What are some Google Drive Activities applicable to French Class?
We all strive to continually create activities and resources that meet the needs of our students, right?! As distance learning became alive and well, we began creating and modifying resources to be able to reach students in new ways. Hence, some resources with Google Drive were created. You will find some examples of various Google activities below and then the steps to implement. 1. Presentations We created a Preposition Presentation for our beginner French students. We recorded audio and inserted that into the presentation so that they could practice the vocabulary and hear the pronunciation. This resource helped in times of e-Learning and for a substitute teacher. Other topics of Google Slides presentations we created include: Winter Vocabulary Christmas Vocabulary Breakfast Vocabulary Object Pronouns (me te nous vous) Object Pronouns (le la les lui leur) 2. Worksheets Sometimes we just wanted students to annotate on a document: as notes, practice or homework. Therefore, we created worksheets in Google Docs relevant to the teaching topic. These resources were not self-grading. The focus was on practice and repetition. Profession Vocabulary Worksheet Breakfast Vocabulary Worksheet 3. Self-grading assessments There were also times when we needed to assess our students' knowledge of the vocabulary or grammar, so we created assessments...and a big perk of the assessment: AUTOMATIC GRADING! There are appropriate times when students need to write and explain answers to questions (and manually grade) and there are other times when an automatic grading form is appropriate (saves time!). Sometimes, we just use these resources as a checkpoint for individual student learning; an opportunity for students to see what they know/don't know without the pressure of a grade. Some of our resources include: Greetings (FREE) Greetings & Introductions Prepositions Professions 4. Puzzles Our students really enjoy putting puzzles together. In a traditional classroom setting (ie no masks or social distancing), students would form groups of 3-4 and put together a 4x4 paper jigsaw puzzle with the vocabulary or grammar on the pieces. For fun, we would give un bonbon to the first team who correctly completed puzzle. So, how do we still incorporate puzzles via distance learning? We made the puzzle digital! That means students can manipulate the puzzles on their screen to form a puzzle. The perk of digital jigsaw puzzles is that the puzzles can be modified. We could change the puzzle size to a 2x2 or 3x2. We could also provide a puzzle to a student where the puzzle pieces would never be rotated OR make the pieces all mixed up with a need to rotate them. We created digital jigsaw puzzles with the following topics: Object Pronouns (le la les lui leur) Christmas Winter Vocabulary (FREE) Thanksgiving Breakfast 5. Drag & Drop Activity We like to do this matching activity with Christmas vocabulary during the holiday season. The students match French words to corresponding pictures. With some of our students virtual, we created a Google Drive Activity where students needed to drag the French word to the matching picture and drop it in the picture's box. This is a FREE activity we wanted to share with colleagues. How do I implement the Google activities with my students? 1. Copy the activity Click the link we provide to download the activity to your Google Drive. It will ask you to make a copy of the activity. Please read all the directions before clicking on the link. 2. Edit the activity (if desired) You can add your own questions/slides or delete any you do not want to use. In the Google Forms, you can change the answer type if desired (short answer, multiple choice, etc) 3. Google Forms: Automatic Grading Settings (This only applies to the assessment resources) We create our forms to be set as a Google Quiz so that it will be graded automatically! The current settings are to release grades immediately and students will be able to see the point values and correct answers. These settings can easily be changed by clicking on Settings, then on Quizzes. You can change it to allow students to see the results after you’ve manually reviewed them and can also select if you want them to see the correct answers or not. 4. Share with students Click the SEND button at the top of the form to assign the activity. You can enter student email addresses or get the link to share with students. Please note that this link will be different from the link given to receive a copy of the resource. 5. View Responses Students complete the digital activity and hit submit. You can see their answers by clicking on “RESPONSES” at the top of your Google form. Which Google activities have you tried with your French students? We'd love to hear what worked for you and your students...maybe we could implement in our classroom, too!
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Desire your students to speak more French in class? We would like to share two resources that might help. These resources stem from our Winter Vocabulary Lesson & Activities.
First, we have this Interactive French Bingo Game with a speaking and movement twist. Based on the given 31-word winter vocabulary list, students will create their own Bingo (or LOTO) game board. Once all students are ready to learn the directions, they will be able to read and hear from you the directions in French that are provided. Next, students will see 18 questions that they will need to ask multiple students in the room. They may not talk to the same partner for the whole game. Student A will ask one of the provided questions to Student B. Student B will give his response in a spontaneous manner without looking at Student A's paper. If Student B's spontaneous response is written on Student A's paper, then Student B will sign his name on Student A's paper. Student B can then ask Student A a question. Play continues with various partners throughout the classroom. The game is over when at least 5 (or more!) students have a completed LOTO (signatures in boxes horizontally, vertically, or diagonally). At this point, students could make a new game board and play again OR all students must get signatures in all of their boxes. This game works best with intermediate students. Strong beginners could handle the game because the questions are guided, yet they may lack in vocabulary understanding (unless they have already been taught the winter vocab). Advanced students could benefit from asking their own questions in a circumlocution format instead of the 18 given questions. **************************************************************************************** The second speaking (OR writing) activity we have included is our 30-questions winter speaking/writing prompts. This activity can be used in numerous ways and with multiple modifications. For example, the prompts could be used in conversation, as writing or in digital format using Google Forms. The prompts could be used as a warm-up or exit ticket to start or end class. The prompts could be used as a group conversation activity, with partners, or an individual writing assignment. Need a sub plan? These prompts could be incorporated with a sub as you could ask students to write answers to just a few or many of the questions. The prompts are coded with black snowflakes to communicate if the question is geared toward beginner, intermediate, or advanced level students. The advanced prompts are applicable to International Baccalaureate students. |
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