1. Department of Languages University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
A World of Languages
After Bingo, have students cut up their bingo plates and pair up. They should shuffle the cards, place them face down, and play a memory game. Encourage them to say the name of the color in French but don’t insist if they don’t want to.
Interpersonal mode (speaking)
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grades
Department of Languages University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

2. Can you name countries where…
English is spoken?
Other languages are spoken?
French is spoken?
Make groups of 3-4. Give the students one minute to come up with as many answers as possible on a piece of paper. Then write answers on the board, and those with unique answers get a point.

3.
French is spoken in the regions highlighted in orange. Point out a few. Add some on the board.

4. What languages do the people of Eau Claire speak?
Let students guess. Any answer is a good answer!

5. Some languages spoken around Eau Claire are:
English
Hmoob (Hmong)
Español (Spanish)
汉语/漢語 (Chinese)
Français (French)
한국어/조선말 (Korean)
日本語 (Japanese)
Ojibwe
Point out there are more.

6. Why learn languages?
Let students guess. Any guess is good. Be encouraging and give positive feedback with each answer.

7. Why learn languages? To have fun To learn about the world
To understand different ways of doing things
To travel
To make friends
To understand people
To communicate
Point out there are many more reasons.

8. Communication = Peace
If people understand each other, they will get along. Share a personal story of how you made a friend by speaking another language.

9. How can we learn languages?
Let students guess.

10. How can we learn languages?
By speaking with family
By speaking with friends
By learning at school
By paying attention around town
By reading books
By listening to music
By watching videos
By playing
Point out there are many more reasons. Tell them it’s their turn to learn now.

11. Musique “Le bleu lumière” (Moana, 2016)
Explain that children their age speak many different languages all over the world, but they tend to enjoy the same games and movies. This song shows the diversity of languages in which Disney movies are translated for global audiences. What do the students think of the song? What was the language that sounded the most interesting?

12. Are you ready…. To learn some French? To travel around the world?
To count in French?
To play games?

13. Do you know any French ?
Let students answer. Be positive even if their answers are incorrect by saying ‘good guess’, ‘nice try’, for example.

14. Here are useful French phrases to make friends
« - Bonjour !
- Bonjour ! Comment ça va ?
Ça va, merci.
Au revoir !
Au revoir ! »
Help students guess my pronouncing and gesturing and acting out the dialogue.

15. You probably know more than you think!
Let students answer. Be positive even if their answers are incorrect by saying ‘good guess’, ‘nice try’, for example.

16. J’aime l’eau claire. 💙
Pronounce a few times and pretend you’re drinking, repeating « l’eau, hmmm » to help them understand.

17. What does ‘Eau Claire’ mean?
Let them guess if they haven’t already.

18. Water Clear / Clear Water
No need to go into a grammar lesson here, just briefly point out the literal translation and how it’s different.

19. Cognates make learning French easy.
A cat = un chat
Explain that cognates are words that are related to each other, that look and sound alike, much like siblings are related and look and sound alike, or the cats in the photo. Model the word “chat”. Then ask them “Are you good at guessing? Then you are an expert language learner” – Pronounce the next words without showing them and have them guess.

20. Can you guess what those food items are in English ?
They are all used to prepare Tahitian dishes.
Tahiti is an island in French Polynesia,where French is spoken.
Pronounce each word then let students guess. Click to the next slide to show answer. Show a few photos before starting. Point out that the character Moana comes from Polynesia, a large area in the Pacific where about 40 different languages are spoken.

24. Banane

25. Noix de coco

26. Goyave

27. Patate douce

28. Riz

29. Macaronis

30. Lentilles

31. Quelle est votre nourriture favorite ?
Ask the question and let them guess what it means. Gesture a heart, and tell them, in French, what food you like by mimicking and using gestures. Then translate in French what their favorite food is. Encourage them to repeat, but don’t insist if they don’t want to.

32. Can you guess what those number are in English ?
Point out they are good at guessing, so they can try numbers now, which is a little harder. Click to the next slide to show answer only after students have guessed.

33. UN
What English word does this look like? Let them guess (Answer: one, unique, unit, unity). Ask them what “unique” means. Let them guess.

34. QUATRE
What English word does this look like? Let them guess (Answer: quarter). Ask them how many quarters to a dollar? Let them guess.

35. DIX
What English word does this look like? Let them guess (Answers: dime, decimal). Ask them how many dimes to a dollar? Let them guess.

36. DOUZE
What English word does this look like? Let them guess (Answer: dozen). Ask them how many frifri (Tahitian doughnuts) in a dozen? Let them guess.

37. CENT
What English word does this look like? Let them guess (Answer: cent, century). Ask them how many cents in a dollar? How many years in a century? What do you call the celebration of 100 years (Answer: centennial) Let them guess.

38. MILLE
What English word does this look like? Let them guess (Answer: millenium). What does millenium mean? Let them guess.

39. Pronounce the numbers 0-20 and 30, 40, 50
Pronounce the numbers 0-20 and 30, 40, 50. Have students repeat if they feel comfortable doing so.

40. Quel âge avez-vous ?
Ask the question and let them guess what it means. Then translate in French. Model “j’ai… ans”. Encourage them to repeat, but don’t insist if they don’t want to. Be silly and say “j’ai 5 ans”, so they should say no. Then “j’ai mille ans”. Give them your real age after that and have them guess what you said.

41. J’ai ______ ans.

42. un dix vingt onze deux mille trois cent douze
Hand out the grids randomly to prepare for a bingo game. First, explain you will play a listening game. They will find the number word you say and write it in numerical form in the correct box after you say it.

43. Bingo !
When they are done writing the numbers, let them know you will play a bingo game. Ask if they know that game. If not, explain briefly. Then call out numbers at random until a few students get a bingo.
Interpretive mode (listening)

44. Calligraphy !
Do you know what calligraphy means? Let them guess, then explain it is the art of handwriting. Children in French-speaking regions are typically taught to write with a fountain pen (ask if anybody knows what that is). The paper they use at school is different from paper in the United States. Cursive writing is taught as early as pre-school. Give everyone a piece of paper to practice their cursive skills by writing their age, their favorite food, their name. Point out the models on the handout.
Presentational mode (writing)

47. You can highlight how the French show numbers with their fingers differently, as well as differences in writing 1, 7, and 9.

48. Go Fish !
Have students cut up their bingo plates and pair up for a game of Go Fish. They should shuffle the cards. (18 total) and have 5 cards in hand each and 8 in the Go Fish pile. Encourage them to say the name of the numbers in French but don’t insist if they don’t want to. Be sure to move around the groups and model the name of numbers in French for them.
Interpersonal mode (speaking)

49. What is one country other than the United States where French is spoken ?

50. In what ocean are French Polynesian islands located?

51. What is one food item used in Tahitian dishes ?

52. Can you name it in French ?

53. What is your age in French?

54. What else would you like to know?
Ask us one question.

55. Create your own Tahitian. What ingredients would you use
Create your own Tahitian. What ingredients would you use? In what quantities? Use as much French as you can!
If the lesson is done early, this is something you can do as well.

56. Bilingual Beginnings this summer
$10 per session for ECASD families

57.
French is spoken in the regions highlighted in orange. Point out a few. Add some on the board.

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Hand out the grids randomly to prepare for a bingo game. First, explain you will play a listening game. They will find the number word you say and write it in numerical form in the correct box after you say it.

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Hand out the grids randomly to prepare for a bingo game. First, explain you will play a listening game. They will find the number word you say and write it in numerical form in the correct box after you say it.

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