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Sorry about not blogging for a while. It has been very busy!

http://www.vimeo.com/12275717

http://www.vimeo.com/12208186

http://www.vimeo.com/12275647

http://www.vimeo.com/12275686

Day 72

Sorry, it has been a while since I have posted a new video. Well, here it is, Day 72. We are re-organizing our groups since it is a new month.

http://www.vimeo.com/10016095

Practicing gestures

This is a clip of the boys practicing their gestures in class.

You can hear that it's noisy in the classroom and the boys are all speaking in French. Every now and then I hear English and I send them to the door to cross "La ligne magique".

http://www.vimeo.com/9164027

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Day 55

We have learned a new Entry Routine.

On a different note, why is it that my students always have to go to the bathroom or drink water at the beginning of French class? I normally try to be patient as it's a great opportunity for them to learn how to ask these two important questions but today I lose my patience somewhat:

http://vimeo.com/9007902

We try a new activity today. I am introducing a list of words for the first time (we learned the gestures but haven't seen the words yet). I ask my students to

- fais l'action

- donne une phrase avec le mot

They LOVED this activity! (probably bcz they won 10 group points for each correct sentence).

It was a fun class!

http://vimeo.com/9007739

Day 45

I didn't film the Entry Routine today because we are still doing the "Poule Maboule" Entry routine raps. I'll try changing it for the next filming.

Here is part of my lesson today:
http://www.vimeo.com/8624182

Day 35

Sorry I did not film Day 30! Things have been so busy at school: lots of missed classes due to field trips, P/T interviews, sports events, Remembrance Day and Winter celebration rehearsals, a long weekend, etc. etc.

Here is our new Entry routine which we sing:

http://vimeo.com/7804697

Here is the first 10 minutes of class (the film's first slide is incorrect: it is not the Entry Routine):

http://vimeo.com/7804499

You may notice that I have changed "Les journaux" to "Les agendas" for homework diaries.