Vocabulary:
Counting 1-10 - spark.adobe.com/video/kImahq9JfbcPN
Counting 1-30 - spark.adobe.com/video/Fq5ZIoW92Em0S
Counting backwards 10-0 - spark.adobe.com/video/KqJWGHc6rp790
Counting backwards 20-0 - spark.adobe.com/video/pBTfwSjLYFSoL
Numbers - https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/learn-french/numbers
Days of the week - https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/learn-french/days-of-week
If your child is ready for sight words, please see the "grade 1-2" section!
Printables:
Alphabet Cue Cards - alphabetcuecards.pdf
Songs/Videos in French:
Youtube List 1: French Learning Songs
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyC90i-7b39vpHOD6esPJAWd6WoEoY87k
Youtube List 2: French phonics
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyC90i-7b39v_dYkswD6fOEevZfi3IBOZ
Trotro - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNy0cDNYdgx8qGMk-t1H_QA
Trotro videos are 4 minutes long. They are great for introductory french as lots of context is given for comprehension. Available on youtube.
Here are some ideas of activities that can be completed at home with an adult. Have fun!
VOCABULARY
Counting 1-10 - spark.adobe.com/video/kImahq9JfbcPN
Counting 1-30 - spark.adobe.com/video/Fq5ZIoW92Em0S
Counting backwards 10-0 - spark.adobe.com/video/KqJWGHc6rp790
Counting backwards 20-0 - spark.adobe.com/video/pBTfwSjLYFSoL
Numbers - https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/learn-french/numbers
Days of the week - https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/learn-french/days-of-week
If your child is ready for sight words, please see the "grade 1-2" section!
Printables:
Alphabet Cue Cards - alphabetcuecards.pdf
Songs/Videos in French:
Youtube List 1: French Learning Songs
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyC90i-7b39vpHOD6esPJAWd6WoEoY87k
Youtube List 2: French phonics
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyC90i-7b39v_dYkswD6fOEevZfi3IBOZ
Trotro - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNy0cDNYdgx8qGMk-t1H_QA
Trotro videos are 4 minutes long. They are great for introductory french as lots of context is given for comprehension. Available on youtube.
Here are some ideas of activities that can be completed at home with an adult. Have fun!
VOCABULARY
- Colours: Try naming the colours of objects in French that are all around you!
- Gr 1: Read the Paul et Suzanne books sent home, finding grade 1 sounds in the words (information under 'voice recordings - grade 1 sounds)
- Continue reading in English daily to reinforce concepts of print, such as left to right, top to bottom directionality, words, and letters
- Read/Sing the alphabet to work on letter names
- Try naming the upper and lower case letters out of sequence
- Play alphabet Bingo using the French letter names
- Name the letters on the cereal box, on road signs, license plates; even English bed time stories are a great opportunity to name some letters in French!
- Help your children name the numbers 0-10 in French when out of sequence
- Have your children match the correct number of objects to a given numeral
- Count by 1s to 30, and count backward from 10 to 0 (early in the year, start with 1-10)
- Visit the audio recordings page to count with Madame Balston
- Count objects that are of interest to your child, and can be picked up or manipulated
