This week at The Learning Space, we began our French language-learning journey with a bang!
Lesson Recap – Sept. 9th
Here’s what your kids learned to do:
- Introduce themselves
- Count 1-10
- Talk about the date & weather
- Say whether each person is a boy/girl and a student/teacher
- Follow commands: look, listen, sit down, stand up, say, and repeat
- Describe themselves and others as: smart, artistic, creative, athletic, etc.
- Play 2 games all in French: Roche, Papier, Ciseaux (Rock, Paper, Scissors) & Jacques-a-Dit (Simon Says)
- Name some fruits and say whether they liked them
- Sing an opening and closing song in French
- Read a simple story
- Understand some fun phrases like: “That’s obvious!” “I’m kidding!” and “Tape is important!” (because my magnets wouldn’t hold my signs up. Ha,ha!)
Whew – that’s a lot! The key to getting all this to stick (besides tape) is reviewing soon after class and as often as possible throughout the week.
Review Strategies
First, read through the sheets I sent home. Ask your child to pick out words they remember. Ask questions such as, what was this song or story about? Next, practice singing along with the videos below. Finally, check out the online flashcard links.
I only showed part of the video above, starting at 2:15 thru 2:45 for « Je m’appelle » but it’s all good for future practice.
Review Games
Here are links to some digital flashcard sets I created on Quizlet. Choose the ones that are most interesting and just practice a few minutes at a time. Keep it light and fun. My favorite activities on Quizlet are Flashcards (click the audio), Match, and Gravity. I don’t recommend asking kids to spell French for a loooooonnnnngggg time!
Quizlet: 🍎 Greetings, introductions & short sentences
Quizlet: ☂️ The weather (we only practiced a few of these — no rush!)
Look for French everywhere!
Start looking… you may be surprised how much French is in your daily life! If you go grocery shopping, read the labels on bags of fruit – they’re often in French, especially at Costco. Many cosmetics and hygiene items, such as perfume or shampoo, include French words on the packaging. Almost everything at Michael’s (the craft store) has a French label on it. I especially like the fall candle names! Look for cognates – words that look like English and mean the same thing. For example: eau de parfum, eau de toilette, le shampooing, etc. But watch out! Some words look alike, but do not mean the same thing. These are called faux amis, false friends!
If you have questions, please feel free to leave a comment below or email me.
À bientôt ! See you soon!
Madame Viets
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