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Procedure:
Step 1 Reread the story
Please review and reread the story with your child on Monday, just as you did last week.
If you cannot do so in French, please use the audio record provided on the classroom
website.
Step 2 Sing along
After reading the story, present the musical version using the website. If you read or
play music, you can also refer to the partition paper. Them, try singing along to the tune
as this will help you and your childs fluidity. Singing a second language tends to be
easier than speaking, so have fun and dont be shy! Please sing the story once per day
this week.
Step 3 Add images
Each day of the week, please ask your child to find the missing ducks for that page of
the story. Have them cut out and glue the correct image on the corresponding page.
Have your child colour the images and the book again.
Step 4 Check for comprehension
After reading the story, please discuss it with your child. Ask your child which day sound
the most fun, or if it would be neat to be a duck. Have them explain why they selected a
certain answer. Ask your child why ducks like to go to the pond or the sea. Ask what
kinds of games ducks could play on mercredi, or why the ducks are wearing scarves on
jeudi. Ask if the ducks are happy on dimanche or if la vie en rose is a good thing. Ask
what sounds ducks make in English, and what sounds they make in French at the end
of the story. Talk about the similarities and differences between French and English
found in this text.
Procedure:
Step 1 Reread the story and sing along!
Use the audio records to review the story on Monday.
Step 2 Visual representation/creation
Using the content of the book to make an opinion, ask your child to pick the best day to
be a duck. Your child should use the book to copy the word for the day of the week, and
then visually represent their interpretation of that day. You may simply use a piece of
paper and draw, or you may use recyclable materials to build a project, whatever you
prefer! Please encourage your child to refer to the text, build off of any relevant lived
experiences (trips to Henderson Lake, petting zoo, farm, etc.) and use their imagination
to show the best day of the week to be a duck. Please remember to relate the best duck
day back to the information provided in the story.
Step 3 Rehearse presentation
Upon completion and return of the package, your child will present their week three
creation to their peers. Please help your child practice presenting the creation to you,
ensuring that they appropriate hold the creation so the audience can see, and trying to
speak loudly and clearly. You can use the lexicon to help you child use as much French
as possible in their speech. Please refer to the rubric on the following page for clearer
indicators of student achievement.
Name: ____________________
Date: _____________________
I can do this
with help from
Mme throughout
the entire
presentation.
I can do this
with help from
Mme during
most of my
presentation.
I can do this
with occasional
reminders or
prompts from
Mme.
I can do this
without any
assistance.
The complete rubric will be sent home after your child presents to keep you up to date
on his/her progress.
Step 4 Return package and all contents to school
Please return all the items in this package including your week two story (now with
illustrations!) and week three creation.
Please return all family projects by Friday, October 30th 2015.