Grammaire Sous La Main
Part 1
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Grammaire Sous La Main  Part 1 is an ideal time saving resource for French Teachers. All of the curriculum requirements for verbs are covered  - and students love doing them! This easy-to-use three ring binder contains:
  • 69 activity pages, easy to pull out and ready to copy.
  • A variety of learning activities including mots cachés, casse tête, exercices, and mots croisés.
  • All actvities are arranged and outlined in a useful table of contents according to grade level.
  • All activities are referenced to reinforce the grammar expectations outlined in the French As A Second Language: Core French, Grades 4 - 8 curriculum. The table below specifies all the curriculum links.
Expectations from the Ontario Curriculum*

Verbs

Pages in
Grammaire
Sous La Main
reinforcing the
expectation
Grade 4

Pages
  • present tense of être, avoir, and some regular -er verbs with
    a singular pronoun or noun subject (e.g., j’aime, Paul aime)

2 - 11

 

Grade 5

Pages
  • present tense of être, avoir, and some regular -er verbs with
    a plural pronoun or noun subject (e.g., nous sommes, Nico
    et Marie sont    )

13,14,17 -26
  • expressions with avoir (e.g., J’ai faim. J’ai dix ans)

15,16
  • direct infinitive to show preferences (e.g., J’aime manger)

27

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Grade 6

Pages
  • present tense of some regular -ir and -re verbs, and faire and aller,
    with singular and plural pronoun or noun subjects (e.g., Pauline
    et Catou choisissent    )

29 - 46
  • expressions with faire (e.g., faire du ski)

47
  • imperative forms of known verbs (e.g., chantons, arrêtez)

48

 

Grade 7

Pages
  • present tense of the irregular verbs vouloir, pouvoir, partir, sortir,
    and devoir, with singular and plural subjects

50 - 57
  • double verb constructions (e.g., Je veux écouter de la musique)

58
  • aller plus an infinitive to form le futur proche (e.g., Je vais manger)

59 -61
  • agreement of verb with compound subject (e.g., Mon ami et moi
    allons au cinéma    )

62
  • imperative of some regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs

63

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Grade 8

Pages
  • subject and auxiliary verbs in le passé composé

65,67,71
  • le passé composé of regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs, and some irregular verbs (e.g., avoir, être, faire, prendre) with the verb avoir

65 - 71
  • singular form of le passé composé of a few high-frequency verbs formed with the verb être (e.g., aller, partir)

72 - 74

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Grammaire Sous La Main  Part 2
Part 2  encompasses the remainder of the expectations in the Grammar and Language Conventions sections of the Ontario Curriculum.

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* excerpts from the Ontario Curriculum: French As a Second Language – Core French, Grades 4-8, 1998. Ministry of Education and Training

Ó Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1998. Reproduced with permission.