Week 1:
Day 1: Presentations (I)
General goals: Exchange greetings and presentations
Content: Introductions and greetings
Student activities: practice introduction, question & ball game
Materials/media: Blackboard, ball and handout
Day 2: Presentations (II)
General goals: how the introduce one’s gender and age
Content: Gender and age
Student activities: Fill out an identity card
Materials/media: pictures, overhead and handout
Week 2
Day 1: Family (I)
General goals: Identify some family members
Content: Parents and brother
Student activities: Answer questions using “Yes/No” cards
Materials/media: the “Yes/No” cards, Flashcards
Family (II)
General goals: Identify other family members
Content: Sister, grandmother and grandfather
Student activities: Fill out a family tree
Materials/media: Flashcards and blackboard
Week 3
Day 1: Food (I)
General goals: learn French names for common fruits and vegetables
Content: Fruits and vegetables
Student activities: connect the picture to the correct name
Materials/media: teacher- made mini book
Day 2: Food (II)
General goals: identify principal food items and their French names
Content: Drinks and solids
Student activities: circle the drinks and draw a square around the solids
Materials/media: transparencies and overhead
Week 4
Day 1: French story (I)
General goals: develop appreciation for a popular French story
Content: Le petit chaperon rouge1
Student activities: answer the comprehension questions
Materials/media: transparencies and overhead
Day 2: French story (II)
General goals: Encourage reflection and expression in French language
Content: Le petit chaperon rouge 2
Student activities: answer the comprehension questions and do the story together
Materials/media: transparencies and overhead
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Week 5
Day 1: Numbers
General goals: learning numbers by using everyday information
Content: 1-10, 20, 30….100
Student activities: Write the correct number next to the picture
Materials/media: teacher- made mini book & handout
Day 2: Shapes
General goals: learn French names of known shapes
Content: Triangle, Square, rectangle and Circle
Student activities: connect the shape to its French name
Materials/media: teacher- made mini book & handout
Week 6
Day 1: Time/Day (I)
General goals: connect French to daily life by knowing the days names
Content: Days of the week
Student activities: Find the word & song (le facteur n’est pas passé)
Materials/media: Flashcards (French/English) and handout
Day 2: Time/Day (II)
General goals: using the French numbers to tell the time
Content: Time of the day
Student activities: Question/answer (Quelle heure est-il?)
Materials/media: Teacher-made clock
Week 7
Day 1: Time/Year (I)
General goals: learn vocabulary of the seasons
Content: The four Seasons
Student activities: fill up the blank according to the picture
Materials/media: pictures and overhead
Day 2: Time/Year (II)
General goals: learn the French calendar
Content: The twelve Months
Student activities: Circle the correct answer
Materials/media: Flashcards (French/English) and handout
Week 8
Day 1: Animals (I)
General goals: learn the French name of some pets
Content: Small animals
Student activities: write the name of the animal next to the picture
Materials/media: Flash cards and handout
Day 2: Animals (II)
General goals: learn the French name of some wild animals
Content: Big animals
Student activities: circle the correct name under each picture
Materials/media: flash cards and handout
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Week 9
Day 1: CC: French cities (I)
General goals: get to know some French cities beside Paris
Content: Historical cities & Ports
Student activities: find the word
Materials/media: PowerPoint Presentation
Day 2: CC: French cities (II)
General goals: get to know some French cities beside Paris
Content: Industrial cities & Resorts
Student activities: fill up the blank with the correct answer
Materials/media: PowerPoint Presentation
Week 10
Day 1: Colors
General goals: connect colors to their French names
Content: red, Blue, pink, yellow, orange, black, green, white
Student activities:”I spy” game & match French/ English
Materials/media: Teacher made book
Day 2: Positions and locations
General goals: Gain knowledge of new vocabulary
Content: Where is monkey?
Student activities: Fill up the blank with the correct word
Materials/media: transparencies, overhead and handout
Week 11
Day 1: The human body (I)
General goals: Engage students in active learning by identifying their body parts
Content: Head, hands, stomach, back and feet
Student activities: « jacques a dit : touchez…… »
Materials/media: picture &TPR
Day 2: The human body (II)
General goals: Engage students in active learning by identifying their faces components
Content: Face: forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, chin and ears
Student activities: complete the picture following the teacher instructions
Materials/media: picture &TPR
Week 12
Day 1: French story
General goals: differentiate between different French sounds and comprehend information by listening
Content: Le ciel est tombé sur la tête
Student activities: Listen then answer the comprehension questions
Materials/media: story and handout
Day 2: French song:
General goals: memorize a popular French song and engage in correct pronunciation
Content: Il était un petit homme
Student activities: listen and memorize
Materials/media: CD player
Week 13
Day 1: Sports
General goals: learn sport vocabulary
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Content: Soccer, tennis, fishing, biking, basketball, golf, swimming and rugby
Student activities: write the name of each sport under its picture
Materials/media: pictures with French name
Week 14
Day 1: Transportations
General goals: learn transport vocabulary
Content: Car, Airplane, Train, Bike, motorcycle
Student activities: answer the question using mini whiteboards
Materials/media: transparencies with French names
: Opposites
General goals: increase vocabulary knowledge
Content: Some adjectives and their opposites
Student activities: connect the adjective to its opposite
Materials/media: handout and blackboard
Week 15
Day 1: CC: French Holidays (I)
General goals: Be familiar with the typical French Holidays
Content: Candelmas, Mardi gras and the National Holiday
Student activities: unscramble the words
Materials/media: PowerPoint Presentation
: CC: French Holidays (II)
General goals: Be familiar with the typical French Holidays
Content: All Saints Day and Christmas
Student activities: complete the sentence using the picture
Materials/media: PowerPoint Presentation
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