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Author: Samantha Decker

Posted onJanuary 30, 2021July 10, 2021 Uncategorized

Mardi Gras 2021 in French Class

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Posted onJanuary 17, 2021July 26, 2021 blooket, games, gimkit, hybrid learning, kahoot, Nearpod, Quizizz, Quizlet Live, remote learning, Time to Climb

How Online Games Stack Up for Hybrid Lessons

Even with this switch to hybrid and virtual learning this year, games continue to be a fun way to review content and motivate students.  Unfortunately, […] Read More

Posted onJanuary 8, 2021July 26, 2021 Canva, Canvas, Canvas discussions, collaborative PowerPoints, cuisine, edtech, Flipgrid, food, games, independent exploration, names, Nearpod, PowerPoint, Time to Climb, Zoom

The French Corner 2020 Recap: The Top 10 Things I Did or Tried in 2020

Wow, this year certainly came with a lot of unexpected challenges, didn’t it?  And the end of the year, I often round up my favorite […] Read More

Posted onJanuary 1, 2021July 26, 2021 authentic resources, authres, Canva, featured, independent exploration

An Update on Independent Exploration

Over the summer, I blogged about my revamped version of what I used to call “independent homework,” and I now call “independent exploration.”  Independent Exploration […] Read More

Posted onDecember 29, 2020July 26, 2021 authentic resources, authres, Canva, edtech, holidays, hybrid learning, la fête des rois, listening, Nearpod, remote learning, video

La fête des rois, Hybrid Style

With la Fête des rois just around the corner, before break I knew I had to find a way to somehow adapt this holiday’s customs […] Read More

Posted onDecember 26, 2020July 26, 2021 assessment, Canva, edtech, Flipgrid, hybrid learning, remote learning, speaking, tech tools

First Steps with Flipgrid!

Flipgrid has been around for awhile now, but I didn’t jump on the bandwagon until this year when my colleague Sarah took the time to […] Read More

Posted onDecember 20, 2020July 26, 2021 authentic resources, authres, Canva, Christmas, cuisine, Hanukkah, holidays, hybrid learning, music, Quizizz, Quizlet Live, remote learning

Hanukkah, Christmas, and Winter in the French-Speaking World

This coming week I will teach one hybrid lesson and one virtual lesson before we leave for holiday break.  I really like to share with […] Read More

Posted onDecember 13, 2020July 26, 2021 activities, Canva, collaborative PowerPoints, hybrid learning, PowerPoint, remote learning, Zoom, Zoom breakout rooms

Collaborative PowerPoints Part II: More Ideas!

This is my second post about using collaborative PowerPoints in class.  Click here to read my first post, where I discuss the basics of how […] Read More

Posted onDecember 7, 2020July 26, 2021 Canva, names

What’s In a Name? Part II

Back in 2016 I wrote this post about the use of French names in the classroom.  While I still agree with all the benefits I […] Read More

Posted onNovember 27, 2020July 26, 2021 authentic resources, authres, Canva, culture, french culture, holidays

Learning About St. Nicholas Day: Hybrid Style

 St. Nicholas Day is coming December 6, and it is a holiday I always teach my students about.  Normally, as I shared in this post, […] Read More

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My name's Samantha Decker and I'm a middle school French teacher from Saratoga Springs, NY. I started The French Corner in high school as a resource for French students, and have since expanded it into a blog for French teachers. Read more about the blog here.

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