tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72709719864612860092024-03-08T13:24:41.777-08:00Sylvia Duckworth's AIM blogThis blog was created to demonstrate the effective of the Accelerative Integrated Method (AIM) for teaching French. These videos are not meant to and could never replace formal training in the methodology. This blog focuses on one grade 3 Core French class. Most of these students have never had French before. One boy comes from French immersion. If you are looking for my resource blog, please click the link below.
Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-43974480572919212742014-09-10T16:44:00.001-07:002015-11-29T06:04:38.481-08:00Blog updateWhile I created this blog in 2010, I have not updated the videos because AIM methodology remains consistent throughout the years (although the resources keep on getting better and better!). I continue to use, and will always use AIM. After 30 years of teaching Core French, I am convinced that this is the best way to teach a second language. Once you try it, you cannot conceive of teaching any other way. I welcome visitors to my class. Please contact me to set up a visit.Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-57007553836475181722011-12-18T06:33:00.000-08:002011-12-18T06:34:17.731-08:00AIM info<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h-SXGKJsSpumfr54_7fFGYbPsd9woHk4McakxosdClA/edit">Click here</a> for more info on AIM, including more videos and research supporting the implementation on AIM in your classroom.Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-12446489928274849642010-06-04T08:03:00.000-07:002019-02-09T08:26:21.038-08:00Play presentationsMy grade 3 students, towards the end of their first year with AIM.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftw6G_Wx_Vw" target="_blank">3B Groupe 1</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEy9-1dx_Xs" target="_blank">3B Groupe 2</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTpym5JrlsI" target="_blank">3B Groupe 3</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq3w3C3gB3s" target="_blank">3B Groupe 4</a><br />
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<br />Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-80689383781679715712010-03-08T13:49:00.000-08:002019-02-09T08:27:45.431-08:00Day 72It 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.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lrc77I6nRo" target="_blank">Day 72</a></div>
Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-58790988029858122452010-02-02T13:06:00.000-08:002019-02-09T08:29:38.668-08:00Practicing gesturesThis is a clip of the boys practicing their gestures in class. <br />
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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".</div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwVdFaHJcpI" target="_blank">Practising gestures</a></div>
Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-9355480539570235282010-01-26T16:49:00.000-08:002019-02-09T09:37:50.535-08:00Day 55We have learned a new Entry Routine. <br />
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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 </div>
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They LOVED this activity! (probably bcz they won 10 group points for each correct sentence).</div>
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It was a fun class!</div>
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Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-88919060724500156272010-01-08T14:27:00.000-08:002019-02-09T09:39:33.415-08:00Day 45I 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.<br />
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Here is part of my lesson today:<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lb0CogBnts" target="_blank">Day 45</a>Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-31002568305245700162009-11-24T14:28:00.001-08:002019-02-09T08:04:42.018-08:00Day 35Sorry 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.<br />
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Here is our new Entry routine which we sing:<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAMRtN9eaY0" target="_blank">Day 35 Entry Routine</a><br />
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Here is the first 10 minutes of class (the film's first slide is incorrect: it is not the Entry Routine):<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqOBTjxWbp4&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Day 35 first 10 minutes</a><br />
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You may notice that I have changed "Les journaux" to "Les agendas" for homework diaries.Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-62987435854681602962009-10-27T12:19:00.000-07:002019-02-09T09:43:20.889-08:00Day 25Day 25<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VbNpckte-Q" target="_blank">Day 25 Entry routine</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2YjKTprwIg" target="_blank">Day 20 First 10 minutes of class</a><br />
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We are still working on counting group points!Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-55179417907585788592009-10-06T16:33:00.000-07:002019-02-09T09:51:33.596-08:00Day 15This is Day 15 (I made a mistake editing the video and called it Day 11).<br />
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I had to get cross with a boy today who would not stop touching a heavy wooden plaque that was hanging on the wall behind him. If it had fallen, it would have caused him serious damage!<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AVFwsqHGlo" target="_blank">Day 15 First 10 minutes in class</a><br />
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(We are working on counting group points!)Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-20096949335408665642009-09-28T05:50:00.000-07:002009-09-28T08:47:09.596-07:00Adding video after every 5th classI am now cutting back my videos to once every 5 classes. Since I do not see this class every day, my next post will be Tues. Oct. 6! (I see them 6 days out of 8, for 40 minutes/class).Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-10205278284170715452009-09-25T18:48:00.000-07:002019-02-09T09:56:35.699-08:00Day 10Today was "House Day", a very exciting day full of activities and competitions for the entire school. The students are dressed in the colours of their house, so I thought it would be a good idea to review colours and to introduce the word "maison". (I realized after that "Quelle couleur est la maison Cartier" is not correct. I should have been asking "De quelle couleur.....). Oh well!<br />
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Sometimes starting class like this in the hallway can be a real challenge, especially if the hallway is busy, like today!<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtwsnL43DqI" target="_blank">Day 10 Entry Routine</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2fwMzmAbT4" target="_blank">Day 10 First 10 minutes in class</a><br />
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At the end of this video I review the question words, but the camera was not on me, so I did it again here, with no students:<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjbQ9MbnfDE" target="_blank">Day 9 First 10 minutes in class</a><br />
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This class has taken to singing "Comment ça va?" as soon as French class starts. They do this completely on their own! They love this song: it's from Alexandre and it's ancient. Cannot buy it anywhere anymore. I had an old cassette and converted it to CD and then into my computer.<br />
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I called the SMARTboard "Le tableau intelligent" today and my French immersion student told me it wasn't really intelligent.... I love this type dialogue with him because it allows the other boys to witness us having a regular conversation in French.<br />
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I was thrilled today when a student said "Trois mois..... saison!". He was trying to say "Il y a trois mois dans une saison". Baby steps towards fluency... it's so exciting!Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-60828504196545126452009-09-22T17:20:00.001-07:002019-02-09T10:00:58.483-08:00Day 8<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw1ORLTw0bE" target="_blank">Day 8 Entry Routine</a><br />
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This is an impromptu lesson on "Les Saisons" prompted by a boy who says "Today is the first day of autumn!" We have a hard time coming up with the names of the 4 seasons, but finally my French immersion student, Jacques, comes up with the answer. This is why I love having French immersion students in my class. They can take the lead and help out with vocabulary!Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-53860834632274899922009-09-21T16:18:00.000-07:002019-02-09T10:03:07.033-08:00Day 7<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEDozOUcjuU" target="_blank">Day 7 Entry routine</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn3S1p9GqIc" target="_blank">Day 7 First 10 minutes in class</a><br />
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Still working on "Regarde-moi, s.t.p.!"<br />
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I am starting to lose my patience with boys who do not look at me while I gesture. We practice "Regarde-moi, s'il te plait" quite a lot!<br />
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Camera didn't work for the first 10 minutes of class so no video after the Entry Routine!Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-32290532349762712602009-09-16T04:57:00.001-07:002019-02-09T10:10:22.147-08:00Day 3<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRuAh12JQE8" target="_blank">Day 3 Entry routine</a><br />
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<br />Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-75698702561017968902009-09-16T03:07:00.000-07:002019-02-09T10:12:02.080-08:00Day 2Much better with a tripod!<br />
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<br />Sylvia Duckworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378246252102798012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270971986461286009.post-51469523172169711502009-09-15T18:22:00.000-07:002019-02-09T10:14:08.522-08:00My blog officially opens todayHello there,<br />
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This is the first official entry of my blog. The purpose of this blog is primarily to follow the progression of a grade 3 class I teach using the AIM (Accelerative Integrated Method). I will post videos of them as often as possible.<br />
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Sorry about the shaky picture: had a grade 6 student film this. Got a tripod right after I viewed these videos!<br />
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Enjoy and please blog back with comments or suggestions.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0eTmh9zsoY" target="_blank">The first Entry Routine</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q7iOI7k8HU" target="_blank">Day 1, The first 10 minutes of class</a><br />
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