One Teacher's Adventures

This past Spring Break, I was fortunate enough to travel to Italy with my friend, Megan.  We booked a Contiki tour and spent 11 days in Italy, seeing Rome, Vatican City, Verona, Florence, San Gimignano, Pisa, Venice, Naples, and Pompeii.  It was an amazing trip! Here are some photos. The Spanish Steps in Rome The Pantheon in Rome. We were wandering through the narrow Roman streets looking for the Pantheon, and turned a corner which opened up into this square. It was amazing and certainly took my breath away! Inside the Pantheon, looking up at the opening in the roof. Trevi Fountain in Rome Me at the Trevi Fountain :) St. Peter's Basillica in Vatican City Looking down on the ruins of the Roman Forum with the Colosseum in the background Roman Forum The Colosseum in Rome Michelangelo's David in Florence. This took my breath away! I could have stood in that gallery all day just admiring the artistry. The vein details in the hands ...

Today, I'd like to share two new Beginner French resources with you. 1. Les Passe-Temps Unit This unit is all about hobbies!  It includes vocabulary lists, vocabulary puzzles and games, verb conjugation notes for pouvoir (to be able to) and vouloir (to want to), speaking and listening activities, reading and writing activities, and a section to talk about frequency (time)!  It's perfect for Grades 4-7!                     2. La Nourriture Unit This includes a huge vocabulary list with 50 basic food words! It is full of fruits, vegetables, meats, and other staple vocabulary terms.   The unit also includes vocabulary games and puzzles, presentations, a grocery flyer reading activity, verb notes for the verbs manger (to eat) and boire (to drink), an interview activity, and a survey!            ...

Concrete poetry (or shape poetry) is a type of poetry where the words are arranged in a particular shape that matches the meaning or theme of the poem.   My middle school students had a lot of fun writing concrete poems as a part of our poetry unit, and they came out so beautifully!  The students were allowed to write their poems on any theme they chose, but I asked them to decorate the page to fit their theme. Here are some student examples: Do you teach concrete poetry in your class?  Let me know about your experience with this genre in the comments below.