At Home Activities
Click on the "French Reading" link to the left for audio recordings of most of our French Home Reading books in Kindergarten. You can download these recordings onto your devices at home for easy homework time!
At Home Activities
Here are some ideas of activities that can be completed at home with an adult. Have fun!
VOCABULARY
Descriptions: Try naming the colours, size (grand, moyen, petit), weight (lourd, léger) of objects in French that are all around you
READING
Continue reading in English daily to reinforce concepts of print, such as left to right, top to bottom directionality, words, and letters. When reading with your child, ensure there is a focus on CONTENT AND COMPREHENSION: -Which character did you connect with the most? Why? Can you retell me the story? What was your favorite part? Does this book make you think of any other books or movies you know? Can we use toys in our house to reenact the story and turn it into a play?
Visit the following site to listen to simple French stories with pictures and words highlighted as the story is read:
https://dref.mb.ca/patrimoine-canadien-et-les-productions-rivard-livres-animes
ALPHABET
Read/Sing the alphabet to work on letter names
Name the upper and lower case letters out of sequence (use flash cards, write letters down out of order, use the page of a book to point at letters)
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!
Practice the alphabet rap to reinforce letter sounds
Try brainstorming words that begin with specific letter sounds-perfect car ride game!
WRITING
Give your child ample opportunities to develop their fine motor skills. Playing with Playdough, drawing on an easel, and cutting thick paper or carton are great ways to build hand/finger muscles!
Help your child practice printing their name while using upper and lower case letters appropriately
Ensure your child is using the correct pencil grasp at home, to reinforce what is being taught at school
Try playing "letter detective" and have your child write the sounds they hear in a consonant-vowel pair. Keep it simple and short! For example: ta-mo-le-zi-bo.
NUMBERS
Help your children name the numbers 0-10 (0-20 for a challenge!) in French when out of sequence
Have your children match the correct number of objects to a given numeral
Play card, dice or board games to reinforce number sense (greater than/less than/ordinance)
COUNTING
Count by 1s to 300, and count backward from 10 to 0
Visit the audio page to count with Madame Beattie
Count objects that are of interest to your child, and can be picked up or manipulated. Alternately, use counting as a physical break for your child and count exercises, steps, jumps or other movements