LESSON PLANNING

LEARNING AREA: French

YEAR LEVEL: 1/2

TIME: 50mins

LESSON TOPIC: Lesson 3 Ma famille

UNIT AIM:
Students will learn the words for family members, using a range of written and spoken tasks. They will
being to look at adjectives and will describe the people in their family, and will revisit numbers up to 20.
Students will exchange greetings such as Bonjour! Comment a va? Trs bien, merci. They mimic
French pronunciation, approximating vowel sounds and consonant combinations with some accuracy.
They identify key words in spoken texts, such as names of people, places or objects. They use
modelled examples and formulaic language to convey factual information at word and simple sentence
level, such as making statements about themselves and home environment. Students identify ways in
which spoken French sounds different to English and know that it uses the same alphabet when
written. They identify words that are written the same in both languages but pronounced differently.
LESSON OUTCOMES:
Interact with each other and the teacher using simple language and gestures for exchanges
such as greetings and farewells, thanks and introductions, and for talking about self and family
(ACLFRC001)
Recognise and respond to classroom interactions such as opening and closing of lessons,
transition activities, and giving and following instructions
(ACLFRC003)
Identify key points of information in simple texts (ACLFRC004)
Convey factual information about self, family, friends and possessions, using simple
statements, gestures and support materials (ACLFRC005)
Understand some first elements of French grammar, such as simple verb and gender forms,
definite articles, pronouns and prepositions
(ACLFRU013)
Students will practice their prior knowledge of family words in French with the class, and will complete
the family tree sheet.

REFERENCES & RESOURCES:

Connais-tu ma famille ? chanson
Ma famille- family tree worksheet (scaffolded depending on year level- blank for year 2)
Pencils, glue, erasers on desks
Books out before lesson
STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
Was the student able to complete the worksheet in this lesson?
Did the student participate in the class song- Connais-tu ma famille?
Was the student on task during this lesson?
Did the student remember the new vocabulary from the last lesson?

SELF ASSESSMENT:
Did I speak clearly enough during the lesson?
Were my instructions explicit enough?
Was my activity appropriately targeted for the year/ability level?

Term 1 French Junior Primary Lesson 3

Bronte McNicol 2106104

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME

5 mins

STEPS
1. INTRODUCTION (whole class)
Bonjour la classe/ Bonjour Mlle/Mme, (ca va ?)
Roll-bonjour + French word
Qui a un expose aujourdhui?

15mins 2. EXPLICIT TEACHING and GUIDED DISCOVERY

The teacher will ask the class if they can remember any
words they learned last lesson.
The class will repeat family words in French and recap
what they mean & the difference between ma + mon
(feminine/masculine).
The teacher will ask the class to volunteer what we are
singing about in the song Connais-tu ma famille? and ask
the class to repeat each line once the teacher has sung
them. The class will then sing the song together with the
words on the IWB.

20mins

5mins

3. EXPLORATION/PRACTICE(/individual)
Students will move to desks once monitors have collected
the pencils and books for each group.
Students will finish the family tree sheet- writing/drawing
in the boxes from the top down. At the end students will
complete the last two lines of sappelles with their parents
names.

COMMENTS
Depending on the class,
during the roll specify
only numbers, or do
not repeat a word
already said.
Prepare chanson on
IWB
Move students to face
IWB and settle them
before starting chanson.
Be aware of how long
on the floor, keep
students engaged.
Use counting for activity
to break up the teacher
centred work.
Ask monitors and
groups to move one at a
time, not all together.
Instruct younger
students to put hands up
if they need help to write
or spell their parents
names.

4. CONCLUSION
Teacher will instruct students to arrete et regarde s.t.p
before giving instructions to pack up and wait behind
tables. Students with carres will be called to put them on
the chart, and students with rappelles will be asked to stay
behind.
Ask leaders to go to the
Au revoir la classe. Au revoire Mlle/Mme.
door before asking the
Teacher will call each group to line up one at a time.
class to line up.

Term 1 French Junior Primary Lesson 3

Bronte McNicol 2106104