Students will certainly acquire new vocabulary as they read Le Petit Prince. In order to help them improve their understanding of each new words, students will create a spider map that defines and illustrates vocabulary from the story. Students can complete this activity as they read, or you can assign small groups of students one or two chapters each and have them present their storyboards to the class. It's also a great pre-reading activity, to introduce students to the vocabulary before they'll encounter it in the text!
The storyboards can take many forms, depending on your students’ needs. Include the vocabulary word with only an image, or add a definition and/or exemplary sentence. For a fun twist, have students include an image and sentence and ask the class to guess the meaning of the vocabulary word based on context clues.
AVALER
Le loup avale sa proie.
CONSEILLER À
Le grand-père conseille à la petite fille de ne pas mentir.
DES TAS DE
Éléonore a des tas de bonbons.
S'ÉGARER
Hansel et Gretel s'égarent dans le forêt.
AMÉLIORER
Il pratique le piano cinq heures par jour pour améliorer sa compétence.
LUCIDE
Après l'accident, Julien n'était pas très lucide.
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Student Instructions
Create a spider map that defines and illustrates new vocabulary from Le Petit Prince.
Engage your class by creating interactive review games, such as vocabulary bingo or charades. Games help students reinforce new words in a fun, memorable way and encourage participation from all learners.
Have students design their own flashcards featuring the French word, its definition, and a sentence or picture. Personalization boosts memory and makes studying more meaningful for diverse learners.
Start each class with a quick conversational prompt using new vocabulary. Speaking practice helps students internalize words and build confidence using them in real contexts.
Arrange students into small groups to teach each other new vocabulary words. Explaining words to peers deepens understanding and creates a collaborative classroom atmosphere.
Design short, varied quizzes where students match, draw, or use vocabulary in context. Frequent, low-stakes assessments help you gauge progress and identify words needing review.
A spider map vocabulary activity for Le Petit Prince asks students to create visual organizers that define and illustrate key words from the story. This helps learners understand and remember new French vocabulary by connecting words with images, definitions, and example sentences.
You can help students learn new vocabulary in Le Petit Prince by having them create spider maps, use images and sentences for each word, work in groups to present their findings, and encourage guessing meanings from context clues. These activities make vocabulary learning engaging and effective.
Effective ways to introduce Le Petit Prince vocabulary before reading include pre-reading activities like vocabulary spider maps, matching games, and having students illustrate words. These methods familiarize learners with challenging terms they will encounter in the text.
Key vocabulary words from Le Petit Prince Chapter 1 include AVALER (to swallow), CONSEILLER À (to advise), DES TAS DE (lots of), S'ÉGARER (to get lost), AMÉLIORER (to improve), and LUCIDE (clear-headed).
To teach French vocabulary, pair each word with an image and a sample sentence from the story. Let students guess meanings using context clues. This interactive approach reinforces understanding and makes new words easier to remember.