Literacy Learning

Possible Duration-Story Time T'choupi fait du ski "4" ( minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing or and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

Link: youtube.com/watch?v=km2jWpJ6Tqc T'choupi fait du ski

T’choupi was afraid to ski and wanted to quit. Think about a time when you were scared and wanted to stop an activity. What was it? How did you feel? Draw a picture of what made you scared or recreate the activity using play doh, lego or other objects around the house. Write a word for your picture or tableau. You can also write a sentence “Je n’aime pas….” (I don’t like..) I do not like to ski because I fell off at the top of the chairlift during skiing lesson.

Literacy Learning

Possible Duration-Story Pip et Prune, Vive la neige! ( 5 minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing or and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

Link: youtube.com/watch?v=cuMgtjFdo-c

After the video, Pip et Prune Vive la neige . Ask your child what did you like about the this story) Then ask your child to Be like Pip and Prune and make an animal out of playdoh. On a piece of paper, sound out and write the animal that you made OR draw a time when you were mad at someone. What happened? How did you feel? Were you able to solve the problem?

Literacy Learning

Possible Duration-Story Time (4 minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing or and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

Ask your child if they like to slide in the snow with his/her friends . Then watch this read aloud story.

Link: youtube.com/watch?v=_ltHT-VW3f0 Lily & Zoé - la luge

Lily and Zoe like to sled together. What do you like to do with your friends? Draw a picture or use toys/stuffed animals to make a scene to show what you and your friends like to do. Write a word for your picture. You can also write a sentence starting with the word, “J’aime or voici”.

Any effort writing only what they hear is wonderful…there are no wrong answers! If you would like to take a photo of this work and send it to me, I would be delighted to see it and send feedback!

Literacy Learning

Possible Duration-Story Time "Regarde dans la neige"( minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing or and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

Link: youtube.com/watch?v=qPGZvK5SXL4 Regarde dans la neige (a very simple story that counts using animals and is repetitive). Now it is your turn to continue the story for the number 6! What animal will you choose and what will the animals do? Maybe they will play a winter sport? Maybe they will find something special hidden under the snow. You can draw your part of the story or use toys/playdoh to create a tableau.

Their drawing should have lots of detail to help tell their story and at school, we would color it using a variety of colors. They can label parts of their drawing such as Mom, Dad, their name, bnom de ng (snowman in French)…using kindergarten spelling (write the sounds you hear) or write a very short sentence starting with J’aime (I like) or Voici (Here is). An example for a drawing of

Any effort writing only what they hear is wonderful…there are no right answers! If you would like to take a photo of this work and send it to me, I would be delighted to see it and send feedback!

Possible Duration- Story Time with Madame “Pour mon anniversaire” ( 7 +minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing or and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

Does your child anxiously await their birthday? It is a very exciting time for kindergarteners! This read aloud story video is about a child who can’t wait for their birthday…so many questions! What season is it in? What day of the week? How many more days? And then there are the birthday plans, ideas and wishes! Remember to look at the pictures, watch my actions and facial expressions and listen for questions along the way as clues to help with the French!

Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QfkwmOTjeXUQ-UffIiF3XlAeDEy9AZ8-

After the video, perhaps your child could make a card or drawing for Caleb’s 6th birthday today. Please bring your beautiful card to our Google meet on Tuesday. We will celebrate when we return to Westwood but this would get us by until then! . Their drawing should have lots of detail to help tell their story and at school, we would color it using a variety of colors. They can label parts of their drawing such as Mom, Dad, their name, bnom de ng (snowman in French)…using kindergarten spelling (write the sounds you hear) or write a very short sentence starting with J’aime (I like) or Voici (Here is).

Any effort writing only what they hear is wonderful…there are no wrong answers! If you would like to take a photo of this work and send it to me, I would be delighted to see it and send feedback!

Literacy Learning

Possible Duration-Story Time (3 minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, discussing, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

Ask your child what do they think this story is about???. Then watch this read aloud story video about a girl Jossette that lost her socks. When she founds them, they transform in to different animals.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JsN2aF0K34

After the video, perhaps your child could turn an old sock into an animal, or draw an animal in a shape of a sock. Have fun and be creative. Their drawing should have lots of detail to help tell their story.

Possible Duration- Story Time “Oh! Regarde” (8+ minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, discussing plot twists or surprises in stories, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

Ask your child if they like surprises. Then watch this read aloud story video about some children looking out their window and getting a surprise that is not what it seems! Remember to look at the pictures, watch my actions and facial expressions and listen for questions along the way as clues to help with the French!

Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lfQ6KggiWM

After the video, perhaps your child could draw an idea for a surprise ending! Their drawing should have lots of detail to help tell their story and at school, we would color it using a variety of colors. They can label their drawing or write a very short sentence starting with J’aime (I like) or Voici (Here is). An example for this story could be J’aime ours chocola cho! (I like the bear drinking hot chocolat!) or J’aime lapin ok! (I like that the bunny was ok!) Shhh! Don’t tell before the story! ;)

Any effort is wonderful…there are no wrong answers! I would love to see photos and send some feedback for your child!

Possible Duration-Story “Les vêtements.” (almost 6 minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, discussing, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

This very short story is a repetitive book that your child may enjoy reading at the same time as the narrator. What was your favourite piece of clothing? Design your own t-shirt or pair of socks. What colour will it be? Will it have stripes or polka dots? Try to sound out and name the colour(s) you used or the item you drew.

Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHRD1bIIYtQ

Possible Duration-Story Time (10 minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, discussing what clothing you can put on a snowman, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

"Il ne faut pas habiller les animaux" A funny story that shows what happens when animals wear clothing. Draw your favourite part or draw clothing on an animal of your choice. For example, a cow could wear a winter hat and boots. Sound out and write a word to describe your animal or piece of clothing or write a sentence. C’est un___ avec ____. C’est une vache avec un chapeau (It is a cow with a hat) OR Find a stuffed animal and dress it in some clothing and take a picture! Dont forget to add lots of details to your picture!!

Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTDULXKxhFE

Possible Duration-Story Time : (7+ minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Listening to French presentations, discussing size, listening for known vocabulary, responding to questions, drawing and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words

Ask your child if they like to build a large snowman or a tiny one. Then watch this cute read aloud story video about Clifford first snow storm.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0WUeTKJLgI

After the video, perhaps your child could draw a small snowman beside a large one or build snowmen in a variety of sizes and take a picture! Their drawing should have lots of detail to help tell their story and at school, we would color it using a variety of colors. They can label parts of their drawing such as Mom, Dad, their name, bnom de ng (snowman in French)…using kindergarten spelling (write the sounds you hear) or write a very short sentence starting with J’aime (I like) or Voici (Here is). An example for a drawing of various sizes of snowmen could be Voici peti bnom de naj. Voici gra bnom de naj. (Here is a small snowman. Here is a large snowman.)

Any effort writing only what they hear is wonderful…there are no wrong answers! If you would like to take a photo of this work and send it to me, I would be delighted to see it and send feedback!

Working on: Review of wants and needs (besoins et désirs) , listening/ viewing of French presentations, drawing and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words.

Before the holidays, we discussed the difference between a want and a need as it relates to our everyday lives and in the context of Christmas gifts. The students made a list for Santa with a drawing of something they wanted and something they needed.

With your child, review the Powerpoint “le cadeau”. (link provided) Children can see a present on each slide, guess what is inside and click to reveal. Then they can think about whether the item is a want (désir-je veux) or a need (besoin-j’ai besoin) and click to reveal the sentence.

For the second slide show Les Besoins et Desires. Due to technology limitations, children should guess all items that they believe will fit the category before they start clicking because the yellow circles are set up in a specific order which they may not follow. Trying to avoid frustration...."Oh you guessed them all. Now I wonder which one will circle first when you click!!"

After the slideshow, have your child draw something that they received for Christmas that is a want and something that is a need (OR just any two items from home). Their drawing should have lots of detail. At school we would colour it using a variety of colours. They can label parts of their drawing…using kindergarten spelling (write the sounds they hear) or write a very short sentence starting with Voici (Here is).

Any effort is wonderful…there are no wrong answers! If you would like to take a photo of this work and send it to me, I would be delighted to see it and send feedback!

Possible Duration-Video (3 minutes), Discussion (3 minutes), Drawing (10 minutes)

Working on: Review of traditions, listening to French presentations, discussing what makes us unique, drawing and fine motor skills, creativity, writing simple messages through drawing and or words.

Before the holidays, we discussed traditions (activities that we do with people we care about over and over again from week to week or year to year because they are special and meaningful to us).

With your child, watch this read aloud video about a mole (taupe) who is getting ready for Christmas with the help of her friends. Notice any traditions the friends are putting in place that are like those your family enjoys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBgt4PKwwuw

*The video can be slowed down a little by clicking on the settings wheel at the bottom right of the screen before the YouTube logo, clicking on Playback speed and clicking on .75 or .5

After the video, have your child draw their favorite tradition. Their drawing should have lots of detail to tell their story and at school, we would color it using a variety of colors. They can label parts of their drawing such as Mom, Dad, their name, Père Noël (Santa in French!)…using kindergarten spelling (write the sounds you hear) or write a very short sentence starting with J’aime (I like) or Voici (Here is). An example for a drawing of baking Christmas cookies could be J’aime le bskui.

Any effort is wonderful…there are no right answers! If you would like to take a photo of this work and send it to me, I would be delighted to see it and send feedback!