Lesson #2: March 8th, 2016: Numbers and quel âge as-tu?

Bonjour chers parents,

Today was another fun and fruitful day! After reviewing and refreshing what they've learned last week, we starts learning numbers from 0 to 12 and we were able to complete our dialogue by adding the question "Tu as quel âge?" (How old are you?).

We've played different games to memorize the numbers:

• crocodile river: numbers were on the river, in order to cross the river without being eaten by the crocodiles, they had to step on the right combination of numbers, 
• two teams (the french leader and the zappers) were asked to write the correct number on the board. The most rapid team won...Congratulations to the Zapper team (Zaza, Manuella, Aditya, Maria, Isabella)

After learning the numbers they were able to answer the question: "tu as quel âge?" "J'ai 8 ans.". Now each kid is able to present himself correctly! Here is the dialogue they played (see videos below):

Bonjour !

Bonjour ! Comment ça va?

Ça va bien ! Merci, et toi ?

Ça va très bien !  Merci. 

Comment tu t’appelles ?

Je m’appelle …………………. et toi?

Je m’appelle ………………….

Tu as quel âge ?

J’ai ………… ans. 

Please ask your child to present himself to you by saying hello, telling his name and his age. I also asked them to write the numbers in letters from 1 to 12. 

Looking forward to the next session!

Best,

Nesma

Lesson #1, March 1st, 2016: Kick-off and greetings

Bonjour et bienvenus! 

Reminder: this French class is designed for children who have never or rarely been exposed to the French Language. It follows the FLE (Français Langue Etrangère) program, for French Language Acquisition for Foreigners. 

With this interactive method children are aimed to learn easily and happily in a friendly and enjoyable way through fun songs, storytelling, games and crafts. 
The course will cover enough knowledge for your children to enjoy using the language for basic communication and expression.


Today, we had a great kick off with a very enthousiastic and happy group of 8 girls and 2 boys.

A very warm welcome to our newcomers: 
- Luana Silberberg (1st grade) 
- Tiago Maia (1st grade) 
- Gabriela Steagall (3rd grade) 
- Luiza Cardoso (3rd grade) 
- Isabella Pierry (3rd grade) 
- Luiza Apovian (3rd grade) 

And a very welcome to our French experts:
- Maria Heckmann (3rd grade)
- Isabel Heckmann  (2nd grade)
- Aditya Banrjee (1st grade)
- Manuela Bartz (1st grade)   

 

During our first lesson: 

• we got to know each other (our names, grades, favorite colors, where we are from etc...)
• the kids received their new books and all the material.
• I introduce them to family LEGRAND: Monsieur Luc LEGRAND, Madame Jeanne LEGRAND, Alice, Léo and Maggie. Through the year, the students will follow their adventures.  
• they learned a simple dialogue on how to say hello, to ask how are you? and what's your name? and they are able to answer very well those questions. 

 

A: Bonjour ! 

B: Bonjour ! Comment ça va?

A: Ça va bien ! Merci, et toi ?

B: Ça va très bien !  Merci.

A: Comment tu t’appelles ?

 

B: Je m’appelle ………………. et toi?

A: Je m’appelle ……………….... 

Please ask them about what they've learned and  practice with them the dialogue. 

If you have any question or need any additional information, please don't hesitate to contact me. 

Kind regards, 

 

Nesma 

96588-2599

 

Lesson 9: Qu'est-ce qu'il (elle) fait?

Bonjour chers parents,



Today, we had a lot of fun:

 

• reviewing the colors and shapes. We used different flash cards combining a color and a geometric shape: each kid had to guess the correct shape and color. 

• learning new action verbs like: to run, to paint, to learn french, to phone, to jump, to sing. Each student had an object (rope, microphone, painting materials, mobile...) and had to mime each situation with their respective object. The other students had to guess and tell the correct verb. 

• learning how to ask the question: what is he doing ? (qu'est-ce qu'il fait?) what is she doing? (qu'est-ce qu'elle fait?). 

•   learning the difference between I (je), you (tu), he (il) and she (elle).
  
  
   
  
  
  As we have finished the first unit, during the next 2 weeks, we will do different projects in order to review all the learnings of this unit. Next week, we will learn about a famous french painter, Robert Delaunay and his famous painting of the Eiffel Tower, made out of different colorful shapes.