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OLD SCHOOL MEETS NEW
SCHOOL: Stepping Away From the
TextbookMarie Miarka
9th year at Flushing High School/Flushing Middle School French
HOW TO GET MY NOTESSCAN IT!!Oh yeah!!
http://tinyurl.com/p9ud97t
Just some Organizational ideas for all the materials that I use
(my classroom is totally OCD)
• Keeping papers accessible for multiple preps• Grading – seating chart in a slip cover on clipboard• One folder per class (left-To Grade, right- Pass
Back)• Color the back of flashcards with different colors so
it’s easier to find the correct envelope• Partnering with paint samples– Pairs (2 of the same) – Groups of 3 or 4 (the shades of a color)
STUDENT BINDER - Organization
COLOR CODED WORKSHEETS (As often as I can. Let’s be honest
here. )
• Vocab – yellow• Grammar – pink• Writing – orange• Culture readings – blue/purple• Homework/activities - white
OLD SCHOOL (no technology
needed)
POUBELLE – Trash Can Review Game• Move desks out of the way• Garbage can in the middle of the room• Class stands in a circle around it• Students get a stack of scrap paper• Teacher calls a question/conjugation• Students write their answer on paper
– If correct – Students get 1 point automatically– If correct- students crumble up paper and shoot for a
basket. If they make it, they get 1 more point– If incorrect- students can throw on the ground
• Students are responsible for keeping their score
I use a whiteboard or screen to project the correct answer
THROWING FOOD/TRADING FOOD
• When learning food or partitives, I use plastic food.
• Throw one piece to a kid and say vocab and the class would repeat.
• Hold up 2 pieces and asked a student “Do you want this or that?” Then threw it to the student.
• Once students have 2 or more pieces, they walk around the class and ask each other “do you want this or that?” and they take each other's food items
FLASH CARDS OF PEOPLE• Pass out- walk around and describe (or in
partners)• What is he/she wearing?• What activities would he/she do?• 2 cards per person – Compare/Contrast• Tape up around the room and number
with Post It notes. Walk around, write a sentence
Can also be used with a whiteboard to write sentences and share
SENTENCE STRIPS- to check worksheets
• Write an entire answer on cardstock(one word per strip) and cut them up– Each sentence is a different color marker
• Pass out all strips to students• Call up one color at a time(or a translation)• Students put sentence together in front of room
(I have also done this with smaller strips in ziplock bags and had students pass them around in groups) – this is a great way to check a worksheet
BALLOON POP• Thanks to Darcy Ebert at Dewitt HS• Put vocab words in the balloons• Can put pictures in and call in
language • Just a quick listening
for vocab
WHITE BOARDS• Finish the sentence….. – Great for upper level writing and speaking– Then share with a partner
• Draw this vocabulary word• Give a category and list all the words you know• Divide the board into four squares– Describe the scenes and students draw what they
hear(great for 4 seasons/4 meals/4 people-clothing & adjectives)
• Quick check for a worksheet• Give 1 worksheet number per white board, have
student write answer on it, they present to class• Great way to correct mistakes together
Example: SeasonsSUMMER FALL
SPRING WINTER
NUMBER SQUARES- Call me, Maybe?• Give out an envelope with pieces of paper
with 0-9 on it to each student • Tell them a French phone number to put
together– “Who was able to call me?”
• Same thing with telling them prices– “Who was able to correctly purchase the item?”
• Then they do this with a partner, going back and forth with a folder up between them for speaking practice
QUESTION WORDS- WALK AROUND Q&A survey
• Each student gets an index card• Write a yes/no question on it– Ask 5 students
• Change the question word (I shout one out)– Write it on the card– Ask 5 more students
• And so on…
• Follow up: Writing - Using their index card and own questions, answer all questions on the back of their index card and turn it in.
BARBIES
• To introduce Passé Composé vs. Imparfait– Draw a scene on the board (give the kids 5 minutes).
Any type of scene works– Have kids act out a story with Barbies– Class narrates in English
• Follow up with questions about the story to differentiate between PC and Imparfait
• Describe clothing- Barbie Fashion Show– Break into groups/partners– Give a pile of clothing– Dress Barbie for different activities/seasons/etc and
present to class• Writing – I have a chart they fill out for each outfit change
• Students use Barbies for skits
Reading Comprehension- French Specific
– Frenchteacher.net Reading Resources– I love the readings under the column A
“Level”• Short reading. Vocab. Questions. • A variety of topics
Reading- cheat sheet
• At the end of a short story, I always have them fill out something like this– Characters– Picture that
represents each chapter
– Summary in French
LISTENING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES
• Divide paper in 4 sections– Drawing faces for description– Drawing/dressing people for clothing– Describe seasons- different activities/hobbies
• Class objects- what’s in my locker/on my desk
• Clothing – Dressing people• Students draw what I tell them or work
with a partnerFollow up: Writing - (label/paragraph)Speaking – describe to a partner
MAPS• Draw a map of a town• Label places, streets, etc.
• Follow up speaking activity: place an X somewhere on Map– Give directions to a partner to different
places
• Follow up writing activity: Place an X somewhere on Map–Write directions to different places
DREAM HOME- Realtor• Typical – build your dream home activity• Post around the room • ½ the students are sellers ½ are buyers
• Buyers ask questions about home• Buyers fill in a chart
•Follow Up Writing :•Which house do you want to buy?
THE USUAL GAMES
• TIC TAC TOE• DICE GAME• PUZZLE SQUARES
NEW SCHOOL (TECHNOLOGY NEEDED)
EDMODO
• www.edmodo.com– Online Facebook type group– Great for posting
notes/homework/absent work– Polls– Class discussions– Extra links– Students post work directly to page– Students can upload assignments
directly to Edmodo
LIVEBINDERS
• www.livebinders.com
• A great place to save your favorites by category
• A great resource for searching for lesson plans– Can save other teachers’ binders to revisit
• A great place to house links for your students to use– Can post links to binders for students
• French I - Chapter 3 Family/Adjectives Live Binder
HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL- Housing Unit
• House Hunters Normandy– House Hunters Normandy Part 1– House Hunters Normandy Part 2– House Hunters Normandy Part 3– House Hunters Normandy Part 4
– French specific: Marseille,Strasbourg, and more are on YouTube as well!
• Compare/contrast writing
WEBQUESTS- French specific
• CLOTHING - http://www.printemps.com/– Go shopping for outfits for different scenarios
• FOOD- http://www.ooshop.com/– Go shopping for different meals
• CLASSROOM OBJECTS - http://www.top-office.com/ – Back to school shopping
• MOVIES - http://www.cinemasgaumontpathe.com/cinemas/paris.html
– Great for movie trailers– Schedules/times
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS – VIDEOS
• http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/ • They already have PDFs to print that
go along with the videos– Great for listening comprehension
• I do believe they have something like this in Spanish
CONJUGUEMOS
• https://conjuguemos.com/– Great site for practicing verb
conjugation and vocab– Vocab is broken down by text book
ONLINE DISCUSSION ROOM- Today’s Meet
• https://todaysmeet.com/– All kids join
• Ask questions– All kids answer
• It can be kept open for 1 hourweeks• Upper Level Writing using Conditional:– Post a “problem/what should I do”– Students must reply to each other @X- “If
I were you, I would….”
YouTube Videos with a Twist
• www.educanon.com
• Take a YouTube video and you can pause it to put in Multiple Choice questions
• Sample of one that I created:Sifflez en Travaillant
GeoBeats- Mini Video Clips
• http://www.geobeats.com/• Great culture from all parts of the
world– Cities– Landmarks– How to use the subway systems
• 1-2 minute videos
PIC COLLAGE – iPad/iPhone App
• Favorite movie poster– Post a screen shot/picture to Edmodo toShare with the class
• When I was young….• Use a photo and typeright over it
- posted to Edmodo
ABSOLUTE BOARD- iPad App
• It’s basically a whiteboard on an iPad• The kids can pick and choose
background colors
TWITTER- Spring Break Assignment
• Students create a Twitter or Instagram about their Spring Break
• Write 20 posts throughout the week with pictures
• I also participated
SOME OF MY FAVORITE LINKS FOR TEACHERS
• Online Stop Watch• Wikispaces– Has a secure page for my Textbook for teachers only
to join where teachers upload activities• E pals– Website to find pen pals around the world
• Duolingo– A great practice game for all languages
• I E Languages– Great links for Realia, listening, and other activities
Thanks for joining today!
Feel free to e-mail for any sample activities, word documents,
links, etc.
