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Inspiring Ways to Celebrate the Festival du Voyageur

by BrainNinjasWP

If you are looking for ways to celebrate the Festival du voyageur at your school, check out this list of ideas. It's a great way to teach French culture in your French, FSL or Core French classes.

Each year, we organize a Festival du Voyageur for students learning French in our school. Over the years, we’ve learned some tips to make the planning easier because there’s already enough to do in February. Come check out these activities and see which ones the French learners in your school might enjoy.

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Filed Under: Classroom Tips, Engaging Lessons Tagged With: Festival du Voyageur, francophone lessons, French, French activities, french as a second language, French Culture, Holidays, Holidays and Seasonal, School-Wide Events, Teachers Pay Teachers, theme days, vocabulary

End the School Year With Lasting Memories

by BrainNinjasWP

Are you looking for ways to celebrate the school year with your students? We've collected some of the best ways we spend the last month of school in our upper elementary classroom (and of course we're still learning right up until the end). Come check out these ideas.

Every group of students you teach over the years will leave a special place in your heart. The names and faces might fade a little or get mixed up as the years pile up, but there are always some groups, names and faces that will stick with you. We try to make the end of each year special for our students. For some, the end of the year is a joyous occasion, but for others, it’s sad and summer break is not always wonderful for them. Here are some of the ways we end the school year in special ways to create lasting memories.

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Filed Under: Classroom Tips Tagged With: celebrations, classroom celebrations, Classroom Community, end of the school year, End of the Year, English Language Arts, Language Arts, Logic Puzzles, outdoor activities, theme days, Writing Prompts

How to Build Community With Theme Days for School

by BrainNinjasWP

Theme days are a great way to build community and school spirit, but it's important to have clear rules about what is or is not appropriate. Come read through our guidelines and some of the days we've tried.

Have you been put in charge of school spirit days? Looking for ideas? Well, we surveyed everyone we could think of everywhere we could think of to come up with a list of possible theme days you could host at your school.

Dressing up can come with its challenges. It’s great fun for some, but it can also be stressful for others. No matter what the theme, we encourage you to always make it voluntary, fun and no judging (for best or anything else).

Keep in mind not all your students will have access to the things they would need in order to dress up so no one should ever be excluded. And, you DO NOT have to have a dress up day every week of school. It’s ok to keep it simple and just have the occasional day. That’s what makes it special.

And remember, some theme days work better for different age groups. As with any theme day, the day is supposed to be fun. If there is any chance there will be cultural inappropriateness, racism or insensitivity to others, the theme day is not right for your school.

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Filed Under: Classroom Tips Tagged With: classroom fun, fun, school fun, spirit days, theme days

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