I would like to share some of the ideas that are popping in my mind about my French PYP classes:
Exploring the phonology of the language by…:
- keeping a journal of awarenesses (in mother tongue and/or English)
- creating a concert of vowels (and perhaps make a song with my lovely looping machine)
- making a skit about sounds combat
- using scratch to create a programme to practice sounds
- using scratch and makey-makey to create interactive work of art that speak
- practicing yoga in French
- creating breakout edu games
- engaging in scavenger hunts
Other ideas might be…
- mindfulness in French
- conversations with Dash and Dot
- Makerspace integrations
- sentence constructions with fridge magnets
- record a podcast
- breakout edu
- cooking
- stop motion animation
- Mystery Skype in French
- Choose a picture and explain why you chose it
- Virtual field trip (Versailles)
- Greenscreen
- Invisible writing tasks
- Penpals
- Passion projects (linked to the exhibition)
- Create a collective illustrated book for children in French
As we personalize learning, students create their own goals and review them regularly to track their progress. We should have a spreadsheet to keep track of them and celebrate achievements.
Using peer assessments and self-assessments, we can promote autonomy and inter dependence. We need to know for ourselves that we know or don’t know a concept, how to correct ourselves or when to ask for support and how to develop inner criteria of self-correctness.
Some of the resources might include…
5Dplanner, 360 degree + Thinglink, Minecraftedu, EdPuzzle (create) and share your recipe online, Voki, Tour Builder, Edpuzzle, duolingo, rosetta stone, story board, Twitter, searching, planning a trip, creating a blog post, makey-makey, sketchnote, aurasma, QR code, infographic…
Some of the ways we can celebrate learning and reflecting…
Every time the students come in the class, they go across the “magic boundary” (ligne magique). They start with a calm activity (breath in and out, yoga or mindfulness in French), they express their intention to work (from the list in the classroom: this list is populated with the students and updated when the need arises).