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I'm sure that we can all agree that learning the alphabet en français is super important for our French Kindergarten students. I am also finding that, since the pandemic, a review for my first grade students in September each year is also now essential! In maternelle especially, some students come to school having never been exposed to the alphabet or letters before. And, for those who have, it's likely to have been in English. It can also be pretty confusing for those students who already know their letters in English, but are now expected to know them en français. Our students need lots of practice and exposure to the French alphabet in lots of different ways - singing their ABCs over and over is not going to cut it! However, there are some great resources out there! Alphabet posters and reference charts are ideal for a French classroom. Also, anchor words that begin with each letter (that are CONSISTENT among activities, resources, and even grade levels), ga...

Do you teach anchor words in French for each letter of the French alphabet to your students? Especially if you’re in a primary grade, you probably do! Anchor words are so key for helping our students remember their letter sounds. In fact, they are so important that at my school, we have the same anchor words for all classes grades K-2. Especially for our struggling students, this consistency is clutch! In this blog post, I’ll share my number one favourite way to help my students remember their anchor words in maternelle. You may already know what anchor words are and why they are important, but just in case… What are anchor words? An anchor word is basically a special, easy-to-remember word that you teach to your students to help them remember each letter sound. Every letter should have its own anchor word, and every time you refer to that letter, you should use the same anchor word. Consistency is REALLY important! When you are always using...