MFHLP CURRICULUM
Objectif:
Favoriser chez les jeunes une meilleure compréhension et appréciation de leurs racines françaises.
Aider les jeunes à trouver leur place dans le monde de la francophonie.
Revaloriser l’apprentissage du français au niveau élémentaire.
Objective:
Teach our youth to have a better understanding and appreciation of their French Heritage and Culture.
Help them to discover their place in the francophone world.
Our hope is to reassert the value of French language education in the elementary public schools.
Our enriched 2014 curriculum was written by a team of specialists in language and culture. Doris Belisle-Bonneau oversaw the writing of four separate themes. Each theme consists of revised lessons, enriched activities, or new additional lessons that incorporate best teaching practices and immersion techniques for maximum contact with the language. Doris Belisle-Bonneau co-founder in Lewiston/Auburn, Diane Pelletier, pedagogic coordinator in L/A, Julia Schulz, language reacquisition specialist in Maine, and Karen Foust, coordinator in Augusta, were part of the writing team. Each writer identified communication, linguistic and cultural objectives, focused on European framework standards A1.1 A1, addressed learning strategies to teach a second language, included a culminating project for each theme and a grand finale celebration at the end of the year. Each theme is also accompanied by a weekly pacing document as well as an observation grid assessment.
Theme 1 “Roots and Identity" premiers the program with the discovery of the Francophone world. Students begin their own adventure with a passport to discern the world around them. They explore the immigration of French Canadians to Maine highlighting the students’ Franco-American heritage and history in Lewistion/Auburn and Augusta and connect their heritage to the French speaking world. It reviews the Franco-Canadian immigration, the location of Francophone countries and exposes students to the history, heritage and culture of the Acadians. Students discover how the Acadians migrated to Maine, where they worked, lived and worshiped. At the end of the session, youngsters can identify Francophone countries, compare the immigration of French-Canadians and Acadians, greet one another in various cultural fashions, explain simple preferences such as colors, celebrations and food and can identify where they lived on a world map. In 2014-15, we have added the French discovery and colonization of New France which is now known as Canada and part of the USA. Students learned about the adventures of Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain. A booklet and storyboard were created, and students designed a poster depicting a typical early Canadian village.
Curriculum sample for Theme 1: theme_1_sample_sequence_and_lessons.pdf
Theme 2 “Fêtes et Traditions” The curriculum features a Festivals and Traditions student booklet which provides images, descriptive texts accompanied by vocabulary rubrics, class activities and songs. The booklet contains celebrations from a number of Francophone countries that are seen throughout the year such as, birthdays, All Hallow's Eve -La Toussaint, Thanksgiving, Advent, Saint Lucy, Christmas, King's day, La chandeleur, Vietnamese/Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day, Easter, World Music Day, La fête des voisins, Le Tintamarre, Le Saint Sebastian etc... . The theme starts by expanding upon the children’s personal knowledge of some already familiar celebrations and then expands that knowledge to discover not only how these celebrations are said in French but also how they are celebrated in the different countries. For example, youngsters learn to distinguish Canadian/Franco-American and French expressions for "Happy Birthday" such as Joyeux Anniversaire in France and Bonne fête in Canada and by Franco Americans in the USA. Students learn that Bonne fête in France is generally used for a person's Saint day. Depending on when the quarter ends, the final celebration, allows students to participate in a "Réveillon"/Christmas Eve celebration before Christmas, a parade and a Canadian folk dance of jigs and reels.
Curriculum sample for Theme 2: curriculum_for_theme_2_fêtes_et_traditions_2014-15.pdf
Theme 3 “La Nourriture et les Bonnes Manières” exposes students to traditional seasonal and holiday dishes from Franco-American and other Francophone regions. This unit starts with table manners, place settings and traditional Franco-American foods from Maine and then encourages students to explore foods from other Francophone countries and regions of the world: the Swiss Alps, Louisiana, and Sénégal, West Africa as well as specialties of seasonal holidays, like la Chandeleur, La St. Valentin, and le Mardi Gras. Students learn language surrounding moments in a day, meals of the day comparing the cultural differences of how they are said in France and in Canada. They also learn how to tell time. Youngsters practice the names of the food groups as well as specific vocabulary related to those foods. They role play shopping for food and eating in a restaurant setting allowing them to learn and use polite language.
Curriculum sample for Theme 3: curriculumtheme3nourriture_2013.2014.pdf
Theme 4 “Chansons, Contes et Jeux” continued the children’s exploration of additional Francophone countries and built on literacy skills. The original curriculum 2012-2013 featured a review of familiar stories first (such as “Hanzel and Gretel” and “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”), followed by a Franco-American legendary monster named “Croque Carotte” who is tired of scaring people. The embellished curriculum 2013-2014 enriched the theme by introducing children to a second a Franco-American legendary monster named “Le Bonhomme Sept Heures” who visits children who disobey their parents. Youngsters also learned about Madagascar through the eyes of a little girl living there and learned about her daily activities. In studying Haiti, the children heard a clip of Creole in the song Tonton Bouki, talked about what people eat, heard a story about Bouki and Malice (two friends who have interesting adventures with a twist), the way people travel and the climate there. This theme covered a tale or legend from each culture that is taught as well as some children’s games, songs and the animals that are native to the location. The culminating activity was for the students to write and illustrate their own legend.
Curriculum sample for Theme 4: theme_4-mfhlp_curriculum_2014.pdf
Favoriser chez les jeunes une meilleure compréhension et appréciation de leurs racines françaises.
Aider les jeunes à trouver leur place dans le monde de la francophonie.
Revaloriser l’apprentissage du français au niveau élémentaire.
Objective:
Teach our youth to have a better understanding and appreciation of their French Heritage and Culture.
Help them to discover their place in the francophone world.
Our hope is to reassert the value of French language education in the elementary public schools.
Our enriched 2014 curriculum was written by a team of specialists in language and culture. Doris Belisle-Bonneau oversaw the writing of four separate themes. Each theme consists of revised lessons, enriched activities, or new additional lessons that incorporate best teaching practices and immersion techniques for maximum contact with the language. Doris Belisle-Bonneau co-founder in Lewiston/Auburn, Diane Pelletier, pedagogic coordinator in L/A, Julia Schulz, language reacquisition specialist in Maine, and Karen Foust, coordinator in Augusta, were part of the writing team. Each writer identified communication, linguistic and cultural objectives, focused on European framework standards A1.1 A1, addressed learning strategies to teach a second language, included a culminating project for each theme and a grand finale celebration at the end of the year. Each theme is also accompanied by a weekly pacing document as well as an observation grid assessment.
Theme 1 “Roots and Identity" premiers the program with the discovery of the Francophone world. Students begin their own adventure with a passport to discern the world around them. They explore the immigration of French Canadians to Maine highlighting the students’ Franco-American heritage and history in Lewistion/Auburn and Augusta and connect their heritage to the French speaking world. It reviews the Franco-Canadian immigration, the location of Francophone countries and exposes students to the history, heritage and culture of the Acadians. Students discover how the Acadians migrated to Maine, where they worked, lived and worshiped. At the end of the session, youngsters can identify Francophone countries, compare the immigration of French-Canadians and Acadians, greet one another in various cultural fashions, explain simple preferences such as colors, celebrations and food and can identify where they lived on a world map. In 2014-15, we have added the French discovery and colonization of New France which is now known as Canada and part of the USA. Students learned about the adventures of Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain. A booklet and storyboard were created, and students designed a poster depicting a typical early Canadian village.
Curriculum sample for Theme 1: theme_1_sample_sequence_and_lessons.pdf
Theme 2 “Fêtes et Traditions” The curriculum features a Festivals and Traditions student booklet which provides images, descriptive texts accompanied by vocabulary rubrics, class activities and songs. The booklet contains celebrations from a number of Francophone countries that are seen throughout the year such as, birthdays, All Hallow's Eve -La Toussaint, Thanksgiving, Advent, Saint Lucy, Christmas, King's day, La chandeleur, Vietnamese/Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day, Easter, World Music Day, La fête des voisins, Le Tintamarre, Le Saint Sebastian etc... . The theme starts by expanding upon the children’s personal knowledge of some already familiar celebrations and then expands that knowledge to discover not only how these celebrations are said in French but also how they are celebrated in the different countries. For example, youngsters learn to distinguish Canadian/Franco-American and French expressions for "Happy Birthday" such as Joyeux Anniversaire in France and Bonne fête in Canada and by Franco Americans in the USA. Students learn that Bonne fête in France is generally used for a person's Saint day. Depending on when the quarter ends, the final celebration, allows students to participate in a "Réveillon"/Christmas Eve celebration before Christmas, a parade and a Canadian folk dance of jigs and reels.
Curriculum sample for Theme 2: curriculum_for_theme_2_fêtes_et_traditions_2014-15.pdf
Theme 3 “La Nourriture et les Bonnes Manières” exposes students to traditional seasonal and holiday dishes from Franco-American and other Francophone regions. This unit starts with table manners, place settings and traditional Franco-American foods from Maine and then encourages students to explore foods from other Francophone countries and regions of the world: the Swiss Alps, Louisiana, and Sénégal, West Africa as well as specialties of seasonal holidays, like la Chandeleur, La St. Valentin, and le Mardi Gras. Students learn language surrounding moments in a day, meals of the day comparing the cultural differences of how they are said in France and in Canada. They also learn how to tell time. Youngsters practice the names of the food groups as well as specific vocabulary related to those foods. They role play shopping for food and eating in a restaurant setting allowing them to learn and use polite language.
Curriculum sample for Theme 3: curriculumtheme3nourriture_2013.2014.pdf
Theme 4 “Chansons, Contes et Jeux” continued the children’s exploration of additional Francophone countries and built on literacy skills. The original curriculum 2012-2013 featured a review of familiar stories first (such as “Hanzel and Gretel” and “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”), followed by a Franco-American legendary monster named “Croque Carotte” who is tired of scaring people. The embellished curriculum 2013-2014 enriched the theme by introducing children to a second a Franco-American legendary monster named “Le Bonhomme Sept Heures” who visits children who disobey their parents. Youngsters also learned about Madagascar through the eyes of a little girl living there and learned about her daily activities. In studying Haiti, the children heard a clip of Creole in the song Tonton Bouki, talked about what people eat, heard a story about Bouki and Malice (two friends who have interesting adventures with a twist), the way people travel and the climate there. This theme covered a tale or legend from each culture that is taught as well as some children’s games, songs and the animals that are native to the location. The culminating activity was for the students to write and illustrate their own legend.
Curriculum sample for Theme 4: theme_4-mfhlp_curriculum_2014.pdf
