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Composition Express

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Although this lesson was written to use Express Magazine, it could easily be done with a different source. Pupils write on topics of their choosing, using vocabulary and phrases selected by the teacher. They then create their own...
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Ballet and Classical Music

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore ballet. In this dance and music humanities instructional activity, 4th graders practice ballet positions and play a card game using French ballet vocabulary. Students count beats in rhythm patterns and listen to...
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Hobbies

For Teachers 6th - 9th
How many different hobbies can you name in French? Using this question, French classes are asked to list as many hobbies as they can. Although the activities themselves are not included in this teacher guide, you could create them...
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Incorporating Cameroonian Cultures into French Classes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Cameroonian culture. In this French lesson, students participate in activities that require them to discover the ties between Cameroonian culture and French culture.
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An Exploratory Approach to the Teaching of French in the Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the most recent vocabulary list of French words. Using literature by Victor Hugo and Guy de Maupassant, they discover the history and culture of France. Using a map and the text, they locate the cities and regions of...
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International Festival: France

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore French culture. In this cross-curriculum social studies instructional activity, students listen to Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans and identify words and landmarks associated with France. Students pronounce several phrases...
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Presentation of Our Family

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Although there is no real lesson plan included here, you could easily recycle the idea! Get kids using vocabulary related to family, age, feelings, and nationality. Start by teaching basic vocabulary words and phrases (you'll need to...
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In the Pumpkin (Dans la Citrouille)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover French language vocabulary. In this French language lesson, students create a harvest soup and sing a French song.
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Father and Son

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore word relationships and the relationships between people with an interesting lesson. Learners practice pairing words that typically go together and write brief narratives using these words. They then go through a similar process,...
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Come to My Resort

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students in a French II class use new vocabulary terms that are related to items and activities found in summer and winter resorts to create a brochure about a resort in a French-speaking country.
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Publication

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This instructional activity was designed in response to a class struggling with Le Petit Prince. The author starts the day by having the class describe (in French) the little prince and his planet. Then, they discuss the use of a...
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Avoir, Être, et Le Passé Composé

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The lesson begins with direct instruction: how and when do we use avoir and être to form the past tense? After identifying the verbs that use either avoir or être, French learners write about five things they did the week prior. Then, in...
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Mangeons a Paris!

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore vocabulary pertaining to food and restaurants. They read an ad for restaurants and discuss the information they expect to find. They research the Internet and locate cognates to examine the meaning in context.
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Creative Content through Comics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the different parts of a comic strip and creat their own about the French and Indian War period. They share their comics with the class. They can compile them into a newspaper format if they choose.
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Immigrants to Kansas: Why Did They Come

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore U.S. History by researching Kansas. In this immigration activity, students discuss the benefits of immigrating to a state like Kansas in the 1800's while writing their thoughts and research in a reporter's notebook....
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Sondage: J'ai horreur des broccolis! A Survey of Food Preferences: I Hate Broccoli!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in contrived conversation in French to determine preferences for known food items.
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Caps for Sale!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
If you can find the book Caps for Sale in the target foreign language, this is a great activity to accompany it! After reading and modeling the story, the teacher models a dialogue that would take place between a salesman and a customer....
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French: The Resistance and Occupation during World War II

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students in advanced French classes examine the French resistance during world War II. They discover what it was like living in an occupied country while increasing their vocabulary skills and applying the conditional verb tense....
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Reading the French Newspaper Le Figaro

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students guess the meanings of many unfamiliar French words because of their similarity to English words. They read an article from Le Figaro or another French-language newspaper with cognates underlined to guess the meanings.
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Cooking Crepes in Ms. Stentella's French Class

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils explore eating, cooking, and life in France and identify table-setting vocabulary and restaurant conversational skills. After reviewing the crepe recipe, students pair up and do a mini WebQuest on crepes and find cultural tidbits...
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Vocabulary: Learning Languages 1

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions about learning languages. Students are instructed to choose the best answer, as several responses may be acceptable.
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Visitons Le Café! (Let's Visit the Café!)

For Teachers K - 8th
Students become familiar with basic French cafémenu items by viewing pictures of various foods and drinks and identifying them in French, and practice proper pronunciation by ordering foods in French, while taking turns role playing...
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Passe Compose

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss past weekend activities. They become familiar with the Passe Compose. New vocabulary is intertwined into this lesson. Students apply new knowledge to a relevant, but different situation.
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Our Family and Age

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Start by playing a song about numbers. "Sing, Dance, Laugh, and Eat Quiche" is suggested. Then, start counting things around the room. Introduce yourself, and have kids start to introduce themselves when they catch on to the vocabulary....

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