David Shannon Archives - Teaching French Immersion: Ideas for the Primary Classroom

Teaching Manners in A French Immersion Classroom

“La politesse” is such an important component to our classroom environment. It is so important to spend time with students throughout the year working on appropriate behaviours and learning to be polite in French. Here are some ideas to introduce your French Immersion students to vocabulary around politeness using two French texts and fun visual […]

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Six Fun First Day of School Activities for French Immersion

What does a first day in a Grade One French Immersion class look like? This is a question I get asked about a lot! So, I thought I’d share 6 activities that I like to do on the first day of school! I must start with a disclaimer though: the first few days (and weeks)