Fellow French teachers – it is almost that time of the year where my heart yearns for Michaels! However, given our circumstances, I think many of us are limiting our trips to physical stores (as we should!). Today I am going to share with you some of my French teacher amazon essentials!
That way, you can take on a project or two for the classroom, should you choose to, and never leave the safety of your home!
You absolutely do not have to purchase any of these. I always love reading these types of articles just to see what others are using in their classrooms!
The objects I am sharing with you completely revolutionized my teaching. Because of these products, I was able to do so much more!
These links are NOT affiliate links. I am not an Amazon Affiliate – they are just for fun!
1. AmazonBasics Heavy Duty Dry Erase Ticket Holder Pockets 8.5″ X 11″
In my French classes, we play so many games. We also do tons of activities where students need a sheet for the period but they don’t necessarily need to put it in their binder. More often than not, it just ends up on my floor, on desks and, if I’m lucky, in the recycling bin. With multiple preps, the waste just accumulates!
These dry erase folders are amazing! I can switch up what worksheets I want in there. For example, for one prep it may be a BINGO game and for another prep it might be a reading comprehension activity.
Students can write directly on the folders with their dry erase markers and I can save the worksheets for more preps and for future years!
2. LNKOO Powerpoint Clicker Flip Pen Wireless 2.4 GHz RF PPT Controlor Presentation Pen Presentation Presenter Remote Control USB Flip Pen
This next one completely revolutionized my teaching! Up until June of this year, I’ve had a projector that sits on my AV cart. As someone who teaches with a lot of PowerPoints and Internet tools even pre-Covid, I hated being stuck next to my cart!
I wanted to be able to move around my classroom and even WALK as I teach.
I bought this remote for $15 CAD and I was SO excited to use it that my students would roll their eyes at me. There’s no complicate setup required. You plug in the USB key into your computer and turn on the remote! Your computer is then connected to your projector via HDMI or VGA and voilà!
I can change slides (Google or PowerPoint) with this remote anywhere in the classroom. My other favourite part about this remote is the laser pointer!
My projector is now ceiling-mounted. However, I will continue to use the laser pointer in September!
3. Scotch Thermal Laminator Machine, 5 Minute Warm-up, 9″ Input, for Laminating Sheets Up to 5-Mil Thick
I absolutely LOVE my laminator and I have done so much with it! From laminating puzzle games, to posters, to grammar charts, or French recipe instructions – it has truly been super useful!
My school also does not have a laminator and so this cheap one has honestly saved me from printing so many copies of destroyed materials that I use year after year.
4. French Grammar Pamphlet – March 1 2001
This next one is actually one that my sister introduced me to! My sister is minoring in French in university and bought one of these from the campus bookstore! I thought that it was absolutely genius.
My students do tons of creative writing tasks in French and as much as I can, I like to make them as independent as possible. Teaching my intermediate students took find answers to their questions if I am busy with another student is a game changer!
5. SO many French movies
This next one isn’t so much one resource. It’s the fact that Amazon has a HUGE collection of affordable French films that are AWESOME! French language films are incredibly important to me given that my goals are inclusivity and critical thinking in French class.
I want my students to be exposed as many different stories, lived experiences and perspectives. All 6 of the films above are my favourites to show to my students!
Do you have different French teacher Amazon essentials? What is something you find essential from Amazon? Share with us in the comments below!
