgian poet has a lovely (if somewhat old) website exposing several different formats for poems, should you care to explore some of those with your students. Check the Introduction, Poésie Oeuvres and Liens pages. Those teaching grade 8 Core French might find this helpful in reaching some of the intercultural expectations in Ontario, for French in Europe.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Also, there are some very short quotes that might be suitable as well, for which I made a <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/madameaiello/po%C3%A9sie-et-citations-pour-les-finissants/">Pinterest board</a>. Maybe in the summer when I have some time, I'll come back & add the poems I linked to in this blog post there as well, but for now, there are no duplicates between the two. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If by chance, you'd like to help build this collection, I'm totally open to making it a collaborative pinterest board. So please reach out & let me know, either in the comments below or somewhere else that you already know how to connect with me privately. Please note that you DO need to follow someone on Pinterest in order to be added as a contributor to a pin board.</span><br />
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<li>Carrefour Education's <a href="http://carrefour-education.qc.ca/guides_thematiques/journ_e_mondiale_de_la_po_sie_21_mars" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Journée mondiale de la poésie</a></li>
<li>Over <a href="http://poesie.webnet.fr/lesgrandsclassiques/recherche.php" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">250 poems by Canadian Poets</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. It seems the filtering tool on this website won't allow me to share the direct link that I want. In the field for "pays" just select Canada from the pull down list. You'll probably want to check them of course for both school appropriateness, as well as comprehensibility by your students, according to their age and level. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.lesvoixdelapoesie.com/" target="_blank">Les Voix de la poésie</a> - an excellent program that High School French teachers in Canada should be familiar with, if not because your students might like to participate, but for the great resources that can be found there, including good video recitations of poems (which may just serve as wonderful exemplars or may be exploited further by the teacher to practice and evaluate listening skills with various voices), and templates for poetry creation assignments</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope that's been helpful, as we get closer to the end of the school year! I'd love to hear about what worked for your particular students. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-3411815590288876592018-04-01T12:49:00.003-04:002018-04-13T07:15:23.676-04:00Happy Easter, Passover, April Fools & Return to BloggingSalut tout le monde!! This is my first post to my blog in ages. Almost an entire year! I won't bother making apologies and excuses, as I'm sure all the teachers out there know just how busy life can get!<br />
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My reason for returning today is that about a week ago, I presented at the Spring OMLTA Conference, and during a sidebar conversation in my workshop, I promised that I'd share a small lesson/resource I had prepared for my own class. We were discussing how hard it is to find materials on media awareness, and critical thinking that are en français, when compared to the wealth of materials that our English mainstream teaching colleagues have. I found a YouTube video that addressed an awareness of "fake news" and how to check if something you read online can be validated. It was something I used with my grade 6 French Immersion class, but could definitely be adapted to a variety of grades and purposes.<br />
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Unfortunately, I admit that my filing system sometimes leaves something to be desired, as I rush to finish things to move on to another life role I occupy. However I finally located the question sheet that I prepared for students to accompany a YouTube video on this topic.<br />
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It's all yours! I used the <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Lu-XA5FavaX4fPryQ0i77tUPzAUgxAhj" target="_blank">student handout</a> to give them a takeaway, and to help centre the discussion, as well as to give them a couple of concrete things to look for when viewing and listening to the video. I feel like I skipped some parts of the video, but I did not keep great teacher notes on that, so please judge for yourself. I also can tell you that we slowed down the video (to .75 speed) and turned on subtitles - this might not have been necessary for all of my students, but some certainly got more out of the listening experience with that scaffolding.<br />
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Check out the other videos offered by the channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMFcMhePnH4onVHt2-ItPZw" target="_blank">Hygiène Mentale</a>. There have lots of great stuff. And if you come up with ways to use them, and resources to help ensure students access the information we desire, please share as well.<br />
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I've also recently found <a href="https://www.1jour1actu.com/info-animee/cest-quoi-les-fake-news/" target="_blank">this 1jour1actu (1 jour une question)</a> video about "les fake news." A tip: If you play the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAa80STbngQ" target="_blank">same video</a> on Youtube, you have more control over the recording speed, and can slow it down. But please do check - soemtimes, what we find on YT can be just a snippet instead of the full item.<br /><br />
À bientôt, mes amis!<br />
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<br />Madame Aiellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392314811784579626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1132340591209524289.post-9316159969254845512017-01-21T12:26:00.003-05:002020-09-07T16:05:57.386-04:00Secondary Smorgasbord Celebrates Kindness, Diversity, Critical Thinking on Jan 20thThis month, the Secondary Smorgasbord crew has organized a blog hop to coincide with an initiative proposed by Rachel Lynette of <a href="http://http//minds-in-bloom.com">Minds in Bloom</a>. She's truly genius at bringing the community of TpT authors together to collaboratively build fantastic things. Sorry I'm a day late due to chaperoning a school overnight trip!<br />
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So, here's the deal. I have a freebie to offer French teachers that comes from my movie unit for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Unit-for-Un-Monstre-a-Paris-animated-movie-2732947" target="_blank">Un Monstre à Paris</a>. It's a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Activite-Culturelle-Un-Monstre-a-Paris-KindnessNation-2973019">listening activity and a cultural lesson</a> with a France connection, a list of names one character calls another throughout the movie. There are two student handout versions included, the original that I use with my French Immersion classes and one with simpler instructions (still all in French) that contain a few images to help students with less French learning under their belt to understand what they need to do.<br />
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These would work fine as a sub lesson if you are away ill for a day or two, as the first part just involves watching the movie and identifying the names used from the list provided. As an extension, have students see if they can find any additional nicknames or not-so-nice names used in the movie. Then as a follow up, there are lots of opportunities for character-building conversations around inclusion, consent, intension vs perception and just being respectful and nice to one another.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">You can buy the <a href="http://amzn.to/2aAut4r" target="_blank">movie Un Monstre à Paris from Amazon</a><span id="goog_1251844700"></span><span id="goog_1251844701"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span style="color: #202020;"> if you do not already have it or </span><a href="http://amzn.to/2aAuWDq" target="_blank">buy it along with another movie on the same DVD</a> here<span style="color: #202020;"> also from Amazon (Jack et la mécanique du coeur). </span></span></div>
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Thank you to Darlene at <a href="http://www.elabuffet.com/" target="_blank">The ELA Buffet</a> and Pamela of <a href="http://desktoplearningadventures.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Desktop Learning Adventures</a> once again for encouraging this collaboration in my middle and secondary teaching PLN!<br />
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Look for other forever freebies for middle and high school through the blog hop below. You can also search social media and TpT for the hashtags #kindnessnation or #WeHoldTheseTruths<br />
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I thought I'd start the new year with .... well, something new!
This is the first time I'm joining in the monthly link up hosted and organized by Stéphanie, blogueuse québécoise @ <a href="http://lescreationsdestephanief.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Les Créations de Stéphanie</a>. Normalement, mon blogue est en anglais mais parfois j'écris quelques phrases bilingues. Donc, voici une bonne chance pour moi de faire cela.<br />
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J'apprécie</h4>
Who doesn't love having time to spend with family? I'm glad I managed to get in a short visit with my sister & her kids, despite viruses running rampant in our house around Christmas. We also had our <i>réveillon </i>go off with out much of a hitch, so I'm very thankful for that. And I spent New Year's Day lunch hanging out with my in-laws, which was very nice as well.<br />
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I've got a few things dangling over me in terms of my pressing "To Do" list. Soon, I'll be chaperoning my school's annual trip to <i>la ville de Québec</i>, but this year I'm not actually teaching grade 8, so that means I need to prepare and leave a full week's worth of lesson plans - for French, English, Science, Social Studies, Drama (these last three all in French as well) - for my own class. <i>Pas une tâche facile à accomplir puisque la suppléante ne parle pas le français! Mais au moins elle est une figure bien connue par mes jeunes.</i><br />
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Like many, I'm glad to see the negativity of 2016 come to an end. Let 2017 bring us all peace, love and progress!<br />
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Je suis</h4>
I haven't exactly made New Year's Resolutions. Not sure whether I will or not (since as far as I'm concerned, le temps du nouvel an étend jusqu'à notre retour à l'école!) Either way though, I'm definitely filled with good intentions and optimism for a fantastic year ahead. All that's left is to make concrete plans to make sure I accomplish my goals. <i>Simple comme bonjour, non? MDR</i><br />
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So excited that I still have 6 days left to get myself all set up, both at home and with school obligations. It'll all get done somehow, right? It always does!<br /><br />Pour visiter les autres blogueuses qui participent dans ce rallye-lien, (à ce moment, c'est <a href="http://mmeemilie1.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Mme Emilie</a> et <a href="http://ideesdemmeroxane.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Les Idées de Mme Roxanne</a>, plus Stéphanie et moi - mais le rallye-lien est encore ouvert) et cliquer le logo de Stéphanie ci-dessous. <br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8ApIs4oLEtnszhq-ecawwAJACPcB/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tbRiuoTqoLg/UFfoWyI-HZI/AAAAAAAAB9w/rP52roT4S8ApIs4oLEtnszhq-ecawwAJACPcB/s1600/MmeAielloSig.png" /></a><br /><br />
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