La Danse des Araignées CD and Manual - Etienne offers original French songs reinforce grammatical & thematical structures through current music that students of all ages will enjoy. The CD includes:
Sans erREur: powerful rock song targeting comprehension of regular -RE verbs; including conjugation, spelling and use iWorld of Reading Ltd.n sentences.
Mon, ma, mes: hip-hop song about possessive adjectives. Get the students demonstrating mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes and son, sa, ses.
Les pronoms: an energetic rock song that targets the comprehension of pronouns. Demonstrate comprehension with hand gestures.
La danse des araignées: a reggae/dance song that targets the comprehension of parts of the body and directions (ex. le nord, l'ouest).
Avoir II: a club dance song about the verb 'Avoir' including conjugation, spelling, and the present tense and 'le pass? compos?.'
Les Mois: a catchy song designed to teach the students the months of the year and other key 'calendar' vocabulary.
Sur le pont d'Avignon: a rockin' twist to a classic song. This version includes a few new fresh lines.
Les sports: a funky tune designed to introduce students to different 'sports' vocabulary. Act out favourite sports while singing.
Vive le Canada: a song celebrating the strength and tradition of Canada. The song has useful vocabulary for a unit on 'Le Canada.'
Ô Canada: spruce up your morning announcements with this acoustic 'unplugged' version of the Canadian anthem.
Dansez!: a special re-mix of the popular Étienne dance song.
Buy the CD and teacher's manual together for a great discount - The Teacher's Manual (90 pages) comes with great internet activities and lots of reproducible activities for the classroom.
Let Étienne get you 'pedagogically correct' with this 'Common Curriculum' coded Manual! Specifically useful worksheets were created for this manual to be used in the classroom. Each song is covered including a thorough introduction supported by worksheets, wonderful hints, a play, game ideas etc. The Teacher?s Manual (90 pages) comes with internet activities.
Looking for the ultimate game of survivor? The "Mon, Ma, Mes Tic-Tac-Toe" game is sure to match your students' wits with their knowledge of possessive adjectives.
The internet guide and activities found in the beginning of the manual are a welcome bonus to any teacher.
This manual has 90 pages including written, listening and reading worksheets designed to reinforce all the structures covered by the songs on the CD La danse des araignées.
Each song begins with a thorough introduction including target structures, tips on introducing the songs, using the follow-up worksheets and complete instructions on all suggested dance movements or song actions.