This is a lesson that integrates many skills and engages students in an activity that is lighthearted and linked to their life .
Grades(s) 1, 2, 3, 4
Subjects(s) Language Arts, Physical Education
Objective
-communication: talking about oneself and one's family
-grammar:subject pronouns, object pronouns and possessive adjectives
-writing: maybe this is the first time students will write their own books: an autobiography
Materials
-a digital camera
-cardboard
Lesson
PROCEDURE
Step 1: Students would have to introduce themselves to me in French. I should elicit ways of introducing oneself and members of the family.
Je m’appelle ( name )____________________________________________
J’ai (age) _______________________________________________
Je vais à (school) _________________________________________
J’aime (hobbies)__________________________________________
Je n’aime pas(dislikes)_______________________________________
Step 2 : Students now should move and talk about their family.
Mon père s’appelle (father’s name)________________________________________
Il est (father’s occupation)____________________________________
Il aime (father’s likes)_____________________________________________________
Il n’aime pas (father’s dislikes)________________________________________________
Ma mère s’appelle (mother’s name)___________________________________________
Elle est(mother’s occupation)______________________________________________________
Elle aime(mother’s likes)_____________________________________________________
Elle n’aime pas(mother’s dislikes)________________________________________________
Step 3 : Now students should talk about brothers and sisters if they have any, if not they should say they are single infants.
J’ai (number)__________frères et________________soeur
Mon frère s’appelle(brother or brothers’ names)___________________________________________
Son sport favori est (their favorite sport)______________________________________________
Ma sœur s’appelle(sister’s name)__________________________________________________
Elle passe son temps libre à(her/their hobbies)____________________________________________
Step 4 : After students have collected all the information and corrected it, they should take pictures of all the members of the family that will be included in the task.
Step 5: After having all the pictures, students should write with their own handwriting the information under or over each picture. They should include only one picture on a page.
Step 6: Now everything is ready to be collected under the form of a book: the me- book.
Assessment
Assessment: This task is very appropriate to beginners of any language. It is very efficient as it engages students in learning, enjoying and linking every life experiences.