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This bundle contains all of the resources needed to teach the first semester of French 1. In fact, some teachers have reported that the units filled an entire year! Each unit includes a Google Presentation to which all activities and resources are linked and a Teacher Resource with specific directions for teaching the unit, as well as keys and rubrics for the formative and summative assessments. This curriculum is designed to be used by new teachers, teachers that are new to teaching French 1 an

This resource is a Google Folder with all of the resources you will need for your first unit of French 1. Students will learn how to greet each other, introduce themselves, and discuss their school supplies from the dozens of activities which incorporate songs and many authentic resources from the Francophone world. Students will communicate in all modes of communication throughout the unit and will be introduced to adjective agreement in an optional PACE-style lesson. An illustrated vocabulary

This unit includes everything you need to coach your French 1 or French 2 students along the path to proficiency. In addition to a wide variety of communicative activities designed to help your students acquire vocabulary related to the house, the unit includes activities that focus on prepositions, the placement of adjectives, and agreement with the irregular adjectives beau, vieux and nouveau. Students will also be guided in making cultural comparisons using the myriad of authentic resources

This bundle contains a complete curriculum for French 4 or 5 students for one 9-week marking period. Each one-week lesson is based on an episode of a Lou cartoon and includes a series of interpretive, interpersonal, intercultural and presentational tasks as well as vocabulary, and grammar activities. In addition to providing an independent curriculum, the mini-units in these bundles can be used (with slight modifications) as independent study resources or as sub plans. The mini-units can also b

Although created as the final unit of the French 2 curriculum, this 8-week proficiency-based health unit is also appropriate as a stand-alone unit for French 2 or French 3 students. Authentic resources, such as cartoons and infographics, will be used to introduce a variety of topics related to health and well-being. Students will interpret these resources, engage in a variety of interpersonal tasks related to their content, and present the information they have learned in written and spoken pres

This bundle includes two units for a complete second-semester curriculum for French 2 students. (Many teachers might also find it appropriate for the first semester of French 3.) All purchasers are encouraged to join my Facebook group to ask questions, share ideas and provide feedback. Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1794760194060624

Although designed as the second unit for the second semester of my French I curriculum, this 6-week proficiency-based unit which focuses on Kinshasa, Paris and Montreal is also appropriate as a stand-alone unit for French 1 or French 2 students.  The resource is a Google Drive Folder which includes: A 16-page teacher document with an explanation of each lesson, links to engaging authentic resources (texts, videos, songs, cartoons, etc.), sample scripts, and rubrics.A 57-page student document wit

Intended to serve as the first unit in French 2, this unit reviews important French 1 concepts in communicative contexts related to introducing ourselves and others.  In this way, the students will get to know their classmates as well as review concepts such as the conjugations of être and avoir, prepositions, adjective agreement, and question formation. This Google Folder includes the following documents and slide presentations: A 10-page teacher’s guide with instructions, scripts and links t

Designed as the first unit for second semester in my French I curriculum (but appropriate as a stand-alone 6-week unit for French 1 or French 2), this resource contains everything you need to teach your students the following: Telling TimeSchool SchedulesReflexive verbsMorning routine vocabularyVocabulary for describing teachers and classesVocabulary for discussing school rulesThis resource is a Google folder with the following documents: A 9-page teacher document with directions for implementi

This bundle includes three units for a complete first-semester curriculum for French 2 students. All purchasers are encouraged to join my Facebook group to ask questions, share ideas and provide feedback. Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1794760194060624

The units in this bundle are intended to provide a complete curriculum for French 3 students. Many teachers will find that this curriculum is also appropriate for their French 4 students. Please see individual units for a complete description of the topics and grammatical structures that are included in each unit.

Although created as the first unit of my French 3 curriculum, this 7-8 week unit on the environment is appropriate as a stand-alone unit for French 3 or French 4 students. This resource is a Google Drive Folder with 30 documents.  These documents include: A 21-page teacher document with an explanation of each lesson.An 8-page student document with illustrated vocabulary and grammar notes for the structures targeted in the unit.Activities to introduce and practice the following structures in cont

This bundle contains three units created to build on the skills that the students learned in the semester 1 curriculum. Note: Depending on your teaching situation, this bundle might also be appropriate as a French 2 curriculum. All purchasers are encouraged to join my Facebook group to ask questions, share ideas and provide feedback. Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1794760194060624

This bundle includes mini-units to review the most common irregular verbs using engaging authentic cartoons to provide a context for using the verbs in speaking and writing activities.

Are you looking for a proficiency-based unit to introduce the passé composé in context? If so, this resource is for you! This unit includes everything you need to coach your beginning French 2 students along the path to proficiency. Using the context of travel, your students will practice using the passé composé to describe and discuss travel incorporating cultural information from a variety of authentic written and recorded resources. This Google Folder includes the following documents and slid

This unit includes everything you need to coach your beginner French 1 students along the path to proficiency. Designed as a follow up unit to my Bienvenue dans la Classe de Franç ais unit (but also appropriate as a stand-alone unit), this product provides: A Google Folder with 23 documents/presentations that will support students in completing interpretive, interpersonal (speaking!), and presentational tasks.A teacher's guide with instructions for each activity.Resources and sample scripts to

Are you looking for a proficiency-based unit to introduce the imperfect tense and object pronouns in a relevant cultural context? If so, this resource is for you! This unit includes everything you need to coach your French 2 students along the path to proficiency. Using the context of castles and medieval life, your students will practice using the imperfect tense to describe what life was like in a castle based on what they learn from a variety of authentic written and recorded resources. In ad

This 6-week unit on French Impressionism is appropriate for either French 3 or French 4 students. The students will develop their proficiency throughout the unit as they listen to and read authentic texts and then engage in speaking and writing activities based on what they have learned about the most well-known Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters. In addition, the students will practice the relative pronouns qui, que, dont, où, lequel, ce qui, ce que, ce dont, and ce à quoi within t

This unit includes everything you need to coach your beginner French 1 students along the path to proficiency. Designed as the 4th unit for my French I curriculum (but also appropriate as a stand-alone unit for French 1 or French 2), this product provides: A Google Folder with all of the documents and presentations needed to support your students in completing interpretive, interpersonal (speaking!), and presentational tasks.A teacher's guide with instructions for each activity.Resources and sam

This unit includes everything you need for a 5-6 week unit on diverse families. Designed as the third unit in French 1 (but appropriate as a stand-alone unit) this product includes: A Google Folder with 30 documents that will support students in completing interpretive, interpersonal (speaking!), and presentational tasks.A teacher's guide with instructions for each activity.Resources and sample scripts to support you in using comprehensible input to introduce the vocabulary and structures need