French Calendar and Circle Time (K-2) (Academic Year) (Level 1)

This class is taught in French.

Students will learn and establish a daily routine for talking about the calendar in French and English. This will include basic math and literacy concepts in both languages. 

Doris Sandra Avoum: 
Bonjour!
I’m Doris and teaching languages is my passion and my full time job.  I’m from Cameroun and I live in USA. I love speaking French. I have studied French for about 18 years and I have been teaching it for 3 years.  I have a Master degree in Medical Anthropology from the University of Yaoundé 1.
In my experience as a teacher, I’ve met people with multiple learning goals, so I can say I’m a flexible patient teacher and I’m able to adapt a lesson to different ways of learning and needs. I love interacting with students and being part of their learning process. 
During my lessons, I prefer to use a communicative approach whether to study vocabulary, pronunciation or active grammar. That is, in other words, I focus on the use of the language and try to create a 100% French speaking environment progressively. 
Regarding grammar teaching, I use both an inductive and deductive approach. For instance, you can discover the rules through different activities that require your engagement and interaction or I can explain to you any aspect of grammar by giving you the rules and practicing with examples and exercises. Sometimes we can do one of these ways or both in the same lesson, taking into account your learning style.

Hemmilly De Paula: 
My name is Hemmilly and I teach Portuguese, Spanish and French. I love to introduce kids to a new language and see their excitement as they learn to express themselves in a new way. Learning a new language is fun!

No homework will be assigned for this class. I only encourage students and families to welcome and include the French language by making connections in their daily lives as often as possible while watching, listening to and participating in the world around them.  

Learner progress will be assessed daily during each lesson as the teacher sees and hears that the student has become independent in reciting the information learned during the calendar routine. Students will be able to ask and answer questions in both languages. Students will have individual turns to demonstrate progress and understanding. Parents can also assess their own child's progress as they become more independent during their participation in class as well as how they are using learned information outside of class.  

2 hours 5 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.