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Finding authentic French readings that align with your curriculum can be challenging. My solution: start with authentic articles, adapt them to appropriate proficiency levels, and build vocabulary instruction from there. This approach ensures students engage with real French content while working at their level. This 5-day unit for 7th grade French centers on the theme…
The Show, Tell, Read Framework in the unit Tu aimes le sport? Reading Strategies in Action The unit integrates six comprehension strategies: Keeping Practice Separate from Assessment The unit includes four days of practice before a fifth-day reading assessment. Games like Blooket and the Marker Game provide vocabulary reinforcement without grading pressure. The EdPuzzle activity…
Here’s a four-day unit plan built around an episode of the French cartoon Petit Nicolas that shows how Comprehensible Input strategies can transform an authentic resource into accessible, engaging learning. Each activity intentionally builds on the previous one. Students are guided step-by-step from supported listening to independent writing. By Day 4, they’re writing in French.…
If you teach French, you’ve probably wrestled with how to get students comfortable listening to authentic French when native speakers talk at lightning speed. I’ve found that EdPuzzle is a game-changer if you use it the right way. How the app supports Language Learning Let’s be honest: listening comprehension is hard. But when students can…