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Author: Samantha Decker

Posted onMay 24, 2016 Uncategorized

Beyond the Classroom – Keeping Students Engaged at Home

As much as coming to class and participating every day is vital to progress in language acquisition, so is supplementing daily lessons with at-home review. […] Read More

Posted onMay 8, 2016 edtech, grammar, reading, speaking, writing

Quel personnage de Disney es-tu ? A Reading, Writing, Speaking Activity

This activity is based on Amy Lenord’s Superhero Talk Read Talk Write Lesson.  I took elements of her lesson and adapted them to suit a […] Read More

Posted onApril 26, 2016 grammar, reading, speaking, verbs, writing

Pronouns, Part II – Verbs in Context

I previously blogged about introducing students to pronouns out of context.  In this post, I will share some ways I target specific pronouns in a more […] Read More

Posted onApril 4, 2016 Uncategorized

Why I Love Charades

Charades is an age-old game that is fun for practicing vocabulary.  I have been using it since my student teaching days and don’t see myself […] Read More

Posted onMarch 28, 2016 Uncategorized

Beg, Borrow, and Steal Part II: 7 More Great Ideas from Other Teachers

Back in 2014, I wrote a post called “Beg Borrow, and Steal:  7 Great Ideas from Other Blogs.”  Since then, I’ve gathered quite a few […] Read More

Posted onMarch 12, 2016 edtech, grammar, ipads, lo-tech

Pronouns, Part I

An important part of communicating in any language is being able to specify who is doing an action. In many romance languages, subject pronouns are […] Read More

Posted onMarch 2, 2016 ipads

iPad Diaries Volume 14: Weather Writing and Speaking Activities

This is the 14th post in a series on using iPads in the language classroom.  Click here to view an index of previous posts.  Note that […] Read More

Posted onFebruary 8, 2016 edtech, ipads

iPad Diaries Volume 13: More Thoughts on iPad Stations

This is the 13th post in a series on using iPads in the language classroom.  Click here to view an index of previous posts.  In this […] Read More

Posted onJanuary 18, 2016 edtech, ipads

iPad Diaries Volume 12

This is the 12th post in a series on using iPads in the language classroom.  Click here to view an index of previous posts.  In this […] Read More

Posted onJanuary 10, 2016 Uncategorized

My Favorite Blog Posts of 2015

I like to start out the year by rounding up some of my favorite blog posts from the previous year.  From posts about francophone culture […] 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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