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French Day — La Journée

Fifth graders learn the French words for the parts of the day — le matin, midi, l’après-midi, le soir — and how to talk about time and their daily routine in a new language.

Grade 5La Journée35 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name parts of the day in French.
  • ✓Put them in order.
  • ✓Ask quelle heure est-il?
  • ✓Talk about your day.
Essential Question

A day moves from morning to noon to night. Now you can name each part of the day in French! What are they, and in what order do they come?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order La Journée

Project this and have students put the parts of the day in order — le matin, midi, l’après-midi, le soir.

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Tap le matin (morning) first!
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

35 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Du Matin au Soir

5 min

A day goes from morning to night — how do we name the parts in French?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask what part of day it is.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Consider.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — La Journée

8 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present each part.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note the order.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note order.
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Practice — Order La Journée

9 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Order La Journée.
  • Put them in order.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

8 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a daily activity and time.
  • Ask quelle heure est-il?
  • Describe your day.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Ask it.
  • Describe.
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Reflect — Reflect

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a part of the day.
  • Say what comes first.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say first.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand parts of the day and time.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about daily routine.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to time and the calendar.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare time words across languages.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Part-of-day picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Le ___.”
  • Use a clock.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with matin and soir.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Tell the time.
  • Describe a daily routine.
  • Add “aujourd’hui.”
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🕑A clock
  • 💻Order La Journée
  • 🗣️Time audio
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

la journéedayle matinmorningmidinoonl’après-midiafternoonle soireveningla nuitnightaujourd’huitodayquelle heure est-il?what time is it?
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is “le matin” in English?
Morning.
QUESTION 2
What part of the day comes after midi (noon)?
L’après-midi (afternoon).
QUESTION 3
How do you ask “What time is it?” in French?
Quelle heure est-il?

Reflect: ma journée.

Have students say one thing they do in the morning (le matin) and at night (le soir) in French. A printable journée sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ French Parts of the Day (La Journée)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: aujourd’hui, la journée, la nuit, le matin, le soir, l’après-midi, midi, quelle heure est-il?
  1. noon
  2. what time is it?
  3. morning
  4. evening
  5. night
  6. day
  7. afternoon
  8. today

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is “le matin” in English?
  2. What part of the day comes after midi (noon)?
  3. How do you ask “What time is it?” in French?
Answer key — Part A: 1) midi · 2) quelle heure est-il? · 3) le matin · 4) le soir · 5) la nuit · 6) la journée · 7) l’après-midi · 8) aujourd’hui
Part B: 1) Morning. 2) L’après-midi (afternoon). 3) Quelle heure est-il?