Another year has begun and a new crew of grade 1 students have entered through my classroom door. One of my biggest struggles every September is how to communicate the big ideas of community and respect to my students without using English. While on Pinterest this summer I saw a pin from Shannon Wiebe for a silent short. I realized that if I could get students talking about this video I wouldn't have to explain the concepts in English and I could give them the vocabulary to express some of these big ideas in French. I discovered that there are many animated shorts on youtube that I could use with my students. We have 3 big "rules" in our school and I use these with my students. Je me respecte - I respect myself. Je te respecte -I respect others. Je respecte l'environnement - I respect the environment. I used this video to spark a discussion on "Je te respecte" We also had a lot of fun watching "Le Lutin" and talking about how
Ideas, thoughts and musing about teaching primary students to think, learn and create.