GR: Tourne, tourne petit moulin

Many, many versions of Tourne, tourne petit mouin exist.  Here's the one that we learned together:

NT: devoirs from 2/11

1.  Review the verbe être with this video.

2.  Read the mots interrogatifs handout and write down what the question words mean in English.

3.  Practice être & adjectifs by completing the sentences on the Roule galette worksheet.

4.  Continue rehearsing Roule galette for the performance on 2/18!

GR: devoirs from 2/6

1.  Practice singing Petit escargot.

2.  Complete the cut-and-paste worksheet.

NT: devoirs from 2/4

1.  Prepare a "chercher l'intrus" activity with the new vocabulary (adjectives).  Make sets of three related words, then add an unrelated word.  For example: heureux, ravi, triste, content.  Aim for 6-8 sets of words.

2.  Jules César worksheet with être.

3.  Continue working on your JC-Cléopâtre dialogue.

4.  Practice singing "Mains en l'air."

GR: devoirs from 1/29

1.  Finish the "chercher l'intrus" worksheet.
2.  Finish the "mots cachés" word search.
3.  Color as many of the alphabet coloring pages as you want.
4.  Keep watching the alphabet videos from last week and be prepared to tell me which one is your favorite and why.
5.  Check out some of these new alphabet videos and games, which will help you practice pronouncing the letters along with some words that start with those letters.

NT: devoirs from 1/28

1.  Practice replying to questions 6, 14, & 15.

2. Page 23, ex D & E.

3.  Jules César & Cléopâtre dialogue.

NT: devoirs from 1/21

1.  Finish the "descriptions" worksheet.

2.  See how many of the questions you can answer (from the "questions" page) without looking at your notes, and then practice saying the answers for all of them out loud.

3.  Continue to practice the "Spot It" vocabulary flashcards--we'll try the game again at the playdate on Sunday!

4.  Read the photocopied page about forming questions.

Bonus: Check out these different versions of the crocodile song--what vocabulary words do you recognize from "Roule Galette" and "Jules César"?

first class with GR!

Here are the songs we learned during our first class:

Dans la forêt lointaine

NT: devoirs from 1/15

1. Finish worksheet: Jules César vrai/faux.
2. Finish worksheet: Jules César adjectifs/infinitifs.
3. Finish worksheet: Famille adjectifs/infinitifs.
4. Practice "Spot It" vocabulary words with flashcards.

NT: devoirs from 1/12

1.  Read "La vraie vie de Jules César" aloud several times.
2.  Complete the Caesar/Cleopatra worksheet.
3.  Practice the alphabet and recent vocabulary by playing "Le pendu" (Hangman).
4.  Reread page 38 and explain to your dad in your own words what "subject pronouns" and "infinitives" are and what it means to "conjugate verbs."
5.  Chant the conjugation of "être" at least five times a day!  (Use the sound file I will email your dad.)