First Grade French Instructional Resources

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French Commands:

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Greetings:

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Calendar Vocabulary:

Days of the Week:

Months of the Year:

Seasons, Weather, Activities:

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Clothes Vocabulary:

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Animals

farm animals song
farm animals song (tune to Old McDonald had a farm)

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Parts of the Body

Chanson: Tête, épaules, genoux et pieds
Chanson: Tête Épaules Genoux Pieds (version 2)
Chanson: Alain le Lait (les parties du corps)
Chanson: Alouette

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Les Couleurs (Colors):

Chanson: song 1 (les couleurs)
Chanson: song 2 (Arc-en-Ciel avec Alain le Lait)
chanson: song 3 Les Couleurs
chanson: song 4 (les couleurs) tune to Twinkle Little Star
Read Aloud story to learn colors and animals: Ours Brun, Dis-Moi
Read aloud story #2 of Ours Brun, Dis-Moi ce que tu vois(learn animals and colors)
Read aloud story/song: Ours Blanc, Dis-Moi ce que tu entends (more animals)

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Numbers

Counting:

Chanson 1: Count to 20 (Alain le Lait)
Chanson 2: Count to 20
Chanson 3: count to 20 (count forward and backwards)
Rap song on numbers 1-20
Video: Count objects up to 20 with Foufou

Chanson: Count 20-50
Video: count 1-50

Chanson: count 1-100
Chanson 2: count 1-100 with spelled words
Chanson: count 70-100 (Alain le Lait)
Video: Count by 10 with Foufou
Video: Count the 70's and 90's with Mme Croker (Belgian style and French style)

Skip count with Mme Croker:

Online Activities to Practice French Numbers:

Practice numbers 0-100 in French.
Practice pronouncing the French numbers.
Students grow flowers when they click the correct flower pot number.
Students play "connect four in a row" when they answer the correct number questions.
Students can take a practice quiz on French numbers.
Students practice numbers 1-20 in random order
Match the numbers 1-50 (digits-word form)
Quiz yourself on the numbers 1-50 (digit-word form)
Match the numbers by 10's up to 100 (digit-word form)
Match the numbers 20-50 (digit-word form)..space game
Match the numbers 1-70 (digit-word form)
Quiz yourself on the numbers 1-70 (digit-word form)
Match the numbers 1-100 (digit-word form)
Quiz yourself on the numbers 1-100 (digit-word form)

Interesting Fact About the French Numbers:

Counting can vary depending on which Francophone country you live in. In France Canada, and most French speaking countries in Africa), the numbers 70-79, 90-99 are said differently than Belgium, Switzerland, and the Democractic Republic of the Congo. You can watch this video (start at 1 minute) to learn about the difference. Since I am from Belgium, I am teaching the students the Belgian way, but I do talk about the other ways as well. People need to know the differences for when they travel to different countries.

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School Vocabulary:

video on class materials-watch from 1:10 to 3:20
video to pronounce classroom objects (we don't use all of these, so only focus on the ones we use in a first grade classroom)
Les affaires de l'école
Les objects dans la classe
Dans ma salle de classe
Learn to read and pronounce school vocabulary with Mme Croker, video #1
Learn to read and pronounce school vocabulary with Mme Croker, video #2
Read and pronounce school vocabulary with Mme Croker #3
Ma maîtresse (words and song)
song: Dans mon sac d'école

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La Famille (Family):

Chanson: ma famille (Minidisco)
Chanson: Ma Famille (Alain le Lait)
Chanson 2: Ma Famille

Video about family and activities they enjoy doing: Voici ma famille
Video of the story: le petit frère de Petit Ours Brun

Story about a Fox Family Louise a une famille nombreuse
Story Read Aloud: Petit Ours Brun Aime Son Papa
Story Read Aloud: Petit Ours Brun Aime Sa Maman
Story Read Aloud: Petit Ours Brun Jardine avec Papi
Story Read Aloud: Petit Ours Brun Aime le Dimanche

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L'automne (Fall Season):

Stories and Songs during the Fall season:

Read aloud story: Papy Ca Souffle
Read aloud story: L'ours et les Feuilles (The bear and the leaves)
Read aloud story: Un Automne Avec Pop
Read aloud story: Petit Ours Brun aime l'automne

Chanson : L'automne est arrivé
Chanson: l'automne (minidisco) music and written lyrics
Chanson: La comptine "C'est l'Automne" music and written lyrics
Chanson: L'automne Grelotte (Fall Shivers) and written lyrics

Halloween:

Thanksgiving:

Song 1: Le Jour de l'action de grace (Thanksgiving has arrived) --lyrics and song link are on the document
Song 2: Merci with written lyrics; song link
Story: Si tu veux dire merci, crie hourra! (read with Mme Croker)

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L'hiver (Winter):

Story read aloud: Tchoupi fait un bonhomme de neige
Song: Dans la neige
Song: La Neige (written lyrics)
Winter vocabulary: click on each picture to listen to the word; read some words too
Story read aloud: Aldo et la neige

video 1: Winter Clothes Vocabulary (great pacing to practice reading/learn vocab)
video 2: Winter Clothes Vocabulary (great pacing to practice)
video 3: Winter Clothes Vocabulary (great for reading practice)