We have already completed Grade 1 and Grade 2 Unit 1 and learned to read almost anything in French. Students who have done Grade 1 and begun Grade 2  in other classes are very welcome to join.
 We will do some review and move on to more stories and books, and we will work more on writing. We use both print and cursive depending on the students' home schools. We are now writing full sentences and short paragraphs. We will work on spelling as well. We will introduce some more ideas of grammar.

This is a highly structured, teacher-directed class. It is highly interactive and communication based, in French. Students need to participate, to ask and to answer questions, to read sentences and words and paragraphs, to copy words and sentences, and to make up sentences on their own. In order to interact continuously, students must have a camera and microphone and keep them on, Since we are conversing back and forth constantly, students should finish their snacks before class.

In this unit, we will review a few more topics from Grade 1 reading, especially vowel sounds and spellings. We will read the second half of unit 7 in the Ratus text and as time permits begin Unit 8, the last in the blue book. (Continued from Grade 1) as well as reviewing material from unit 1 to 6. We will use selected  material from Les Superheros de l'Orthographe (Spelling Superheros) , Defis 100% Francais (French 100% Challenge) for grammar etc,, Je Lis (I Read) , and other appropriate material.
We will concentrate on meaning of what we read, vocabulary development, pronunciation, spelling, use of French phonics to guide pronunciation and spelling, basic ideas of grammar such as sentences, subject and verb, singular and plural, beginning conjugations of verbs, and masculine and feminine forms.

Weeks 1 and 2:
"Le perroquet malin" -- Ratus unit 7 part 5 -- sounds of er in French. Writing sentences with subjcst and verb. Work on verb conjugations, verb tenses. Passe cmpose with avoir and etre. Vocabulary.   Review syllables. Writing, Spelling of vocabulary in text and review basic phonetically regular words from Grade 1. Other reading as time permits

Weeks 3 and 4
"Un bon menu" -- Ratus unit 7 part 6  -- Syllable breaks with n and m, vowels nasalized or not.  Vocabulary from text. Spelling of text vocabulary, review, syllables to break down new words and structures. Spelling m before b and p. Writing sentences and paragraphs. Increase independent expression in both speech and writing; practice using subject-verb to structure. Other reading as time permits.

Weeks 5 and 6
"Le pistolet a peinture", "Revision 7" -- Ratus unit 7 parts 7 and 8 -- Further nasal; sounds ain, ein, oin. Pronunciation and spelling.   Vocabulary from text and other readings. Nouns and determinants; masculine feminine, and plural.  Writing. Increase independent expression in speech and writing; use verb structures we have practiced to make more varied sentences. More reading as time permits.

Weeks 7 and 8
Review and consolidation
We will finish unfinished parts of the workbooks, practice the more difficult spellings we have learned, and practice vocabulary. As time permits we will view some video clips in French for listening skills and culture.