Blackboard log on

I now have a default log on you can all use. I will email it out as I don't want to post it on a public forum!

the Nicolas' game

Team race to find animals. You need to hide (cacher) cuddly toys in the room. You could have enough cats for example for one per team , or you could have just 1.

Alors, formez deux équipes de 5 personnes. (point to) numéro un, numéro deux etc
Moi je vais cacher des animaux et vous allez trouver les animaux (à tour de rôle).
Si je dis "trouvez le singe" la première personne dans chaque équipe va chercher le singe.
La première personne à trouver le singe gagne un point pour son équipe.

Maintenant je vais cacher les animaux. Fermez les yeux. Ne trichez pas!

Bravo, cette équipe-ci a gagné! Félicitations! On essaie encore?

(Note to the Nicolas, start with alors not d'accord. Since d'accord means OK I'm in agreement it doesn't make sense to start with it. You could say Vous allez chercher des animaux, d'accord?)

animals

We learnt animal vocab using some really cute finger puppets of jungle animals I got from Puppets by post (amongst other suppliers)
Started with flashcard-type showing and guessing.
Then we passed them round and included some duplicates that the teachers had brought.
Practice saying the animal and the class hold up the roght animal. Vary by passing them around pass the parcel style.
class says J'ai un …
increase what they can say eg
j'ai un lion qui s'appelle Max
Then work with partner . Puppets can talk to each other using personal language.
We looked at how the words were written. All but le singe were cognates. How will we remember singe means monkey. Picture a monkey sitting by a fire and singeing his fur!
Worked in pairs with further words of vocab from the .pdf file pets.
We brainstormed activities with animals and worked on pairs on the language to explain.

I have posted 2 files in ANIMALS folder
Also posted succes criteria for microteaching.

We also did language for organising team games which I haven't posted yet but will do from home.

audio tracks

These are the tracks in the CD I gave out today. More next week!
1 01 Sound System
2 numbers 1-10 Laure
3 Numbers 11- 22
4 polite
5 name
6 Age
7 an en NASAL
8 in NASAL
9 la famille
10 numbers 0 -100
11 on NASAL
12 UN nasal
13 Colour1
14 colour2
15 Alphabet
16 happy families game
17 Commands (vous)
18 être
19 avoir
20 aller
21 faire
22 les snacks
23 Food
24 drinks
25 Question forms
26 les glaces
27 les fruits
28 les aliments
29 j'aime les frites
30 fast food
31 foods that rhyme
32 veggies
33 meals
34 more food
35 semi cons A
36 B Fille
37 D detals
38 C soleil
39 G juillet
40 F ecureil
41 E brouiillard
42 H moyen

Tuesday 26 Feb

After viewing some micro teaching I think we should practise some classroom language and instructions. Have a look over the sheet (commands - vous)
We'll also do some instructions for organising team games and active games.

I am working on the success criteria for the microteaching. Have asked tutor Margaret to add her suggestions and we should have it ready for Tuesday.

I thought we ought to do animals too - that is a good topic for microteaching I think!
Can you bring along some animal toys cuddly ones or plastic farm or zoo animals?
Much more fun than flashcards!

LOGGING ON TO BLACKBOARD

I have spoken to Ann and she says all you need to log on is your BOO number and the password is you date of birth.
Blackboard log in page

Also she said they have sent out another form to Graeme and agsin to Liz!! Please fill in and return.
Email me if you don't have a BOO number!!

Using word cards for active learning

Have words of a phrase or sentence on pieces of card
Leave sets on the table when class comes in
They have to take a word card each and physically form themselves into the phrase
Good for revision and for getting started as soon as they come in. Points could be fiven to the quickest table etc

This is also very good for showing patterns eg question forms

Can be made easier if more than one word is on the card eg
une pomme rather than une pomme

Or give each member a card as they come in
Teacher says a sentence in French and they have to run to the front to form a sentence. Can make it harder by saying the sentence in English.