Today I just wanted to share a quick beginning of the year post. The chronological nature of a blog can make it difficult for new readers to find helpful posts. So, as I did last year, I’ve created this list of links to past posts that included complete unit plans. Keep in mind that these units were not all created or taught in one year. I switch things up based on the curriculum of my current school and the interests of my students. In addition, each post reflects where I was on my journey toward proficiency at the time I wrote it. I have continued to evolve, and you will no doubt improve upon the plans that you find here!
Bonne rentrée à tous!
French 1 Units
Bienvenue à la classe de Français: http://madameshepard.com/?p=752
Bienvenue: Partie II: http://madameshepard.com/?p=789
Ce que j’aime: http://madameshepard.com/?p=855
La Famille: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1110
Bon Appétit pt. 1: http://madameshepard.com/?p=282 (petit déjeuner)
Bon Appétit pt. 2: http://madameshepard.com/?p=321
Bon Appétit pt. 3: http://madameshepard.com/?p=345
Noël: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1282
French 2 Units
Les Loisirs: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1335
Ma Journée Typique: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1340
Halloween: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1387
Mon Look: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1278
C’est quoi, une maison idéale?: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1406
Les Tâches Ménagères: http://madameshepard.com/?p=502
Joyeux Noel: http://madameshepard.com/?p=267
Allons en Martinique: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1424
Les Châteaux (pt. 1)http://madameshepard.com/?p=415
Les Châteaux (pt. 2) http://madameshepard.com/?p=445
Une journée à l’école: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1081
French 3 Units
Bon Appétit: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1193
Education: http://madameshepard.com/?p=111
Les Vacances: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1345
Les Campeurs (Petit Nicolas) http://madameshepard.com/?p=200
Les Animaux de Compagnie: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1261
Les Impressionnistes: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1389
Le Jour de la Terre: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1136
Le Gaspillage Alimentaire: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1287
Joyeux Noël: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1418
Ma Bonne Resolution (La Santé) : http://madameshepard.com/?p=1428
La Préhistoire: http://madameshepard.com/?p=516
Je t’aime: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1589
Je quitte la maison (Petit Nicolas): http://madameshepard.com/?p=1013
French 4/5 Units
Cultural Stereotypes: http://madameshepard.com/?p=80
La Famille dans le Monde Francophone: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1376
Communication et Media: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1397
Le Droit a l’Education: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1450
Les Droits des Femmes: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1469
La Laïcité: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1128
Le Petit Prince: http://madameshepard.com/?p=219
L’Immigration:http://madameshepard.com/?p=880 Click here for the agenda of a more recent version of this unit.
Mixed Levels
First week of school: http://madameshepard.com/?p=1246
Halloween: http://madameshepard.com/?p=897
Merci pour ce beau partage et votre générosité.
Bonjour,
I have been using your IPAs as a base for my teaching the past couple years. I cannot access the Libération articles on immigration. Do you happen to have those as PDFs?
Merci,
Hillary
I so appreciate your generosity and have been pulling from your IPAs and ideas for the past couple of years! Looking at your beginning of the year unit for level 1, I have a question. You refer to the “Unit 1 packet.” Do you give them the entire packet at once or is it handed out piecemeal as you go along or individual papers put at different stations as students access them?
Merci infiment!
pai
I think I gave them the whole packet but kept them in the classroom so they wouldn’t get lost or forgotten.
Thanks so much for the reply! I know it’s a busy time. I have some super motivated students who would likely do all the activities possible at home ahead of time and I’d be scrambling to find something meaningful for them to do in class.
Wow, your kids are really motivated! I think a lot of mine would have been tempted to find ways of filling in responses that didn’t require them to read, listen and/or create with the language.
A huge THANK YOU!! I switched from lower school Spanish to MS & HS French (5 preps) this year.😰 Your resources will help me keep my sanity!!😄
I would also like to thank you and say how much I appreciate your generosity. Your materials will be so helpful in my multi-level classroom and will enhance the quality of instruction and learning.
Thank you so much for your kind comment!
I was wondering if you had the Oral and written Rubric you spoke about in LA FAMILLE presentation AP?
Also the email example is missing. I’d love to see it.
Thanks very much!
Hi, if you mean this post: http://madameshepard.com/?s=famille , the email example was from an IB textbook that I no longer have access to and the rubrics were the IB rubrics. I hope this helps!
Hi Lisa- It was such a pleasure learning with you during your session at MaFLA this year (yesterday!). I continue processing the posts in your blog even after having the amazing experience of spending five hours working with you. The material you create is of such high quality. Have you ever considered making a fully interactive website, in the style of https://www.adiostextbook.com/? I think they are creating something that will quickly become the future of language teaching materials – online, constantly updated, overflowing with authentic resources, community-oriented and interactive for teachers. They are currently building French lesson pages. It would be a dream come true if you all combined your forces. I don’t mean to criticize the blog format, but I got quite used to adiostextbook over the last two years, and I must say that the “one-stop shopping” nature of it is very appealing. I’m sure plenty of teachers (or their districts) would gladly pay a monthly subscription for that kind of site. Just some food for thought. I hope I’m not overstepping with this suggestion. Merci encore!