Le 24/25 octobre

warm-up:
       - Listen comprehension.
              time: workbook pages 41-42 activities A, C and E   CD 6 tracks 16,18 and 20.
              weather: workbook pages  51-52 activities A and C.  CD 6 tracks 28 and 30.
       - Use whiteboards to practice spelling days of the week and months
       - Take quiz on weather, time, dates and days of the week.
handouts: none
devoir: none

Le 23/24 octobre

warm-up: write the months in order without looking in notes.
classwork:  Le meteo:
                   Introduction of the difference between Celcius and Fahrenheit as well as several new vocabulary words.
                   Students do a "jig-saw" activity regarding the weather in several different French speaking countries.  The first fill in information about a country with a small group by looking a printout of today's weather report in one of 4 countries.  They are then scrambled into new groups where each member has different information.  They must then share their information while trying to speak only in French.

handouts:  Le meteo: Quel temps fait-il?       Study guide
devoir: Study for the quiz on Wednesday (p.4) or Thursday (p.3 and 6), complete the study guide packet.

le 22 octobre

warm-up: Answer questions about the weather, time and date.
review: days of the week, months, weather
          announcements:  quiz on Wednesday(period 4) /Thursday (period 3 and 6)
classwork: listening comprehension activities p. 45-47 in workbook. CD 6 tracks 22-25
handouts: weather worksheet
devoir: due next class weather worksheet
 

le 18/19 octobre

warm-up: put the days of the week in order.
review:-  The months, the days of the week song, the weather.
             -  Take notes on weather
             -  Practice weather with a partner.
             - Virtual tour of French speaking countries.  Talk about the weather at each location.
             -  Practice weather with map, with Madame and then with a partner.

handouts: practice maps,
homework: none

le 16/18 octobre

warm-up: write the months in order.
Class work:   - Learn the days.  Look over page 61. Sing day of the week song.
                     
                      - Record: Quel jour est-ce? in lesson 2 time and weather
                                      Quelle est la date? Aujourd'hui, demain, hier* 
                                      Quelle heure est-il?
                                      A quelle heure-est ____________?
                                      Quand est ton anniversaire?
                       - Ask class when their birthday is in a line.

                       - TPR lesson on weather.
homework: due next class workbook page 48 and 49 (photocopy)

le 15 octobre

warm-up: Dictation CD 1 track 37, activity 1 on page 57 of your book CD1 track 39
Class work: - Learn months using large flashcards.
                    - Listen as Madame Smith gives dates and star them on a calendar.
                    - Record the months on a calendar.
                    - Do this activity with a partner.

Handouts: calendar
Homework: connect the dot from packet given to you by the substitute on Friday.  Extra credit connect the dot. (Minimum of 20 numbers written out in French must be used.)

le 12 octobre

warm up: Match the time with the clocks
Note: Madame Smith is at a teacher conference today.
Class work:  Watch the video on telling time and complete the packet.
                    Connect the dots to practice numbers
                    Create your own connect the dot for extra credit
handouts: video packet + connect the dots
homework: finish up the connect the dot for extra credit

le 10/11 octobre

warm-up:  Count as high as you can in one minute.
review: et quart, et demie, moins le quart, du matin, de l'après midi, du soir
classwork:  
             - correct homework
             - practice telling time with a partner.
Learn milatary time
             - practice giving milatary time with partner
             - game to practice milatary time
             - inner outer rectangle activity to practice telling time with paper plate clocks.

Handouts: worksheet to use with a partner to practice telling time.            
Homework: workbook pages 43-44 (This is a photocopy.)

le 9/10 octobre

warm up: Quel age as-tu? Take notes on asking about age and then guess the ages of the celebrities.
Classwork:
               Practice introduction questions with inner outer circle.
               Review numbers 0-59
                  Game where partner tries to guess you number.
               Learn time by creating paper plate clocks.
               Take notes from pages 56-58 on the back of the clock.
               Here is a site to help you practice the times.
              
Handouts:  materials to build clock
Homework: In the French textbook: page 57 #2, page 59

le 8 octobre

warm-up: p.25 #3
classwork:
go over unit 1 tests
review numbers 0-20
learn numbers 21-50
play Zut!
dot to dot with Madame and then a partner.


handouts dot to dot, create your own dot to dot
homework: crossword puzzle

le 5 octobre

warm-up: write 3 sentences for Jacques a dit.
classwork:  Take Unit 1 test.
Handouts: none
Homework: none

le 3/4 octobre

warm-up: vrai ou faux - questions about our classroom
classwork: practice for test
Jeopardy with a partner
Categories in small groups
Number Whack-a-mole with Smartboard
Handouts: Jeopardy
Devoir: Study for test.  Bring proof that you did.

le 2/3 octobre

Warm-up: part of the body or classroom object? 
Class work: 
    Go over study guide for test. 
    Practice activities for test on Friday. 
    Games to practice classroom objects.  Pop-up and Circle Attack.

Handouts: Study guide
Devoir - Exercise 32, on a seperate piece of paper create 4 multiple choice questions.

le 1 octobre

warm-up: What color are things around the room.
Review:  Things around the room, colors and numbers 0-20
Classwork: 
                  TPR lesson.  Learned 3 new verbs and took notes on them
                   Zip around - an activity to practice the classroom vocabulary.
                
Handouts: cahier for October
Collected cahier for September
Devoir: none