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French House — La Maison

Eighth graders learn the French words for the rooms of a house — la cuisine, la chambre, le salon — so they can describe their home and where things happen in a new language.

Grade 8La Maison45 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 rooms in French.
  • ✓Match rooms to words.
  • ✓Describe your home.
  • ✓Use house words to speak.
Essential Question

You spend most of your time at home — now you can describe every room of it in French! What are the rooms of la maison?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Maison Explorer

Project this and tap each room. Have students learn the French word for each room of the house.

🏠 Explore la maison — tap eachTry it

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

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — À la Maison

5 min

You spend most time at home — how do we name its rooms in French?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about their home.
  • Ask how to say rooms.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — La Maison

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Maison Explorer.
  • Present each room.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Match rooms to words.
  • Draw a house plan.
  • Label the rooms.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Draw.
  • Label.
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Speak — Speak

11 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Dans ma maison, il y a ___.”
  • Describe your home.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a room.
  • 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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand room words.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe your home.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Recognize homes across cultures.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare house words across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Room picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “La ___ est où ___.”
  • Use a house plan.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with cuisine and salle de bains.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add furniture words.
  • Describe a dream house.
  • Say what you do in each room.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🏠A house plan
  • 💻The Maison Explorer
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🗣️Audio
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

la maisonhousela cuisinekitchenla chambrebedroomla salle de bainsbathroomle salonliving roomle jardingarden/yardla salle à mangerdining roomla portedoor
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 “kitchen” in French?
La cuisine.
QUESTION 2
What does “la chambre” mean?
Bedroom.
QUESTION 3
What does “le salon” mean?
Living room.

Reflect: ma maison.

Have students name three rooms of their home in French. A printable maison sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: la chambre, la cuisine, la maison, la porte, la salle de bains, la salle à manger, le jardin, le salon
  1. living room
  2. dining room
  3. kitchen
  4. door
  5. bedroom
  6. house
  7. bathroom
  8. garden/yard

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “kitchen” in French?
  2. What does “la chambre” mean?
  3. What does “le salon” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) le salon · 2) la salle à manger · 3) la cuisine · 4) la porte · 5) la chambre · 6) la maison · 7) la salle de bains · 8) le jardin
Part B: 1) La cuisine. 2) Bedroom. 3) Living room.