These resources for students of French at the beginners and intermediate/francophone level contribute to the curriculum dimension of Communicating in a LOTE. They focus on a study of insects, spiders and other petite bêtes which has curriculum links to Science Knowledge and Understanding and Interpersonal Development.
The kit consists of excursion resources and classroom activities.
Excursion resources
These PDF files relate directly to an excursion to the Bugs Alive! exhibition and Forest Gallery at Melbourne Museum. Exhibition student trails (see below) are available for beginners and intermediate/francophone levels of French, and should be selected and discussed before the excursion.
| Resource |
Year Level |
PDF Link |
| French Bugs Alive! beginners student trail |
2-7 |
422Kb |
| French Bugs Alive! intermediate/francophone student trail |
5-9 |
336Kb |
| Forest Gallery student trail beginners & intermediate |
3-9 |
950Kb |
| Answer sheet for museum activities |
99Kb |
Classroom activities
These files provide French language tasks related to insects and spiders, for students to do at home or in the classroom.
| Resource |
Year Level |
Link |
| Teacher notes |
497Kb (pdf) |
| Beginners pre & post visit activities |
2-7 |
545Kb (pdf) |
| Intermediate pre & post visit activities |
5-9 |
609Kb (pdf) |
| Classroom bugs poster |
99Kb (pdf) |
| Listening/comprehension tasks La famille Phasme |
3-9 |
81Kb (pdf) |
| La famille Phasme (mp3 files) |
| Sound file 1 - Native speaker - Sophie Genreau |
|
1Mb (mp3) |
| Sound file 2 - Young native speaker - Denis Genreau |
|
1Mb (mp3) |
| Sound file 3 - Listening activity |
|
857Kb (mp3) |
These materials were developed by Eva Anderson and Laurence Brottes, members of the Association of French Teachers of Victoria and Museum Victoria.