Les régularités difficiles (Tricky patterns)

( 15 minutes)

Working on: Patterns, Creativity

Using knowledge from previous days, encourage your child to collect random items from around the house (anything will work!). Now they can think of ways to create tricky patterns with them. Sometimes a good starting point is to try to figure out how to make a pattern with multiples of the same item such as popsicle sticks, paper cups, pencils, paper clips. Now can they figure out how to make a pattern? Can they think of ideas such as placing them vertically, horizontally, upside right, upside down, in groups of 1, then 2?

French structures to practice…

Je fais une régularité. (I am making a pattern.)

Les régularités avec les mouvements (movement patterns)
(15 minutes)

Working on: Patterns, Creativity, Gross Motor Skills, Counting

Your child can think of various ways to move their body. It may be helpful to use cards like these https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lwiF_UeExZxD5sId-VIqqxexKFPuRYh6/view?usp=sharing to print and cut for ideas (How can you move___ ? How many times?). If you do not have access to a printer, you could post it on the computer screen, they could close their eyes and point to a picture! This could become a full workout and memory game rolled into one!

French structures to practice…

Counting the number of movements in French

Simple known structures like “Je saute.” (jump) “Je cours.” (run) “Je tape.” (clap)

Les régularités avec les sons (sound patterns)

( approx. 15 minutes)

Working on: Sound Patterns, Creativity, Movement

First of all, your child may choose to collect items from around the house such as musical instruments, toys that make noise or even kitchen items to bang on or together to make sounds. Alternatively, they may choose to make sounds by clapping, stamping and clicking their tongue! Can they build an AB pattern such as petit/grand? What about a trickier one like ABB (petit/grand/grand) or ABC (petit/grand/moyen)?

It can become a game by making a pattern by clapping hands. They can do several short claps or long claps or a mixture of both! Will they be loud or quiet? For an added challenge, they can change where they do their claps from in front, to behind their back to above their head. Perhaps a family member can clap the created clapping pattern back and people can take turns. This becomes a great listening and memory game!

French structures to practice…

Je fais une régularité. (I am making a pattern.)

C’est bruyant. (It is loud.)

C’est doux. (It is quiet.)

Les régularités avec les tailles ou grandeurs (size patterns) ( approx. 15 minutes)

Working on: Size Patterns and Sorting, Creativity, Fine Motor Skills (possibly)

First, have your child collect multiple items available in various sizes from around the house (blocks, beads or materials for drawing various sized objects). Then they can build patterns using them. Can they build an AB pattern such as petit/grand? What about a trickier one like ABB (petit/grand/grand) or ABC (petit/grand/moyen)?

French structures to practice…

Je fais une régularité. (I am making a pattern.)

C’est petit. (It is small.)

C’est grand. (It is big or large.)

C’est moyen. (It is medium sized.)

Les régularités avec les couleurs (colour patterns) (15 minutes)

Working on: Colour Patterns and Sorting, Creativity, Fine Motor Skills

First, your child should collect multiple colourful items from around the house (blocks, beads, fruit loops, smarties). Then they can build patterns using them. Can they build an AB pattern such as rouge/bleu? What about a trickier one like ABB (rouge/bleu/bleu) or ABC (rouge/bleu/jaune)?

French structures to practice…

Je fais une régularité. (I am making a pattern.)

Naming the colours in French as they build the pattern.

Mesurer le volume-Measuring the Volume of a Container (How much water it can hold) Working on: Measurement, comparing volume, concept of more and less, problem solving

Children can choose 4 containers (cups, bowls) of a variety of shapes and sizes and get set up at the sink. By filling and pouring water from one container to the other, can they determine which one has the most and the least volume? Can they explain how they know? They could talk about ideas like it overflowed, there is still room…they could try measuring in a measuring cup and looking at the numbers for an extra layer. For an extra challenge, have them see if they can find 2 different containers that will hold almost the same amount of water? Different shapes can be very deceiving and trick us! :)

French structures to practice…

le moins-le plus-égal (less-more-equal)

Je mesure avec mes pieds-Measuring With My Feet ( approx. 10 minutes)

Le plus proche-le plus loin (Shorter distance-Longer distance, Which is More?)

Working on: Measurement, comparing distances, concept of non standard units of measure

Fun little French video at https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/louis-josee-and-lexie/100377065/secret-agent-measuring-with-a-shoe

In Kindergarten, we don’t measure using centimeters, inches or feet (standard units of measure). We measure using our feet, our hands, blocks, popsicle sticks, etc. (non standard units of measure). How many blocks long is that? How many hands tall is that? Which has more? (It is a longer distance.) Which has less? (It is a shorter distance.) We also measure smaller items by making sure they are at a common starting point (flat on the table or floor) and looking for which is taller.

Children should begin in their bedroom. How many steps from the bedroom to the living room? How many steps from the bedroom to the bathroom? Which took less steps? (Closer-shorter distance) Which took more steps? (Farther-longer distance)

French structures to practice…

proche-loin (close or far)

plus proche-plus loin (closer or farther)

le moins-le plus (less-more)

Optional: If you'd like, you can also try measuring like Secret Agent Louis from the video! You could use a shoe, blocks, a pencil, anything really! Chose two items to measure and compare lengths. Which one is the shortest ( le plus court)? Which is the longest ( le plus long)? How many "shoes" long are each of your items?

French structures to practice...
court et long ( short and long)

plus court et plus long ( shortest and longest)

Le plus léger au plus lourd (Items from lightest to heaviest) ( approx. 10 minutes)

What is light? What is heavy?

Working on: Measurement, comparing weights, concepts of light (léger) and large (lourd)

Fun little French video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gsr82tlqIog-

First , have your child collect 3 random items from around the house (anything will work!). Then they should compare them and set them in order from the lightest to the heaviest. Have them think about how they know, how they can determine when two items are similar in weight, could a kitchen or bathroom scale be helpful (Why or why not?).

To add a little extra interest to the activity you can build a homemade scale by tying a piece of yarn, string or a scarf to each end of a hanger. Now items to weigh should be tied to each string. Hang the hanger over the shower rod or on a door handle. The heavier item will go down, while the lighter item goes up!

French structures to practice…

léger-lourd (light or heavy)

plus léger-plus lourd (lighter or heavier)

le plus léger-le plus lourd (the lightest or heaviest)

Le plus petit au plus grand (Items from largest to smallest)

( Approx. 10 mins)

Working on: Measurement, comparing sizes, concepts of small (petit) and large (grand)

First follow along through this slideshow to see how the penguins arrange themselves from largest to smallest. Feel free to pause throughout asking your child where they think each penguin belongs.

Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_LJF6YwfPrJitEC2275Rn-uyOYkBJ3SQRbjAh71c_eg/edit?usp=sharing

Next, have your child collect 5 random items from around the house (anything will work!). Then they should compare them and set them in order from the largest to the smallest. Have them think about how they know, how they can determine when two items are similar in size, etc.

French structures to practice…

grand-petit (large or big-small)

plus grand-plus petit (larger or bigger-smaller)

le plus grand-le plus petit (the largest or biggest-the smallest)

Le plus petit au plus grand (Items from smallest to largest)

( approx. 10 mins)

Working on: Measurement, comparing sizes, concepts of small (petit) and large (grand)

First follow along through this slideshow to see how the penguins arrange themselves from smallest to biggest/ largest.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AM7mepUcsd93_Ehi_nWLHhNwIJ9Gv631zPiW0SBR0lg/edit?usp=sharing

Next have your child collect 5 random items from around the house (anything will work!). Then they should compare them and set them in order from the smallest to the largest. Have them think about how they know, how they can determine when two items are similar in size, etc.

French structures to practice:

petit-grand (small-large or big)

plus petit-plus grand (smaller-larger or bigger)

le plus petit-le plus grand (the smallest-the largest or biggest)

Roll and Count Snacks- Compte et mange ( Approx. 10 minutes)

Using 10 pieces of your favourite little snack (goldfish, cheerios, etc.), roll the dice and count out that number of snacks and place it to one side. How many snacks are left in your pile? Repeat to try out different ways to build 10. When you finish playing, roll the dice and eat that number of snacks until they’re all gone! Yum!

French structures to practice:

Left side- “Ici j’ai deux” OR “Voici deux” (Here I have 2 OR Here is 2)

Right side- “Ici j’ai huit” OR “Voici huit” (Here I have 8 OR Here is 8)

“Deux et huit font six” (two and eight make ten)