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Posted onFebruary 27, 2025February 28, 2025 activities, authentic resources, authres, Black History, Canva, carnaval, cuisine, culture, featured, fleur de lys, food, france, francophonie, french culture, history, holidays, mardi gras, Nearpod

Mardi Gras and Carnaval in French Class

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

Posted onJanuary 16, 2025January 16, 2025 authentic resources, authres, Canva, Chandeleur, community building, crepes, cuisine, culture, dining, featured, food, france, francophonie, french culture, Nearpod, Time to Climb

How We Celebrate Chandeleur with Crêpes

Note: If you are an email subscriber, I recommend viewing this post in your browser, as there are videos and other content which will not […] Read More

Posted onDecember 15, 2024December 16, 2024 authentic resources, authres, Canva, crepes, cuisine, culture, dining, featured, food, french culture, video, youtube

My Favorite Cultural Resources for Food and Meal-Taking

It seems I have an abundance of cultural resources that I use when introducing my students to food and meal-taking in French. In this post, […] Read More

Posted onJune 28, 2024June 28, 2024 activities, Canva, cuisine, featured, food

2023-2024: The School Year in Photos

A few years ago I started these end of the year blog posts where I share photos from the school year. Being a photographer, I […] 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 onFebruary 27, 2021July 26, 2021 Canva, carnaval, cuisine, culture, food, holidays, mardi gras, remote learning, virtual taste test, Zoom

Reflections on Our Virtual Mardi Gras Celebration

I recently blogged in this post about how I planned to celebrate Mardi Gras with my students.  I shared both hybrid and virtual activities.  After […] 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 onAugust 7, 2014 crepes, cuisine, food, guest speakers, ravenous

Bringing French Cuisine to Life with Local Restaurant Owners

Since I’ve started teaching, I’ve had the owners of a local crêperie called Ravenous into my classroom every year to serve crêpes to my students, who […] 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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