MARCH - JUNE: THE CAT AND THE MOON and ANIMALS A2.2 Interacting B1.2 Producing oral communications C1.3 Reading with fluency C1.4 Developing vocabulary C2.2 Characteristics of text forms D1.2 Writing in a variety of forms Listen to expressive readings and actings of The Cat and the Moon Learn a few animals and summarize their character traits (The leopard in fast, the turtle is slow, the horse is strong and intelligent, etc.) African francophone countries: where do people speak French in the world? Reciting the most common lines in the play to have an understanding of sentence structure and intonation Au secours! La lune est tombée dans l’eau! Qu’est-ce que je fais? Ils courent à la maison du cheval Describing characters in simple yet somewhat complex sentences Le chat est drôle Le cheval est intelligent Using important verbs such as to want, to sleep, to eat, to be, to have, etc. in simple sentences Summarize what happens in “The Cat and the Moon” and compare it to the “Three Little Pigs”
GRADE 5 Curriculum Expectations Key Teaching and Learning Activities Vocabulary, Grammatical Elements, Expressions Big Idea SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER : COMMON EXPRESSIONS and WORDS A1.1 Using listening comprehension strategies A1.2 Demonstrate understanding A2.1 Using interactive listening strategies A2.2 Interacting B1.1 Using oral communication strategies Teach and practice a rap about the importance of speaking French in class Play a game related to identifying numbers. Create booklets that use classroom expressions in French Discuss with students the value of learning a second language. Asking for permission/being polite: Est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes? Est-ce que je peux boire de l’eau? Est-ce que vous pouvez m’aider? Est-ce que je peux avoir un crayon, s.v.p? Expressions of encouragement/taking turns: Classroom objects Communicate needs and desires that are common in the classroom, in simple sentences NOVEMBER : PREPOSITIONS and HALLOWEEN/AROUND THE HOUSE VOCAB A1.1 Using listening comprehension strategies A1.2 Demonstrate understanding C1.4 Developing vocabulary D1.2 Writing in a variety of forms D2.1 Generating, developing, and organizing content D2.3 Producing finished work Learn how to describe the location of a person/object Use prepositions of location in everyday life, when explaining where something is located, etc. Learn a song to the tune of ‘London bridge is falling down’ to remember the most commonly used prepositions of location Create a Halloween Haunted House in which students have to decide who is hiding where (The skeleton is under the carpet, the spider is on the pillow, the witch is beside the window, etc.) Describing where objects in the classroom are located in relation to one another The projector is on the table The table is in front of the blackboard The teacher is to the left of the blackboard Important vocabulary Sur Sous Dans Devant Derrière À côté de À gauche de À droit de Describe where something is in relation to something else, so others can have a better vision of where something is located NOVEMBER - JANUARY : LOUIS LA GRENOUILLE
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER : COMMON EXPRESSIONS and WORDS A1.1 Using listening comprehension strategies A1.2 Demonstrate understanding A2.1 Using interactive listening strategies A2.2 Interacting B1.1 Using oral communication strategies Play a game related to identifying numbers. Create booklets that use classroom expressions in French Discuss with students the value of learning a second language. Asking for permission/being polite: Est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes? Est-ce que je peux boire de l’eau? Est-ce que vous pouvez m’aider? Est-ce que je peux avoir un crayon, s.v.p? Expressions of encouragement/taking turns: Classroom objects; nice try; what it your name… Communicate needs and desires that are common in the classroom, in simple sentences NOVEMBER : PREPOSITIONS and HALLOWEEN/AROUND THE HOUSE VOCAB A1.1 Using listening comprehension strategies A1.2 Demonstrate understanding C1.4 Developing vocabulary C2.1 Purposes of text forms D1.2 Writing in a variety of forms D2.1 Generating, developing, and organizing content D2.2 Drafting and revising D2.3 Producing finished work Learn how to describe the location of a person/object Use prepositions of location in everyday life, when explaining where something is located, etc. Learn a song to the tune of ‘London bridge is falling down’ to remember the most commonly used prepositions of location Describing where objects in the classroom are located in relation to one another The projector is on the table The table is in front of the blackboard The teacher is to the left of the blackboard Important vocabulary Sur Sous Dans Devant Derrière À côté de À gauche de À droit de Create a Halloween Haunted House in which students have to decide who is hiding where (The skeleton is under the carpet, the spider is on the pillow, the witch is beside the window, etc.) Describe where something is in relation to something else, so others can have a better vision of where something is located NOVEMBER - JANUARY : ARBRE UNGALI A2.2 Interacting B1.2 Producing oral communications Listen to expressive readings and actings of Arbre Ungali Write a short story using Arbre Reciting the most common lines in the play to have an understanding of sentence structure and intonation Summarize what happens in “Arbre Ungali” and