Kindergarten French Immersion for Beginners - Unit 1 - Alphabet

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In this circle-time style Kindergarten class, students will be immersed in the French language through pictures, stories, drawing, modeling dough, and lots of repetition. This class is for beginners, but it is taught entirely in French using pictures, props, repetition, and other comprehension strategies. 

Note: I may use English at times to check name pronunciation or put students at ease, as some get anxious when they can’t understand. I may also use it to introduce an activity for the first time. 


SERIES STRUCTURE

This class series is structured into Units, with each unit having 3 parts. Students must complete all 3 parts of one Unit before moving on to the next. For example, Unit 1 consists of colors, numbers, and letters, all of which need to be taken before students can start Unit 2. Within the unit, students may take classes in any order. 

CLASS STRUCTURE

Each week, we will start with greetings. Students will practicing saying hello and answering the question “How are you?” in French. I will guide students in telling us their name and what letter it starts with each week by speaking to them one by one and having them repeat. 

After greetings, students will be introduced to the alphabet as a whole. Each week will look a little different, which you may read in the “Class Breakdown.” Students will practice by using lots of repetition in different ways to help them fully absorb the vocabulary. 

After alphabet, students will listen to me read a story in French. We will read the story once and students will listen, then the second time I will ask students to repeat certain parts. I may also ask them to find a certain letter on the page. 

Finally, students will complete a letter scavenger hunt. For each student, I will choose a letter at random, and they will need to find something that starts with that letter to share with us (it can start with the letter in English or French). I will help each student share as well as having them repeat words. 

CLASS BREAKDOWN

Week 1
Greetings
Alphabet - I will show a letter on my screen, and have students repeat the letter a few times. Then, I will sing the alphabet song and have them sing with me. 
Reading - students will listen to and read a book about nature
Scavenger hunt

Week 2
Greetings
Alphabet - I will show a letter on my screen, and ask students what letter it is. The first person to answer will be a volunteer (or if no one remembers, I will model the first answer) then I will ask the same question to each student individually. We will also sing the alphabet song a few times. 
Reading - students will listen to and read a story about animals
Scavenger hunt

Week 3
Greetings
Alphabet - I will show a word on my screen, and ask students what the first letter is. I will rotate through several words and repeat words/letters. Then, we will sing the alphabet song a few times together, and I will ask the students to try it once without me singing. 
Reading - students will listen to and read a book about food
Scavenger hunt

Week 4
Greetings (I will give each student a chance to do them on their own, but I will help if needed)
Alphabet - Students will take turns saying a letter until we get to Z. We will repeat this activity several times, and then I will challenge students to see if they can sing the alphabet song on their own!
Reading - students will listen to and read a book about friendship
Scavenger hunt