Explore The Nous sommes Curriculum for Novice French

The Nous sommes Curriculum is the Novice French program from The Comprehensible Classroom. It consists of 10 units, and units are available both in Original (classroom) and Flex (Hybrid) format. We offer two Intermediate-range units as well, but we do not sell a complete Year 2, 3, or 4 French program.

Nous sommes is a Proficiency-oriented curriculum.

Like all curricula from The Comprehensible Classroom, Nous sommes is Proficiency-oriented. This means that it prepares students to communicate about topics, for real-world or authentic purposes, with ever increasing accuracy and fluency. 

Nous sommes is an Acquisition-focused curriculum

Nous sommes is written with the goal of promoting language acquisition, not explicit language learning. This means that students will acquire language naturally and implicitly through the target-language communication that takes place in class. While some teachers choose to supplement Nous sommes with grammar instruction, class time is spent using the language, not talking about the forms in which language appears.

Can I preview the curriculum?

Learn more about The Nous sommes Curriculum in this overview video:

Next, we recommend that teachers preview Nous sommes 1 Unit 3 and download our two free curriculum units to examine further:

1. Nous sommes 1 Unit 3 Preview: Click to open preview
2. Nous sommes 1 Unit 1: On Dit
3. Nous sommes 1 Unit 6: Assieds-toi

How can I purchase the curriculum?

The Nous sommes Curriculum can be purchased by unit or as a complete set.