1. Department of Languages University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
A World of Languages
Kindergarten, First and Second 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?
Let the students guess. Write their answers on the board if possible by placing them in the correct category.

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 “On écrit sur les murs” (Kids United, 2015)
Explain that children their age speak French all over the world, and this song show the diversity of French-speaking children their own age. Can they understand any word or guess any word? What do they think of the song? Of the video?

12. Are you ready…. To learn some French?
To talk about your favorite animals?
To show your favorite colors?
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 animals are in English ?
They can all be spotted in the National Park of Akagera in Rwanda, one of many countries in Africa 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.

24. Girafe

25. Léopard

26. Zèbre

27. Éléphant

28. Hippopotame

29. Crocodile

30. Dinosaure
Hey, what is he doing here?!!

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

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

33. BLEU

34. ORANGE

35. GRIS

36. VIOLET

37. Pronounce the names and have students repeat if they feel comfortable doing so.

38. Quelle est votre couleur favorite ?
Ask the question and let them guess what it means. Then translate in French what their favorite color is if they don’t know the word. Model “moi j’aime”. Encourage them to repeat, but don’t insist if they don’t want to.

39. Orange Jaune Bleu Rouge Vert Noir Gris Marron Violet
Hand out the grids randomly to prepare for a bingo game. Reading abilities will vary, so point out to the first letters for young students. Help them to distinguish Vert from Violet. First, explain you will play a listening game. They will find the color word you say and color the correct box after you say it. Instruct them to color their favorite animal in the matching color box (ex: elephant in the Gris box).

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

41. Memory !
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)

42. Go Fish !
After Memory, have students pick up their cards and make new groups of 2 for a game of Go Fish. They should use their sets of cards (9 colors for a total of 18 cards) and have 5 cards in hand each and 8 in the Go Fish pile. Encourage them to say the name of the color in French but don’t insist if they don’t want to. Be sure to move around the groups and model the name of colors in French for them.
Interpersonal mode (speaking)

43. What does Eau Claire mean ?

44. What is one language other than English and French that you can hear around Eau Claire ?

45. What is one country other than the United States where English is spoken ?

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

47. What is one animal that can be seen in Rwanda ?

48. Can you name it in French ?

49. What color is that animal ? Name the color in English and in French.

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

51. This is the flag of Rwanda
This is the flag of Rwanda. Create your own flag by drawing your favorite animal and your favorite colors.
If the lesson is done early, this is something you can do as well.

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

53.
French is spoken in the regions highlighted in orange. Point out a few. Add some on the board.

54. Orange Jaune Bleu Rouge Vert Noir Gris Marron Violet
Hand out the grids randomly to prepare for a bingo game. Reading abilities will vary, so point out to the first letters for young students. Help them to distinguish Vert from Violet. First, explain you will play a listening game. They will find the color word you say and color the correct box after you say it. Instruct them to color their favorite animal in the matching color box (ex: elephant in the Gris box).

55. Violet
Orange
Jaune
Bleu
Rouge
Vert
Noir
Gris
Marron

56. Marron
Violet
Orange
Jaune
Bleu
Rouge
Vert
Noir
Gris

57. Noir
Gris
Marron
Violet
Orange
Jaune
Bleu
Rouge
Vert

58. Vert
Jaune
Gris
Marron
Violet
Bleu
Orange
Noir
Rouge

59. Rouge
Vert
Jaune
Gris
Marron
Violet
Bleu
Orange
Noir