Grade 2 French Immersion
6 units matched to the Nova Scotia Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Français”.
Learning focus
- French Immersion is first and foremost a language program: French is both the language students learn in and the language they learn.
- Early French Immersion begins in Primary and Late French Immersion in Grade 7, and both follow Français arts langagiers.
- Students listen, speak, read and write in French for real purposes and audiences.
- Reading a range of French texts, including texts from Acadian and other francophone communities, builds comprehension and a love of reading.
- Learning in French builds a proud, confident, plurilingual identity and a connection to francophone communities in Nova Scotia, Canada and around the world.
Units
Unit 1
Le, la, un, une
Choosing the right article (le, la, un, une) for a noun. In French every noun is masculine or feminine, so nouns are best learned with their article.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers 2e année · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
Unit 2
Les adjectifs
Making an adjective agree in gender and number with the noun it describes.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers 2e année · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
Unit 3
L'ordre des mots
Building simple French sentences: who or what, then the action, then the rest.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers 2e année · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
Unit 4
Les contes
Features of fairy tales and folk tales, including well-known French tales, and why cultures share stories.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers 2e année · reading and understanding a range of French texts
Unit 5
D'abord, ensuite, enfin
Words that show time (d'abord, ensuite, enfin) and place (sur, sous, dans, près, loin), and putting events in order.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers 2e année · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
Unit 6
Être et avoir
The present tense of the two most important verbs in French, être (to be) and avoir (to have).
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers 2e année · writing in French with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
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