As part of grade SK courses, students will integrate several aspects of the French language through lessons and diversified exercises. Studying in class and at home will reinforce their learning and autonomy. At the end of this program, students will have a good command of the basic elements of the French language.
Vocabulary
- Days of the week
- Identify words in a series of words (vocabulary)
- Crosswords
- Vocabulary learning under different themes (school, home, etc.)
- Hidden words - exercises
- Colours
- Emotions and feelings
- Association of words and images
- Observation of images
Phonology
- The French alphabet - pronunciation
- Simple syllables
- French phonetics
- Syllabic decomposition
- Learning French phonetic methodology
- ch and sh sound
- in, im, ein, and ain sounds
- an, en, am, and em sounds
- j and g sounds
- f, ph and v sounds
- u sound
- il, ill, and y sounds
- oi sound
- t and d sounds
- c, k, q, and qu sounds
- n and m sounds
- l and ll sounds
- r and rr sounds
- é, ai, ei, and ê sounds
- é, ez, and er sounds
- ain, ein, im, aim, and ym sounds
- Simple graphemes
- an sound
- in sound
- im, ein, and ain sounds
- b and p sounds
Reading
- Reading simple sentences
- Weekly fluency exercise
- Weekly reading in class and at home
- Discriminative reading
- Introduction to reading comprehension
Scripture
- Numbers from 1 to 100
- Alphabetical order
- Writing exercises & homework assignments
- Syllable games – part 1
- Word grouping
- Introduction to dictation
- Writing numbers
Grammar
- Vowels and words
- Simple consonants
- Articles (e.g., an, the)
- Introduction to the notion of the verb
- Identify the correct sentence
- Introduction to the subject of the sentence
- Gender of names – masculine and feminine
- The number of the name (relating to gender of names) – singular and plural
- The verb (words of action)
- Introduction to personal pronouns
- Introduction to the notion of liaison
- Introduction to negation
- Segmentation of syllables and sentences
Conjugation
- Introduction of the PRESENT of the verbs TO BE (ÊTRE) and TO HAVE (AVOIR)
- The present tense of verbs in -ER - 1st group
- Introduction to verbs in -IR - second (2nd) group
- Introduction to the Conjugation Challenge
Group exercises in class
- Vocabulary
- Conversation
- Reading
- Songs
Reading comprehension
- Introduction to reading comprehension
- Introduction to reading strategy
- Introduction to the study of texts
Homework
- Weekly reading assignments
- Weekly writing assignments
Videos
- Weekly French videos to watch at home (short cartoons)
Conversation
- French greetings and farewells
- Introduction to dialogue
- Classroom conversation activities
