This week, we are beginning our French speaking incentive program.\u00a0 This is how it works:<\/p>\n
Each student receives 2 popsicle sticks with their names written on them.\u00a0 If the teacher hears a student speaking primarily in English, the student will lose a stick.\u00a0 Students have the opportunity to win back a lost stick by making a concerted effort to speak in French throughout the rest of the day.\u00a0 Only teachers can take a stick away.\u00a0 If a student has been able to keep their 2 sticks until the end of the day, we will add a check mark next to their name.\u00a0 Once they have 5 check marks, they will receive a small candy (individually wrapped and nut-free) as their reward.<\/p>\n
In the past, we have tried all kinds of different incentives such as extra centre time, extra outdoor play, bookmarks, pencils, erasers, etc.-those incentives yielded mediocre results.\u00a0 One year, we decided to try using a small candy as a reward.\u00a0 The results were better than anything we could have expected!<\/p>\n
The students are excited and nervous about speaking French in class.\u00a0 We understand that we have a class of students at very different stages of their French speaking journey.\u00a0 We take that into account when we ask a student to give us one of their sticks.\u00a0 We have explained to the students that we don’t expect them to know every word in French.\u00a0 What we expect is that they make an effort to use as many French words as they know in their daily conversations with their teachers and classmates.\u00a0 As their vocabulary grows, speaking French in class will become easier.\u00a0 If they lose a stick one day, it’s okay!\u00a0 They get to start again the next day with 2 popsicle sticks.<\/p>\n
Just to get the students prepared, we had a practice day on Monday so that everyone could get a feel for what it’s going to be like.<\/p>\n
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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