Lecture - Books Reading

I have posted a lot of videos in the Lecture (Book Reading) page to help the students in their book reading . It is important that they read all the books and understand them.

Ask them to look at the cover and predict from the picture and words what the book will be about.

Ask them to try to read the page first by themselves. Afterward, they can listen. They should repeat the sentences.

After reading it, they should try to answer the questions: Who, what, when, where, how, why?
They might not know all the answers as the book may not have given those information. 
Ask them to retell the story, if possible, with a beginning, a middle and an end part. Ideally, they should do all this in French, but if they can't, they can do it in English.

They should read the book 5 to 10 times, so that they can remember the words. Always watch the video in FULL SCREEN, so that the words are readable.

Mes Mots (My words) - 4

J'ai faim                   I am hungry

J'ai soif                    I am thirsty

J'ai chaud                      I am hot

J'ai froid                     I am cold

J'ai fini                     I finished

rien                             nothing

fermer                             close

J'ai perdu                        I lost

Sois gentil                    Be nice

La poubelle          The garbage

Nettoyez                        Clean

Asseyez-vous             Sit down

S'il vous plaît                Please

Auto-collant                 Sticker

Lecture (Book Reading) - Eric et Jean

Click on the Full screen to view the video in full size.

Lecture (Book Reading) - Bébé se réveille

Click on the Full screen to view the video in full size.

Lecture (Book Reading) - La pièce de théâtre

Click on Full screen to view the video in full size.

Lecture (Book reading) - Dans le Ciel

Click on Full screen to see the video in full size.

Lecture (Book Reading) - Je cours

Click on Full Screen to see the full size video.

Des mots, des mots, des mots (Words, words, words)

There is a list of vocabulary words, which the students can learn to help them in their reading. Many of them they know already. They will learn many others later during the year.  The more they practice using them, the easier it becomes for them to read, to speak and to write. The more words they know, the better they can express themselves. 

Newsletter and Homework

Please download the monthly newslatter and homework at Annonces (Announcements) and Les devoirs (Homeworks) respectively. Thank you.

Mes mots - 3 (My words - 3)

45.   D'abord   (First)
46.   Puis   (Then)
47.   Ensuite   (Afterwards)
48.   Finalement  (Finally)
49.   C'est sale   (It's dirty)
50.   C'est mouillé   (It's wet)
51.   À partir de maintenant   (From now on)
52.   propre   (clean)
53.   rien   (nothing)
54.   toucher   (touch)
55.   organisé   (organized)

Mes mots -2 (My words - 2)

34.   Je suis désolé   (I am sorry)
35.   Je m'excuse   (I apologise)
36.   Je suis fatigué   (I am tired)
37.   Je t'aime beaucoup   (I like/love you a lot)
38.   Je vous aime   (I like/love you)   
39.   Comment dit-on ...    (How do we say ... )
40.   Je déteste le brocoli   (I hate broccoli)
41.   Je n'aime pas les arbres   (I don't like trees)
42.   faire   (do)
43.   Je dois faire mon dévoir   (I have to do my homework)
44.   As-tu mangé?   (Did you eat?)

Retelling a story (Raconter de nouveau l'histoire)

When you retell a story, start with:

Au début, ....      (In the beginning, .... )

Puis ....                                  (Then .... )

Ensuite, ....                    (Afterward .... )

À la fin, ....                    (At the end, .... )

 

It is important that there is a logical sequence in the telling or writing of a story.

Questions to ask when reading a book

These are the questions we need to ask ourselves when we read a book:

Qui ?           Who?

Quand?         When?

Où                   Where?

Comment?      How? 

Pourquoi?      Why? 

By getting the answers to those questions, it becomes easy to understand the story.

Teach your child the habit to ask those questions whenever they read a story book.

 

Paint with primary colours (Peindre avec les couleurs primaires)

Paint the picture below with water colours using only the 3 primary colours (blue, red, yellow).

Do you still remember how to produce the secondary colours (green, orange, purple) using the primary colours?

Bleu + Jaune = Vert

Rouge + Jaune = Orange

Bleu + Rouge = Purple

Mes mots - 1 (My words - 1)

To increase the vocabulary of the students, we are introducing 10 or more new words/ sentences everyday. 

These are a summary of the words they learned. They need to understand their meanings and to use them.

  

1. un enfant                      a child
2. mes mots                      my words
3. une école                      a school 
4. Comment vas-tu?        How are you?
5. Je vais bien                  I'm fine
6. Je veux                         I want
7. Je ne veux pas             I don't want
8. Je peux                         I can
9. Je ne peux pas             I can't
10. Je suis                           I am
11. J'ai                                I have
12. Je n'ai pas de cahier.    I don't have an exercise book.   
13. Je ne suis pas un bébé.  I am not a baby.
14. Je dois manger              I have to eat.
15. dormir                            to sleep
16. Je dors.                          I sleep
17. Je regarde                     I look
18. Je cherche                     I am looking for
19. C'est                              It is
20. Ce n'est pas                  It is not
21. fâché                              upset
22. en colère                        angry
23. triste                              sad
24. Essayez                         Try
25. une tasse                        a cup
26. un bonbon                       a candy
27. la grippe                         a cold
28. Je suis allé dans             I went to
29. un centre commercial    a mall
30. un cadeau                        a present
31. Noël                                 Christmas
32. Joyeux                             Merry
33. décoration                        decoration
34. Je sais                              I know
35. Je ne sais pas                  I don't know