Grade 1 French Immersion
7 units matched to the BC Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “En français”.
Big Ideas
- Communicating in French fosters a sense of belonging to the Francophone community.
- As our vocabulary increases, so does our ability to make ourselves understood.
- Our ability to communicate in a new language improves as we take risks in that language.
- Readers must not only decode words, but also understand the meaning of a text.
- Texts follow specific structures, depending on their type.
Units
Unit 1
Je me présente
Speaking about oneself and one's daily life with simple sentence patterns: my name, age, likes and feelings.
Learning standard: Speak about oneself and one's daily life; reproduce simple sentence structures in oral self-expression
Unit 2
Majuscule et point
Writing conventions: capital letters, spaces between words and end punctuation.
Learning standard: Writing conventions: uppercase and lowercase letters, spaces between words, punctuation
Unit 3
Est-ce que…?
Forming questions with “est-ce que” and recognizing the question mark.
Learning standard: Language elements: formulation of questions using “est-ce que”
Unit 4
Les verbes d'action
Present-tense endings of common action verbs, matched to the person doing the action.
Learning standard: Language elements: present indicative of action verbs; simple affirmative sentences
Unit 5
Couleurs et adjectifs
Colours and simple adjectives to describe people, animals and things, including feminine forms.
Learning standard: Language elements: adjectives; recognize frequently encountered words
Unit 6
Histoire ou texte?
Telling a story apart from an informational text, a key reading skill in Grade 1.
Learning standard: Text organization: structure of a story and structure of an informational text
Unit 7
Dans l'histoire
Elements of a story (characters, setting, events) and putting events in order to retell a story.
Learning standard: Elements of a story: characters, settings, events; structure of a story
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