French 2 · Week 10 · Autrefois et les autres
Quand j'étais petit
Students describe themselves as children in the "imparfait" and notice which strengths they have carried with them.
- Students will
- Students form the "imparfait" and use it to describe themselves as children, noticing the strengths they still have.
- SEL skill
- Recognize a strength you have carried since childhood
- What it looks like
- Students notice strengths from childhood that they carry today.
- Content focus
- "Imparfait" formation and uses for description ("j'étais", "j'avais", "j'aimais")
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is recognizing your own strengths, values, and interests and how they have shaped who you are. More self-awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- WL.CM3.N: Communication Standard 3, Presentational Communication (Novice range)
- WL.CM6.N: Communication Standard 6, Productive Structures in Service of Communication (Novice range)
- National (ACTFL World Readiness): Interpersonal Communication, Presentational Communication
- Proficiency range: Novice
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More self-awareness activities for French 2
- Me revoilà ! Self-awarenessStudents reintroduce themselves and use the "futur proche" to say what they are going to try this year.
- Mon été Self-awarenessStudents narrate their summer in the "passé composé" and highlight one moment they are grateful for.
- Je me sens Self-awarenessStudents learn "je me sens, je m'inquiète", and "je me calme" to name a feeling and the step that helps it pass.
- Bilan du semestre Self-awarenessStudents look back on the semester in the "passé composé" and "imparfait" and name how they have grown as learners and classmates.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.