Le site du jour: Duolingo - Learn-French-Online
FSF 1P
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous parlons des normes de notre classe.
- ma couleur favourite
- Mon introduction & 10 phrases d'introduction
- Discussed the one classroom rule: Soyez respectueux/Be respectful. What does that look like/sound like? Worked individually and in groups to create and present posters.
- Checked progress for oral assessment activity "Je me présente/ Mon Introduction/ Parler de moi-même". Assignment details are posted in The Hub in the module "Course Introduction".
- Due date Sept 20. There will be more class time to work.
- les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
FSF 2D
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous parlons des normes de notre classe.
- les introductions: Mon introduction & 10 phrases d'introduction
- Discussed the one classroom rule: Soyez respectueux/Be respectful. What does that look like/sound like? Worked individually and in groups to create and present posters.
- Checked progress for oral assessment activity "Je me présente/ Mon Introduction/ Parler de moi-même". Assignment details are posted in The Hub in the module "Course Introduction".
- Due date is Sept 20. There will be more class time to work.
- les devoirs: Should be spending 20 - 30 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
Le site du jour: The Best Games and Puzzles for Learning French
FSF 1P/ FSF 2D
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous parlons des normes de notre classe.
- la chanson de lundi: Fresh Prince of Bel Air Fresh Prince of Bel Air - Google Translate Let it Go, Frozen - Google Translate
- Discussed the one classroom rule: Soyez respectueux/Be respectful. What does that look like/sound like? Worked individually and in groups to create and present posters.
- Checked progress for oral assessment activity "Je me présente/ Mon Introduction/ Parler de moi-même". Assignment details are posted in The Hub in the module "Course Introduction".
- Due date will be next week. There will be more class time to work.
- Checked Number puzzles - handout from Friday.
- les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 30 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
Le site du jour: How to Introduce Yourself in French in 10 Lines
FSF 1P
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous faisons des introductions.
- Planning for oral assessment activity "Je me présente/ Mon Introduction/ Parler de moi-même" Students will introduce themselves by speaking and recording using iPads with the app Explain Everything. Started planning today using criteria for assignment posted in The Hub. Students will be making a storyboard or cue card (on paper or on their iPad), making brief notes in French -preferably in the form of a mind-map. Do not write sentences. Mindomo, available on the Hub, is a useful program for mind-mapping. Here is a link for a sample of how to start: Je me présente Mindomo planning. Think about simple sentences, not expressing complex thoughts as you can in English. We will continue work tomorrow.
- Find photos or images that you can use to illustrate your presentation. Upload the photos to your Google Drive or Dropbox or somewhere that they will be easy to retrieve to add to Explain Everything, or, bring in the item to photograph with the iPad. Photos are a very nice addition to your recording, but the speaking is the most important, so focus on the planning first.
- Plan your presentation before recording so that it has a beginning, middle and end.
- Note: instead of Google Translate, use WordReference on-line dictionary but don't translate every word. There are games and a verb conjugator available on that site and it is also available as a free app. Other good tools are Linguee on-line dictionary (good for expressions) , Le grand dictionnaire & Bescherelle (verb conjugations).
- Here is a link to help with vocabulary and expressions (scroll to the bottom of the article to the section called "7 Quickfire lessons...") Mini Moi: 7 Little Lessons for Talking About Yourself in French
- Due date will be at the end of next week. There will be more class time to work.
- Number puzzles - handout
- les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
FSF2Dle but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous faisons des introductions.
- Planning for oral assessment activity "Je me présente/ Mon Introduction/ Parler de moi-même" Students will introduce themselves by speaking and recording using iPads with the app Explain Everything. Started planning today using criteria for assignment posted in The Hub. Students will be making a storyboard or cue card (on paper or on their iPad), making brief notes in French -preferably in the form of a mind-map. Do not write sentences. Mindomo, available on the Hub, is a useful program for mind-mapping. Here is a link for a sample of how to start: Je me présente Mindomo planning. Think about simple sentences, not expressing complex thoughts as you can in English. We will continue work tomorrow.
- Find photos or images that you can use to illustrate your presentation. Upload the photos to your Google Drive or Dropbox or somewhere that they will be easy to retrieve to add to Explain Everything, or, bring in the item to photograph with the iPad. Photos are a very nice addition to your recording, but the speaking is the most important, so focus on the planning first.
- Plan your presentation before recording so that it has a beginning, middle and end.
- Note: instead of Google Translate, use WordReference on-line dictionary but don't translate every word. There are games and a verb conjugator available on that site and it is also available as a free app. Other good tools are Linguee on-line dictionary (good for expressions) , Le grand dictionnaire & Bescherelle (verb conjugations).
- Here is a link to help with vocabulary and expressions (scroll to the bottom of the article to the section called "7 Quickfire lessons...") Mini Moi: 7 Little Lessons for Talking About Yourself in French
- This will be due at the end of next week. There will be more class time to work.
- Number puzzles - handout
- les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
Le site du jour: Mini Moi: 7 Little Lessons for Talking About Yourself in French
FSF 1P
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous faisons des introductions.
- Reading assessment "Aventure en Afrique". Handout. Do on own (no talking and no phones). Write full name (first and last name) and date in
French (see front board) before handing in.
- Planning for oral assessment activity "Je me présente/ Mon Introduction/ Parler de moi-même" Students will introduce themselves by speaking and recording using iPads with the app Explain Everything. Started planning today using criteria for assignment posted in The Hub in the module "Course Introduction". Students will be making a storyboard or cue card (on paper or on their iPad), making brief notes in French -preferably in the form of a mind-map. Do not write sentences. Mindomo, available on the Hub, is a useful program for mind-mapping. Here is a link for a sample of how to start: Je me présente Mindomo planning. Think about simple sentences, not expressing complex thoughts as you can in English. We will continue work tomorrow.
- Find photos or images that you can use to illustrate your presentation. Upload the photos to your Google Drive or Dropbox or somewhere that they will be easy to retrieve to add to Explain Everything, or, bring in the item to photograph with the iPad. Photos are a very nice addition to your recording, but the speaking is the most important, so focus on the planning first.
- Plan your presentation before recording so that it has a beginning, middle and end.
- Note: instead of Google Translate, use WordReference on-line dictionary but don't translate every word. There are games and a verb conjugator available on that site and it is also available as a free app. Other good tools are Linguee on-line dictionary (good for expressions) , Le grand dictionnaire & Bescherelle (verb conjugations).
- Here is a link to help with vocabulary and expressions (scroll to the bottom of the article to the section called "7 Quickfire lessons...") Mini Moi: 7 Little Lessons for Talking About Yourself in French
- Due date will be at the end of next week. There will be more class time to work.
- les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
FSF2D
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous faisons des introductions.
- Planning for oral assessment activity "Je me présente/ Mon Introduction/ Parler de moi-même" Students will introduce themselves by speaking and recording using iPads with the app Explain Everything. Started planning today using criteria for assignment posted in The Hub in the module "Course Introduction". Students will be making a storyboard or cue card (on paper or on their iPad), making brief notes in French -preferably in the form of a mind-map. Do not write sentences. Mindomo, available on the Hub, is a useful program for mind-mapping. Here is a link for a sample of how to start: Je me présente Mindomo planning. Think about simple sentences, not expressing complex thoughts as you can in English. We will continue work tomorrow.
- Find photos or images that you can use to illustrate your presentation. Upload the photos to your Google Drive or Dropbox or somewhere that they will be easy to retrieve to add to Explain Everything, or, bring in the item to photograph with the iPad. Photos are a very nice addition to your recording, but the speaking is the most important, so focus on the planning first.
- Plan your presentation before recording so that it has a beginning, middle and end.
- Note: instead of Google Translate, use WordReference on-line dictionary but don't translate every word. There are games and a verb conjugator available on that site and it is also available as a free app. Other good tools are Linguee on-line dictionary (good for expressions) , Le grand dictionnaire & Bescherelle (verb conjugations).
- Here is a link to help with vocabulary and expressions (scroll to the bottom of the article to the section called "7 Quickfire lessons...") Mini Moi: 7 Little Lessons for Talking About Yourself in French
- This will be due at the end of next week. There will be more class time to work.
- les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
Le site du jour: Which job seekers are in hot demand? Bilingual workers.
FSF 1P
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous faisons des introductions.
- les introductions
- Kahoot! Les expressions de la salle de classe.
- Introduction to oral assessment activity "Je me présente/ Mon Introduction/ Parler de moi-même" Students will introduce themselves by speaking and recording using iPads with the app Explain Everything. Started planning today using criteria for assignment posted in The Hub in the module "Course Introduction". Students will be making a cue card (on paper or on their iPad), making brief notes in French -preferably in the form of a mind-map - see photo below for an example . Do not write sentences. Mindomo, available on the Hub, is a useful program for mind-mapping. Here is a link for a sample of how to start: Je me présente Mindomo planning. Think about simple sentences, not expressing complex thoughts as you can in English. We will continue work tomorrow.
- Find photos or images that you can use to illustrate your presentation. Upload the photos to your Google Drive or Dropbox or somewhere that they will be easy to retrieve to add to Explain Everything, or, bring in the item to photograph with the iPad. Photos are a very nice addition to your recording, but the speaking is the most important, so focus on the planning first.
- Plan your presentation before recording so that it has a beginning, middle and end.
- Note: instead of Google Translate, use WordReference on-line dictionary but don't translate every word. There are games and a verb conjugator available on that site and it is also available as a free app. Other good tools are Linguee on-line dictionary (good for expressions) , Le grand dictionnaire & Bescherelle (verb conjugations).
- Here is a link to help with vocabulary and expressions (scroll to the bottom of the article to the section called "7 Quickfire lessons...") Mini Moi: 7 Little Lessons for Talking About Yourself in French
- Due date will be at the end of next week. There will be more class time to work.
- les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
FSF2D
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous faisons des introductions.
- les introductions
- Kahoot! Les expressions de la salle de classe.
- Introduction to oral assessment activity "Je me présente/ Mon Introduction/ Parler de moi-même" Students will introduce themselves by speaking and recording using iPads with the app Explain Everything. Started planning today using criteria for assignment posted in The Hub in the module "Course Introduction". Students will be making a cue card (on paper or on their iPad), making brief notes in French -preferably in the form of a mind-map. Do not write sentences. Mindomo, available on the Hub, is a useful program for mind-mapping. Here is a link for a sample of how to start: Je me présente Mindomo planning. Think about simple sentences, not expressing complex thoughts as you can in English. We will continue work tomorrow.
- Find photos or images that you can use to illustrate your presentation. Upload the photos to your Google Drive or Dropbox or somewhere that they will be easy to retrieve to add to Explain Everything, or, bring in the item to photograph with the iPad. Photos are a very nice addition to your recording, but the speaking is the most important, so focus on the planning first.
- Plan your presentation before recording so that it has a beginning, middle and end.
- Note: instead of Google Translate, use WordReference on-line dictionary but don't translate every word. There are games and a verb conjugator available on that site and it is also available as a free app. Other good tools are Linguee on-line dictionary (good for expressions) , Le grand dictionnaire & Bescherelle (verb conjugations).
- Here is a link to help with vocabulary and expressions (scroll to the bottom of the article to the section called "7 Quickfire lessons...") Mini Moi: 7 Little Lessons for Talking About Yourself in French
- This will be due at the end of next week. There will be more class time to work.
- les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
Bienvenue et Bonjour!!
Le site du jour: 3 Hebdomadaire Ideas to Learn the French Days of the Week
FSF 1P & FSF 2D
le but d'apprentissage (learning goal): Nous faisons une introduction au cours et à nous-mêmes. We are doing an introduction to the course and each other.
- Greetings
- Reviewed course outlines available in The HUB in the module called "Course Introduction" and went over together. Read with your parents/guardians. Use iPad or cell phone agenda or buy a paper agenda to help you stay organised for your classes. Good learning skills contribute to better work (and higher marks).
- Classroom rules/procedures - see post on this blog labelled "Classroom procedures" for details. Parlons en français
- Note: it is important to do some home study every evening Monday - Thursday which could be spending time on Duolingo or other French learning games or watching a film or TV show in French. Check this blog post for ideas: Home Study Extras
- Student Information sheet.
- If time, download app Duolingo or go to the website, register - can use same username as for your school account - and begin.
- les devoirs: Should be spending 15 - 20 minutes daily on French home study Monday through Thursday. If all class work is completed, follow suggestions in Home Study extras
- Read over course information sheet with parents/guardians
