Kelly Robic  

Thanks for listening, everyone! Here are the French words we talked about in our “School Words” show…

CE1--cours elementaire un

preschool—maternelle

primary school—primaire

fencing—escime

danse—dance

three-yearolds’ class--petite section

kindergarten equivalent—grande section

class – classe

teacher —maîtresse or maitre (for the younger grades)

student –eleve, étudiant(e)

backpack – le sac à dos

bookbag--cartable

book – livre

blackboard—tableau

paper – papier

desk – bureau

crayon -- crayon de couleur

pencil – crayon

pen – stylo

notebook – carnet, cahier

paper clip -- trombone

library – bibliothèque

dictionary –dictionnaire

to learn—apprendre

to write— écrire

to read—lire

cafeteria—cantine

Here are the web sites I spoke about :

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/school/frenchwords/

http://www.pdictionary.com/french/browse.php?bm=12&db=school

We are looking for theme ideas for the future… let us know if you’ve got some !

Kelly and Alex