BULLETIN BOARD
- Cover the bulletin board with blue paper (for sky). Cover the bottom of the bulletin board with green paper (for grass).
- 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.
- Print the “Eiffel Tower” message on this page and staple to the bulletin board.
- 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.
- 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
