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French Classroom — En Classe

Sixth graders learn the French words for classroom objects — le livre, le crayon, le sac à dos — so they can talk about school and what they need in a new language.

Grade 6En Classe40 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name classroom objects in French.
  • ✓Match objects to words.
  • ✓Say what you need.
  • ✓Use classroom words to speak.
Essential Question

You spend a lot of your day in a classroom — now you can name the things in it in French! What are the French words for classroom objects?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Classe Explorer

Project this and tap each object. Have students learn the French word for each classroom object.

🎒 Explore en classe — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

40 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — En Classe

5 min

You spend the day in a classroom — how do we name its objects in French?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Point to objects.
  • Ask how to say them.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — En Classe

9 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Classe Explorer.
  • Present each object.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Repeat.
  • Practice.
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Practice — Practice

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Match objects to words.
  • Point and name.
  • Label the room.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Point.
  • Label.
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Speak — Speak

10 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “J’ai besoin d’un ___.”
  • Name what you need.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name an object.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand classroom words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about school objects.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to the school environment.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare object words across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Object picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ means ___.”
  • Label real objects.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with livre and crayon.
  • Use real objects.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more objects.
  • Say what you need.
  • Give classroom commands.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🎒Classroom objects
  • 💻The Classe Explorer
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🏷️Object labels
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

la classeclassle livrebookle crayonpencilla tabletable / deskle sac à dosbackpackle professeurteacherle papierpaperle tableauboard
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “book” in French?
Le livre.
QUESTION 2
What does “le sac à dos” mean?
Backpack.
QUESTION 3
What does “le crayon” mean?
Pencil.

Reflect: en classe.

Have students label three objects in their room with the French word. A printable classe sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ French Classroom (En Classe)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: la classe, la table, le crayon, le livre, le papier, le professeur, le sac à dos, le tableau
  1. pencil
  2. backpack
  3. book
  4. table / desk
  5. class
  6. teacher
  7. board
  8. paper

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “book” in French?
  2. What does “le sac à dos” mean?
  3. What does “le crayon” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) le crayon · 2) le sac à dos · 3) le livre · 4) la table · 5) la classe · 6) le professeur · 7) le tableau · 8) le papier
Part B: 1) Le livre. 2) Backpack. 3) Pencil.