Over the past couple of years, I have become a big fan of matching activities for reading. In my last post, I cited balancing high […] Read More
Author: Samantha Decker
Looking for resources for Black History Month (February) for your French classroom? In this post I will highlight some of my favorite lessons and share […] Read More
When the calendar year comes to a close, I often do a retrospective post looking back at new activities or tools I used during the […] Read More
Last weekend, I presented at the New York State Association for Language Teachers Annual Conference. It was a great opportunity to connect with other language […] Read More
This year I tried something so simple, so basic, I am asking myself why I didn’t do this sooner. What was it? Asking my students […] Read More
It can be hard to incorporate authentic resources into novice level lessons, given students’ limited vocabulary. Sometimes we have to get creative and think outside […] Read More
Emojis can be useful visuals to use in the language classroom. They are also appealing to kids because they use them themselves. Here are some […] Read More
Back in March, I introduced my students to the music of Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo. Kidjo is a multilingual, multiple Grammy winning musician and a […] Read More
To my email subscribers, I recently learned that an issue with my MailChimp account prevented posts from being sent to subscribers for almost the past […] Read More
This isn’t the first time I’ve blogged about Mardi Gras. Back in 2015, I shared My Favorite #Authres (and More!) for Mardi Gras & Carnaval. […] Read More
