Teaching Ideas

Ideas for your language classroom

Practical how-to guides, no-prep activities and teaching tips for primary language classrooms, across all eight languages.

French · Guide

Teaching French in primary school: a simple lesson plan guide

Planning French lessons from scratch is a lot of work. Here is a simple, repeatable lesson structure you can use for primary French, whatever your experience level.

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French · Guide

French resources for the primary classroom: where to start

Choosing French resources for your class? A practical guide to finding print-and-go worksheets, lessons and programs that work, even if you are not a specialist teacher.

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Japanese · How-to guide

How to teach hiragana to primary students

A whole new writing system can look like a mountain. Here is a calm, practical way to introduce hiragana to primary students, even if you are teaching Japanese without being fluent yourself.

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