This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 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 primary French Immersion classes!

THIS UNIT'S THEME: Body Parts & Monsters (Le corps & les monstres)

In addition to tips for incorporating French into daily routines, the unit includes:

-Vocabulary
-Pronunciation videos
-Kahoot/flash card games
-Word games
-Games and activities for oral practice
-An art & writing activity

The same page details other units and a Cultural Study: La culture de Montréal.

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 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 primary French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71, Beth Peddle

Jeux pour les élèves, organisés par âge: des jeux d'observation et d'attention, d'écoute et de mémoire, de réflexion, d'expression, de connaissances générales, de créativité, d'argumentation, et d'expression musicale.

*These games could also be used for Core French students, with adaptations - all instructions are in French.*

CLEF = Compter, Lire et Écrire en Famille

« LA CLEF est une communauté de parents qui échangent et apprennent des trucs pour aider leurs enfants à compter, lire et écrire en famille grâce à des contenus divertissants, variés et pratiques.
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La CLEF est un projet de littératie familiale destiné aux parents des 5 à 8 ans. Notre communauté ... comprend et supporte les parents dans l’accompagnement de leur enfant dans ses apprentissages. Elle contribue à favoriser l’éveil et l’apprentissage de la lecture, de la numératie et de l’écriture chez les enfants de 5 à 8 ans. »

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. Some elements would be adaptable for younger or older grades, and/or useful in immersion!

THIS KIT'S THEME: Les vêtements (Clothing)

« After asking and answering questions together as a class, students can then move
between stations. These stations are not sequential, but rather provide practice
communicating about each theme in different ways. The station titles ... are:

Station A. Bingo
Station B. Devinez qui? / Guess who?
Station C. Parade de mode / Fashion show
Station D. Colorier et étiquetter / Colour and label
Station E. Jeux / Games – Partenaires et Mots croisés
Station F. Dialogue
Station G. Sac magique / Magic bag
Station H. Écouter et répondre [/ Listen and respond] »

The Lethbridge Curriculum Developers Group Explore French Through Music website is a free, open access resource to support French language instruction with fun and interactive songs. Their are various materials provided on the website including songs, interactive activities, and cultural exploration. Activities are available for individuals to download for use in your class or use them as models for developing your own language materials.

« Les programmes scolaires virtuels sont des webinaires en direct qui mettent en contact des élèves de tout le Canada avec les œuvres d'art de la collection du Musée. »

« Les activités détaillées qui suivent servent à aider les élèves à déterminer une solution efficace pour aider une personne qui fait face à un défi ou à une difficulté. (Cette leçon met l'accent sur l'aide à offrir à un nouveau venu à l'école ou dans la communauté; toutefois, elle peut être adaptée de manière à aborder d'autres situations.) »

Cette petite unité se sert du film « Venue de loin » (animation, 6 minutes) de Shira Avni et Serene El-haj Daoud, qui se trouve sur le site de l'ONF: https://www.onf.ca/distribution/film/venue_de_loin

"The website includes clusters of task-based lessons and examples of tasks that fit within each of Willis’ (1996) six types of tasks. The LCD Group is also dedicated to promoting intercultural communicative competence (see Foundations section) in the second language classroom and has included a section of activity ideas and lesson plans to demonstrate how intercultural themes can be embedded in and complement second language instruction."

"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[.]"