Do you have a student who has learned some French, but struggles to comprehend and speak? This class builds from the beginning to develop conversation skills. There will be some written materials used for visual support, but we will not be practicing reading. This class's only goal is speaking and listening to the extent that it is required to hold a conversation. This class is NOT for complete beginners; students should have had some exposure to French (greetings, colors, family members, etc.) even if they struggle to use or understand it.

Every class will start with a warm-up; usually a simple activity that uses a lot of visual support. After that, we will learn the week's vocabulary and practice the pronunciation through repetition and visual aids. We will apply the vocabulary we learned to our general conversation skills as students improve each week. Finally, we will do a fun cool-down activity to end class on a relaxed note. 

Here is the weekly plan:

Week 1 - Les présentations
Warm-up: characteristic bingo
Learn vocabulary: asking about names, ages, and hobbies
Vocabulary Practice: asking questions and talking to my puppets
Cool-down: matching game

Week 2 - La famille et les amies
Warm-up: describe the picture 
Learn Vocabulary: talking about family members, appearance, and personality
Vocabulary Practice: introduce stuffed animals
Cool-down: listen to/sing a family song

Week 3 - En ville 
Warm-up: bingo places
Learn Vocabulary: describing your town, things to do in the city/country
Vocabulary Practice: asking questions and describing different towns (pictures)
Cool-down: shout-out game

Week 4 - L’école
Warm-up: Wheels on the Bus
Learn Vocabulary: discussing school subjects and school objects
Vocabulary Practice: Est-ce que tu aimes...
Cool-down: fly swatting game

Week 5 - La maison
Warm-up: unscramble simple sentences
Learn Vocabulary: talking about furniture, rooms, and describing your house/neighborhood 
Vocabulary Practice: Lequel est plus important?
Cool-down: fill-in-the-blanks

Week 6 - La nourriture
Warm-up: category letter game
Learn Vocabulary: talking about food and drinks
Vocabulary Practice: I like, I don’t like
Cool-down: Guess the food

Week 7 - Les animaux
Warm-up: animal matching game
Learn Vocabulary: talking about pets and favorite animals
Vocabulary Practice: describe your pet (or stuffed animal/favorite animal)
Cool-down: Guess the Animal

Week 8 - Le mouvement
Warm-up: wiggle game
Learn Vocabulary: talk about our bodies, exercise, sports
Vocabulary Practice: Simon says
Cool-down: counting claps rhythm exercise

Week 9 - Les préférences
Warm-up: colors of the rainbow
Learn Vocabulary: preferences, favorites, comparatives
Vocabulary Practice: Would you rather?
Cool-down: J'aime...

Week 10 - Jouer
Warm-up: pamplemousse
Learn Vocabulary: talking about games, activities, words/phrases used when playing games
Vocabulary Practice: I spy / Je vois
Cool-down: sing a song