This mini-project aligns perfectly with the Grade 6 French Immersion Social Studies Unit on Communities in Canada Past and Present (Ontario). During the course of this mini-project, students are asked to explore notions of collective and individual identity. They are to write about and present 7 objects that they bring from home that they believe represent who they are. This mini-project comes with an evaluation rubric and a comprehensive step-by-step outline for students to fill out. The package also contextualizes the project by providing an introduction about the concepts of individual vs collective identity. At the end of the project, students have a sheet that they need to fill out. In this sheet, they need to comment on 10 classmates’ oral presentations.

This creation is an integrated French, Drama, and visual arts projects. For teachers only teaching one of each (ex. drama or visual arts), I have included three separate rubrics in the package to make it easier to share rubrics with other teaching partners who may share the class with you. In this project package, students learn more about ancient Greek theatre as well as theatre coming from different cultures. Once completing the preliminary research, they are to find a cultural legend and make that legend come to life by creating a script for the legend, putting together props and creating masks for the different characters that they will transition into (just like the Ancient Greeks once did). Students work in groups of 2 to 3 so that they can play the roles of at least two characters. This project may be adapted to give a FNMI perspective by having students select an FNMI legend. It can also have an Ancient civilizations perspective by having students select and work with legends coming out of antiquity. The arts component of creating masks gives the project a creative dimension which students often enjoy. It also allows the shyer students to participate more actively since they are able to present from behind a mask.

Here is my grammar package for my French Immersion and stronger Core French students. In this package, you will find complete and concise information, appropriately broken down for your students. I have included not only grammatical explanations in a language format that makes it easier for students to understand, but I have also included grammar exercises and quizzes for each section of the package. At the end of the package, there is also a unit test and I have included an answer key. This package is great for homework and also for the first 20 minutes of the French period. I use this package to provide my students with grammatical awareness before moving on to a more integrated approach to teaching language. I have also given this package for students who are going to be away on vacation and have used it as a back-up when I have a supply teacher.

Tried and tested in my grade 6 Middle French Immersion class. This product is a very comprehensive unit, with a Canadian perspective on Asian History Month. It is a wonderful resource for French Immersion, particularly for the junior and intermediate grades. It touches on everything from the first Asians in Canada, the Chinese Head Tax, Japanese Internment Camps, the history of South-Asian immigration to Canada, the Komagata Maru, David Suzuki, and an opportunity to research Adrienne Clarkson. Also included are opportunities to research contributions made by Asian-Canadians, and racisme today in Canada. Included in this unit, is an exit card for students to complete at the end, a graffiti activity at the beginning in order to launch the unit, and lastly, a rubric at the end. This unit is perfect to work on in-class, to send out for homework, for students going on vacation, and for distance learning. I have created this unit with the Ontario Social Studies/History Grades 5, 6 and 7 curriculum in mind as it touches upon several expectations. A wonderful addition to any inclusive and anti-racist program.

Don’t sweat having to teach art in French! You will really enjoy this no prior prep, easy to print/upload package. Perfect for in-class and distance learning. An excellent addition to any teacher’s long term plans… and best of all, your students will be learning a lot. This package fits right in with many art expectations of different styles and time periods. This package covers the following topics: a reading on the Renaissance + questions a reading on Leonardo da Vinci + questions Michelangelo + questions a research table on various Renaissance artists (students can do a quick research as an extension). a structured research template on Sandro Botticelli (another possible extension activity). Guided questions for an art analysis Project: students will create their own Renaissance-style art (guided questions included). This package is designed for junior/intermediate French immersion students (grade 5 and up). Could work for intermediate/high school students in Core French should you wish to add an artistic component to your program. There is a French connection in the reading with Leonardo da Vinci who died in France.

Don’t sweat having to teach art in French! You will really enjoy this no prior prep, easy to print/upload package. Perfect for in-class and distance learning. An excellent addition to any teacher’s long term plans… and best of all, your students will be learning a lot. This package fits right in with many art expectations of different styles and time periods. This package covers the following topics: a reading on Cubism + questions an opportunity to interpret and respond to Georges Braques’ earliest cubist painting. a reading on Pablo Picasso + questions a reading on Surrealism + questions a reading on Salvador Dali + questions a research table on various cubist and surrealist artists (students can do a quick research as an extension). a structured research template on Frida Kahlo (another possible extension activity). Guided questions for an art analysis Project: students will create their own cubist or surrealist artwork (guided questions included). This package is designed for junior/intermediate French immersion students (grade 5 and up). Could work for intermediate/high school students in Core French should you wish to add an artistic component to your program. Many of these artists lived/worked in Paris- may certainly add a French dimension.

Fun, ready to teach project with no prep required. Download and photocopy or assign to students. Everything you need to teach impressionist art. In this project/comprehension package is an excellent cross-curricular way to integrate French reading comprehension and writing into Visual Art. After completing this package and working on the project your students will definitely have a deeper understanding and appreciation for Impressionist art. This package covers: a reading comprehension with questions on Impressionism. a reading comprehension with questions on Vincent Van Gogh- also lightly touches on aspects of Van Gogh’s fragile mental health (please note: it is said that Van Gogh attempted suicide at the end of his life- this is briefly mentioned in the package- might be a more sensitive topic in some classrooms). Students will research several impressionist artists. Students will do a brief biography on Berthe Morisot (female impressionist artist). Students will analyse the impressionist painting of their choice. Students will create their own impressionist painting. Rubric is included in French.

Don’t sweat planning for Dance! Engage your students with this music unit. This music unit covers topics such as: what is dance, stereotypes associated with dance, why we dance, who we can dance with, dance according to science, techniques associated with dance, and a research on several types of dances. This unit includes a final project that even your shyest students can do. For the project, they are to research a dance of their choice and create a presentation on their dance for the class. A framework for the project is provided as is a rubric for evaluation purposes. No prior prep, ready-to-teach for distance or face-to-face learning. Will save you planing time. Best of all, this unit can generate a dance mark, a reading mark, a writing, and a speaking mark… and it is all in French- perfectly suited for a French Immersion classroom.

This package is a perfect introduction for junior and intermediate immersion students (grades 5 to 8) to French classical literature. The story highlighted in this package is an adapted version of Guy de Maupassant’s story “La Parure”. The adaptation is faithful to the storyline of the short story, but it is written in passé composé and imparfait, and the vocabulary has been simplified. The original story has also been included for extension/enrichment purposes. In this package, students have the opportunity to write a brief biography of Maupassant, they also have comprehension/reflection questions at the end of each part of the story (there are 6 parts in total). In order to render this package more cross-curricular, there is a Visual Arts task and a drama task for students to do. There are also 3 rubrics included: 1) for the comprehension questions, 2) for the Visual Arts component, and 3) for the Drama component. Students will enjoy this story because the end has an interesting twist to it.

I have created this booklet with inclusivity in mind. Given that not all students celebrate Christmas in December, I thought that this booklet would be fun and educational for all students coming from a variety of different backgrounds. In this booklet I have included St-Nicholas and Krampusnacht, Hanukka, St-Lucia, Boxing Day, Kwanza, Omisoka and Eid Al-Fitr. This resource is great for shared-reading activities or for centres. It is very versatile because you can easily adapt it to your classroom needs. It is also great for when you have a supply teacher. This resource is recommended for Junior/intermediate French Immersion. It could also work for senior depending on the classes’ French levels. I have personally designed this resource with a Grade 5/6 classroom in mind. I have linked aspects of community and identity in the grade 6 Social Studies curriculum as well as government in the Grade 5 Social Studies curriculum. Students therefore not only have the opportunity to read about a variety of different celebrations celebrated in December (that are not Christmas), but they also have the opportunity to research a variety of aspects of these celebrations and communities that these celebrations occur in. Since the booklet is quite lengthy, I normally divide my students up in groups during the second week of December and I assign a reading + comprehension and research questions to each group. I then get each groups to present the celebration to the class and I collect their section of the booklet.

Ever wonder about France’s national holiday and why it is so important? This resource will explain it all to your students. No prep, informative in that it addresses a French community/country and brings in historical and cultural elements from that country. Great for homework, a class activity/assignment, or to assign to students going on holiday. Topics covered include: What is July 14th?, the adoption of July 14th, How it is celebrated in France, La Marseillaise, Symbols of France, an inquiry on King Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette, a commentary/discussion of some famous quotes dating from around the French Revolution, and a “would you rather” oral communication game. This resource is perfect for grade 6 immersion and up. It also works for grade 9 and up Core French.

This product is a very comprehensive unit, with a Canadian perspective on Black History Month. It is a wonderful resource for French Immersion, particularly for the junior and intermediate grades. It touches on everything from the history of Black History Month, slavery in North America, the Underground Railway, the history of Afro-Canadians, the Civil Rights Movement + Dr Martin Luther King Junior, Viola Desmond Davis, Apartheid in South Africa, Contributions of Afro-Canadians, and racisme today in Canada. Included in this unit, there is an exit card for students to complete at the end, a graffiti activity at the beginning in order to launch the unit, and a rubric at the end. Throughout the unit, students have plenty of opportunities to investigate various historical figures, and there is even an optional investigation for those that finish early or who are motivated to learn more. This unit is perfect to work on in-class, to send out for homework, for students going on vacation, and for distance learning. I have created this unit with the Ontario Social Studies/History Grades 5, 6 and 7 curriculum in mind as it touches upon various expectations.

Here is my Remembrance Day booklet for Junior/Intermediate levels. This booklet covers topics from: The history of Remembrance Day in Canada, the history of the poppy, World War I, World War II, Aboriginal contributions in the two world wars, the Holocaust, and Remembrance Day around the world. Each topic has comprehension questions. Some of these questions are simple recall questions, others are reflection questions that require critical thinking, and others are research extensions for those students who are either 1) finished too early or 2) gifted and/or highly enthusiastic and curious. This booklet works well with the Social Studies curriculum- more specifically, Government, Canadian identity, Canada and world connections, and First Nations.

Here is my ready-to-print comprehension package on New Year around the world. This package includes several texts and comprehension questions related to New Year in different cultures. With regards to the curriculum it incorporates aspects of Ancient Civilizations, communities around the world, and it also touches on the Iroquois and the Nisga’a in Canada. This package comes with a rubric and longer reflection-type questions that allow students to think deeper and practice their research skills. Suitable for junior and intermediate French Immersion students.

This package is primarily intended for French Immersion. It can also work for Core French for the more advanced French learners, especially in the higher grades. This package is more than just a regular Saint-Valentine package. In this package I have not only created a set of reading activities with comprehension questions, but I have also made this as educational and multicultural as possible. I have included a history of Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day in Canada, different love days in Japan and South Korea, India, Russia and some former states of the Soviet Union, spring festivals in Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia, and love festivals and celebrations in Brazil and parts of the African continent. My comprehension/reflection section is made up of simple recall questions from the text, that build up onto opinion and critical thinking questions, and that include research questions so that students can further refine their research skills and deepen their knowledge. This package can be used as photocopies for shared-reading activities. It can be used in centres, as homework, or when teaching about different cultures that have helped shape Canada. The section on India and Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia can even be turned into an art activity in which students can create their own bracelets or amulets for friends and family. Lastly, the overall message of this package is that love can take a variety of different forms and that there are different types of love and different cultures have different (and similar) ways of expressing love.

This booklet is the second booklet of my conjugation series. It builds upon my Livret sur le Présent de l’indicatif. In this booklet, students will find simplified explanations of when we use the imparfait and how to figure out the imparfait of verbs. The booklet starts out with the basics of être and avoir and proceeds to the regular verbs in -er, their small variations, 2nd group verbs in -ir, irregular -ir verbs and the rest of the 3rd group of verbs. After each exercice section, there is a quiz. I do not always give the quiz as an actual “quiz” but I use it as a self-evaluation tool for the students. In the back, there is also an answer key to the exercises.

This French booklet is all about the Nutcracker- from the story to Tchaikovsky, to the ballet. This integrated unit is a cross-curricular one because it ties together French reading comprehension expectations with music and dance. It is the perfect booklet for the month of December or for any time when teachers are doing a dance or music unit (dances and music from various periods). Sections of this booklet include: an introduction to the Nutcracker the history of ballet The King of the Mice Tchaikovsky An exploration of key musical pieces in the ballet the Nutcracker in Canada List of characters and their descriptions (activity) Quiz with answers. In my grade 6 MFI French Immersion class (Ontario), I have divided students in groups. Each group got a section of the booklet and they had to read, answer the questions, research for more information and present. I have done this booklet in conjunction with my Fairy Tale project.

Here is my comprehensive Grade 6 Biodiversity unit. In it I go into the theory relating to biodiversity and the classification of living things. Students have comprehension questions that go with each section. They have the opportunity to use technology to further their research with my reflective questions. I have included 2 activities with rubrics and other mini-activities. The unit culminates with getting the students to write a letter to their MP regarding a pressing environmental issue of their choice.

Here is my comprehensive unit on Communities in Canada Past in Present for Grade 6. This unit, in line with the Ontario Grade 6 curriculum is thought provoking and meant to foster reflection and critical thinking on the part of the students. I have included a lot of discussion/reflection questions and opportunities for research. Weekly homework questions are provided at the end of the unit. In this unit, we look at concepts of identity, collective identity, community, contributions of various communities in Canada, immigration, racism and discrimination.

Here is my grade 6 ready to print science unit on Electricity. I have just completed this package with my grade 6 MFI classes and we had a lot of fun. This package is mostly theoretical. I use it to supplement our classroom experiments and I also use it to give students opportunities to further research topics in electricity. Overall, here are some of the topics that I have covered: atoms, what is electricity, circuits in series and in parallel, batteries, electromagnetism, a historic overview of electricity, the generation of electricity, and three tasks at the end accompanied with a common rubric. Suitable for EFI and MFI.