**Lesson Plan: Comment faire un tournesol français (How to Make a French Sunflower)**
**Grade Level:** Primary 5
**Subject:** French Language
**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Lesson Objectives:**
1. Students will learn vocabulary related to sunflowers (tournesols) in French.
2. Students will understand and follow instructions in French to create a paper sunflower.
3. Students will practice speaking, listening, and reading skills in French.
**Materials Needed:**
- Construction paper (yellow, green, brown)
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers or crayons
- Handouts with vocabulary and instructions
- Flashcards with sunflower parts in French and English images
- Audio recording of vocabulary and instructions in French
**Lesson Outline:**
1. **Introduction (10 minutes)**
- Greet students in French and take attendance: "Bonjour! Comment ça va?"
- Briefly introduce the topic: "Aujourd'hui, nous allons apprendre à faire un tournesol en papier, et nous utiliserons des mots en français!"
- Display a real sunflower or an image of a sunflower.
- Introduce key vocabulary with flashcards:
- Tournesol (sunflower)
- Pétale (petal)
- Tige (stem)
- Feuille (leaf)
- Cœur (center)
- Repeat each word and ask students to repeat after you.
2. **Vocabulary Practice (10 minutes)**
- Use a call-and-response technique to reinforce vocabulary:
- Show flashcards randomly and ask students to say the word in French.
- Play an audio recording of vocabulary and have students repeat each word.
3. **Instructional Input (15 minutes)**
- Hand out the instruction sheets in French with simple English translations.
- Read each step aloud in French and demonstrate by making the paper sunflower yourself:
1. Coupez des pétales jaunes (Cut out yellow petals).
2. Coupez une tige verte (Cut out a green stem).
3. Coupez des feuilles vertes (Cut out green leaves).
4. Collez les pétales autour du cœur marron (Glue the petals around the brown center).
5. Collez la tige et les feuilles (Glue the stem and leaves).
- Allow students to ask questions and clarify any doubts.
4. **Guided Practice (15 minutes)**
- Distribute the construction paper, scissors, glue, and markers/crayons.
- Walk around the classroom and assist students as they follow the French instructions to create their paper sunflowers.
- Encourage students to use French while asking for help or discussing the activity.
5. **Review and Reinforcement (10 minutes)**
- Once students have completed their sunflowers, review the vocabulary:
- Ask students to point to the different parts of their sunflower and say the word in French.
- Conduct a quick oral quiz:
- Show parts of the sunflower and ask students to name them in French.
6. **Conclusion (5 minutes)**
- Praise students for their effort: "Très bien fait!"
- Recap the vocabulary learned.
- Assign a small homework task: Draw and label a sunflower in French.
- End with a fun song related to flowers in French, if time permits.
**Assessment:**
- Observe students' participation during the activity.
- Check the completed paper sunflowers for correct assembly.
- Evaluate students' ability to recall and pronounce the vocabulary correctly.
**Homework:**
- Draw a sunflower and label its parts in French.
**Note:**
- Adjust the difficulty level based on students' proficiency.
- Pair up students for peer assistance if needed.