French Circling Activity - French pronouns and verbs in 3 tenses Research reveals that language learners need MANY repetitions of grammatical structures in order to truly acquire them. By using the circling method, familiarity with the word or phrase is done through repetitive questions circling around the target language. This particular activity is different to many French TPRS circling activities because it doesn’t tell a story. Instead, this activity focuses on French verbs, the pronouns LE - LA - LES - LUI - LEUR - Y - EN, possessive adjectives, and other less frequently used words that students will acquire through meaningful repetition. Each series of sentences is spoken in the present, passé composé, and futur proche tenses, and different forms of negation are included. Read on to see how you can easily differentiate this activity by using video, audio, and practice cards. Here’s how it works: I speak a sentence: Le chien ne veut pas de ses croquettes. Il n’en veut pas. I tell students to restate the sentence using a different subject pronoun: Les chats Students restate the sentence making necessary changes: Les chats ne veulent pas de leurs croquettes. Les chats n’en veulent pas. Included: Full length downloadable video circling activity - 362 slides - 53 minutes Practice cards for online use to work on reading and writing - 360 cards Step 1: Watch the video lesson / activity to learn about the circling method. Students will quickly catch on, and will truly need to concentrate so that they can make the necessary changes in their sentences. Do your students ever tell you that they can understand what’s being said, but can’t think fast enough to make the necessary changes when responding? That’s exactly why you should have them try out circling! Step 2: Use the set of cards to practice reading and writing. Read the cards that I have spoken in step 1, and have students take the time to write their responses before looking at the answer cards. As the cards are not numbered, I encourage you to download them and use them online rather than printing.

French pronouns audio drill - 50 sentences to improve listening and speaking skills. This is a 24 minute MP3 audio recording of 50 sentences that will be restated or written by your students using a pronoun or double pronouns. Each sentence is read twice before time is given for student responses, then the answer is given. You will appreciate the differences in the voices used in this recording. There are three different voices, all native speakers. I'm including five different ways that you can use this pronoun audio drill (see below). Suitable for core, immersion and homeschool curriculums. This drill is also fantastic practice for the AP or DELF exam. What's included? MP3 recording audio drill - 50 sentences - 24 minutes Transcript Answer key Student response sheet 5 ways to use this audio drill (detailed instructions provided) 1. Language lab or classroom listening and speaking exercise 2. Language lab or classroom silent written exercise 3. Whiteboard classroom activity - Individual or paired work 4. Bell ringer activity 5. Group writing game

This 10 week French writing program will have your students writing every day. Each activity includes 5 writing activities for Monday through Friday. These prompts are a great way to introduce and to review writing. Provide each student with a paragraphe de la semaine folder and they add to it every day as you give them assignments. At the end of the week they turn in the folders. On Monday, start over with a new theme. Themes in Set 1: le matin le week-end ma chambre je n’ai pas peur ma matière préférée les vacances les voisins la pizza la pluie l’école Click here for Set 2 How the program works: Lundi: Je dessine - Students get a drawing page with a writing prompt at the top. This will have them think about the writing theme for the week. It is the 1st prewriting assignment. Kids love drawing, and the pictures they draw will serve as inspiration! Mardi: Mon livret de vocabulaire - Each student gets a booklet to explore vocabulary related to the theme. The front page shows the writing prompt of the week and an image. The 2nd has over 80 frequently used French words. Page 3 lists 12 words that go along with the theme, and the back page has space for ten words that students either think of on their own or look up in the dictionary. The booklet is a one page printable that you can fold in advance or have students do it. They write their name on the front cover and they can color it. Mercredi: Vocabulaire - Go back to vocabulary booklets from Tuesday and choose 10 words to include in the rough draft. Words they choose are a combination of words they have chosen and themed vocabulary already written in the booklet. They write down the chosen words on their vocabulary page that says: *Mots de vocabulaire utiles: J’utiliserai ces mots dans mon paragraphe. * Jeudi: Mon brouillon - Write a rough draft of their paragraph using vocabulary words selected on Wednesday. The brouillon page has a 5 point checklist to evaluate their work before writing the final copy on Friday. This motivates students to look over their work and make corrections. Vendredi: Ma copie propre - The 5th step in this program is writing the final copy. Students should feel very confident in writing about this theme. The top of the final page has the writing prompt and question words to consider while writing: qui - quoi - quand - où - pourquoi - comment Ways to use this program: Enhance your writing program by practicing every day. Use the prompts at writing centers Monday - Friday. Daily 5 rotations

This 10 week French writing program will have your students writing every day. There are 5 activities for Monday - Friday. This is an easy way to introduce and review writing. Give each student a paragraphe de la semaine folder and they add to it as you give them assignments. On Friday, they turn them in. On Monday, start over with a new theme. Themes in Set 3: l’hiver mes parents j’étais fier je n’aime pas manger les devoirs être heureux un château de sable le soir j’ai peur bien élevé Click here for Set 1 Click here for Set 2 Lundi: Je dessine - Students get a drawing page with a writing prompt. This will have them think about the theme for the week. It is the 1st prewriting assignment. Kids love drawing, and their pictures will serve as inspiration! Mardi: Mon livret de vocabulaire - Each student gets a booklet to explore themed vocabulary. The front page shows the writing prompt and an image. Page 2 has over 80 frequently used French words. Page 3 lists 12 words that go with the theme, and the back page has space for 10 words that students think of or look up in the dictionary. The booklet is a 1 page printable that you can fold in advance. They write their name on the front cover and they can color it. Mercredi: Vocabulaire - Go back to vocabulary booklets from Tuesday and choose 10 words to include in the rough draft. Words they choose are a combination of words they have chosen and themed vocabulary already written in the booklet. They write down the chosen words on their vocabulary page that says: *Mots de vocabulaire utiles: J’utiliserai ces mots dans mon paragraphe. * Jeudi: Mon brouillon - Write a rough draft of their paragraph using vocabulary words selected on Wednesday. The brouillon page has a 5 point checklist to evaluate their work before writing the final copy on Friday. This motivates students to look over their work and make corrections. Vendredi: Ma copie propre - The 5th step in this program is writing the final copy. Students should feel very confident in writing about this theme. The top of the final page has the writing prompt and question words to consider while writing: qui - quoi - quand - où - pourquoi - comment Ways to use this program: Enhance your writing program by practicing every day. Use the prompts at writing centers Monday - Friday. Daily 5 rotations

This 10 week French writing program will have your students writing every day. There are 5 writing activities for Monday through Friday. This is an easy way to introduce and review writing. Give each student a paragraphe de la semaine folder and they add to it as you give them assignments. At the end of the week they turn them in. On Monday, start over with a new theme. Themes in Set 2: la personne que j’admire le plus mon anniversaire mon repas préféré les restaurants les sports après l’école les vêtements mon quartier notre salle de classe les émotions Click here for Set 1 Lundi: Je dessine - Students get a drawing page with a writing prompt at the top. This will have them think about the writing theme for the week. It is the 1st prewriting assignment. Kids love drawing, and the pictures they draw will serve as inspiration! Mardi: Mon livret de vocabulaire - Each student gets a booklet to explore vocabulary related to the theme. The front page shows the writing prompt of the week and an image. The 2nd has over 80 frequently used French words. Page 3 lists 12 words that go along with the theme, and the back page has space for ten words that students either think of on their own or look up in the dictionary. The booklet is a one page printable that you can fold in advance. They write their name on the front cover and they can color it. Mercredi: Vocabulaire - Go back to vocabulary booklets from Tuesday and choose 10 words to include in the rough draft. Words they choose are a combination of words they have chosen and themed vocabulary already written in the booklet. They write down the chosen words on their vocabulary page that says: *Mots de vocabulaire utiles: J’utiliserai ces mots dans mon paragraphe. * Jeudi: Mon brouillon - Write a rough draft of their paragraph using vocabulary words selected on Wednesday. The brouillon page has a 5 point checklist to evaluate their work before writing the final copy on Friday. This motivates students to look over their work and make corrections. Vendredi: Ma copie propre - The 5th step in this program is writing the final copy. Students should feel very confident in writing about this theme. The top of the final page has the writing prompt and question words to consider while writing: qui - quoi - quand - où - pourquoi - comment Ways to use this program: Enhance your writing program by practicing every day. Use the prompts at writing centers Monday - Friday. Daily 5 rotations

This 10 week French writing program will have your students writing every day, Monday - Friday. Easy way to introduce and review writing. Give each student a paragraphe de la semaine folder and they add to it as you give them assignments. On Friday, they turn them in. On Monday, start over. Themes in Set 5 invisibe serpent mer montagne télévision lune voyager dans le temps voler sous mon lit les notes Click here for Set 1 Click here for Set 2 Click here for Set 3 Click here for Set 4 Lundi: Je dessine - Students get a drawing page with a prompt. They think about the theme for the week. It is the 1st prewriting assignment. Kids love drawing, and their pictures serve as inspiration! Mardi: Mon livret de vocabulaire - Each student gets a booklet to explore vocabulary. Front page shows the writing prompt and image. Page 2 has over 80 frequently used French words. Page 3 lists 12 words that go with the theme, and the back page has space for 10 words students think of or look up. The booklet is a 1 page printable that you can fold in advance. Write their name on the front cover and they can color it. Mercredi: Vocabulaire - Go back to vocabulary booklets from Tuesday and choose 10 words to include in the rough draft. Words are a combination of those they’ve chosen and themed vocabulary already written in the booklet. They write the chosen words on their vocabulary page that says: *Mots de vocabulaire utiles: J’utiliserai ces mots dans mon paragraphe. * Jeudi: Mon brouillon - Write rough draft of paragraph using vocabulary selected on Wednesday. The brouillon page has a 5 point checklist to evaluate work before writing the final copy. This motivates students to look over their work and make corrections. Vendredi: Ma copie propre - The 5th step in the program is writing the final copy. Students should feel very confident in writing about the theme. The top of the final page has the prompt and question words to consider while writing: qui - quoi - quand - où - pourquoi - comment Ways to use this program: Use the prompts at writing centers Monday - Friday. Daily 5 rotations

This 10 week French writing program will have your students writing every day, Monday - Friday. Easy way to introduce and review writing. Give each student a paragraphe de la semaine folder and they add to it as you give them assignments. On Friday, they turn them in. On Monday, start over. Themes in Set 4: une cabane dans les arbres je n’aime vraiment pas manger un bon sandwich rester en bonne santé le samedi après-midi quand je serai adulte la piscine un parc d’attractions le zoo trois souhaits Click here for Set 1 Click here for Set 2 Click here for Set 3 Lundi: Je dessine - Students get a drawing page with a prompt. They think about the theme for the week. It is the 1st prewriting assignment. Kids love drawing, and their pictures serve as inspiration! Mardi: Mon livret de vocabulaire - Each student gets a booklet to explore vocabulary. Front page shows the writing prompt and image. Page 2 has over 80 frequently used French words. Page 3 lists 12 words that go with the theme, and the back page has space for 10 words students think of or look up. The booklet is a 1 page printable that you can fold in advance. Write their name on the front cover and they can color it. Mercredi: Vocabulaire - Go back to vocabulary booklets from Tuesday and choose 10 words to include in the rough draft. Words are a combination of those they’ve chosen and themed vocabulary already written in the booklet. They write the chosen words on their vocabulary page that says: *Mots de vocabulaire utiles: J’utiliserai ces mots dans mon paragraphe. * Jeudi: Mon brouillon - Write rough draft of paragraph using vocabulary selected on Wednesday. The brouillon page has a 5 point checklist to evaluate work before writing the final copy. This motivates students to look over their work and make corrections. Vendredi: Ma copie propre - The 5th step in the program is writing the final copy. Students should feel very confident in writing about the theme. The top of the final page has the prompt and question words to consider while writing: qui - quoi - quand - où - pourquoi - comment Ways to use this program: Enhance your writing program by practicing every day. Use the prompts at writing centers Monday - Friday. Daily 5 rotations