DISCOVERING FRANCE – Multicultural Education Series by Hayes School Publishing Co – H-A279R

BULLETIN BOARD

  1. Cover the bulletin board with blue paper (for sky). Cover the bottom of the bulletin board with green paper (for grass).
  2. Reproduce, color, cut out, and assemble the French boy (page 4), girl (page 4), and Eiffel tower (page 3) and staple onto the bulletin board.
  3. Print the “Eiffel Tower” message on this page and staple to the bulletin board.
  4. You may use the grapes and vines on page 24 (reproduced several times on white construction paper, colored, and cut out) for a French border.
  5. Make letters that say “Welcome to France” and staple the words onto the bulletin board.

WORKSHEET & Sample PDF Activity

Sample PDF Activity

EIFFEL TOWER

• The Eiffel Tower is 1,050 feet high. It is a famous landmark in Paris, France.
• The tower is made of iron and steel.
• The tower was built in 1889.

Enlarge the Eiffel Tower (Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe on bulletin board) on an overhead projector or enlarge on a copy machine.

Table of Contents

BULLETIN BOARD
Welcome to France Bulletin Board – 2
Eiffel Tower – 3
French Boy and Girl – 4

INTRODUCING FRANCE
Mystery Travel Box – 5
Where Is France? – 5
France Display – 6
Read About France – 6
French Painter Big Book – 6

LANGUAGE ARTS
Spin a Day of the Week – 8
French Month Roll Call – 8
Let’s Talk French Sentence Strips – 9
Paint Palette and Brush Word Cards – 10
Let’s Talk French Sentence Strips Game – 11
Paint Smock and French Hats Word Game – 11
French Fingerplays – 13

LITERATURE
Beauty and the Beast Stick Puppets – 14
Cinderella Story Wheel – 14
Sleeping Beauty Sequencing Pocket Story – 14

SOCIAL STUDIES
Make a French Flag – 20
French Costumes – 20
French Cafe – 22
French Markets – 22
French Shops – 22
French Wines – 23
French Fashions – 23

FRENCH HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS
Epiphany – 26
Epiphany/Twelfth Night Crown – 26
Three Kings’ Costumes – 28
April Fool’s Day – 28
Eraser or Potato Printed Fish – 28
Pin the Paper Poisson – 29
Saint Nicholas Day – 29
Saint Nicholas (3-D Art Project) – 30
Père Fouettard (Bradded Art Project) – 31
Réveillon: A French Holiday Feast – 32
Christmas – 33
Crèche (Manger Scene) – 33
Crèche (Background Scene) – 33
Paper Crèche Figures – 33
Santons of Provence – 35
Letters to Père Noe1 {Father Christmas) – 36
Shoes by the Christmas Hearth – 36

MATHEMATICS
French Bread in the Basket {Color Words) – 39
Number Down (French Numbers/Number Words – 39
French Dessert Crêpes – 42

ARTS AND CRAFTS
Flower Transparency – 43
Silhouettes – 43
Pulp Papier-Mâché Fruits/Vegetables – 44
Papier-Mâché Bowl – 44

SCIENCE
French Perfumes (Flowers) – 45

MUSIC
Where is Thumbkin? – 46
Additional French Songs – 46

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
La Chandelle {The Candle) – 47

French Literature Listing – 48
Bibliography – 48

About Hayes School Publishing

Hayes School Publishing offers some of the best social studies curriculum educational Products with a primary focus on K-8 educational products.

Stay Connected

Coupons, sales and latest free apps

Our newsletter for teachers, educators & parents!  Subscribe to our weekly shameless plug! Sometimes coupons, other times sales, always fun! We will keep up on our always evolving teacher supplies catalog and all of our latest free educational apps!. Enter your e-mail and subscribe to our newsletter.