1. Authorized Resource for Elementary Core French
Welcome to Acti-Vie
Authorized Resource for Elementary Core French

2. Acti-Vie Three-level, Core French program
Active program based on real-life experiences
Flexible
Multidimensional
Communicative and experiential
National

3. Acti-Vie Real subjects Hands-on projects
Experiential goal in each unit
Encourages communication
A need is created to acquire language to complete “une tâche finale”
Language is learned in contexts – real life
Discovery of interesting cultural realities

4. Organizing Principles
Dimensions of experience
Learning in a spiral fashion
Task-based learning
Cross-curricular focus
Student-centered learning
Pair and group work and cooperative learning

5. Acti-Vie Components
Each level of Acti-Vie – 8 units in modular format (5 of which have been authorized for Grade 4)
Module contents
Teacher Resource Book
30 Student books
Language and Strategy Boards CD
Videos
Workbooks and Posters are available at a cost

6. Program Guide Methodology and philosophy of resource
General overview of themes, content and language
Suggested teaching strategies
Student language reference section
Bibliography of teacher reference material

7. Teacher Resource Book (1)
A comprehensive guide to each unit
Theme overview and description
Summary charts on outcomes (Attention)
Useful teacher resource section
Vocabulary lists
Bibliography of theme-related topics

8. Teacher Resource Book (2)
Summary of CD program
Detailed teaching commentaries foe Core and Supplementary activities
Tapescripts for Listening activities
Reproducible blackline masters for Evaluation, Core and Supplementary Activities

9. Strategy Boards
Support, enhance and fcailitate presentation of communication and learning strategies

10. Language Boards
Support, enhance and facilitate the presentation of language

11. Student Book Highly visual and motivating
Includes representation of theme’s final task
Rich in authentic student-produced materials
Each book has its own “look”

12. Workbook Supports the core activities Fun, authentic tasks
Appropriate balance of skills and individual and group work
Includes a thematic French-Englsih lexique
Available for purchase separately from Gage learning

13. CD’s A variety of authentic voices Organized for easy reference
A combination of authentic and program-specific listening texts
Listening activities, songs, chants, rhymes, conversations and passages for Core, Supplementary and Evaluation Activities

14. Videocassettes
Enhance, contextualize and facilitate the presentation of unit themes and final tasks
A combination of authentic and program-specific video segments
For each segment, corresponding video “storyboards” are included on the Student Book and soundtracks are included on the CD

15. Authorized Modules Découvrons notre école (Introductory Unit)
Bonne fête à tous
Logos-Animaux
Souvenirs de ma Famille
Bonne collation, bonne nutrition

16. Possible Progression of Modules
Découvrons notre école
Bonne fête à tous
Logos-Animaux
Souvenirs de ma famille
Bonne collation, bonne nutrition