"This module - consisting of 49 lesson plans, a personal dictionary, a personal language portfolio, a video located on Youtube, and handouts, worksheets, and other materials to support implementation of the lessons - was developed to support teachers in introducing learners to the French language using a task-based approach. It is assumed that the learners participating in this module will have had minimal exposure to the French language and, therefore, emphasis has been placed upon developing learners’ vocabulary, foundational communicative skills, willingness to take risks in communicating in a second language, and awareness about linguistic and cultural difference. The module could be used with any beginner group of young French language learners[.]"

This lesson focuses on artworks that depict things people use for a meal. Students will build vocabulary and enhance language arts skills while learning about still life in a painting. Activities emphasize prepositions of location -- through discussions about objects depicted in the featured work of art.

This lesson focuses on artworks that depict things people wear. Students will build vocabulary and enhance language arts skills while learning about different media (painting and photography). Activities emphasize descriptions using adjectives -- through discussions about the clothing people are wearing in the featured works of art.

Courtesy of Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C., an archived site with a series of excellent kits for middle-grade Core French units that carefully structure and encourage oral communication:

Ma vie... c'est moi! (My Life... It's Me!)
La nourriture (Food)
Les vêtements (Clothing)
Les activités (Activities)

The units target participation, starting with whole-class activities and moving through rotating stations, each with visual support and follow-up activities.

'Students explore a variety of jobs and professions in today’s world, their aptitudes, the consequences of choosing a job or profession, and the importance of bilingualism in the choice of a job or profession ... students ... research a job or profession and to make a presentation to the class. In addition, students will explore possible careers and examine steps to follow to obtain employment.'

*All instructions are in French.*

This lesson for English Language Learners (ELLs) introduces the modern phenomenon of viral videos. In this lesson, learners will practice reading, listening, speaking and writing. All activities are automatically graded with feedback provided to the learner upon submission.

Visuwords is an awesome visual tool to find new words and improve your vocabulary. When you look up a word in this tool, it shows a neat graph which connects that word to various other words based on different relationships between them. You can hover over each word to get its definition and also zoom-in and zoom-out using your mouse wheel. It’s certainly an excellent dictionary plus thesaurus.

Vocabulary.com teaches you words by systematically exposing you to a wide array of question types and activities that will help you understand all the meanings and nuances of every word you're learning.

As you play Vocabulary.com, we figure out which words you know and which ones you need a little help with. We keep practicing with you until you master the tough ones.

You can even add your own list of the words you need to learn!

This graphic organizer is used for developing vocabulary. It includes:

Word/Part of Speech
Definition
Drawing or Symbol for the Word
Sentence

7-UP Vocabulary Challenge

Make learning new vocabulary into a challenge game and see what happens!

This is a quick and material-free way to engage students with words they are learning!

The “7-UP”catch …  Tell the students that they are going to play a game of “7-UP” with the vocabulary words.  Naturally they will be excited because it’s a “game”.  The goal is to use the word in a sentence.  The trick is that the sentence has to be at least 7 words.  When the students point out “That’s going to be hard!” respond by “challenging” write a sentence better than the one you write. They will immediately want to “beat” you for the BEST sentence.  After they have shared with a shoulder partner, they nominated 3 peers to read their sentence for the class.  Vote for the most phenomenal sentence using the word.

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With this strategy the students draw the meaning of the word in order to make important connections.

Materials that can be used to teach vocabulary reading strategies in the classroom.

This is a great vocabulary building graphic organizer similar to the Frayer Model.

"As the commander of the WORD Force, a motley group of superheroes, students will develop a strong foundation in key beginning reading skills through interactive gameplay. We're proud to announce a refreshed digital course with newly added direct instruction videos, game onboarding, and level-specific interventions for students who need more guidance in the course. WORD Force games incorporate practice in skills promoted by the science of reading. The instructional support also aligns with how children learn literacy skills best: through explicit, systematic instruction (National Reading Panel, 2000)."

The following document from Sun West School Division provides a number of strategies and activities for teaching oral language development.

Reading 101 is a self-paced professional development course for K-3 teachers, developed by Reading Rockets. The program provides teachers with an in-depth knowledge of reading and writing so they are prepared to guide their students into becoming skilled and enthusiastic readers and writers.
Course Modules include:
- Print Awareness
- Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
- Comprehension
- Writing
- Assessment

What's in the Bag? invites primary students to play with vocabulary common to their environment.

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 5 Core French students, but is suitable for younger grades and would be easily adaptable for older ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71

Mike Rettberg demonstrates Newton's Laws to his 8th grade science class by rolling a cart containing an egg into a barrier and crashing it. In the process, students learn difficult terms that are reinforced by their discussion of which Laws they are seeing in action.

A free, online, English-French dictionary with the pronunciation of French words in Canadian and/or France French accents!

For pronunciation help: type in the word you are searching for (in French), hit Enter or click the magnifying glass/search button, and press the speaker button that says 'ECOUTER' beside the result. For common words, you can also choose between a FRANCE French or CANADA French accent in the dropdown menu next the 'ECOUTER' button!

This dictionary also has a standard English-to-French and French-to-English search function.

*There are a lot of ads on this site, but it has a large free database of words with recorded pronunciations in both French and Canadian accents.*

**Remember that a dictionary is not a censored book/resource!**