GRADE TWO FRENCH YEAR PLAN

By MORAG RIDDELL
Time Frame

Unit Theme

Vocabulary
Review
jours, mois, chiffres,
mto, saisons, les
clbrationss

New Vocabulary

September & October

Family, Calendar & Weather

November

My Backpack

chiffres, la salle de
classe, les vtements

les matires de la classe, Quest-ce

que cest?, Quest-ce quil y a dans
ton sac dos?, Cest ____., As-tu
__?, Jai ____., Combien de ___
as-tu?, O est ____?, Le/la _ est
dans mon sac dos.

December

Healthy Snacks

fruits, legumes, Qui

La nourriture
aime ___?, Jaime _., Je Je mets __, Je choisis __, Jadore
dteste ___.
__, Que cest bon!, Cest
dgueulasse!, Jai faim, Jai soif, Je
mange sainement.

January-February

Wild or Zoo Animals

les couleurs, les formes,

De quelle couleur est
ton animal?, Quest-ce
que cest? Cest un __.

les animaux, fort(e), grand(e),

gros(se), long(ue), petit(e),
carnivore, herbivores, omnivores,
mammifire, reptile, oiseau, Il/elle
est un _., Quel animal aimes-tu?,
Jaime _., De quel couleur est cet
animal? Cet animal est _____.

March - April

Recreational Activities

les corps

les sports, Je joue , Je fais . . .

Jaime , Je deteste
Quel est ton sport favouri?

saisons, la mto, les chiffes (131), Quel temps fait-il?, Quelle est
la date?, la famille, Les personnes
dans ma famille sont Jaime

May-June

Types of Transportation

Je vais, Je prends, les

couleurs, les formes

les transports, les places,

Comment-va tu__?, Je vais
cheval, Jaime aller dans lair,
sur terre, sur leau, Je naime pas
__.

Outcomes

Summative Criteria

Formative Criteria

C.1
(Culture)

Compare family & culture elements

Francophone
First Nation
Mtis

LK.1
(Language Knowledge)

Acquisition of French language concepts

Numbers to 20
Common question beginnings
Common articles and their placement
Singular pronouns use and placement

CS.1
(Communication Skills)

Understand basic oral messages

Short concrete sentences

Courtesy requests
Instructions
Familiar objectives
Simple requests
Accolades

CS.2

Provide personal information (supported by

extensive prompting)

Identify actions, activities, people, places,

objects
Describe weather and basic feelings
Express basic needs using simple courtesy
expressions
Respond to simple questions in context
Provide a simple statement about a topic
Indicate preferences

CS.3

Understand key words in a simple concrete

Locate key words and cognates with support

sentence with support of a visual aid

Sort according to criteria

Responds to shared reading (drawings,
gestures, matching or English)

CS.4

Produce a simple French sentence from a

model

Write a simple sentence by substituting

words in a model sentence
Label pictures and illustrations with a simple
sentence

GL.1
(General Language Strategies)

Use listening/viewing strategies (highly

structures)

Prepare for experiences

Participate in experiences
Identify context clues in the oral message
Visualize the content of the oral message
Interpret the oral message
Reflect on experience

GL.2

Use speaking strategies (highly structured)

Imitates teachers gestures and expressions

Practice phrases with class
Find new words in print
Gesture to accompany word
Reflect on participation

GL.3

Use reading strategies for sentences in

modeled situations

Prepare for reading

Identify context clues to decipher message
Identify environmental print to interpret
words
Verify predictions
Reflect on reading experience

GL.4

Use writing strategies for sentences in

modeled situations

Participate in a modeled writing experience

Depend on concrete reference materials to
locate unknown or previously learned words
Use a writing template to produce a short
text
Reflect on writing experience