Assessment Instruments for French as a Second Language : Advanced Level (print). Nepean : Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (LRDC), 1999. Order number 855 ($ 34.90).

This package of formative assessment instruments designed for the advanced level (grades 10-12) is a valuable resource for teachers wishing to improve student language learning by moving toward more supportive and rigorous assessment.

The package includes: principles for designing formative assessment instruments; numerous samplers of tasks for assessing speaking, listening, writing and reading within a communicative/experiential approach. The tasks are in the context of specific fields of experience but they can easily be adapted to others. There are a variety of practical assessment instruments to duplicate for classroom use. These include performance charts; analytical and holistic rating scales; observation forms and checklists; peer-assessment and self-assessment forms; surveys; and objective style questions.

The package also includes guidelines for the effective use of the instruments, guideposts for marking performance, and an overall organization of thematically integrated assessment tasks.

Fields of Experience:

Consumerism	La francophonie
Lifestyles	World Issues
Media	Trades & Professions
Arts	Educational Visits & Exchanges

Languages & Cultures of the World

Suggested use: Grades 10 to 12


Le baseball : With Reproducibles (print). Rumbolt Carlson, Diane et Major, Jeremy (illus.). Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1998. 70 p. Order number TR21707 ($ 19.95).

Le Baseball includes vocabulary, passages with comprehension questions, grammar and exercises to develop the four language skills.

Field of experience : Physical Activity

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 9

Bingo! Plus : Noël (print). Major, Jeremy. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1999. Order number TR4801 ($ 19.95).

Bingo plus Noël is an excellent visual bingo game with quality graphics. This is a good resource for any level to teach or review Christmas vocabulary. It includes teaching suggestions and could be used by a substitute teacher.

Components :
Master sheet (illustrations and vocabulary words)
Vocabulary call-out card
36 flash cards
Illustrations call-out card
35 bingo cards

Field of Experience : Les fêtes

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 9


Le café olé : With Reproducibles (ensemble multi-supports). Schiappa-Agro, Mary et al. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1992. 59 p. Order number TR18723 ($ 16.95).

This resource is a step-by-step planning guide to host a French café in your school. It includes ideas for organization (i.e. time line) and implementation items required, suggested menus, copy masters of menus, bills, vocabulary & word search dialogues. A total package.

Fields of Experience :
The Young consumer
La francophonie
World of work
Daily lives of adolescents (food)

Suggested use: Grades 8 to 12


Carnaval de Québec : Video & Activity Package (ensemble multi-supports). Collectif. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1998. 28 p. Order number TR00812.

(CAN) This package provides a supplementary resource for cultural exploitation of « Le Carnaval de Québec ».

The video and blackline masters are available in French or English. This resource can be adapted to suit different grade levels.

The English version video and activity package focuses on French culture whereas the French version is suitable for teaching French vocabulary and structure as well as culture.

Fields of Experience :
Les fêtes
La francophonie
Components :

Video ($59.95)
Teacher notes ($ 22.95)

Suggested use: Grades 3 to 8 (English)
Suggested use: Grades 9 to 12 (French)


La communauté : Reproducible Worksheets (print). Dean, Ghi. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1988. 32 p. Order number TR01073($ 15.95).

This resource provides reproducible cutouts of buildings within the community. Students learn the names of the buildings while building their own 3-dimensional community.

Field of Experience : Home (community)

Suggested use: Grades 2 and 3


Comptons les animaux grandeur nature (print). Kindersley, Dorling. Markham : Éditions Scholastic (SCH), 1994. 40 p. ISBN 0-590-24358-6 ($ 13.60).

This is a supplementary resource for K-3 teachers and students. It is a reader that focuses on animal and number vocabulary acquisition. The book has high quality big format pictures of animals presented with text. Each picture represents a different kind of animal. Comptons les animaux grandeur nature allows the teacher to adapt vocabulary and structures to grade levels from K-3.

Field of Experience : Animals

Suggested use: Grades K to 3


Contractions à et de : Feuilles à reproduire (print). Dean, Ghi. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1991. 39 p. Order number TR01464($ 9.95).

This is a user - friendly book of blackline masters that focuses on contractions. It is grammar based but a very good resource which includes lots of vocabulary. Note : The teacher instructions are given in French. No answer key provided.

Fields of Experiences :
Physical Surroundings
School
World of work

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 9


Le dessert : Reproducible Book (print). Dean, Ghi. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1998. 42 p. Order number TR01456 ($ 14.95).

This is a fun supplementary resource for any unit on food. The book of blackline masters is filled with dessert vocabulary, pictures and simple communicative questions and activities. It includes expressions of quantity and answers to crossword puzzles.

Field of Experience : Food

Suggested use: Grades 4 to 10


Dictionnaire des anglicismes : Le Colpron (print). Forest, Constance et Boudreau, Denise. Laval : Groupe Beauchemin, éditeur (GBE), 1999. 381 p. ISBN 2-76161053-9 ($ 37.95).

As the title suggests Dictionnaire des anglicismes helps the students to determine the correct forms of vocubulary usage. The author's notes include the different types of anglicisms. The dictionary is easy to use and the examples are clear.

Suggested use: Grades 8 to 12


Les dinosaures (print). Matte, Eleanor. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1990. 43 p. Order number TR09332 ($ 16.00).

« Les dinosaures » is a resource book which provides ready-to-use dinosaur activities for whole-class, individual and small group settings. The activities are

designed for use after dinosaur vocabulary has been introduced to the class. These activities are easily adapted for use in learning centres which could be transported from one classroom to another. This resource is appropriate for use as an alternate unit to support the grades 1 to 3 curriculum.

Field of Experience : Animals

Suggested use: Grades 1 to 3


L'école : Junior with Reproducibles (ensemble multi-supports). Chudyk, Maureen. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1998. 46 p. Order number TR08715 ($ 15.95).

An excellent resource to supplement the field of experience « school », for grades 3-6 students. It includes school vocabulary, prepositions, definite and indefinite articles, negation, possessive adjectives, colours, and agreement. Activities include Bingo, concentration, short stories, and comprehension questions. An answer key is included.

Field of Experience : School

Suggested use: Grades 3 to 6


Fêtons un Noël canadien-français (print). Séguin, Colette A. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1996. 50 p. Order number TR0660X($ 21.95).

(CAN) This is a reproducible book with a variety of activities (ex : story comprehension, writing letters, word search, songs, etc…). Teacher notes and answers are included. There is a great variety of vocabulary presented.

Field of Experience : Noël

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 12

Le hockey et le passé composé : Écrivons : Feuilles à reproduire (print). Dean, Ghi. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1991. 47 p. Order number TR01383 ($ 15.95).

Le Hockey is a user-friendly resource that will introduce the « passé composé » within the framework of hockey vocabulary. This resource is of high interest because of the sports element.

Field of Experience : Physical Activity

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 8


J'adore les sports : Reproducibles (print). Chudyk, Maureen. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1999. 58 p. Order number TR08693($ 15.95).

This book of copy masters contains vocabulary and develops the four skill areas of language teaching. J’adore les sports is a good resource supplement for the Sports unit in grade 8.

Field of experience : Physical Activities

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 9


Muzzy I & II (enregistrement vidéo). Norwalk, Conneticut : Early Advantage (EAD), 1998. $ 180.00.

The Muzzy video, divided into six sections of continuing storyline, demonstrates spoken dialogue in authentic life situations. Vocabulary is reinforced orally by Albert, a teaching character. Muzzy could be used as a supplementary resource. It suits various fields of experience and contains authentic situations of communication.

Components :

Cartoon Video
Cartoon Storybook
Cassette
Teacher Guide
Blackline Masters

Fields of Experience : Various

Suggested use: Grades 1 to 6


Paris p@r souris (print). Macaluso, Angela et Denham, Linda (illus.). Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1999. 43 p. Order number TR20677 ($ 22.95).

The Internet provides the vehicle for students to visit Paris. Numerous internet site recommendations are provided. Activity sheets supplement the websites. Step by step instructions are given to guide students through the sites. Note : The resource contains several typographical errors.

Fields of Experience :
Trips and excursions
Educational visits and exchanges
La Francophonie

Suggested use: Grades 8 to 12


La presse à l'école (print). Metford, Deborah et Ottewell, Suzanne. Welland : Éditions Soleil Publishing (SOL), 1996. 127 p. Order number BK-097 ($ 32.95).

(CAN) La Presse à l’école is a compilation of numerous newspaper and magazine articles of varying degrees of difficulty. The articles are of general interest and can be used with various fields of experience as supplementary reading material. The articles are up to date and are filled with Canadian content. Questions, activities and projects, vocabulary notes follow each article.

Fields of Experience :
Consumerism World issues
La francophonie Relationships
Lifestyles Travel
Trades Media
Languages and Arts
Cultures of the World

Suggested use: Grades 10 to 12


Pronoms objets directs : Reproducible Book (print). Dean, Ghi. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1999. 48 p. Order number TR01421($ 15.95).

This compilation of blackline masters focuses on pronoun objects. It could be used as a grammatical resource. There are few communicative activities in the book. The book is based on only one grammatical concept.

Suggested use: Grades 8 to 11

Quoi porter? : Reproducibles (print). Chudyk, Maureen. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1999. 50 p. Order number TR08596($ 15.95).

Quoi porter? is a teacher - friendly resource that includes reproducible sheets to teach clothing. This resource contains games, crossword puzzles and short stories with vocabulary and questions.

Field of Experience : Clothing

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 9


Temps et vêtements : Reproducible Book (print). Dean, Ghi. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1999. 32 p. Order number TR0143X($ 16.00).

Temps et vêtements is a reproducible book that gives basic vocabulary for clothing. It is categorized into appropriate clothing for different types of weather. Answers for vocabulary pages are provided. There is some opportunity for communication in authentic situations.

Fields of Experience :
The Young Consumer
Environment
Clothing

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 9


The Keys to French : Level One (print). Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1999. Order number LU01 ($ 6.95).

This compact reference guide provides quick access to the basic elements of French vocabulary, grammar and verbs. This is a valuable student reference resource.

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 12

Travaillons en ligne : Reproducibles (kit). Macaluso, Angela. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1998. 79 p. Order number TR20685($ 22.95).

Travaillons en ligne is an Internet resource designed to enhance various fields of experience. It guides students to a specific web site within a theme. It leads them through the web site in search of specific information.

Activity sheets are provided which require students to summarize or record information they have found. Note : Teachers need to preview sites to ensure they are running, and follow the outlined format.

Fields of Experience :

Food	Miscellaneous Activities
The Media	The Young Consumer
Outdoor living	Clothing
La francophonie	Conservation
Consumerism	Noël

Educational visits and exchanges

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 10


Un Noël traditionnel (print). Kostick, Diane P. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1992. 52 p. Order number GE00528 ($ 29.95).

Un Noël traditionnel is a collection of explanations and activities on the traditions of how French people observe Christmas in France. The explanations are in English. It includes numerous activity sheets (blackline masters).

Fields of experience :
Noël
La francophonie

Suggested use: Grades 6 to 9


Verbarama! Au présent (print). Macaluso, Angela. Hamilton : Tralco Educational Services (TRALCO), 1999. 86 p. Order number TR20782 ($ 44.95).

Verbarama is a resource that provides students with practice of regular « er, ir & re » verbs (and some irregulars verbs) in the present tense. The following themes are used to reinforce the use of verbs & vocabulary : school, sports, pastimes, Paris, Quebec Carnaval, food & music. An answer key for each of the exercises is provided.

Components :

Blackline masters of conjugated verbs and of practice sheets.
Fields of Experience :

School	Clothing
Travel	Food
Les fêtes	The Media
Animals	World of work
Physical activity	Miscellaneous Activities

Suggested use: Grades 4 to 8


Les vêtements (ensemble multi-supports). Collectif. (Collection Bingo Games). Toronto : Le Français fantastique (FAN), 1995. ($ 16.95).

This package includes a class set of 30 different bingo cards plus a master set of flash cards (one of each image). Each bingo card has 16 pictures. Language use can range from individual vocabulary words (ie : une tuque) to sentence structures (ie : Il porte une tuque). This game provides the opportunity for students to practice clothing words and structures in a fun way.

Components :

30 individual bingo cards
Master set of flashcards

Field of Experience : Clothing

Suggested use: Grades 1 to 5


Visages 1 : Langue et pratique : Cahier de consolidation (print). McConnell, Robert G. et Giroux Collins, Rosemarie. (Collection Visages). Newmarket : Pearson Education Canada (PEAR), 1998. 158 p. ISBN 0-201-47791-2 ($ 6.90).

This resource is designed to supplement Visages 1. It could also be useful for beginning French students in grade 7. « Langue et pratique » includes basic grammatical structures and could be used as a language resource for further communicative activities.

Fields of Experience :
Media
Environment
Friends
Animals
Miscellaneous Activities

Suggested use: Grades 3 to 6

Vocabulary Posters FR (French) (kit). Welland : Éditions Soleil Publishing (SOL). 18" x 24" ($ 4.95 each).

Each poster included in this series focuses on a specific theme. Each poster illustrates and labels 20 highlighted words associated with the theme. These posters can be used in conjunction with any commercial program and fit nicely with the curriculum themes.

Thematic Posters (order numbers) :

Sports (# 001)	Action words (# 002)
Clothing (# 003)	Transportation (# 004)
Farm animals (# 005)	Zoo animals (# 006)
Kitchen Items (# 007)	Fruit (# 008)
Vegetables (# 009)	Halloween (# 010)
Thanksgiving (# 011)	Christmas (# 012)
School (# 013)	Circus (# 014)
Valentine Day (# 015)	Easter (# 016)

N.B. If all 16 posters are ordered at once, the total cost is $ 70.00, plus a $5.00 shipping fee (savings of $9.20).

Fields of Experience : Various

Suggested use: Grades K to 12

Address: http://www.learnthenet.com/french/index.html

Address: http://atlas.gc.ca/francais/index.html

Address: http://pages.infinit.net/nancyg/

Address: http://www.cpf.ca

Address: http://www.francophonie.hachette-livre.fr/


Dictionnaire Francophone En Ligne!

Address: http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/clicnet/fle.html

This site includes a repertoire of French language resources.


Les débrouillards

Address: http://lesdebrouillards.qc.ca/

(CAN) The web site of a Quebec magazine for students who want to read and discover.

Address: http://www.edunet.ch/

This site includes teaching projects that were created by the teacher participants and their classes. It also includes links to other teaching sites.


Édusites

Address: http://www.icenter.net/~constant/raymond.htm

Addresses:
http://www.nomade.fr
http://www.altavistacanada.com
http://fr.yahoo.com/
http://www.altavista.com
http://www.toile.qc.ca/
http://www.lokace.com/
http://www.francite.com/
http://www.lycos.fr
http://www.nomade.fr

These search engines can be used to browse for information in French located on the internet.

Address: http://www.cschaudietch.qc.ca/cemis/formation_internet/glossaire.htm

A glossary of internet terms in French.


Île des Fêtes

Address: http://www.globetrotter.net/escale/fetes.htm

Need classroom ideas for the celebrations that occur during the year? This site contains ideas for Halloween, Christmas, Saint Valentine, and summer holidays.


Initiation à Internet

Address: http://www.cschaudietch.qc.ca/cemis/formation_internet/

An initiation to the Internet in French. Information is included on how to navigate the Net, as well as a glossary of Internet terminology. Links to other interesting sites are provided.

Address: http://www.imagene.net/lurelu/

Address: http://www.nomade.fr/contenu/infodirect/meteo

Address: http://www.les-animaux.com

Address: http://www.pedagonet.com/ext/fdefault.eht

Address: http://www.imaginet.fr/momes/tdm.html

Address: http://radio-canada.ca/

(CAN) This is the web site of Radio-Canada.


Le Réseau Éducation-Médias

Address:http://www.reseau-medias.ca/fre/

An Internet site highlighting media education and its influence on the daily lives of children and adolescents.


Rescol canadien

Address: http://www.rescol.ca/

Address: http://www.ricochet-jeunes.org/

Address: http://www.stefi.qc.ca/index.html

The site of «Société de Téléformation Interactive» provides information on teaching kits, teaching support as well as distance learning courses for professional development.


The Currency Site

Address: http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate

Address: http://www.webfranco.com/

This site includes numerous links that facilitate searching in French on the Web in addition to a bank of web site links organized by category.

Address: http://www.zonescolaire.com/

Index of Suggested Uses

Grades 1 to 5

Les vêtements

Media Index

Distributor Directory