French themed birthday party Joyeux anniversaire ! Bon anniversaire !
Making a birthday card Cursive writingCursivewriting Cultural aspect : not just making a card but a card as it would be done in France. Make a name tag (je m’appelle…) or a birthday badge (C’est mon anniversaire! = it’s my birthday; 7 ans != 7 years old) Make a birthday card : Cher /Chère……. (Dear) Joyeux Anniversaire ! (Happy birthday) Emilie Une carte d’anniversaire
Birthday cake Le gâteau au Yaourt : French cake using a yogurt pot as measureLe gâteau Yaourt Making a cake following a recipe in French Activities to exploit the written words : -looking for cognates & working out meaning using visual cues. -counting -etc. Make the cake, put candles on it and sing ‘Joyeux Anniversaire’ Un gâteau d’anniversaire
Games Circle game / authentic playground game Petits poissons, Venez, passez Un, deux, trois…
Games Pass the ‘present’ In the parcel : numbers to practice (saying your age : j’ai … ans) or pictures/realia to practice birthday vocab (candles, b.card, etc.) To the tune of ‘Joyeux anniversaire’ J’ai…ans. / un gâteau d’anniversaire / etc. card with a ‘?’ to practise asking questions : Quel âge as tu ? / Qu’est ce que c’est?