Describing people Introducing... Me! 1. Trace and color les yeux. Est-ce que tu as les yeux bleus? Verts? Marron*? Do you have blue eyes? Green? Brown? J ai les yeux. I have eyes. 2. Draw your oreilles and nez. 3. Trace the bouche. 4. Draw your cheveux. Est-ce que tu as les cheveux longs ou les cheveux courts? Do you have long hair or short? J ai les cheveux. I have hair. Est-ce que tu as les cheveux raides ou les cheveux bouclés? Do you have straight or curly hair? J ai les cheveux. I have hair. Look through your family photo album and describe who you see. Who has les yeux bleus/blue eyes? Les cheveux bruns*/brown hair? *In French we often use marron for brown eyes, but bruns for brown hair. Make a paper bag puppet. What can you use for the yeux/eyes? Buttons? Stickers? Try some yarn for the cheveux/hair, and some red licorice for a bouche/mouth.
Describing age Happy Birthday! How old are they? Look at the birthday cakes below and count the candles. Ian a ans. David a ans. Mia a ans. And you? Decorate your own birthday cake and add the candles! J ai ans. The next time someone in your family has a birthday, make a birthday card in French and sing Joyeux anniversaire! For help, listen to Around the World with Language Stars, Track 27 (red CD) or Track 28 (orange CD)!
Describing actions What Do You Like To Do? Qu est-ce que tu aimes faire? What do you like to do? J aime... I like......jouer au football. De quoi as-tu besoin? What do you need? J ai besoin d... I need......une balançoire....faire du vélo....un ballon (de football)....jouer au parc....un vélo. Allons jouer! Let s go play! What should we do? Est-ce que tu veux jouer au football? Do you want to play soccer? Est-ce que tu veux faire du vélo? Do you want to ride your bike? Est-ce que tu veux jouer au parc? Do you want to play at the park?
I can! structures I Can Recycle! Go green! Look at the items below and circle whether it can be recycled or not! 4 Oui je peux recycler. 8 Non je ne peux recycler. 4 Oui je peux recycler. 8 Non je ne peux recycler. 4 Oui je peux recycler. 8 Non je ne peux recycler. 4 Oui je peux recycler. 8 Non je ne peux recycler. 4 Oui je peux recycler. 8 Non je ne peux recycler. 4 Oui je peux recycler. 8 Non je ne peux recycler. Make a recycling chart at home to remind your family to go green! Tape it to your recycling bin. (If you don t have a bin, consider making one!) On peut recycler le plastique, le papier et le verre. We can recycle plastic, paper, and glass. Les bouteilles, canettes, journeaux et cartons vont ici. Bottles, cans, newspapers and cardboard here.
I can! structures Go Green! Help Jack decide what he can recycle and what needs to be thrown away. Peut-il recycler? Can he recycle? If yes, draw a line from the item to the recycle bin. If no, draw a line from the item to the trash bin. une boîte en carton un journal une poubelle un gobelet une canette de la nourriture une bouteille en plastique une poubelle de recyclage Make a chart at home with the following two headings: Je peux recycler. /I can recycle. Je ne peux pas recycler. /I can t recycle. Every time you throw something away, write the name of the item under the appropriate column. Look at what you throw away in a week. Can you find a recyclable option for any of them?
Describing future and past events Coin Flip What will it land on? Heads or tails? Find a friend, make your guesses, then flip the coin to see what happens! Face? Heads? PREDICTION Qu est-ce que ça va être? What is it going to be? Ça va être pile. It will be heads. OUTCO Qu est-ce que c était? What was it? Non, c était face. No, it was tails. Pile? Tails? Build a Lego or block tower. Ask Quelle couleur vas-tu ajouter? What color are you going to add? before each block, and Quelle couleur as-tu ajoutée? What color did you add? after each one.
Describing past and future events At the Races! Use two balls of different size and weight and roll them together down different slopes. Which one will get to the bottom faster? PREDICTION Que va-t-il se passer? What is going to happen? Rouge va gagner! Red is going to win! OUTCO Qu est-ce qu il s est passé? What happened? Non, bleu a gagné. No, blue won. Finish Finish Choose a simple recipe and follow step by step instructions as you cook, asking Qu est-ce qu on va faire? What are we going to do? before each step, and Qu est-ce qu on a fait? What did we do? after each one.
Describing health How Do You Feel? OW! au ventre My stomach hurts. à la tête My head hurts. à la jambe My leg hurts. à la gorge My throat hurts. Draw a bandage (or stick a real one!) on what hurts. à la tête. à la jambe. au ventre. Use a toy medical kit and take turns being doctor and patient. Docteur, j ai mal à la gorge! Doctor, my throat hurts! Concoct a fruit punch throat soother for your human patient, or maybe bandage Teddy s sore spots!
Describing health Ma Famille Charades! Cut up the Charades Cards below. Player 1 picks a card and acts it out silently. Player 2 has to guess the ailment Player 1 is depicting. Optionally play in teams! OW! à la gorge. à la jambe. au ventre. get well soon!! Hi à la main. a bras. à la tête.
Describing emotions How Are You? Il est content. Elle est triste. Il est fâché. Il est fatigué. Complete the faces: Je suis fatigué. Je suis triste. Je suis I am Il est He is Elle est She is Je suis content. Je suis fâché. Listen to If You re Happy and You Know It (Track 21, Around the World With Language Stars). Clap, cry, stomp, and yawn along! As you read bedtime stories each night, ask how the characters are feeling. Is he content/happy? Is she triste/sad? Pourquoi? Why?
Prepositions of place I Spy... Color the picture, then play I Spy with a partner. I see something on the log! What is it? Je vois sur le nénuphar. I see on the lily pad. Je vois dans la mare. I see in the pond. Je vois à côté du tronc. Qu est-ce que c est? What is it? une libellule a dragonfly une coccinelle a ladybug une grenouille a frog un poisson a fish sur on dans in entre between à côté de next to I see next to the log. Je vois entre les roseaux. I see between the reeds. Play I Spy at home using a paper towel tube as a spyglass. What do you spy sur la table? On the table? À côté de Maman? Next to Mom? Play I Spy using the I Spy book series, found at Amazon.com or your local bookstore!
I like... What Do You Like To Eat? YUM! YUCK! J aime les pommes! Je n aime pas les brocolis! Do you like it? Draw a or a and write a sentence to tell us what you like: la glace le raisin le poulet les carottes Go to a French restaurant and try several dishes. Decide what you like and what you don t like. Est-ce que tu aimes?/do you like? J aime /I like Je n aime pas /I don t like
I have... What s Missing? Look: les pattes the legs la queue the tail les taches the spots les rayures the stripes Oh no! The artist forgot to finish his pictures. Can you draw in the missing parts? L éléphant N A PAS de pattes! Le lion N A PAS de queue! La girafe N A PAS de taches! Le zèbre N A PAS de rayures! When you leave the house in the morning, run through a checklist to make sure you have all your things: Est-ce que tu as /Do you have... Ton sac à dos/your backpack? Ton déjeuner/your lunch? Ta veste/your jacket? Oui, j ai.../yes, I have... Non, je n ai pas.../ No, I don t have...
To have Animal Go Fish Color the cards. Then cut them out to play Memory, or make a copy and use a double set to play Go Fish! le lion the lion l éléphant the elephant le zèbre the zebra la girafe the giraffe le singe the monkey le tigre the tiger
Review 20 Questions Use a die from a game at home or put slips of paper numbered 1 3 into a hat to determine how many spaces each player will advance. Use coins, paper clips, or other small objects as playing pieces. START Je m appelle Comment t appellestu? What is your name? Quel âge as-tu? How old are you? J ai J habite Où habitestu? Where do you live? Compte jusqu à cinq! Count to 5! Un, deux, trois J aime Qu est-ce que tu aimes manger? What food do you like? Est-ce que tu as les yeux bleus? Do you have blue eyes? J ai Ça va Comment vas-tu? How are you? Vas-tu à l école? Do you go to school? FINISH Oui, je vais To add incentive, play with candies or stickers to reward each correct answer. Take a plain box and seal it to make a cube. Write a different review question on each side: Comment t appelles-tu? What s your name? Où habites-tu? Where do you live? Take turns rolling your new game die, answering questions as you land on them.