This unit is based on the grade 6 Social Studies curriculum for Ontario (2013). I found the curriculum as being a little bit all over the placed and I went through great length in order to attempt to organize the curriculum in as logical and coherent of a way as I was able to. This unit has been tried and tested and has been written for the very multicultural group of students that I teach- all while keeping things relevant to Canada and lining up with the very broad curricular expectations. I embark on this unit by doing 2 graffiti activities, and by completing a KWL chart. I then go on to do a vocabulary study with the students and to discuss some broad preliminary questions in order to get the students thinking. I felt that some basic geographical knowledge was essential in discussing world affairs, so I do begin by touching on continents, oceans, countries, capitals and longitude and latitude. I then go on to discuss Canada’s role in the global arena and to discuss some international organizations that Canada is part of. We do touch on NGO’s as well. The unit further progresses by discussing trade, our trading partners and trade organizations. It concludes with a class-wide activity touching on where our products come from, as well as some issues related to the environment. At the end of the unit, there are weekly questions that the students are to research. These questions are taken out of the curriculum document. The package ends with two rubrics: one for the weekly questions and another for the completion of the package. There are a lot of opportunities for students to think critically and to research. I would ensure that students know how to successfully research things before giving them this package. My classes have always been fairly independent and on the stronger side, so these types of activities are perfect for them.

This step-by-step French exercise booklet is meant for Junior/Intermediate French Immersion. The entire booklet is dedicated to the rules of the passé composé in which each rules builds on the previous. The following topics are addressed in this booklet: le passé composé du verb avoir, le passé composé du verb être, les verbes en -er, les verbes en -ir (les réguliers), les verbes du 3e groupe, les participes passés, les verbes prenant l’auxiliaire être, les verbes prenant l’auxiliaire être et l’auxiliaire avoir (enrichment), le COD des verbes (enrichment), l’accord du participe passé (enrichment). This booklet may be used as a grammar exercise booklet that may be used in class, or it can be assigned as homework to be at home. It is also great to give as work for students who are gone away on vacation. The answer key is included in the back.

This is a grade 6 cumulative social studies project for French Immersion (Canada and World Connections). Throughout the course of this project, students will have the opportunity to explore in depth a non-governmental organization (NGO) of their choosing. I have added a list of suggestions that they can choose from. Students are permitted to choose a NGO that is not on the list provided that they check with the teacher first. In addition to the list, I have included suggestions for a variety of formats that students can use in order to present their NGO and make their presentation more interesting. Essentially, they are to give a lesson to the class about their NGO using various media and formats of their choosing. This project is also scaffolded in the sense that students are given precise guiding questions in order to break down the expectations of what they are to include in their project. From their responses to the guiding questions, they may then construct appropriate paragraphs in which they can share their information. In addition, there is an introduction on NGO’s and some preliminary research work that they are to do prior to starting the project. Lastly, there is a bibliography template that is included for the students, along with a rubric. I use this project in combination with my other grade 6 social studies project on 'Les organisations internationaux. I hence give students to option to pick on whether they would like to do a research on an international organization involving various governments from around the world or an NGO.

This comprehensive futur proche and futur simple grammar booklet is perfect for either introducing your students to the tense or for giving them a much needed review. This booklet can be done in-class, as homework, assigned to do with a supply teacher, or it can be the perfect learning file for distance learning in order to support remote learning. In this booklet, I have embedded the most frequently used verbs in French and I have added easy to understand explanations, exercises, and quizzes on the future simple. Answer key included. This booklet is part of my series of booklets on verb conjugation.

This product is a very comprehensive unit, with a Canadian perspective on Black History Month. It is a wonderful resource for French Immersion, particularly for the junior and intermediate grades. It touches on everything from the history of Black History Month, slavery in North America, the Underground Railway, the history of Afro-Canadians, the Civil Rights Movement + Dr Martin Luther King Junior, Viola Desmond Davis, Apartheid in South Africa, Contributions of Afro-Canadians, and racisme today in Canada. Included in this unit, there is an exit card for students to complete at the end, a graffiti activity at the beginning in order to launch the unit, and a rubric at the end. Throughout the unit, students have plenty of opportunities to investigate various historical figures, and there is even an optional investigation for those that finish early or who are motivated to learn more. This unit is perfect to work on in-class, to send out for homework, for students going on vacation, and for distance learning. I have created this unit with the Ontario Social Studies/History Grades 5, 6 and 7 curriculum in mind as it touches upon various expectations.

This package is a perfect introduction for junior and intermediate immersion students (grades 5 to 8) to classical literature, more specifically the short story genre. The story highlighted in this package is an adapted version of Anton’s Chekhov’s short story “The Lottery Ticket”. The adaptation is faithful to the storyline of the short story, but its vocabulary has been simplified. In this package, students have the opportunity to write a brief biography of Chekhov, to explore the short story genre, and they also have comprehension/reflection questions at the end of various sections of the story. In order to render this package more cross-curricular, there is a Visual Arts task and a drama task for students to do. There are also 3 rubrics included: 1) for the comprehension questions, 2) for the Visual Arts component, and 3) for the Drama component. I use this package in conjunction with my “La Parure” adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s short story as it provides the students with choice in reading.

This integrated art project is perfect for incorporating both Canadian Art and First Nations into the art curriculum. Students are able to engage with this project either in-person or fully online. It is also a great package to give students who are going on vacation because you are able to get a Social Studies, French and Art mark all at once. This project consists of a series of guided questions. Students do require an internet connection because they are required to do their own research. Following the guided questions that are aimed at discovering Bill Reid’s art, students are required to comment on and try to reproduce one of Bill Reid’s artworks. They are then required to create their own artwork based on elements of Bill Reid’s creations. A rubric is included.

Introduce Western Portrait Art into your classroom. Tried and tested in my junior Immersion classes. -NO PREP!- Perfect for distance and face-to-face learning. Throughout the course of this project students are able to examine and analyze different European portraits of historical figures that were relevant both to France and to Quebec (New-France)- therefore adding a cultural and historical aspect to any French Immersion classroom. After examining a series of 3 portraits (one of Marie-Antoinette, Jacques Cartier, and Napoléon Bonaparte) students will be given the opportunity to select the portrait of their choice to examine and analyse. Lastly, following guiding questions, students will have the opportunity to create their own portrait. In their portrait they will use colours, lines, shading, and symbols to represent their subject. This task is a Visual Art task and a French writing task. It can be extended by having a class-wide portrait exhibition and having the students present their work of art. In this package you will find: An introduction about portraits An opportunity to analyze a portrait of Marie-Antoinette, Jacques Cartier and Napoléon Bonaparte. Students have the opportunity to search up and analyze a portrait of their choice. There is a table with questions to guide student art analysis. Some reflection questions before students get started on creating their own portrait masterpiece + guidelines for their own portrait masterpiece. An evaluation rubric. If your students have enjoyed this product, please click the star to follow my store and leave me a comment to let me know how this project worked out in your classroom.

Don’t sweat planning for Dance! Engage your students with this music unit. This music unit covers topics such as: what is dance, stereotypes associated with dance, why we dance, who we can dance with, dance according to science, techniques associated with dance, and a research on several types of dances. This unit includes a final project that even your shyest students can do. For the project, they are to research a dance of their choice and create a presentation on their dance for the class. A framework for the project is provided as is a rubric for evaluation purposes. No prior prep, ready-to-teach for distance or face-to-face learning. Will save you planing time. Best of all, this unit can generate a dance mark, a reading mark, a writing, and a speaking mark… and it is all in French- perfectly suited for a French Immersion classroom.

No prep, print and teach, or use as an online resource for distance learning.- Introduce your students to the French literary past, Le passé simple. This booklet is an excellent introduction to the tense. We often encourage our students to read in French, however, often novels and pieces of writing that they like are linguistically unaccessible for immersion students. Part of the reason may be attributed to the fact that very few French Immersion students get in-class exposure to the Passé simple. This verb tense, although strange for some immersion students is by no means difficult, and its usefulness is often overlooked. Help your students better understand French texts, be they novels, narrations, short stories, history handouts/textbooks by exposing them to this literary tense. In this package you will find exercises with étre/avoir in the futur simple, er verbs, 2nd group ir verbs, and 3rd group irregular verbs. A helpful comparison table between the passé simple, imparfait and the passé composé is included, as well as the answer key to the exercises. I personally had my grade 6 Middle Immersion students thrive with the passé simple and they were surprised, afterwards, how more accessible and less frustrating reading in French ended up being. -

Ever wonder about France’s national holiday and why it is so important? This resource will explain it all to your students. No prep, informative in that it addresses a French community/country and brings in historical and cultural elements from that country. Great for homework, a class activity/assignment, or to assign to students going on holiday. Topics covered include: What is July 14th?, the adoption of July 14th, How it is celebrated in France, La Marseillaise, Symbols of France, an inquiry on King Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette, a commentary/discussion of some famous quotes dating from around the French Revolution, and a “would you rather” oral communication game. This resource is perfect for grade 6 immersion and up. It also works for grade 9 and up Core French.

Fun, ready to teach project with no prep required. Download and photocopy or assign to students. Everything you need to teach impressionist art. In this project/comprehension package is an excellent cross-curricular way to integrate French reading comprehension and writing into Visual Art. After completing this package and working on the project your students will definitely have a deeper understanding and appreciation for Impressionist art. This package covers: a reading comprehension with questions on Impressionism. a reading comprehension with questions on Vincent Van Gogh- also lightly touches on aspects of Van Gogh’s fragile mental health (please note: it is said that Van Gogh attempted suicide at the end of his life- this is briefly mentioned in the package- might be a more sensitive topic in some classrooms). Students will research several impressionist artists. Students will do a brief biography on Berthe Morisot (female impressionist artist). Students will analyse the impressionist painting of their choice. Students will create their own impressionist painting. Rubric is included in French.

Don’t sweat having to teach art in French! You will really enjoy this no prior prep, easy to print/upload package. Perfect for in-class and distance learning. An excellent addition to any teacher’s long term plans… and best of all, your students will be learning a lot. This package fits right in with many art expectations of different styles and time periods. This package covers the following topics: a reading on Cubism + questions an opportunity to interpret and respond to Georges Braques’ earliest cubist painting. a reading on Pablo Picasso + questions a reading on Surrealism + questions a reading on Salvador Dali + questions a research table on various cubist and surrealist artists (students can do a quick research as an extension). a structured research template on Frida Kahlo (another possible extension activity). Guided questions for an art analysis Project: students will create their own cubist or surrealist artwork (guided questions included). This package is designed for junior/intermediate French immersion students (grade 5 and up). Could work for intermediate/high school students in Core French should you wish to add an artistic component to your program. Many of these artists lived/worked in Paris- may certainly add a French dimension.

Don’t sweat having to teach art in French! You will really enjoy this no prior prep, easy to print/upload package. Perfect for in-class and distance learning. An excellent addition to any teacher’s long term plans… and best of all, your students will be learning a lot. This package fits right in with many art expectations of different styles and time periods. This package covers the following topics: a reading on the Renaissance + questions a reading on Leonardo da Vinci + questions Michelangelo + questions a research table on various Renaissance artists (students can do a quick research as an extension). a structured research template on Sandro Botticelli (another possible extension activity). Guided questions for an art analysis Project: students will create their own Renaissance-style art (guided questions included). This package is designed for junior/intermediate French immersion students (grade 5 and up). Could work for intermediate/high school students in Core French should you wish to add an artistic component to your program. There is a French connection in the reading with Leonardo da Vinci who died in France.

De-colonialize art by including multiple voices, perspectives, and by adding more female artists into your art program. This integrated art project is perfect for incorporating both Canadian Art and integrating an Afro-Canadian voice into the art curriculum. Students are able to engage with this project either in-person or fully online. It is also a great little package to give to students who are going on vacation. Touches on grade 6 Social Studies (Communities in Canada) and gives you an Art, Social Studies, and French mark all at once. This project consists of a series of guided questions. Students do require an internet connection because they are required to do their own research. Students are provided with guided questions to structure their research. They will not only research June Clark’s artwork but also the artwork of other Afro-Canadian artists. For the final task, students will be required to not only reproduce one of June Clark’s artworks but to also create their own artwork based on elements of either June Clark’s artwork or those of another Afro-canadian artist. A rubric is included to facilitate marking. Further fun extension: Teachers can organize a student art exhibition on Afro-Canadian inspired art.

Engage your students by making curriculum more inclusive and diverse. With this project your students are certainly bound to learn more about Inuit Canadian Art and to also gain a deeper appreciation for the beautiful art created by these Arctic peoples. Included in this package: an introduction on Inuit Canadians + their art guided research questions to help guide your students research into this topic the opportunity to analyze the work of their choice of the Inuit artist of their choice. an opportunity to reproduce the artwork of their choice of the Inuit artist of their choice. an opportunity to create their own Inuit inspired artwork (with guiding questions). an evaluation rubric. This is an integrated project because it covers Visual Arts expectations as well as French reading and writing expectations. Perfect for French Immersion students in grades 5-8. May also work for intermediate Core French.

Here is my conjugation package for my French Immersion and stronger Core French students. In this package, you will find complete and concise information, appropriately broken down for your students. I have included not only grammatical explanations in a language format that makes it easier for students to understand, but I have included grammar exercises and quizzes for each section of the package. At the end of the package, there is also a unit test and I have included an answer key. This package is great for homework and also for the first 20 minutes of the French period. I use this package to provide my students with grammatical awareness before moving on to a more integrated approach to teaching language. I have given this package for students who are going to be away on vacation and have used it as a back-up when I have a supply teacher. Included: Verbes être/avoir au conditionnel (exercices + quiz) Les verbes du 1er groupe au conditionnel (exercices + quiz) Les verbes du 2e groupe au conditionnel (exercices + quiz) Les verbes du 3e groupe au conditionnel (exercices + quiz) Exercice de récapitulation/test Explications: conditionnel de politesse + phrases conditionnelles (no exercises included as they go beyond the scope of junior/intermediate). Answer key included *** Please note, that the verb tense discussed in this package is the Conditionnel présent only.

Fun and accessible Art project for ALL learners! Tried and tested in my junior Immersion classes. -NO PREP!- Perfect for distance and face-to-face learning. This Pop Art project was very popular and successful with my immersion kids. Best thing: it was accessible to all students in the sense that nobody needed to be enrolled in after-school art lessons or have any particular type of artistic talent to succeed. Pop Art is an art movement that originated in the UK and became quite popular in the US because it challenged traditional norms of fine art. This very definition of Pop Art was very pleasing to students who tend to have high levels of anxiety when approaching art or who tend to put themselves down as being “non artistic” or “uncreative”. Pop Art gave these students a gateway into making the production of art very accessible and into redefining their vision of art. In this package you will find: An introduction about Pop Art A quote by Pop artist Andy Warhol that students can comment on. An opportunity to analyze a work by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. Students have the opportunity to search up and analyze a Pop Art work of their choice. There is a table with questions to guide student art analysis. Some reflection questions before students get started on creating their own Pop Art masterpiece + guidelines for their own Pop Art masterpiece. An evaluation rubric. If your students have enjoyed this product, please click the star to follow my store and leave me a comment to let me know how this project worked out in your classroom.

Fun and accessible Art project for ALL learners! Tried and tested in my junior Immersion classes. -NO PREP!- Perfect for distance and face-to-face learning. Do you have a doodler in your class who would benefit from some recognition of their often under appreciated talent? If so, this is THE ultimate project for them. This Doodling project was very popular and successful with my immersion kids. Best thing: it was accessible to all students in the sense that nobody needed to be enrolled in after-school art lessons or have any particular type of artistic talent to succeed. Doodling is an actual form of art. In fact there are many doodle artists around the world. According to researchers, doodling helps to alleviate stress, increase concentration and memory. It also helps students visualize ideas and live in the moment. Many famous people have been notorious “doodlers”. This fun project is going to hopefully be as much of a hit with your class as it was with my class. Many of my art anxious students became a lot less anxious and more open to art by the time we finished this project and had our in-class Doodle art exhibition. In this package you will find: An introduction about Doodling An opportunity to analyze a work by doodle artists (2 known doodlers, 1 anonymous doodler). Students have the opportunity to search up and analyze a doodle artwork of their choice. There is a table with questions to guide student art analysis. Some reflection questions before students get started on creating their own Doodle art masterpiece + guidelines for their own Doodle art masterpiece. (I do mention to students that although doodling is often unplanned art, this project is an evaluated one, therefore some planning without infringing on creativity is needed for this project). An evaluation rubric. I have only tried this project with my immersion grades 5 and 6 students. If you have a Core class, this project should be able to work- but you may need to explain the French in more detail. If your students have enjoyed this product, please click the star to follow my store and leave me a comment to let me know how this project worked out in your classroom.

Tried and tested in my grade 6 Middle French Immersion class. This product is a very comprehensive unit, with a Canadian perspective on Asian History Month. It is a wonderful resource for French Immersion, particularly for the junior and intermediate grades. It touches on everything from the first Asians in Canada, the Chinese Head Tax, Japanese Internment Camps, the history of South-Asian immigration to Canada, the Komagata Maru, David Suzuki, and an opportunity to research Adrienne Clarkson. Also included are opportunities to research contributions made by Asian-Canadians, and racisme today in Canada. Included in this unit, is an exit card for students to complete at the end, a graffiti activity at the beginning in order to launch the unit, and lastly, a rubric at the end. This unit is perfect to work on in-class, to send out for homework, for students going on vacation, and for distance learning. I have created this unit with the Ontario Social Studies/History Grades 5, 6 and 7 curriculum in mind as it touches upon several expectations. A wonderful addition to any inclusive and anti-racist program.