Week of April 14-17

Bonjour mes amis!
Here are some activities to work on at home this week. As usual, please pick and choose from among the activities aiming to complete 30 minutes of literacy and 15 minutes of numeracy per day. There are many suggestions below in an attempt to provide some variety and choice. Do what works for you and your family and have fun! 
45 minutes a day may not be doable. These are unusual circumstances, so just do your best.
For some of the activities and to view some resources, you will need to be logged into your child's Google account and access our Google classroom. https://classroom.google.com/c/MTA5MjY4NzQ3NDNa
username@cloud.edu.pe.ca plus password (was given over the phone.)

Listening and Speaking:

1. Watch some videos and listen to some songs in French. Links to suggested songs and videos are in the tabbed pages above. I have added some new songs and videos this week. Discuss what you watched and heard with your parents or older siblings. Tell your parents what you liked or didn't like about the songs and videos using the French words you know. Speak in complete sentences and use appropriate French vocabulary and structures. J'aime ____parce  que_____. Je n'aime pas_____parce que_____.  J'ai aimé____ parce que. Je n'ai pas aimé _____ parce que.
2. Lecture avec Madame Julie: Check out the "Bibliothèque J Henri Blanchard's Facebook page and listen to Mme Julie's daily story. These are great!
3. Scavenger Hunt: Go for a walk around your neighbourhood and try to find the items on the "Scavenger Hunt" I have provided for you on Google Classroom. You will need to be logged into your child's Google account to see this. 
4. Watch a TV show in French. The language settings on any Netflix program can be changed to French!

Reading: Try to engage with books for 15 minutes per day. I have added a reading strategies poster as well as some parent information about reading to Google classroom.

1. Read one of the books in your homework bag to a parent or older sibling. You could also read any French book you might have at home. Don't forget to "jette un coup d'oeil"(take a sneak peek) at the cover/the first few pages and  make some predictions before reading. While reading always ask "Does this sound right?, Does this make sense? Does the word I just read match the letters on the page?  Don't guess at words! Use your reading strategies! When finished reading, discuss your favourite part or retell the story telling what happened at the beginning, middle and end. Be sure to speak in complete French sentences.
2. Sign on to the "Je lis, Je lis littératie site" and read one of the online books I have selected for you. https://jelis-free.rkpublishing.com/student                                              Be sure to discuss the book afterwards. 

Sight Words/Word Work:

1. Continue with Sight word cards from your homework bag. If you finish a set, email me and I will send you some new words to work on. These words need to be read quickly in a "click." Please keep the same set for at least a week before asking for new words. These words must be mastered, not sounded out. 
2. Play "Go Fish" with your sight words. Get some index cards. Write the sight words on the index cards. Make 2 sets so that you have 2 copies of each word. Play "Go Fish" trying to match the pairs. I have just posted a Go Fish reference sheet on Google Classroom, that will help parents to play the game in French.
3. Boom Cards: Play any of the sight word decks I have assigned.
4. Practice spelling the following words on a whiteboard, chalkboard or piece of paper: Children must know how to spell these words without help by the end of    Grade one:                             ami, avec, j'aime

Le Son de la Semaine (Sound of the Week):  We will keep the same sound this week

 "Ch" (pronounced "shh")

1. On Google classroom, add some words that contain the sound "ch" to the shared document. I have added some words to get you started.
2. Illustrate the sentences posted in Google classroom.
3. If you have not done so already, use your pink song book (in your homework bag), look for words containing the sound "ch." Circle or highlight the sound within the word. If you forgot your song book at school, it is now available in our Google Classroom.
4. Practice reading syllables with "ch" with the "Lance et Lis!" dice activity in Google Classroom.
5. Continue working on the "ch" Boom cards I had assigned last week.

Writing:
I have added a couple of reference tools to our Google classroom. These may be helpful aides for writing for this week and in the weeks to come:

• "Mur de Mots" an alphabetized list of common words used in Grade one writing.
• "Lexique" a visual dictionary organized by themes.

1) Spring Sentences: This is last week's assignment. If you have not completed it, it is still an option for this week. Use the spring vocabulary words below to write some sentences. Please let children try their best. Do not help them spell words. You can tell them the word, but they should orally slowly stretch the word out and write the sounds they hear.  They could also listen for the syllables in the word to help with spelling. 
Illustrate the sentences and colour the pictures. Be sure to use proper capitalization, spacing, letter formation and punctuation. Be sure to reread your work to ensure that it sounds right and makes sense.
Extra challenge: Make several sentences on separate pages and create a book. Make a cover and create a book title. Take pictures and send them to me! Maybe make a little video of yourself reading the book. If desired, it can now be shared to our Google classroom.

Examples of possible sentences: C'est le printemps. Je vois une fleur dans un pot.

Je vois le petit poussin jaune. Il marche avec une abeille.

J'aime le printemps. Je vois une grenouille verte. 

2) Song book writing activity: If you had already completed the spring sentence activity above, please choose a song from your pink songbook. It is in your child's homework bag (I have also attached a PDF of the song book in Google Classroom.) Choose a short poem or a verse from a song that we have covered in class. Copy this out and illustrate it. Present the poem or song to someone. If desired, you can share your work on Google classroom with a video or by sharing a photo.
3) Boom Cards: Work on building simple sentences with the "Phrases Fantastiques" cards. Be sure to listen to the sentence first and then try to build it with the provided words, pictures and punctuation. The Easter deck is still there, and I have added another deck with a food theme.

Math:

1. Create a "Doubles" booklet:  Use pieces of loose leaf or paper that can be stapled together at the end of the week. First page would be 1+1=2. Have them draw and colour something to represent the equation (ex: 2 eyes, a pair of glasses (two lenses) Have them complete a couple of pages per day until they reach 10+10.  Feel free to share your competed book on Google classroom, if desired. 
2. Splash learn site: If you have not already done so, please try to log on and play a few games this week. Link is under the "links" tab above. 
3. Play a math card game: Game instructions under the "math games" tab.
4. Work on the math-related Boom Cards: New cards have been added for addition.  

Boom Cards:

Continue working on these please. I have added some new decks for addition and for rhyming. https://wow.boomlearning.com/signin/student?req=login

Have a great week! Let me know if you have any questions!
Madame