Un frère pénible

In response to teacher feedback, in the near future we will be offering our popular Elementary FSL Series, Histoires en action !, in single 50-hour instructional units as well as in our present three-kits-in-one configuration.

One of the first new kits – for FSL students who have had at least 150 hours of AIM instruction – is Un frère pénible. Written by AIM teacher extraordinaire, Sylvia Duckworth, and featuring a top-notch play, fun songs and lots of relevant content, this is sure to be a hit with students and teachers alike! It is designed as an equivalent unit to Chat Angora in Histoires en action ! 2.

DVDs

• Gestured vocabulary for this and previous units (1200 words)
• Music videos featuring young Francophones
• The play gestured for this kit
• The play performed with TV series quality production
• Sample questions gestured for the play
• Gesture associations
• How to teach grammar concepts through gesture (e.g. double verb constructions,  le passé, etc.)

Big Book and Overheads

• Play with colour /images in large print
• Available as either Big Books (11” x 17” format) or Overheads (for overhead projectors)

Student Blackline Masters

• Gestured words lfrom the vocabulary for this kit
• A wide variety of partner/group activities
• Scaffolded language-manipulation activities
• 100+ questions based on the story
• Creative storytelling activities
• Puppets
• Song lyrics
• Supplementary language-manipulation activities for the unit

Student Language Reference Book

Mon livre de mots, a language reference booklet containing the vocabulary in alphabetical order, with space for additional personalized entries.

Poster and Image Cards

• Image cards of words not gestured
• Anglais/français cards for entry routines
• Calendar with days, weeks, months and seasons
• Gestured vocabulary in order of presentation to students
• Song and rap lyrics
• Grammatical refinements and vocabulary posters

Audio CD

• Songs (with instrumental versions)
• Fun Grammar Raps (with instrumental versions)
• Play
• Listening exercises

CD-ROM

• PowerPoints of the play, songs and raps
• Written Activities
• Cards and activities in game format to accompany units in the program
• Drama Resources
• Games
• Puppet images