Week+3+and+4+Farmer

Objective:[[image:spring.jpg width="119" height="126" align="right"]]
(Over 2 weeks) To learn new vocabulary and recognise some key French sounds through learning a traditional song.

Resources:
IWB with sound to watch video/listen to song and to play PowerPoint. Flashcards printed out, coloured and laminated. Print out worksheets. Space will be needed to act out the song in a hall or push back tables in the classroom. //Teachers note: support for pronunciation is on the powerpoints for this lesson. // || * These flashcards are originally from the Maternelle de Moustache website
 * ~  ||~ Description ||~ Resources ||
 * ~ Starter || *  Play or sing // Le Fermier dans son Pré // . (The Farmer's In His Den)
 * Do children recognise the song and what it is about?
 *  Invite the class to listen again and challenge them to find the equivalent to //'// // Eee-eye-addy-oh' // in French. || * link to YouTube version of Le Fermier dans Son Pré
 * Babelzone/LCF Club soundfile of songmedia type="file" key="14 - le fermier dans son pre.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * Link to MamaLisa version of song lyrics & translation
 * Link to free online shared file of song ||
 * ~ Main Activity || * **Show a flashcard** or prop as you say the word for each of the characters.
 * Reinforce by playing games such as Kim’s Game (see Unit 1).
 * **Focus on the sound** é (//ohé, pré //) which can also be spelled er (//fermier //) - listen to soundfiles.
 * **Talk about the similarities & differences** between the French and English versions of the song.
 * **Sing the song with actions:** Children form a circle around the 'farmer'. They hold hands and go around in a circle singing the song. At the end of the first verse the farmer chooses his ‘wife’ from the circle, who then joins the other child in the middle. The song continues with the last child chosen selecting the character from the next verse. The child who plays the ‘mouse’ is the farmer in the next round.
 * [[file:fermier+lyrics.pdf]]
 * Click here to link to é/er soundfiles and exemplification
 * Here is a supporting PowerPoint with characters [[file:Le fermier dans son pré.ppt]]
 * Click here for background info to the song ||
 * ~ Plenary || *  Label pictures of the characters for a class display (see worksheets adjacent). This is a chance for children to practise copying French words accurately. (Links to L3.3) || * More worksheets from Maternelle de Moustache: [[file:fermier+characters+for+children+to+use+as+puppets.pdf]]
 * [[file:fermier+order+the+pictures+worksheet.pdf]] ||