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Irving Elementary - Eugene Oregon

First Grade

"The Globe, Maps, and me"

An overview of the unit

Celebration

Songs written and performed by Christine Renoux, accompanied by Thierry Renoux on the piano and drums

The Globe shows me My World - Instrumental

Latitudes have an Attitude

Google Earth is a Fancy Tool - Instrumental

Edison Elementary - Eugene Oregon

Fourth/Fifth Grades

"The Cosmos"

Webquest about the COSMOS

Some highlights: Aliens' Meeting - JIGSAW

O'Keeffe | Math Measurements| Spelling using clickers | The Golden Shoe | Inspiration8

Community Building and Field Trip to Whitey's garden.

Bushtits

Movie of nesting bushtits in my backyard thanks to Whitey's work in our area.

 

Allégorie à la Madame Potter - BEATRIX POTTER

Poetry in French - Vers allégoriques à la Madame Potter

Reading for comprehension

WebQuest click on the picture

Little book about cats written with Comics software

Presentation at Kennedy Middle School - Cultural Week

I volunteerd to present an overview of the French culture with Power Point. Using the pictures as clues, I spoke French during the presentation; students were challenged to understand.

Les chateaux de la loire

 

A tailored read-along activity for French immersion students

This is an example of an activity that I designed for 5th graders as they were introduced to French history. The goal was to listen to the audio file while reading the short text describing a very interesting fact about each castle. The title of the activity - "Pour la petite histoire..." can be translated as and for the record...

Website written for French students

Extensive French site on Idiomatic Expressions with audio files

(An original approach to improving your basic knowledge of the French language.The virtual Language Lab offers endless oral practice.The idioms and the cartoonish illustrations lead to a greater understanding of the French language.A genuine immersion learning experience!)

TO BE ADDED

Mount St Helens Eruption

Lesson using the SIOP method (ESOL) written for Middle School

Oral Comprehension Exercise and others

Match Sound files with illustrations. To be continued

Still to be added:

History ppt for Middle Schoolers - Between Roman Empire and first Feudal Powers