Bonjour à tous! Hello
everyone!
As you know, I am the new French teacher at MCHA, Mademoiselle Vargas. I
only started classes with the children in the last weeks of September, but I
have to say that I loved and really enjoyed getting to know them all and
working with them. I am very excited for the upcoming year!
In the first few classes that I have had with the children, I have been
trying to set the routine for French class. Every class, we will always start
off by greeting each other politely and properly in French. So far we have
learned “Bonjour” (Hello) and “Au Revoir” (Goodbye) and we will soon be moving
on to “Comment ça va?” (How are you?) and the appropriate responses. As well,
in the beginning of class we will always go over our “Calendrier” (calendar) to
practice “Les jours de la semaine” (The days of the week), “Les mois de
l’année” (The months of the year), “les saisons” (The seasons) and “Les
numéros” (The numbers).
The first big subject that is being taught is “Les
couleurs” (The colours). In accordance with the Montessori methodology, we
started with “Les couleurs primaires” (The primary colours): Jaune (Yellow), Bleu (Blue) and Rouge (Red). We added “Les couleurs
secondaires” (The secondary colors): Vert
(Green), Rose (Pink), Orange (Orange) and Violet
(Purple). The kindergarten class went further and learned: Brun /Marron (Brown), Noir (Black), Blanc (White), and Gris
(Grey). To learn the colours we have been using a variety of materials in class
as well as doing different activities. For example, we have been using posters
and colour cards to learn the names and see the word written in French. We have
being using colorful Lego in engaging activities such as “Match the Lego”,
“What color is missing?” and “Show me an object that is…” games. As well, as a
fun activity at the end of our lesson, the children, as a group, have gotten
the chance to build a tower with the Lego. In this activity, each child gets
the opportunity to add Lego to the tower after I ask them to specifically grab
a colour, to say it and then to add it. We had a ton of fun playing around with
colours. Our next big topic for the month of October will be “Les Numéros” (The
numbers). I am very excited!
IMPORTANT VOCABULARY TO PRACTICE:
o
Lundi
(Monday),
o
Mardi
(Tuesday),
o
Mercredi
(Wednesday),
o
Jeudi
(Thursday),
o
Vendredi
(Friday),
o
Samedi
(Saturday)
o
Dimanche
(Sunday)
