**Lesson Plan: Une histoire en français - Le petit chaperon rouge**
**Grade Level:** Primary 4
**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Objective:**
- To familiarize students with the classic French tale "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" (Little Red Riding Hood).
- To enhance listening, speaking, reading, and comprehension skills in French.
- To introduce basic French vocabulary and phrases related to the story.
**Materials:**
- Copies of the story "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" in French (abridged version for Primary 4 level).
- Flashcards with key vocabulary.
- Audio recording of the story in French.
- Worksheets with comprehension questions and activities.
- Visual aids (pictures of characters and scenes).
- Coloring sheets of characters from the story.
**Lesson Activities:**
1. **Warm-Up (10 minutes)**
- Greet the students in French: "Bonjour, les enfants! Comment ça va?"
- Briefly discuss the objective of the lesson: "Aujourd'hui, nous allons lire une histoire célèbre en français appelée 'Le Petit Chaperon Rouge'."
- Introduce the main characters (Le Petit Chaperon Rouge / Little Red Riding Hood, La Mère / Mother, Le Loup / Wolf, La Grand-mère / Grandmother, Le Chasseur / Hunter) using visual aids.
2. **Listening Activity (10 minutes)**
- Play the audio recording of the story "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge".
- Ask the students to listen carefully and try to understand the story.
- Encourage them to note down any words they recognize or find interesting.
3. **Reading Activity (15 minutes)**
- Distribute copies of the abridged story to the students.
- Guide them through a choral reading of the text, pausing to explain difficult words and phrases.
- Use flashcards to introduce and reinforce key vocabulary words (e.g., forêt / forest, panier / basket, chemin / path).
4. **Comprehension Questions (10 minutes)**
- Hand out worksheets with a few basic comprehension questions about the story.
- Example questions:
- "Qui est Le Petit Chaperon Rouge?" (Who is Little Red Riding Hood?)
- "Que porte-t-elle dans son panier?" (What does she carry in her basket?)
- "Qui la Petit Chaperon Rouge rencontre-t-elle dans la forêt?" (Who does Little Red Riding Hood meet in the forest?)
- Discuss answers as a class.
5. **Interactive Discussion (5 minutes)**
- Ask the students to retell the story in their own words in French, guiding and helping with vocabulary as needed.
- Encourage them to describe their favorite part of the story.
6. **Creative Activity (10 minutes)**
- Provide coloring sheets of characters from the story for the students to color.
- As they color, play the audio recording again or have a light conversation in French about the characters and scenes they are coloring.
7. **Wrap-Up and Review (5 minutes)**
- Summarize the story, highlighting the key points.
- Revisit some of the vocabulary learned during the lesson.
- Conclude with a simple phrase: "Bravo, les enfants! Vous avez bien travaillé aujourd'hui!"
**Extension Activities:**
- For homework, ask the students to draw their favorite scene from the story and write a few sentences in French describing it.
- Encourage the students to practice key vocabulary at home with their parents or guardians.
**Assessment:**
- Participation in listening, reading, and discussion activities.
- Completion and correctness of comprehension questions.
- Creativity and effort in the coloring and creative activities.