Classroom Resource

French Tongue Twisters

Subject Area

World Languages

Grade(s)

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

This novice low French activity provides a fun way to practice pronunciation of French sounds. As a warm up, teachers use a series of pre-printed cards as they model the pronunciation of each word and sound. Students are to repeat the words. Then, teachers lead students through reciting a variety of tongue twisters, focusing on specific pronunciation sounds. Six different tongue twister cards are provided. The teacher can lead the class through each one or have students work in pairs to practice the phrases, paying special attention to the phonetic sounds made by the French alphabet.

Content Standards

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): KG-08 - World Languages

WL17.WL.NLP.6
Investigate, analyze, and reflect on similarities and differences between the target and native languages.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

K-2
Students know:

what cognates are.

3-5
Students know:

what cognates are.
how to recognize formal and informal language.

6-8
Students know:

proper target language pronunciation.
how to recognize formal and informal language.
various tangible products.

Skills

K-2
Students are able to:

recognize and use simple cognates.
recognize formal and informal language.
use formal and informal language.

3-5
Students are able to:

recognize and use simple cognates.
recognize formal and informal language.
use formal and informal language.

6-8
Students are able to:

recognize and use simple cognates.
recognize formal and informal language
use formal and informal language.
use proper pronunciation.

Understanding

K-2
Students understand that:

by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works.

3-5
Students understand that:

by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works.

6-8
Students understand that:

by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works.
other understandings will depend on theme being taught.

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - World Languages

WL17.WL.L1.8
Identify characteristics of the target language and the native language.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

how to recognize similarities among root words in order to aid comprehension in the target language.
that conjugations can effect the formality/tone of the provided information.
that word order varies across langauge and may differ from their native language.
that some expressions (ex.

Skills

Students are able to:
Novice Mid Level

use the alphabet or writing system to express ideas.
identify appropriate situations in which to use formal and informal structures.
memorize common idomatic expressions.
match words from the target language to similarly structured words in the native language.

Novice High Level
Students are able to:

use the alphabet or writing system to express ideas.
use diacritical markings to clarify meaning when writing.
identify appropriate situations in which to use formal and informal structures.
memorize common idomatic expressions.
match words from the target language to similarly structured words in the native language.

Understanding

Students understand that:

by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works.
other understandings will depend on theme taught.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/50774-tongue-twisters-novice-low-french-10…

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Resource Provider

OER Commons

Accessibility

License

License Type

Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Custom License Type (URL)

https://creativecommons.org/licenses

Approved Date

2021-08-12

Curated by

Design by Adaptive Theme