Les objets dans la salle de classe (Classroom Objects)

French Primary 4 Third Term Lesson Note – Week 2

Subject: French

Class: Primary 4

Term: Third Term

Week: 2

Age: 8 – 9 years

Topic: Les objets dans la salle de classe (Classroom Objects)

Duration: 40 minutes

---

Behavioral Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Identify classroom objects in French.

2. Pronounce classroom object names correctly in French.

3. Match French classroom objects with their English meanings.

4. Use simple sentences to describe classroom objects in French.

---

Keywords:

• Une table – A table

• Une chaise – A chair

• Un banc – A bench

• Un sac – A bag

• Un livre – A book

• Un cahier – An exercise book

• Un stylo – A pen

• Un crayon – A pencil

• Un marqueur – A marker

• Un chiffon – A duster

• Un taille-crayon – A sharpener

• Une règle – A ruler

• Une gomme – An eraser

• Un crayon de couleur – A colored pencil

---

Set Induction (Engaging Introduction with Student Reactions)

Teacher: (Walks into the class carrying a big bag filled with classroom objects.) “Bonjour, les enfants! Regardez ce que j’ai ici!”

Pupils: “Bonjour, Madame!”

(Teacher pulls out a book and holds it up.)
Teacher: “Qu’est-ce que c’est ?” (What is this?)

Jide: “C’est un ‘bouk’!”

Teacher: (Laughs) “Non, Jide! Ce n’est pas ‘bouk’, c’est ‘un livre’.” (Not “bouk,” but “un livre.”)

(Teacher pulls out a pen.)
Teacher: “Et ça?” (And this?)

Aisha: “C’est un ‘pen’!”

Teacher: (Smiling) “Aisha, en français, on dit ‘un stylo’.”

(Teacher continues showing objects while pupils attempt to guess their names in French, creating an interactive and fun atmosphere.)

---

Entry Behavior

• Pupils are familiar with classroom objects in English.

• They may have heard some French words from cartoons or songs.

---

Learning Resources and Materials

• Flashcards with pictures and French names of classroom objects.

• Real classroom objects (book, pen, bag, pencil, etc.).

• Audio recordings for correct pronunciation.

---

Building Background / Connection to Prior Knowledge

• The teacher asks pupils to name common classroom objects in English.

• The teacher introduces the French names of the objects using flashcards.

---

Embedded Core Skills

• Communication skills

• Listening and pronunciation skills

• Observation skills

• Memory and matching skills

---

Instructional Materials

• Whiteboard and marker

• Picture charts of classroom objects

• Flashcards with French and English words

---

Lesson Content (With Student Funny Responses)

1. Vocabulary – Classroom Objects in French

2. Simple Sentences Using Classroom Objects

• Voici une table. (Here is a table.)

• J’ai un livre. (I have a book.)

• Où est mon stylo ? (Where is my pen?)

• Le sac est sous la table. (The bag is under the table.)

• Le crayon est sur la chaise. (The pencil is on the chair.)

Teacher: “Maintenant, faisons des phrases!” (Now, let’s make sentences!)

Tobi: “J’ai un crayon… et un fanta!” (I have a pencil… and a Fanta!)

Teacher: (Laughs) “Tobi, nous parlons des objets de la salle de classe. Pas de Fanta!”

Mariam: “Le sac est sous le… comment on dit ‘bench’?”

Teacher: “Sous le banc!” (Under the bench!)

---

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Class Discussion (With Student Reactions)

1. Teacher: “Comment dit-on ‘a book’ en français?”
   Chinedu: “Un livret?”
   Teacher: “Non, Chinedu. C’est ‘un livre’!”

2. Teacher: “Quelle est la différence entre ‘un stylo’ et ‘un crayon’?”
   Emeka: “Un stylo est gros, un crayon est petit?”
   Teacher: “Hmm… pas tout à fait. Un stylo est un pen, un crayon est un pencil!”

3. Teacher: “Que signifie ‘une gomme’?”
   Aisha: “Gomme means sweet!”
   Teacher: “Non, Aisha. ‘Une gomme’ est ‘an eraser’.”

4. How do you say “Where is my ruler?” in French?

5. What is the French word for “A colored pencil”?

6. How do you say “My pen is on the table” in French?

7. What does “Un chiffon” mean?

8. Translate: “Le cahier est sous la chaise.”

9. What is the opposite of “sous” (under) in French?

10. How do you ask “Where is my school bag?” in French?

---

Evaluation Questions

1. Write five classroom objects in French.

2. Translate “Where is my pen?” into French.

3. What is the meaning of “Un crayon de couleur”?

4. How do you say “A desk” in French?

5. Construct a simple sentence using “Une gomme”.

6. How do you say “My book is inside my bag” in French?

7. What is “Un taille-crayon” used for?

8. Write the French words for: chair, table, ruler, sharpener.

9. Translate: “A bag and a pencil.”

10. How do you say “A marker” in French?

---

Conclusion

• The teacher revises the names of classroom objects in French.

• Pupils practice pronunciation in pairs.

• A fun quiz or flashcard game is played to reinforce learning.

Teacher: “Bien joué, tout le monde! Continuez à pratiquer!” (Well done, everyone! Keep practicing!)

David: “Merci madame! Je suis maintenant un expert en français!”

Teacher: (Laughing) “Très bien, David! Continue d’apprendre!”

---