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Posted onJune 26, 2024June 26, 2024 activities, Canva, featured

2023-2024: The School Year in Student Work

A few years ago I started these end of the year blog posts where I share student work from the year. It’s fun to look […] Read More

Posted onMay 25, 2024May 25, 2024 Canva, featured, games, lo-tech

The Joys of Tarsia

I first learned about the Tarsia puzzle making software from Clare Seccombe years ago on her Changing Phase blog, and I recently blogged about in my Old […] Read More

Posted onMay 11, 2024May 11, 2024 activities, authentic resources, authres, Canva, featured, independent exploration, Media, music, songs

Musical Connections

One of my goals as a language teacher is to get students interested in exploring resources outside of class. That’s why I designed Independent Exploration. […] Read More

Posted onMay 3, 2024May 10, 2024 activities, Canva, culture, featured, france, francophonie, french culture, writing

Les phryges ! Getting Students Excited About the 2024 Paris Olympics

I recently came upon a wonderful activity idea from French teacher Chelsea Peeters on the French Teachers in the US Facebook group, which I adapted […] Read More

Posted onApril 12, 2024April 12, 2024 activities, Canva, featured, fles, francophonie, games

The FLES Chronicles Part VII: Revisiting Colors

This is my first FLES post in awhile. Since last year, I have been teaching elementary enrichment classes after school. Click here to read my […] Read More

Posted onMarch 10, 2024March 10, 2024 Canva, culture, featured, food, francophonie, geography, Time to Climb

Learning About Ramadan

Last year, for the first time, I presented a mini-lesson to my students about Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. I searched YouTube for relevant videos to […] Read More

Posted onDecember 16, 2023December 16, 2023 activities, Canva, featured, games, lo-tech

Old and New Things I Tried in 2023

2023 was a year where I tried lots of new things in my classroom (AI, anyone?), but I also brought back a lot of activities […] Read More

Posted onJune 22, 2023June 22, 2023 Canva, featured, photography

2022-2023: The School Year in Photos

The past couple of years I have made a post at the end of the school year showcasing some photos I took during the year. […] Read More

Posted onJune 20, 2023June 21, 2023 Canva, featured

2022-2023: The Year in Student Work

As the 2022-2023 school year comes to a close (and I know for some of you it already has), I thought it might be fun […] Read More

Posted onJune 17, 2023June 17, 2023 activities, Canva, featured, games, lo-tech

Cherchez l’intrus: A Fun Activity for Any Time of Year

It’s that time of year where alternate schedules are popping up and I am seeing some classes more than others. I was recently looking for […] 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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