FrenchLearning Lab

Semaine 1 · Thursday

Faisons connaissance.

Date (French): jeudi

Daily objective

I can ask questions, listen for details, and report information about another person.

Common opening

Class opening

  • Aujourd’hui, c’est jeudi.
  • Bonjour ! Comment ça va ?

Essential language

Language target

  • Comment t’appelles-tu ?
  • Je m’appelle __________.
  • Comment ça va ?
  • Ça va bien.
  • Ça va très bien.
  • Comme ci, comme ça.
  • Ça ne va pas.

Main activity

Class survey

Classmate 1
Classmate 2
Classmate 3
Classmate 4
Classmate 5

Number exposure

  • Review numbers 1–20
  • Call and response
  • Point to the number
  • Number cards
  • Optional: Numbers 1–20 Song on the Resources page

Speaking task

Interview classmates in French and report at least one detail aloud about someone else.

Writing or reflection task

Complete survey notes and write exit-ticket sentences about a classmate.

Exit ticket

Ask and answer:

Comment ça va ?

Teacher View — Suggested Pacing

Facilitation suggestions for classroom pacing. Collapsed by default for students.

  1. Greeting routine5 minutes
  2. Numbers or mental-math warm-up10 minutes
  3. Question preparation10 minutes
  4. Interviews20 minutes
  5. Reporting about another student10 minutes
  6. Reflection5 minutes

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