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| Title | More Ideas for Redecorating Your Lab or Classroom (Part 4) |
| Body | Our last installment in this series features more traditional decorations, such as maps, posters, and flags, which are simpler to carry out than painting murals or holding photo contests. Below is a list of recommended sources of materials; read on for ideas on making your own decorations (or enlisting your students help) and integrating these hands-on activities into your curriculum. For a new perspective on things, consider a "South up" or upside down map, or another less traditional projection, available from the following sites. - The Upsidedown Map Page: http://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap - South Up Maps: http://www.odt.org/southupmaps.htm - Omni Resources: ODT Upside-Down World Map sample: http://www.omnimap.com/cgi/graphic.pl?images/worldmap/upside.jpg - The Savvy Traveler: The World Upside Down Map: http://www.thesavvytraveller.com/world_views/maps/odt/upside_down.htm - Maps - New Ways to See the World: http://odt.org/mcart/index.cgi?code=3&cat=1 For flags, try Southwest Imports at http://www.swimport.com . For posters, contact an embassy or consulate near you, use images from old calendars, or visit the following sites. - Teachers Discovery: http://teachersdiscovery.com - Stumps: http://www.shindigz.com ---- A HUGE butcher paper French flag made of 3 vertical stripes: bleu, blanc et rouge. Then, superimposed on the top in large black letters, the words liberté, égalité, fraternité, 1 word for each color. Another wall which the students loved was a simple background, about 5' by 7', showing the city limits of the city of Paris and how the Seine goes through it. I assigned monuments and places to groups of 3. Each group had to research the monument, find out the name of the subway station, and draw a clear picture of the monument for the map. (I gave them a kit with a postcard or other picture of the monument and a piece of white paper.) All groups had to outline the monument in a wide black marker, so there was uniformity in the style of the drawings. After giving a short oral report, the student(s) had to put the monument in the right location and tell what arrondissement it was in. The title of the poster was "Paris Touristique". Bishop, M. Wall decor. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (19 June 2006). ---- I put all kinds of 'realia' on classroom walls. Since we live near Canada, many products come with packaging in French as well as English. I had a wall collage of candy wrappers, cereal boxes, fast food placemats, Lego boxes, newspaper and Internet cartoons with French words or cultural allusions, etc. My students considered it a sort of treasure hunt to find French words and connections on items that they could then put on our wall. We also had a shelf for things that wouldn't mount on the wall: ketchup bottles, yogurt cups, aspirin bottles, deodorant dispensers, toothpaste tubes, etc. When students and/or I went to Canada or France, we left space in our suitcases to bring home cookie boxes, snack bags, empty pop cans, etc. Made for some interesting comments at customs. St. John, M. Decorating my classroom. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (19 June 2006). ---- I bought some cafe scene posters, had them backed with foam, and hung them in a corner where I set up a bistro table and chairs for atmosphere. Andrews, B.S. Re: Decorating my classroom. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (20 June 2006). ---- I created a board with lots of French words that everybody already knows. My main title in the center was "Look how much French you already know!". I used words like cuisine, ballet, faux pas, foyer, omelette, à la carte, rouge, encore, à la mode, etc. Print the words colorfully. Patterson, M. RE : Decorating 2 very large bulletin boards: Ideas?. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (21 June 2006). |
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