Something that I've always wanted to do in my classroom is incorporate both English and French visuals (I'm from Canada, where our official languages are English and French). Growing up, I took French classes, but I've never really developed a thorough understanding of French. I've always thought it would be so useful to be bilingual. For that reason, I really want to try using both languages in the classroom. I made some cards to show the days of the week in both English and French (pictured below).
French Days of the Week Cards
I figured this would be a fun way to get kids to identify the days of the week in French, and also become comfortable saying "Today is..." in both languages. I also plan to make other French visuals (labels, weather charts, months of the year, etc) to explore this concept further.
Do you use a second language in the classroom? How do you find it works for you?
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