1. Topic-
Days of the week, Months
 
2. Content-
Jours de la semaine.
Les mois.
Les dates en francais.
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1. List the days of the week properly in French.
2. List the months of the year properly in French.
3. Quand est ton anniversaire?
4. Correctly answer: "Quelle est la date aujourd'hui?" "C'est quel jour?"
 
4. Objectives-
1. Students will be able to write important dates in French.
2. Listen and say the day or the date in French.
3. Students will be able to ask and answer: "quand est ton anniversaire?" "Mon anniversaire est le..."
4. Understand the French calendar.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
Handouts.
Word cards.


PowerPoint Presentation.
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1. Introduce pronunciation of the days of the week in French.
2. Introduce "Days of the Week" song.
3. Introduce the months in French.
 

B. Development-

1. Flashcards with days of the week and months of the year.
2. Sung to the Adams Family tune:

Days of the week (snap, snap)
Days of the week (snap, snap)
Days of the week, days of the week, days of the week. (snap, snap)
Il y a lundi et y a mardi
Mercredi et jeudi
Vendredi et samedi
Et puis il y a dimanche.

Days of the week (snap, snap)
Days of the week (snap, snap)
Days of the week, days of the week, days of the week. (snap, snap)

3. Writing the date accurately in French using common holidays.
 

C. Practice-

1. Memory of months.
2. Bingo
3. Interactive Birthday activity.
 

D. Independent Practice-

1. Worksheets.
2. Bonjour.com: days, months.
3. busuu.com: days, months.
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

1. Flashcards.
 

F. Checking for understanding-

1. Formative assessment during the "quand est l'anniversaire de..." activity.
 

G. Closure-

1. Quand est ton anniversaire?
 
7. Evaluation-
Summative written assessment.
 
8. Teacher Reflection-
The students are now able to have mini-conversations about themselves including how old they are and when their birthdays are.
 

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