Petit poisson blanc

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Petit poisson blanc

Contributor: Nathalie Paris

Language of text: French
Type of text: Other
Author or source: Guido van Genechten, publishe by Mijade
Intended age of students: Key Stage 1/2
Source reference: 9782871427001

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Approaches:
I look at the cover with the children; most of them will probably understand the title, but I tell them that it is about a fish looking for its mum, and during the first reading they have to tell me "oui" or "non", whether it is its mum or not.
During the second reading, the children will also repeat the names of the animals, eg "c'est un crabe"; during the third reading they will be able to say what colours the animals are (stop just before you say the colour, the children have to say it, if they know their colours); they can also all join in with the question: "Est-ce la maman de Petit Poisson Blanc?", or you could split the class in 2 and have half the class asking the question, half the class answering it, and vice-versa.

Rationale:
This book is very simple and colourful, yet you can do a lot with it. It can be used with very young children who will just join in with "oui" or "non" but will be emotinally engaged with the story; it can be read to older primary school children who will look closely at the language used and the grammar points (as mentioned below).
It even introduces fun phrases like "mais non, voyons", which the children will enjoy using in the classroom afterwards.

Outcomes:
As Clare Seccombe suggests in her Changing Phase blog, once they are very familiar with the story the children can write their own version of it and choose a different hero as well as different animals to go and see; they could all be forest animals for example. They can pick from a list of animlas or practise their dictionaries skills and make a minibook. They need to be aware of adjectival agreements if they are to include colours too.

Topics or themes:
colours; sea animals; all animals

Grammar:
masculine and feminine; adjectival agreement; word order; asking "is it?" in French

Strategies:
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How much time required:
1-2 lessons

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