{"id":1672,"date":"2026-08-06T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2026-07-19T04:17:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T04:17:50","slug":"simple-french-routines-to-start-the-year-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/?p=1672","title":{"rendered":"Simple French Routines to Start the Year Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1672\" class=\"elementor elementor-1672\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0e96d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c0e96d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3ddb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf3ddb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The beginning of the school year can feel like a lot.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">You are learning names, building relationships, teaching routines, and trying to figure out your new group of students. Adding French on top of that can feel overwhelming, especially if you do not feel completely confident speaking the language yourself.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The good news?<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">You do not need to start the year with complicated French lessons.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The routines you build at the beginning of the year will do more for your classroom than any single activity. When students know what to expect, they feel more comfortable, and French becomes a normal part of their day.<\/p><p>Here are a few routines that help set the tone for the year:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fb7b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2fb7b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d179e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d179e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Start with simple greetings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f5063 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05f5063\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca09910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca09910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Greetings are one of the easiest ways to build French into your daily routine.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Students can practise:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>Bonjour!<\/li><li>Comment \u00e7a va?<\/li><li>\u00c7a va bien.<\/li><li>Au revoir!<\/li><\/ul><p>You do not need to introduce a lot at once. Repeating the same phrases every day helps students become comfortable using the language.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081b9e4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"081b9e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392dccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"392dccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fef611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fef611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1679\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b302900 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b302900\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d85de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d85de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Use the same classroom phrases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7c712 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af7c712\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-913b474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"913b474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">One of the easiest ways to build confidence (for both you and your students) is to use the same phrases regularly.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Simple phrases like:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>\u00c9coutez.<\/li><li>Regardez.<\/li><li>R\u00e9p\u00e9tez.<\/li><li>Levez-vous.<\/li><li>Asseyez-vous.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">become familiar quickly when students hear them every day.<\/p><p>You do not need a huge list of vocabulary. A few consistent phrases used often will go much further.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cccbfe8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cccbfe8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8653bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8653bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Build predictable routines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a380d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a380d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadfa0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eadfa0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Students thrive when they know what is coming next.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">This might look like:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>a morning greeting routine<\/li><li>a calendar\/weather routine<\/li><li>a song or movement activity<\/li><li>a short centre rotation<\/li><\/ul><p>The goal is not to fill every minute with French. It is to create regular opportunities for students to hear and use the language.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb6dec e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"beb6dec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2974d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c2974d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1676\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625174e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"625174e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0969eb9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0969eb9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1daab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1daab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Use visuals and hands-on activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fd752 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70fd752\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7adcf70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7adcf70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Visual supports make French feel more accessible for everyone.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Pictures, gestures, anchor charts, and hands-on activities help students understand without needing everything translated.<\/p><p>This is especially helpful when you are still building your own confidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05792bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05792bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f867cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f867cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Keep it simple<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900c1ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"900c1ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0654de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0654de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The beginning of the year is not the time to do everything.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Start small. Repeat often. Build confidence.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Students do not need a perfect French classroom. They need a classroom where French feels safe, familiar, and possible.<\/p><p>If you are looking for simple, hands-on French activities and resources to help build these routines, you can find more ready-to-use resources in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/La-Petite-Classe\">TPT store<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d999d79 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d999d79\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954f32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"954f32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1678\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf0c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edf0c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1677\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapetiteclassedemmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beginning of the school year can feel like a lot. You are learning names, building relationships, teaching routines, and trying to figure out your new group of students. Adding French on top of that can feel overwhelming, especially if you do not feel completely confident speaking the language yourself. The good news? You do not need to start the year with complicated French lessons. The routines you build at the beginning of the year will do more for your classroom than any single activity. When students know what to expect, they feel more comfortable, and French becomes a normal part of their day. Here are a few routines that help set the tone for the year: 1. Start with simple greetings Greetings are one of the easiest ways to build French into your daily routine. Students can practise: Bonjour! Comment \u00e7a va? \u00c7a va bien. Au revoir! 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