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
Category: geography
Note: Older posts linked in this post may contain out of date information or links. That’s not to say there’s not still useful some information […] Read More
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
In my last four posts, I shared my plans from my first week of teaching elementary French once a week after school to 3rd through 5th […] Read More
Before I explain this activity, let me give credit to the person who inspired it. French teacher Tracey Ford, who happens to teach at the […] Read More
Perhaps a better title for this post would be, “Ways to Reinforce Where French is Spoken,” since a major part of geography for me is […] Read More
Teaching first year students, I feel it’s my job to make sure students leave my class with an understanding of where French is spoken. Naturally, […] Read More
After reading Craig’s post at This French Life about Google Maps, I realized this feature would be a great addition to the geography section of […] Read More
French is a vast language: 113 million people around the world speak it! It is an official language in 25 countries! It is also the […] Read More
It is difficult enough to learn the geography of a foreign country, without foreign terms popping up everywhere. French geography is very particular, so here […] Read More
