grade 4/5 : room 2 with Mr.Wilkins
Starting this year, there is a new curriculum in Ontario for students learning French. Here is the link if you want to read it in more detail.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/fsl18-2013curr.pdf
One fundamental change is that learning French is no longer focused on learning grammar at certain grades, and will ideally take place through a more communicative approach that stresses authentic conversation. New vocabulary and grammar will obviously be taught, but the French teacher now has more flexibility when it comes to what to teach students during daily lessons without being tied to teaching from a specific plan or program. The concept is that this will lead to greater learning because the French teacher can adapt to the learning needs and styles of students within each class and plan and adapt instruction to those factors.
This change in outlook is well-suited to me because I have been teaching at Cliffside for many years and am familiar with all the students. On top of that I have taught from the older programs and have accumulated many other resources to support my teaching of French. My approach for this year will be to still use some specific units of study from some older programs as I see fit, and intersperse this with more authentic and realistic communication in French, while still leaving room for creating new learning opportunities depending on what students are interested in. So basically I will be keeping some things that seem to work and that the students enjoy, while also trying some new topics and approaches. If you have any questions about all of this, please contact me at school.
Below is my planned sequence of learning units and topics for the upcoming school year. I will take minor breaks from these to cover seasonal celebrations and holidays, special events and topics related to French culture within Canada. Most titles are links to previous pages on my website, so please click on them for more information.
1. INTRODUCTION (basic French conversation, such as saying hello, the date, and answering simple questions about yourself)
2. CALENDRIER (how to say all aspects of the date, including time, seasons, and weather)
3. ÉCOLE (people, rooms, subjects and items found at school)
4. AUTOMNE (all about the season of Fall)
5. DANSE (how to describe dance moves and routines in French, culminating in the planning and presentation of a routine)
6. NOEL (describing aspects of holiday celebrations, and how the holiday season is celebrated in Québec)
7. HIVER (all about the season of Winter)
8. PIZZA (how to order various types of pizzas and toppings in French, and describing your own pizza recipe)
9. CARNAVAL (the celebration of Winter Carnaval in Québec)
10. PRINTEMPS (all about the season of Spring)
11. ÎLE (how to describe various features of a tropical island, culminating in the planning and presenting a map of your tropical island paradise)
12 ÉTÉ (all about the season of Summer, and things to do on Summer vacation)
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/fsl18-2013curr.pdf
One fundamental change is that learning French is no longer focused on learning grammar at certain grades, and will ideally take place through a more communicative approach that stresses authentic conversation. New vocabulary and grammar will obviously be taught, but the French teacher now has more flexibility when it comes to what to teach students during daily lessons without being tied to teaching from a specific plan or program. The concept is that this will lead to greater learning because the French teacher can adapt to the learning needs and styles of students within each class and plan and adapt instruction to those factors.
This change in outlook is well-suited to me because I have been teaching at Cliffside for many years and am familiar with all the students. On top of that I have taught from the older programs and have accumulated many other resources to support my teaching of French. My approach for this year will be to still use some specific units of study from some older programs as I see fit, and intersperse this with more authentic and realistic communication in French, while still leaving room for creating new learning opportunities depending on what students are interested in. So basically I will be keeping some things that seem to work and that the students enjoy, while also trying some new topics and approaches. If you have any questions about all of this, please contact me at school.
Below is my planned sequence of learning units and topics for the upcoming school year. I will take minor breaks from these to cover seasonal celebrations and holidays, special events and topics related to French culture within Canada. Most titles are links to previous pages on my website, so please click on them for more information.
1. INTRODUCTION (basic French conversation, such as saying hello, the date, and answering simple questions about yourself)
2. CALENDRIER (how to say all aspects of the date, including time, seasons, and weather)
3. ÉCOLE (people, rooms, subjects and items found at school)
4. AUTOMNE (all about the season of Fall)
5. DANSE (how to describe dance moves and routines in French, culminating in the planning and presentation of a routine)
6. NOEL (describing aspects of holiday celebrations, and how the holiday season is celebrated in Québec)
7. HIVER (all about the season of Winter)
8. PIZZA (how to order various types of pizzas and toppings in French, and describing your own pizza recipe)
9. CARNAVAL (the celebration of Winter Carnaval in Québec)
10. PRINTEMPS (all about the season of Spring)
11. ÎLE (how to describe various features of a tropical island, culminating in the planning and presenting a map of your tropical island paradise)
12 ÉTÉ (all about the season of Summer, and things to do on Summer vacation)