Green Bean Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) As I said in my Latin thread, the kids voted French! I have MP First Start French Bk 1 to get us going per DD puck. I know about ULAT, but I don’t feel immersive teaching is going to be best here. They are also playing on Duolingo and watching favorite shows in French with English subtitles to get an ear for it. Being Texas, our libraries have loads of Spanish but no French storybooks. What else have y’all used? Edited April 20, 2022 by Green Bean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianthus Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) Nm Edited June 28, 2022 by Spirea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 We haven't started yet. Here's my plan. Year 1, Semester 1: FF Pronunciation Guide, GSWF, Earworm French Year 1, Semester 2: GSWF, Duolingo Year 2, Semester 1: First 1/3 of French For Children A, ULAT units 1-2, Duolingo Year 2, Semester 2: Second 1/3 of French For Children A, ULAT units 3-4, Duolingo Year 3, Semester 1: Final 1/3 of French For Children A, ULAT units 5-6, Duolingo, French literature TBD Year 3, Semester 2: First 1/3 of French For Children B, ULAT units 7-8, Duolingo, French literature TBD Year 4, Semester 1: Second 1/3 of French For Children B, ULAT units 9-10, Duolingo, French literature TBD Year 4, Semester 2: Final 1/3 of French For Children B, final project TBD Alternatively, I know a student who became proficient through The Potter's School. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 17 hours ago, Spirea said: How old are your kids? Our library has Little Pim, and it is good for younger kids. Have you looked at Talk Box Mom? I bought a Spanish box but never used it since we were past that level. The cards and posters were nice though. I'm planning to soon get Getting Started With French. I'd just like for us to have decent pronunciation with French references in literature. I hope it will get us there Middle school ability level and a 5 yr old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Slache said: We haven't started yet. Here's my plan. Year 1, Semester 1: FF Pronunciation Guide, GSWF, Earworm French Year 1, Semester 2: GSWF, Duolingo Year 2, Semester 1: First 1/3 of French For Children A, ULAT units 1-2, Duolingo Year 2, Semester 2: Second 1/3 of French For Children A, ULAT units 3-4, Duolingo Year 3, Semester 1: Final 1/3 of French For Children A, ULAT units 5-6, Duolingo, French literature TBD Year 3, Semester 2: First 1/3 of French For Children B, ULAT units 7-8, Duolingo, French literature TBD Year 4, Semester 1: Second 1/3 of French For Children B, ULAT units 9-10, Duolingo, French literature TBD Year 4, Semester 2: Final 1/3 of French For Children B, final project TBD Alternatively, I know a student who became proficient through The Potter's School. I so like this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Green Bean said: I so like this!! I am EXCELLENT at planning. The implementation not so much, but the planning? I got that down. 😉 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 I forgot to mention this for semester 1.1. It's more cultural than anything. Oh, and I was going to find a French cooking class in French for the last year. I would buy the ingredients and prep ahead of time so they would be able to really pay attention. Also, here is earworm: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 We'll probably wind up doing Japanese instead though. 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 The final project probably would have been a NaNoWriMo style book over a semester alongside a tutor that they would have had to illustrate themselves, taking that semester off of art and writing to give them the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Now I have to go plan more Japanese. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 And there will be no Japanese NaNoWriMo because oh my goodness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 https://college.hachette-education.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) Same! I'm suddenly shopping for French for the first time with my rising 6th grader. He needs grammar explicitly taught but too much writing expectations shuts him down. (dysgraphic) I think we'll be starting with Getting Started with French, but it doesn't look like it will last long. Breaking the Barrier at a slower pace may be doable. One level is one high school year, so half pace? Edited April 22, 2022 by SilverMoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianthus Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Slache said: I am EXCELLENT at planning. The implementation not so much, but the planning? I got that down. 😉 Plan for me. I'm failing on planning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Just now, Spirea said: Plan for me. I'm failing on planning. Sure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Note Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 @Green Bean, I only have a chuckle to add. When I first read the title of this thread, "Latin has morphed into French!" my first thought was, "But didn't that happen a millennium ago?" 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdomandtreasures Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I, too, was ready to get comfy and get a language history lesson! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Sorry to disappoint you guys. I'm not a language expert. MP died very quickly. Lots of words, not enough explanation. I read GSW French is just terrible because it teaches nothing but translation- no grammar at all. Honestly, I think we are going to let the learn a different language dream die. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Green Bean said: Sorry to disappoint you guys. I'm not a language expert. MP died very quickly. Lots of words, not enough explanation. I read GSW French is just terrible because it teaches nothing but translation- no grammar at all. Honestly, I think we are going to let the learn a different language dream die. No. MP is terrible. GSWF covers a lot of grammar in my opinion. And it's $20. I think you should take a break and start again. GSWF, Duolingo and Peppa Pig. That's a $20 investment and less time. Take your break and think on it later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Paul Noble has French for Kids for under $10 on Audible. It is almost nine hours of content, so it’s a great deal. I am doing it 10 minutes a day with my second grader and it’s very methodical, focusing on constructing grammatically correct sentences. We are two hours in, and my kid can say: “My mom wanted to see the Eiffel Tower, but my dad wanted to see the Arc de Triomphe.” Or “I can’t go the the park now, but I want to go later.” Paul Noble speaks English but he has a native speaker say all the French, which is great. I’d strongly recommend it as a starting point for a kid wanting to learn French. I let them watch an episode a day of any show on Disney+ as long as it’s in French. No subtitles, they just have absorb what they can. Apparently kids can follow DuckTales just fine without really understanding what they are saying. They do pick things up over time, and their accents are pretty great from just listening to real language. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Green Bean said: Sorry to disappoint you guys. I'm not a language expert. MP died very quickly. Lots of words, not enough explanation. I read GSW French is just terrible because it teaches nothing but translation- no grammar at all. Honestly, I think we are going to let the learn a different language dream die. This is not true about GSWF. I have it on my shelf and it does have grammar lessons to assist. I would urge you to give it another shot. It's very gentle and has just the right amount for a beginner. It has no complex grammar, but it has enough to get through about a semester of French 1. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bean Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Hmm… I’m thinking about it. DD is chugging through DuoLingo on her own for now. I will have to check GSWF out for myself and see. I remember doing GSWL with my 2 oldest boys years ago and liking it. Hmmm… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 The ULAT does a French for cheap. After GSWF I would move her to that, with Duo alongside both. French is pretty good on Duolingo, but unless she is reading every "hints" and taking notes, I would want to keep something alongside that explicitly teaches grammar. I liked the gentle grammar intro in GSWL, that allowed us to move smoothly into a full program after, I would hope the French version is the same. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdomandtreasures Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 From the GSWF site: What grammatical points does Getting Started with French cover? Getting Started with French covers the following: French pronunciation Nouns Gender Definite articles Indefinite articles Singular and plural Elision Enchainment Liaison Greetings and salutations Subjects Verbs Possessive adjectives Pronouns Linking verbs ne...pas Titles Person Numbers 1-12 The personal endings of verbs The French language's derivation from Latin Possession The partitive article Idioms Regular vs. irregular verbs Conjugations Questions Formal and informal speech Infinitives Prepositions Stressed pronouns Direct object pronouns Je peux (pouvoir) Expressing purpose Expressing need with besoin Gerunds Usage of j'aime vs. usage of j'adore This book only covers the beginning stages of French grammar. However, the lessons are presented in such a way as to guide homeschooled and self-taught students successfully into the study of French. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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