Kindergarten French Immersion
7 units matched to the BC Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “En français”.
Big Ideas
- A new language is acquired by listening to and reproducing the models introduced by the teacher.
- Observing codes of politeness, knowing how to listen and letting others speak are practices that facilitate communication and promote respect.
- Images convey meaning and facilitate the understanding of a text.
- Each letter has its own graphic representation and its own sound.
Units
Unit 1
Bonjour et merci
Greetings and courtesy words in French (bonjour, au revoir, merci, s'il vous plaît, Madame, Monsieur) and good listening habits.
Learning standard: Communication strategies: active listening, taking turns, expressions of courtesy and greetings
Unit 2
Mes premiers mots
First French vocabulary matched to pictures: animals, fruit, colours and counting to five.
Learning standard: Use learned vocabulary to name characters and objects in pictures
Unit 3
Les lettres
Recognizing letters of the alphabet and matching small letters to capital letters.
Learning standard: Spelling conventions: letters of the alphabet and capital letters
Unit 4
Le son du début
Phonemic awareness: hearing the first sound of a word and matching it to other words that begin the same way.
Learning standard: Phonemic awareness: letter sounds
Unit 5
Les syllabes
Phonemic awareness: clapping and counting the syllables in a word.
Learning standard: Phonemic awareness: syllables
Unit 6
Les rimes
Phonemic awareness: recognizing words that end with the same sound.
Learning standard: Phonemic awareness: rhymes
Unit 7
Les histoires
Elements of a story (characters, setting, events) and parts of a book such as the cover and title.
Learning standard: Elements of a story: characters, settings, events; text organization: cover, title
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