Back to school in my part of the world is right after Labor Day (Sept. 1). I’m looking forward to meeting a new group of students and sharing with them the language and culture of the francophone world. Since I wrote two posts about back to school last year, and I don’t really have much to add, I will just share a couple of new things with you and direct you to my older posts for some back to school ideas.
Pictured above is my new display for the bulletin board outside my door. I’ve gathered photos from various French speaking regions and connected them from the map so students can see how varied the francophone world looks. At bottom left is the obligatory shot of OUR classroom! The three photos on the left are my own, and the rest are from Creative Commons on Flickr. If you click the image, you will be able to see it full size and read the credits, or click the links below:
Eiffel Tower in Paris, France by Samantha Decker
Château Frontenac in Québec City, Canada by Samantha Decker
Pier in Martinique by Jp Evain
Camel in Morocco by Chris Zielecki
Chameleon in Madagascar by Mika Adrianoelison
Reflected Sunset Tahiti by Jon Rawlinson
Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium by Vase Petrovski
Skier in Valais, Switzerland by Sami Uskela
Soccer Stadium in Nantes, France by Manuel
While I was at school today, I made a little stop motion video showing my classroom being set up:
If you’re looking for more ideas, here are the two posts I wrote last year:
La rentrée : Première Partie
La rentrée : 2è Partie – Pourquoi le français ?
UPDATE 8/27 – I added a little Bienvenue banner outside my door, and I thought I would share that:
Bonne rentrée !
