What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per weekGrading
If you are a homeschool family and need an estimate for a grade or a letter of recommendation, we'd be happy to provide that for you.Class Experience
Class Experience ***See class times and current status at the bottom.*** This is a level one French class for absolute beginners. This is an ongoing subscription for students to learn the basics with vocabulary and grammar in French. Some of the topics will include weather, telling time, adjectives, activities, food, etc. CLASS STRUCTURE - introduce new vocabulary or grammar with notes (We make sure to engage students while note-taking by adding group practice and activities in between slides) - practice pronunciation of new vocabulary/grammar in between note-taking - group practice (can include speaking, games, matching activities, etc.) - individual practice (usually writing/answering questions or using the chat box on zoom to answer a question) CLASS RESOURCES We use Google Slides and the Zoom whiteboard to teach. We sometimes use nearpod.com for interactive slides (see more in Parental Guidance). Students receive a PDF of the materials we use and a class recording is automatically posted within 24 hours of the lesson so they can watch the lesson again. Re-watching the lesson typically helps with pronunciation and vocabulary or grammar practice. We have an engaging teaching style where we incorporate games and discussion with the students. In that sense, we interact often throughout the lesson. 🔴 ➡️ NEW CLASSES STARTING NOW❗️ FALL SEMESTER Our fall semester starts the week of August 25th and runs through December 21st. You can join anytime, however, the material does build. If a class has 0 students it will start from day 1. Message us if you want to find out what day/time a specific class is on. If your student has taken French before, send US a message and we can find a section that might be a better fit. This class also meets two times per week here: https://outschool.com/classes/french-1-for-middle-school-2-times-per-week-MugRKHiE Week 1 – Unité 1 Leçon 1A – Learn the Alphabet and accents Week 2 – Unité 1 Leçon 1A – Review the Alphabet, learn numbers 1-10 and greetings Week 3 – Unité 1 leçon 1B– Review greetings, learn basic nationalities and numbers 10-20 Week 4 – Unité 1 leçon 1C – Greetings Part 2, learn numbers 20-60 Week 5 – Unité 1 leçon 2A – Learn vocabulary for people and numbers 60-79 Week 6 – Unité 1 leçon 2B – Learn introductions and numbers 80-100 Week 7 – Unité 1 leçon 2C – Learn family vocabulary and describing ages Week 8 – Unité 1 – Learn colors and flags of the French speaking world Week 9 – Unité 2 leçon 3A – Learn vocabulary for food Week 10 – Unité 2 leçon 3B – Learn vocabulary for beverages, at the café Week 11 – Unité 2 leçon 3C – Learn vocabulary for money and paying at the café Week 12 – Unité 2 leçon 4A – Learn vocabulary for Telling time Week 13 – Unité 2 leçon 4B – Learn vocabulary for the calendar: days of the week and months of the year Week 14 – Unité 2 leçon 4C – Learn vocabulary for the weather and seasons Week 15 – Unité 2 – Learn body parts Week 16 – Unité 3 leçon 5 – Day 1 – Activities vocabulary Week 17 – Unité 3 leçon 5 – Day 2 – Expressing preferences about activities, invitation Week 18 – Unité 3 leçon 6 – Day 1 – Grammar: Pronouns, the verb ÊTRE (to be) Week 19 – Unité 3 leçon 6 – Day 2 – Grammar: Yes/No questions and vocabulary for ‘where’ Week 20 – Unité 3 leçon 6 – Day 3 – Grammar: negatives and vocabulary for prepositions/conjunctions Week 21 – Unité 3 leçon 7 – Day 1 – Grammar: regular -ER verbs Week 22 – Unité 3 leçon 7 – Day 2 – Grammar: regular verbs in the negative and vocabulary for adverbs Week 23 – Unité 3 leçon 7 – Day 3 – Grammar: verb + infinitive Week 24 – Unité 3 leçon 8 – Day 1 – Grammar and vocabulary: asking questions for information Week 25 – Unité 3 leçon 8 – Day 2 – Grammar and vocabulary: asking questions for information Part 2 Week 26 – Unité 3 leçon 8 – Day 3 – Grammar and vocabulary: the verb FAIRE (to do) and its expressions Week 27 – School in France Week 28 – Unité 4 leçon 9 – Day 1 – Vocabulary for physical adjectives to describe people Week 29 – Unité 4 leçon 9 – Day 2 – Vocabulary for objects Part 1 Week 30 – Unité 4 leçon 9 – Day 3 – Vocabulary for objects Part 2 Week 31 – Unité 4 leçon 9 – Day 4 – Vocabulary for objects Part 3 and simple prepositions Week 32 – Unité 4 leçon 10 – Day 1 – Grammar: the verb AVOIR (to have) and its expressions Week 33 – Unité 4 leçon 10 – Day 2 – Grammar: definite and indefinite articles Part 1 Week 34 – Unité 4 leçon 10 – Day 3 – Grammar: definite and indefinite articles Part 2 Week 35 – Unité 4 leçon 11 – Day 1 – Grammar: using adjectives Part 1 and vocabulary for adjectives of character Week 36 – Unité 4 leçon 11 – Day 2 – Grammar: using adjectives Part 2 and vocabulary for adjectives of nationality Week 37 – Unité 4 leçon 11 – Day 3 – Grammar: using adjectives Part 3 Week 38 – Unité 4 leçon 12 – Day 1 – Grammar: using adjectives Part 4 and vocabulary for adjectives of color Week 39 – Unité 4 leçon 12 – Day 2 – Grammar il est v. c’est (it is) Week 40 – Unité 4 – Vocabulary for animals and idiomatic expressions with animals This class is a subscription so you can cancel at any time. If you don't see a section listed that you'd like to join, send us a message. We are flexible! If your student has had some exposure to French vocabulary and grammar, and you think he/she would be able to start mid-semester, message me. I have many sessions listed privately that won't show up on the calendar. REFUNDS No refunds for group classes because we provide class recordings. Please ensure your learner is verified by Outschool in order to get access to class recordings. Learn more about this here: https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/4063624-learner-verification If your learner is the only student enrolled in class, kindly let us know 24 hours in advance if you need to cancel the class and we'll provide a refund since there won't be a class recording. For cancellations that are less than 24 hours in advance, we cannot provide a refund. If there is a group class and no students shows up, there will not be a refund because our teachers are still showing up to teach. We do not offer make-up classes for group classes. However, if you'd like to enroll in another class for a one-time makeup, you are welcome to do so. We appreciate you respecting our teachers' time. Thank you!
Learning Goals
The goal is for students to learn foundational French by learning basic vocabulary and grammar to set them up for success for upper level high school French classes.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Sometimes we use Nearpod during the lesson. This website provides interactive practice for the student where they can drag and drop, type answers or do matching activities. We will provide the link to students during class in the Zoom chat box. We also will screen share Google Slides, but you do not need an account.
Supply List
Notebook dedicated to French class and writing utensil.
Language of Instruction
French
Teacher expertise and credentials
7 teachers have teaching certificates
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Wisconsin Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
3 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from DePaul University
Master's Degree in Foreign Language from University of Missouri
Master's Degree in Foreign Language from University of Northern Iowa
7 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from Loyola University Chicago
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Bachelor's Degree in Spanish Language and Literature from Sam Houston State University
Bachelor's Degree in Education from The Open University of Hong Kong
Bachelor's Degree in English from The Open University of Hong Kong
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
About Mademoiselle Armour
Mademoiselle has been teaching since 1994 and working online since 2023. Mademoiselle has a bachelor’s and a master's in French. Mademoiselle has taught levels I through Advanced Placement French and serves as an AP Reader for the French Language and Culture Exam.
Mademoiselle Armour has a Master’s degree in French and has studied in France, Québec and Morocco, and has visited France more than 30 times! Students say she is passionate about teaching and challenges them while making learning a new language really fun.
About Mademoiselle Rachel
Rachel is going into her junior year at the College of Wooster. She is pursuing a double major in French and Spanish with a double minor in Russian and German. On top of that, Rachel speaks Hebrew and knows how to communicate in American Sign Language. She has many experiences teaching languages to children because in 2019 she started her own language program. She helped children learn American Sign Language, French, Spanish and Russian.
Rachel recently studied abroad in France and had the opportunity to teach English as a second language to middle school students. While she was there she also practiced her translation skills.
She has a passion for foreign languages because she enjoys being able to communicate with people. She grew up surrounded by different languages, which increased her curiosity in language learning. She brings that curiosity and passion to the classroom. Rachel adores working with children because she loves seeing them excited to learn! She is kind, engaging and a very good listener so she is able to cater to different learning styles and make students comfortable.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$18
weekly1x per week
25 min
Completed by 28 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
3-6 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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