Core French Teaching Ideas, Resources and Creations
Thoughtful Routines. Meaningful French Learning.
For Core French Teachers in Grades 4–12
Clear systems and familiar routines help students feel supported, participate with confidence, and become more independent. Here, you’ll find classroom ideas and purposeful resources to help you build that foundation in your Core French classroom.
Ideas from My Core French Classroom
Inside My Core French Gradebook: Strategies and Systems
A practical look at organising assessment across classes and curriculum strands.
Visual Supports That Get Students Speaking in French
Make language and expectations visible to support students as they speak.
5 Ideas for Promoting Self-Assessment in the French Classroom
Build opportunities for reflection, goal-setting, and student ownership.
Resources for Real Classroom Needs
Classroom Management
Grades 4–12
Build positive classroom habits and shared responsibility with Sugar Rush, a classroom management system with clear implementation guidance.
French Phonics
Grades 6–12
Make French sound practice a regular part of learning, with activities you can use for bell work, centres, and ongoing review.
Emergency Supply Plans
Grades 4–8
Be ready for unexpected absences with grade-specific French activities and clear instructions for students and supply teachers.
Bell-Work Routines
Phrase de la semaine builds a familiar sentence routine, with short daily practice that leads to a partner dialogue.
Mots de la semaine builds a familiar weekly routine with six vocabulary words and daily practice in reading, spelling, and speaking.
Mot du jour builds a daily vocabulary routine through word meanings, sounds, connections, and use in context.
Independent Early Finishers
Grades 4–8
Give students a familiar next step when they finish their work, with independent French practice throughout the school year.
Adapted Core French Activities
Grades 4–12
Give learners working toward modified expectations different ways to practise French vocabulary through visual, hands-on, and reduced-writing activities.
Bienvenue! I’m Salma.
I’m a Core French teacher and the educator behind Mme I’s Resources. I share classroom ideas, systems, and routines that help students become more confident and independent French learners.
Make French Learning Hands-On
Bring a hands-on element to French practice with learning tools such as verb conjugation wheels. You’ll also find personalised classroom pieces and thoughtful teacher gifts.