Colour Week was such a fun way of learning our French colour words! I am beginning to hear the children use French in class: “Can I please have the jaune?” C’est fantastique, les amis!
Here are some of the books about colours that we have been reading during circle time. Pat le chat (Pete the cat) was a class favourite! There's a Pete the Cat listening library available in the November Scholastics (4 paperbacks and 4 cd's) so if you don't already have these stories, consider adding them to your library.
In our journals, we have been busy exploring our colour words. Each step was described in French, and reinforced with visuals: "J'ecris. Je colorie. Je coupe. Je colle." We are focusing on beginning sounds right now. We put the word in our mouth and stretch it out like bubble gum to listen to all the sounds. This will help us when we begin sounding out words and labelling pictures in our journals soon.
Here are some of the books about colours that we have been reading during circle time. Pat le chat (Pete the cat) was a class favourite! There's a Pete the Cat listening library available in the November Scholastics (4 paperbacks and 4 cd's) so if you don't already have these stories, consider adding them to your library.
In our journals, we have been busy exploring our colour words. Each step was described in French, and reinforced with visuals: "J'ecris. Je colorie. Je coupe. Je colle." We are focusing on beginning sounds right now. We put the word in our mouth and stretch it out like bubble gum to listen to all the sounds. This will help us when we begin sounding out words and labelling pictures in our journals soon.
For our collaborative journal this month, we wrote about our favourite colour. Very soon, I will turn these into a class book that lives in our library. Every month we will write a journal page on a theme we are studying. Last month's page was our self-portraits. At the end of the year, it makes a wonderful Kindergarten portfolio!
We learned 2 new songs this week and read some poems together on colours. Check them out under the “Les Chansons” tab.
We read this emergent-reader booklet together about our colour theme. I encourage students to track with their finger as I read, and repeat after me. We also use these booklets to find sight words (e.g. circle every time you see "la").
We read this emergent-reader booklet together about our colour theme. I encourage students to track with their finger as I read, and repeat after me. We also use these booklets to find sight words (e.g. circle every time you see "la").
We finished the week with a big Arc-en-ciel theme celebration! Children made rainbow paper chain necklaces, fruit loop bracelets, and a simple rainbow craft. A GROS merci to Valerie for all her help. Everyone had lots of fun. I will put some pictures up from September/October at the end of the month. Do stop by and admire our bulletin board! :)