Happy Mother's Day! Hello to all my Teaching FSL fans and followers. I've recently been inspired to make French music a more regular routine in my classroom. La Chanson de Dimanche has been born!  (post originally writ…

My giveaway contest for indieflix is coming to a close... don't forget to enter if you haven't already! I've got ten to give away, so your chances of winning are pretty good!! For my third instalment of "Ch…

Something cool and hip this week... it's a groove-inspiring, fun number that the kids are SURE to get stuck in their heads! Lynda Thalie who sings Dance your pain away (la tête h aute  ) is of Algerian descent, and I lov…

Have 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 …

Welcome back!  This week, I wanted to take a look at the French version of an old song that the kids still recognize. If you have any Gossip Girl fans in your class, they may have even heard this version before...These boots…

I am very excited to have a guest post for you this Sunday for Chanson de dimanche, although I have to apologize for it not being available on Wednesday as was orginally the plan. (A word to the wise... don't let your virus p…

Apologies for the rather extended break from my Sunday feature.  I've been finding a weekly commitment a bit much to actually complete, as it does take me at least a couple of hours to put together, plus the time it takes to …

How do you like to read the blogs that interest you?  When I have a new blog post, I share it out on Twitter and also usually on my facebook page, but if you aren't interested in those other platforms, did you know that there…

Oh, the touchy subject of teaching and illness. A couple of years ago, in Ontario the government changed the law so that it essentially stole away sick days which could previously be banked and that some teachers had saved up for…

After a couple of weeks of older (but great!) songs, I figured it was time to highlight something current.  We certainly don't want to give kids the impression that "no one sings in French any more". So I took a pe…

Finally, I'm back. I took a little hiatus as I got back into the swing of things with the end of summer (always a busy time in my house with multiple family birthdays and other events) and back to school. And now, I'm loo…