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Posted onNovember 15, 2019August 18, 2021 activities, speaking

What’s the Secret Phrase?

Over the summer, a few of my colleagues got me in on a practice that has been going on for some time now, but which […] Read More

Posted onSeptember 15, 2019 activities

My Experience Norming with Students

Last fall I started following Annabelle Allen aka La Maestra Loca (read her blog here) after seeing her present at ACTFL in New Orleans.  Recently […] Read More

Posted onMay 6, 2019 activities, verbs

Making a Fortune Teller to Practice Structures

So in an effort to reinforce the structure “tu es,” I recently had my students make fortune tellers.  If you don’t know what a fortune […] Read More

Posted onApril 20, 2019 activities, edtech, ipads

My Experience with Goosechase

So I first heard about GooseChase on some of the blogs I read, but I was super excited when my colleague Sarah used it so I […] Read More

Posted onOctober 23, 2018 activities, edtech, gimkit, technology

What I’m Loving So Far This Year

I hope everyone has had a nice start to their school year.  I am having a great year this year, not only because I have […] Read More

Posted onDecember 17, 2017 activities

The Year in Review: My 2017 Highlights

As the year comes to an end, I’d like to share a few highlights from 2017.  Although I don’t have a long list of new […] Read More

Posted onAugust 15, 2017 activities

4 Things I’m Excited to Try Out This Year

Normally I blog about things I’ve already done, but in this post I’m going to share a few things I’m excited to try this year. […] Read More

Posted onFebruary 25, 2017 activities, listening, vocabulary, writing

Les Parties du Corps

Parts of the body can be a difficult topic to make contextual.  With the right activities, though, it can be a lot of fun to […] Read More

Posted onAugust 5, 2016 activities

Tips for Starting a French Club

For the past four years, I have been the advisor to our school’s French Club.  Before starting the club, I met with veteran French teacher […] Read More

Posted onJanuary 1, 2015 activities, links

40+ Fantastic Blog Posts of 2014

I started out 2014 with a roundup of 40 Fantastic Blog Posts from 2013.  To end the year, I’ve made a roundup of 40+ fantastic […] 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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