français 1

2012-03-02T13:31:00.002-08:00

The students reviewed verbs with spinners. We did the "board game" reviewing verbs. They took the verb (review) quiz.

We looked at clothing vocab. (p. 220-1) and they practiced conversations p. 222.

devoirs: designer fashion (shirt, dress or pants), lundi
p. 65-66, cahiers, lundi

2012-03-01T15:12:00.003-08:00

The students wrote their sentences up on the board (review, all verbs). We played BINGO with clothing vocabulary (male/female). The students were "couturiers" (fashion designers), designing a t-shirt,dress or pair of pants (using instructions on handout).

devoirs: p. examen: verbs : (from gold chart), vendredi
designer clothing, lundi

2012-02-29T15:02:00.002-08:00

The students filled out verb charts (review) and answered questions (on the board), review from February break activities.

devoirs: make BINGO cards (guys and girls had separate vocab.) and create 1 sentence for each verb on chart (8 sentences total), jeudi

2012-02-28T18:07:00.003-08:00

The students played Pictionary with new clothing vocab. (chap. 7). They watched "La Belle et la Bête" in French.

devoirs: read and answer ?'s , p. 236-7, livre, mercredi

2012-02-27T10:24:00.000-08:00

We reviewed conversation (pink sheet). The students watched part of "La Belle et la Bête" (Beauty and the Beast) in French.

devoirs: answer questions #13-23 from review sheet, mardi.
make a four-fold-fan from clothing vocab (chap 7), mots 1, mercredi

2012-02-17T10:25:00.000-08:00

Nous avons eu une fête culturelle (we had a cultural experience) avec:
des crêpes, des quiches et du pain perdu (French toast....lost bread).
We watched la Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast) in French with Eng. subtitles.

devoirs: 0 Bonnes vacances!!! (Have a nice vacation!)

2012-02-16T10:09:00.001-08:00

We corrected the assessment for chap. 6. The students took the chap. 6 test.

devoirs: fête culturelle (bring crêpes, quiches, pain perdu (French toast), and other goodies!

2012-02-15T14:25:00.000-08:00

The students wrote sentences from their 'autobiographies" chap. 6 (food likes and dislikes, shopping habits). They finished their oral presentations (au marché).
devoirs: assessment, p. 214-5 (livre), jeudi
examen, chap. 6, jeudi

2012-02-14T10:10:00.001-08:00

The students practiced their skits (les courses, shopping). They presented their dialogues.
They made Valentine cards (la Saint Valentin).

devoirs: présentations cont., mercredi
autobiographie p. 64, cahiers, mercredi
examen chap. 6, jeudi

2012-02-13T10:36:00.000-08:00

The students studied vocab and grammar review (for chap 6). They watched a rap (!) video of a boy shopping at the outdoor markets. We watched a review video quiz. They took the chap. 6 grammar quiz (verbes: faire, pouvoir & vouloir, the partitive (du, de la , des) and the defitinite articles (le, la, les ). They worked on their oral presentations.

devoirs: présentations orales: mardi, mercredi
examen chap 6: jeudi
mangeons! (let's eat!) : vendredi (les crêpes, la quiche, le pain perdu (French toast!)

2012-02-10T10:25:00.000-08:00

The students played tic-tac-toe with pouvoir /vouloir. They said what they "can" do (pouvoir) and what they "want" to do (vouloir). We corrected homework. We did a listening activity (with the partitive...du/de la/des...turn into de/d' (in the negative). They worked on dialogues (shopping at the market, little shops).

devoirs: p. examen de grammaire: faire/pouvoir/vouloir...the partitive (du/de la/des), lundi
présentations orales (au marché), mardi, mercredi
examen chap. 6, jeudi

2012-02-09T12:49:00.000-08:00

The students practiced the "safety dance" : Nous pouvons danser si nous voulons...
We studied "faire" expressions, the students had conversations. We practiced likes and dislikes with food (with le/la/les) and wanting some food (partitive: du/de la / des). We practiced the verbs: vouloir/ pouvoir.

devoirs: p. 61, cahiers, p. 206-7 , livre, vendredi

2012-02-08T14:53:00.000-08:00

The students described what they liked, loved and hated to eat (le, la, les).
What they wanted to eat now (du, de la , des). We corrected the homework.
They practiced the verb FAIRE ( to do /make) with dice.

devoirs: #11,12,13 p. 59-60, cahiers, jeudi

2012-02-07T13:49:00.000-08:00

The students did a dictation, reviewing the fruits and vegies (ch 6 mots 2). We played a vocab. review game : Around the World. They took the vocab quiz: ch 6 mots 2. We studied the verb "Faire" p. 194-5 and the "partitive" (p. 196). The students received a hand-out on the partitive.
devoirs: # 7,8,9,10 p. 58-9, cahiers, mercredi

2012-02-06T12:55:00.000-08:00

The students made fruits and vegetables for our "marché" display. We learned new verbs: faire (and expressions) and pouvoir/vouloir, they filled out verb charts. We did auditory activities.

devoirs: p. ex. de vocab. chap. 6, mots 2, mardi

2012-02-03T11:31:00.000-08:00

The students played Pictionnaire with fruits and vegetables (vocab.) We went over the vocabualary p. 190 -1 91. They did the exercises on p. 192-3 in pairs.

devoirs: p. 56-57, cahiers, lundi

2012-02-02T10:45:00.000-08:00

We reviewed regular -er verbs, etre, avoir, aller, prendre with the board game. We reviewed vocab. (foods) and did listening activitites. The students took the chap. 6 mots 1 vocab. quiz.
They read p. 174 , meals in France, and we went over it together.

devoirs: 4 fold fan, chap 6 mots 2, vendredi

2012-02-01T17:43:00.001-08:00

The students had conversations about the shopping at different stores (p. 188-9). They corrected errors from their final exams.

devoirs: p. examen de vocab. chap 6 mots 1, jeudi

2012-01-31T14:37:00.000-08:00

We reviewed the vocab. (from the market and food shops) and played BINGO (chap. 6 vocab., mots 1). p. 186-7

devoirs: p. 55-56, cahiers, mercredi

2012-01-30T13:38:00.001-08:00

The students made and cut out pictures of foods, chap. 6, mots 1. They got their exams back (finals).

devoirs: BINGO cards, chap. 6 mots 1 (p. 186 ), due Tuesday

2012-01-27T14:16:00.000-08:00

We learned a song ' Chevaliers de la Table Ronde'. The students watched the second part of Muzzy.

devoirs: 4 fold fan, chap 6, mots 1, lundi

2012-01-25T10:27:00.001-08:00

Students took the multiple-choice section of final exam.

devoirs: 0

2012-01-23T10:40:00.000-08:00

WELCOME BACK !! Bienvenue!

Today the students did the speaking part of their exam.

devoirs: mult-choice, per. 3 and 4 , WEDNESDAY

Courage! (Hang in there!) Bonne chance ! (Good luck!) ETUDIEZ!!!

2012-01-11T17:13:00.001-08:00

The students reviewed and took the chap 5 mots 2 quiz (+ prendre and contractions).

devoirs: answer ?'s for speaking test , due Thursday
prepare for WRITTEN part of final, Friday
do book work : p. 142-147, due Tuesday
ORAL part of final, Tuesday
MULTIPLE CHOICE part of final, Thursday

Don't forget to use on-line review (from my blog)!!! Good luck!

2012-01-10T15:07:00.000-08:00

We did audio activities, reviewd verbs (-er, être, avoir, prendre, aller). We went to the language lab where the students practiced recording the speaking part of their January final.

devoirs: crossword puzzle + p. examen, chap. 5 mots 1 + prendre, constractions (au, du...etc.), mercredi

PRACTICE GRAMMAR and VERBS posted on my blog earlier today!!!

2012-01-10T08:04:00.000-08:00

Click on
Bon Voyage Level I (on right)

Click on
Choose Chapter

Choose chapter 1
Do e-games
Do self-quiz

Repeat for chapters 2-5

Click on IELANGUAGES ( on right)
8. ? words
9. numbers
10. days
11. months
14. colors
15. weathers
16. time
17. family
19. plurals
20. possessive adjectives

Click on CONJUGEMOS (on right)
Practice verbs (-er, être , avoir, aller, prendre)

2012-01-09T14:36:00.000-08:00

The students played Pictionary with the chap. 5 mots 2 vocab. (au restaurant). They worked in pairs using vocab. p. 160-161 and contractions : au, du, etc. p. 166. We had a café, where the students ordered beverages.

devoirs: cahiers p. 45-46, 49,50 (#14-16), mardi
p. examen : chap 5 mots 2, + prendre , contractions: au, du, mercredi

examen écrit: vendredi, le 13 janvier
examen orale: mardi, le 17 janvier
examen de choix mulitiples (Scan-tron), jeudi, le 19 jeudi

2012-01-06T14:27:00.001-08:00

We practiced café vocab. The students took a survey about their dining habits. We practiced the verb 'aller' and corrected homework. We did audio activities. The students took the Chap. 5 mots 1 + aller quiz.

devoir: 4 fold fan, chap 5 mots 2, lundi

2012-01-05T10:49:00.001-08:00

We reviewed "aller" , the verb "to go", the students practiced the verb with spinners. They had conversations using "aller" on p. 164, 165.

We played LA LOTERIE (bingo) with café foods. The students worked in pairs playing "café' with partners, p. 157 .

devoirs: p. 47-48, cahiers,
p. examen: vocab. chap. 5 mots 1, + verb: aller, vendredi

2012-01-04T15:23:00.000-08:00

We practiced "café" vocabulary (p. 154-5). The students played "Pictionary' with partners (using food vocab.). They had conversations p. 156 about eating and drinking at a café.

devoirs: p. 43-44, cahiers, jeudi

2012-01-03T15:27:00.001-08:00

We sang songs and reviewed grammar (the students filled in a verb chart with -er verbs, être and avoir. The students had conversation (reviewing leçons préliminaires, chap. 1-4.

devoirs: make a BINGO sheet (use the vocab. passed out in class today) and make a 4-fold-fan with vocab, chap 5 mots 1 (list passed out in class today), mercredi

BONNE ANNÉE et BONNE SANTÉ !!

2011-12-16T10:14:00.001-08:00

The students took the chapter 4 exam (family and home).

devoirs: 0 (but they took home a review sheet, optional to fill it out, review preliminary chapters and chapters 1-4 over break)

Bonnes vacances!!! (Have a nice vacation!)

2011-12-15T09:46:00.000-08:00

We reviewed chapter 4 vocab (family and home) and grammar (avoir, possessive adjectives, irreg. adj: beau, belle, etc.). We watched a video quiz and correct the assessment for chap.4

devoirs: chap. 4 examen, vendredi! STUDY!!

2011-12-14T12:11:00.000-08:00

We reviewed "avoir", possessive adjectives (masculine, feminine, singular, plural). The students wrote sentences from their "autobiographies". We continued with oral presentations (families).
devoirs: assessment p. 138-9, book, jeudi
examen chap. 4, vendredi ( FRIDAY)

2011-12-13T16:29:00.000-08:00

The students reviewed grammar (avoir, possessive adjectives, beau/belle, etc.) with their partners in conversation and bookwork. They took the chap 4 grammar quiz.

devoirs: présentations orales, conts., mercredi
cahiers: autobiograhphie, p. 38, jeudi
examen chap. 4, jeudi

2011-12-12T10:47:00.000-08:00

We sang holiday music. We reviewed beau,belle...and did an activity. The studnents had conversatons on "avoir" and possessive adjectives, p. 121,125 . They did p. 33,34,35 as classwork and we corrected it in class. They began their family tree presentations.

devoirs: p. examen de grammaire: avoir, poss. adjectives, beau, belle, etc. , mardi
présentations, cont.mercredi
examen chap. 4, jeudi

2011-12-09T11:02:00.001-08:00

We talked about "Modern Family" (in French). The students drew pictures of their mom or dad and discussed them with their seatmates. We corrected homework (p. 31-32 and crossword).
The students took a vocab. quiz (chap. 4, mots 2) . We sang a French holiday song.
devoirs: posters (for family trees) and presentations, Monday

2011-12-08T14:46:00.000-08:00

We went to the lab and the students did auditory activities.
devoirs: crossword puzzle, chap 4 mots 2 vocab quiz, vendredi

2011-12-07T12:34:00.000-08:00

We discussed French art and paintings. Read about Marie-Antoinette, watched the MTV "cribs" video of Versailles. We reviewed "house" vocab.
devoirs: p. 31-32, cahiers, jeudi

2011-12-06T14:33:00.001-08:00

We corrected homework and did review activities. The students took the vocab.quiz: chap. 4, mots 1 (family).

devoirs: 4 fold fan, chap 4, mots 2, mercredi

2011-12-02T11:15:00.000-08:00

We studied the verb: avoir, possessive adjectives, family members. We sang songs (Luc va à l'école, la Tribu de Dana). We saw trailers for Hugo and Tin Tin.
devoirs: p. 29-20, cahiers, lundi

2011-12-01T11:46:00.003-08:00

The students took the chap 3 test.
devoirs: mots 1, chap 4, four-fold-fan, vendredi

2011-11-30T14:12:00.001-08:00

The students gave their oral presenations (au café, les activités pendant et après l'école).
devoirs: assessment, livre, p. 106-7
examen chap. 3, jeudi

2011-11-29T10:02:00.000-08:00

The students wrote sentences on the board from their "autobiographies" (chap 3), we corrected them together. They had conversations (H-8, H-9) in the back of their books. The did a pre-viewing activity (guessing prices of school supplies) and wrote what they did after school. They watched a video about French kids shopping and talking about after-school activities. They worked on their presentations.
devoirs: présentations orales, mercredi
assessment, p. 106-7, livre, jeudi
examen chap. 3, jeudi

2011-11-28T10:49:00.000-08:00

The students had conversations about Thanksgiving and their activities. We reviewed the negative (p. 94) and 2 verbs used together (p. 95). They had conversations on p. 94-95.
They worked on oral presentations.
devoirs: autobiographie, 10 phrases, cahiers, mardi
présentations orales, mercredi
examen chap. 3, jeudi

2011-11-23T14:49:00.000-08:00

We reviewed -er verbs. The students took the -er verb quiz. We watched part of¨"Pocohontas' in French.
devoirs: 0, lundi
examen, chapitre 3, jeudi

2011-11-22T13:31:00.001-08:00

We reviewed -er verbs conjugations. The students practiced -er verbs with tic-tac-toe. They had conversations (p. 91) and wrote out activities (p. 92-93). We talked about un, une, des becoming "de" in the negative and using 2 verbs together : J'aime étudier. Je n'aime pas regarder la télévision, etc.

devoirs: p. 24-25, cahiers, -er verb quiz, mercredi

2011-11-21T11:31:00.001-08:00

We reviewed chap. 3 vocab, the students read and answered questions, Une Journée avec Jacqueline" p. 98-99. We corrected homework and played the board game (with vocab. from chap. 3). They took the chap . 3 vocab. quiz.
devovirs: # 6-10, pp. 22-23, mardi
-er verb quiz, mercredi

2011-11-18T10:33:00.000-08:00

We reviewed vocab. and -er verbs. The students played a dice game (conjugating -er verbs and Pictionary reviewing chap. 3 vocab. They did a dictation in pairs.

devoirs: word search,
p. examen de vocab. chap 3, lundi

2011-11-17T11:43:00.000-08:00

We reviewed vocab. chap. 3 The students did #10 p. 89 to review classroom supplies. They had conversations p. 85/88. They did a dictation. We went to the lab where they did auditory activities.
devoirs: crossword chap. 3, vendredi
p. examen vocab. chap. 3, lundi

2011-11-16T12:06:00.000-08:00

The students reviewed -er verbs with spinners. They worked in pairs and asked personal questions (about music and tv habits) and questions from p. 85. We went over p. 82-3 vocab. (school supplies and purchases). We listened to a French rap group, Manau, a song from Panique Celtique.
devoirs: p. 19,20,21 cahiers, jeudi

2011-11-15T12:50:00.000-08:00

The students took a survey (using -er verbs) about their activities at home, at school and after classes. They asked each other the questions. We read 'la scolarité en France' and 'les sciences naturelles' and discussed school systems in France. We studied the vocab. from pp. 82-3.
devoirs: p. 84, livre (textbook) , mercredi

2011-11-14T12:29:00.000-08:00

We studied -er verbs (with lists, the students made flashcards to practice). The students did error corrections from their chap 2 test.
devoirs: read and answer questions in the textbook: p. 70 (la scolarité en France,
72-73 les sciences), mardi

2011-11-10T10:36:00.000-08:00

We learned about -er verbs (largest group of verbs in French). The students guessed the meanings of verbs. We watched the 2nd part of Muzzy, le grand Muzzy.

devoirs: 4-fold-fan, chap. 3 vocab, lundi

2011-11-09T11:47:00.000-08:00

The students took the chapter 2 exam.
devoirs: 0

2011-11-08T12:22:00.000-08:00

The students filled in the forms of "être' on p. 63 (#2o). They practiced numbers 60-100 and wrote sentences in the plural. We finished oral presentations. They played "hockey" reviewing vocab. and grammar from chapter 2. We watched the video quiz to review for the test.

devoirs: chap. 2 test, mercredi

2011-11-07T10:51:00.001-08:00

The students practiced their conversations. They presented their dialogues. We played "hockey" reviewing vocabulary (class subjects).
devoirs: assessment (textbook p. 76-77), mardi
examen, chapitre 2, mercredi

2011-11-04T13:43:00.001-07:00

We practiced pronunciation. The students read aloud to their partners about French-speaking countries in our hemisphere. (p. 68-69). They wrote sentences on the board from their "autobiographies". They worked on their conversations.
devoirs: présentations orales, lundi
examen chap 2, mercredi

2011-11-03T15:36:00.000-07:00

We reviewed chapter 2 grammar (être, singular and plural descriptions of students).The students reviewed took the quiz on Chap. 2 grammar. They began writing conversations.

devoirs: p. 38, cahiers (l'autobiographie: write at least 10 sentences), vendredi
présentations orales, lundi

2011-11-02T12:05:00.000-07:00

The students read p. 62 (#16) and answered #17 (about students and their nationalities). They worked in pairs and had conversations p. 62,63. We did auditory activitities.
devoirs: p. 16,17, cahiers, + petit examen (grammaire) p. 58(sing,plur),60 (etre) ,64(tu,vous)jeudi

2011-11-01T14:41:00.000-07:00

The students read p. 66 (Quel prof?) and answered questions about the reading. We went to the lab and they practiced interactive conversations for chap. 1 and 2.

devoirs: spend 10-20 minutes on Quia activities:

http://www.quia.com/jg/1025150.html
http://www.quia.com/hm/169592.html
http://www.quia.com/quiz/1999517.html
http://www.quia.com/jg/161911.html
http://www.quia.com/cb/22862.html

2011-10-31T11:48:00.000-07:00

The students did a dictation, reviewing chap. 2 vocab. They had conversations (at the back of the book, pp. H-5, H-6). We corrected homework, studied singular and plural (p. 58-59) and the informal "tu" and formal/plural "vous" p. 64. They took the chap 2 vocab. quiz.
devoirs: pp. 14,15 cahiers, mardi

2011-10-28T10:17:00.001-07:00

We reviewed classroom vocab. and the verb être (to be), the students played tic-tac-toe (with 'être'. The students wrote out #5,8 and had conversations #6,7 p. 56 (about the classroom).
devoirs: petit examen (quiz) vocab. chap 2 (mots 1, 2), lundi

2011-10-27T13:46:00.000-07:00

The students reviewed the numbers 60-99 with flashcards. We studied vocab. from p. 50-51 about the classroom. They had conversations on p. 52-53. They worked on a crossword puzzle.
devoirs: crossword and p. 11, cahiers, vendredi

2011-10-26T13:18:00.001-07:00

The students reviewed classroom subjects by unscrambling vocab. We reviewed numbers (70-100) and did math problems. The students played Bingo with numbers.

devoirs: practice (study) numbers and classroom subjects (p. 54-55, text book ) and numbers handout, jeudi

2011-10-25T12:08:00.000-07:00

The students did error corrections from their chap. 1 exams. We learned the forms of être (in the plural p. 60), subjects (p. 54) and numbers p. 55. The students played games vocab. spelling games with classroom subject vocab.

devoirs:
p. 12,13 cahiers + 20 flashcards, from the numbers, p. 55, mercredi

2011-10-24T11:07:00.000-07:00

We had crêpes, sang French music, watched French videos and "Finding Nemo" in French with English subltitles.

devoirs: 4-fold-fan, chap 2 vocab, mardi

2011-10-21T11:59:00.001-07:00

The students took the Chapter 1 test today.
devoirs: bring stuff for our "crêpe" party, lundi (Monday)

2011-10-20T13:16:00.001-07:00

The students wrote sentences on the board and we corrected them. They finished their présentations orales (au café).

devoirs: examen chapitre 1, vendredi (Friday)

2011-10-19T12:35:00.001-07:00

We corrected the assessment (from p. 44-45, book) . The students practiced their conversations.
They began presenting their dialogues, "au café".

devoirs: autobiographies (write 10 sentences, p. 10 workbook), cahiers, jeudi
présentations continuées, jeudi
EXAMEN CHAPITRE 1, vendredi

2011-10-18T10:32:00.001-07:00

The students wrote out 5 things describing themselves (je suis...je NE suis PAS...). They read
p. 34 (Luc, il est d'ou?) . We did auditory activities . The students took the chapter 1 grammar quiz. They worked on their oral presentations.
devoirs: présentations orales: mercredi, jeudi (Wed., Thurs.)
examen chapitre 1, vendredi (Fri.)

2011-10-17T13:58:00.000-07:00

The students had conversations and took dictations with their partners, practicing descriptions of themselves and other people. They watched a video of 2 French kids in Paris. They began writing conversations (dialogues about a foreign exchange student) for Wed/Thurs.

devoirs: assessment, livre (BOOK) p. 44-45,
petit examen de grammaire, mardi

2011-10-14T10:24:00.000-07:00

The students did a review of "être" and adjective agreement. We practiced pronunciation (p. 35) and audio activities. We read about 'un garcon' et 'une fille', p. 36-37. The students did an auditory activity (listening to the reading, a true,false activity). Students worked with partners , p. 31 and p. 33.
devoirs: p. 7, cahiers, workbook

2011-10-13T11:30:00.000-07:00

The students did the activities # 14 and 16, p. 27 and p. 29.
We learned about the verb "to be", "être" p. 30 and the negative, p. 33.
We corrected homework and did audio activities.
The students unscrambled sentences.
They took the chap 1 mots 2 quiz.
devoirs: read and answer (complete sentences, p. 36-37, textbook (livre), vendredi

2011-10-11T13:17:00.000-07:00

The students had conversations (H-3), at the back of book. We corrected homework and did some audio activities (with activity booklets) and the students practiced numbers: 40-60 with math problems. We learned "a (an)" and "the" (masculine and feminine forms), p 26 and adjectives (p. 28).

devoirs: p. 5-6, cahiers,
p. examen: chap 1,mots 2 (p. 22-23), jeudi

2011-10-10T13:41:00.000-07:00

We reviewed with photo of Maggie Gyllenhal (c'est qui? elle est d'ou? comment est-elle?)
The students wrote out p. 25 #'s 8 and 9,book. We went to the lab, where the students worked on Quizlet and Quiz sites, reviewing vocab. from chapter 1 mots, 2.
devoirs: play games from blog, crossword and p. examen: vocab. p. 22-23, chap 1 mots 2, mardi

2011-10-09T09:39:00.000-07:00

Lab activities for Bon Voyage Chapter 1, on Monday, October 1oth. (lundi, le dix octobre). Feel free to use these activities on Sunday (if you are on the blog).

Go on the QUIZLET site: use the FLASHCARDS, play SPACE RACE and SCATTER.
http://quizlet.com/2559397/bon-voyage-french-level-1-chapitre-1-flash-cards/

Go on the QUIA site: play these games:
http://www.quia.com/rr/121581.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/120271.html
http://www.quia.com/jg/514805.html
http://www.quia.com/cm/125370.html
http://www.quia.com/jg/262910.html
http://www.quia.com/jg/1025121.html

2011-10-07T13:52:00.000-07:00

We reviewed "C'est qui? Il/Elle est d'ou?/Comment est-il/elle?" with student drawings of famous people. We listened to the audio of the vocab. p. 22-23. The students worked in pairs and did #6 and 7 p. 24. We watched part of "Finding Nemo".
devoirs: p. 3-4, cahiers, lundi

2011-10-06T18:12:00.000-07:00

Bonjour! I'll be back tomorrow. I'll check the 2 assignments given in my absence: 4-fold-fan for Chap 1 vocabulary and pp. 1-2, work book. Students needing to turn in homework sheets or make up the test from last week (leçons préliminaires) can make appts. tomorrow in class.
devoirs: study pp. 22,23 vocabulary (including numbers) text book, Friday

2011-10-04T13:32:00.000-07:00

Students played "hangman" reviewing vocab. from chapter 1. They studied the vocab. p. 18-19 (comment est le garçon?) They worked with partners and completed activities p. 20-21.
devoirs: pp. 1-2, cahiers (workbook), mercredi

2011-10-03T14:09:00.000-07:00

The students worked in pairs and made corrections from their exams. They saw the results of thier exams. The students read "les sciences naturelles" p. 40-41 and answered questions about the reading.
devoirs: make a 4-fold-fan from the list of vocabulary for chapter 1, (handed out in class), mardi

2011-09-30T10:39:00.001-07:00

We sang French songs: Champs-Elysées, Un Monde Parfait, et Oh la la ! (by la Taupe)and did activities.

devoirs: We will begin using our text Chapter 1 on Monday, students bring books to class. There will be homework in the workbook Monday p.m. Be sure to have purchased workbook (and audio) by Monday.

2011-09-29T14:19:00.001-07:00

The students took their test, from leçons préliminaires (introduction).
devoirs: 0

2011-09-27T12:54:00.000-07:00

The students worked with desk partners, studying for test on Thursday. They practiced with their 9;00 partners, then presented their conversations "au Café Québec".

devoirs: examen, jeudi (see review sheet)

2011-09-26T14:35:00.000-07:00

We went over the questions (and French meanings). The students practiced having conversations with each other. They worked with their 9:00 partners on their dialogues "au café Québec".

devoirs: présentations orales, mémorisées, mardi (Tuesday)
examen: greetings, class vocab. , abc's, colors, days,dates,weather, time, numbers: jeudi (Thursday)

2011-09-21T12:36:00.001-07:00

We reviewed time and dates. The students listened to time auditory activities. They took the time and date quiz.

devoirs: 0!

2011-09-20T13:33:00.001-07:00

We did audio activities. The students played Bingo with numbers (1-31). We went to the lab today (library computers) and the students practiced time and datesplaying games (Quia).

devoirs: petit examen (quiz), dates and time (including numbers), mercredi (Wednesday)

2011-09-19T16:42:00.000-07:00

mardi, le 20 (vingt) septembre, au laboratoire

Play the following games:

numbers 1-20:
http://www.quia.com/hm/169086.html
http://www.quia.com/jg/66096.html

dates:
http://www.quia.com/rr/494289.html

time:
http://www.quia.com/rr/202169.html
http://www.quia.com/hm/363630.html
http://www.quia.com/cz/90174.html?AP_rand=40:1185301

2011-09-19T14:19:00.000-07:00

We sang "Champs-Eylsées". We reviewed greetings and farewells, date, time and weather. The students worked in pairs, asking each other questions and spelling out times on clocks. We did some listening activities.

devoirs: make a BINGO card: write in numbers AND their spellings: example : 3/ trois
complete the worksheet on time (write out the times in French) , mardi (Tuesday)

2011-09-16T13:29:00.000-07:00

We reviewed numbers (jumping rope) and months. The students identified their friends birthdays in French (from yesterday's survey). We discussed experiences in French (family and friends that speak French, French-speaking countries that students have visited, reasons why they are in French class...etc.) We learned how to tell time. We looked at pp. 2-13 in the textbook at the "leçons préliminaires" to see what we've learned in French so far.

devoirs: study pp. 2-13 in the textbook (including time), Monday (lundi)

2011-09-15T13:19:00.001-07:00

We practiced numbers (with balloons and balls) and the months, learned how to say dates. The students took a "birthday survey", where they asked each other their birthdays. We watched "Muzzy".

devoirs: take the "book survey" (handed out in class), due Friday (vendredi)

2011-09-14T13:49:00.000-07:00

We learned numbers (1-31) and months. We reviewed colors, days and weather expressions. The students took a quiz on those. We watched 15 minutes of "Muzzy".

devoirs: study numbers and months, bring textbooks to class, Thursday

2011-09-13T14:36:00.000-07:00

We played BINGO with vocab: colors, days of the week, weather expressions. The students worked in groups and took a culture quiz (for practice, not points).

devoirs: petit examen (QUIZ), vocab: colors, days, weather, mercredi (Wednesday)

2011-09-12T15:25:00.001-07:00

We reviewed the weather and days of the week. The students saw part 3 of the "Touring France" video and completed an activity sheet. We finished the oral presentations (reciting the alphabet in French, introducing oneself and spelling names).

Devoirs: fill in the BINGO chart (la loto), from the "days, weather and colors" vocab. sheet,
for Tuesday (mardi)

2011-09-09T13:41:00.000-07:00

We practiced the alphabet, reviewed colors, learned days of the week and weather expressions.
The students began their oral presentations (reciting French alphabet, introducing themselves and spelling their names in French). They watched part 2 of the video "Touring France" and began decorating their name poems.

devoirs: decorate name poems, oral presentations, continued, Monday (lundi)

2011-09-08T15:07:00.001-07:00

We practiced (singing!) the alphabet. The students watched a ivideo, "Touring France". We learned colors.

devoirs: oral presentations: recite the alphabet, say : je m'appelle.... and spell your first name (in French), Friday

2011-09-07T15:24:00.000-07:00

We practiced the French alphabet. The students worked with partners, practicing the alphabet, introducing themselves (je m'appelle...) and spelling their names. The students guessed the meanings of a list of adjectives.

devoirs: using the list of adjectives, make a "name" poem (choose adjectives that describe you), follow the pattern on the adjective list handed out in class, due Thursday

2011-09-06T14:05:00.000-07:00

We learned the French alphabet. The students worked with partners, introduced themselves (Je m'appelle....(my name is...) and spelled their names. They practiced greetings and class vocabulary. We played "Around the World" to review vocabulary. The students took the quiz on greetings and class vocab. We watched a little of the video "Touring France".

devoirs: study abc's, for Wednesday

2011-09-02T14:07:00.000-07:00

We reviewed greetings and classroom vocabulary. We discussed the origins of French (brought by the Romans, it is considered a "romance" language). The students made conversation clocks and guessed the meanings of cognates (words of Latin origin that are similar to English) with their partners.

devoirs: (homework): cover French textbooks,
quiz: greetings and class vocab, Tuesday

2011-09-01T15:12:00.001-07:00

We practiced greetings and class vocabulary. The students picked up their textbooks and chose names in French.
devoirs: 4-fold-fan (make vocabulary list) of greetings vocab.,
return signed student information sheet, Friday
cover textbook , Tuesday