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During classes, we learn with fun: hands-on activities, songs, poems, speaking, games, practice sheets, writing and repetition. The activities are meant to engage the oral and writing comprehension and speaking. Upper grades will be assigned fun cultural projects. French grammar is introduced in 2nd grade.

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Videos and language lab are used for cultural purpose, speaking and listening practice, grammar, vocabulary, reading and comprehension. Kindergartners and first graders do not have French lab sessions. This allows them to develop computer and reading skills before using Rosetta Stone or other programs used for French lab sessions. Students of all grades are welcome to practice basic vocabulary and idiomatic expressions on my Quizlet page. (See TOOLS AND RESOURCES section)

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Homework is assigned to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders during the regular class of the week, due the 2nd class of the week (French Lab). Credit is given to the students for turning in their homework and practicing. 

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My goal for the students is not only to learn French words and grammar, but to feel comfortable discovering other cultures and learning other languages. There is a strong connection between the English and French language that helps the students understand and learn their own language. Learning other languages expands the mind and opens opportunities. I hope that learning French with me will give them the will to pursue learning French or another foreign language once in middle school or high school and to develop a love for travel. 

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Here is what we learn in each grade:

   Kindergarten 

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• Basic greeting and manner expressions

• Colors, days, weather

• Numbers 0-20

• Vocabulary on different holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas….)

• Family, animals

• Food (breakfast, sweets)

• body and face features (petit/grand), action words

 

1st grade 

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• Basic greeting and manner expressions, identity, emotions, feelings

• Colors, days of the week, months, birthday month, weather

• Numbers 0-40

• Vocabulary on different holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas….)

• Family, animals, body

• Food (breakfast, dessert, fruit, vegetables)

• Action verbs, simple sentence building, adjectives, introduction to the alphabet, reading

 

 

2nd grade

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• Basic greeting and manner expressions, identity, emotions, feelings, school supply

• Reviews of colors, days, months, weather, birthdays, seasons

• Numbers 0-50

• Family, possessive pronouns, definite/indefinite articles, adjectives, body

• Vocabulary on different holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas….)

• Rooms of the house, prepositions

• Food (any type, parts of the day, order food, utensils), clothes

• Simple sentences, some subject pronouns, reading of simple syllables
   

3rd grade

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• Basic greeting and manner expressions, identity, feelings

• Expressions to use in class, school supply, furniture

• reviews of colors, days, months...

• Numbers 0-70

• family, possessive pronouns, articles, adjectives, body, clothes

• Vocabulary of the different holidays

• Grammar: sentence structure, basic conjugations in present tense, some subject pronouns, I like/don't like, ask questions

• Rooms of the house/ Prepositions, objects, furniture 

• Read sentences

• Food (food preferences, order food)

• Real life situations

 

4th grade

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• Basic greeting and manner expressions, identity, feelings

• Classroom expressions and supply, rooms, objects, more prepositions

• Reviews of basic vocabulary (see lower grades)

• Numbers 0-100, 1000

• Vocabulary of the different holidays

• Grammar: sentence structure, basic conjugations in present tense (-er ending verbs/ etre/ avoir, aller), introduction to future tense, ask questions, introduction to the negative structure, reading

• Introduction to the agreement of the adjectives

• Food (preferences, order food, A table!, meals of the day, menu)

• Real life situations, city life, types of jobs, sports, instruments

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    5th grade

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• Basic greeting  and manner expressions, identity, feelings

• Classroom expressions and supply, rooms, objects, more prepositions

• Reviews of basic vocabulary (see lower grades)

• Numbers 0-100, thousand, million (counting, number reading and recognition)

• Vocabulary of the different holidays

• Grammar: sentence structure, basic conjugations in present tense (-er ending verbs/ etre, avoir, aller, faire), introduction to future and past tense, ask questions, more complex sentences, negative structure

• Reading a book together 

• City life and directions, types of jobs, sports, instruments, hobbies

• Food (order food, dialogues, meals of the day, A table!)

• Real life situations, summer and vacation