Grade 2 French Immersion: how to help at home
What your child learns in Grade 2 french immersion in the BC Curriculum, and simple things to try at home.
The Big Ideas this year
- Fluency in a language facilitates our interactions with others.
- Awareness of other cultures helps us discover our own culture and build our own identity.
- The task and its context determine the strategies of comprehension and expression that are chosen.
- Fairy and folk tales share common characteristics that define the genre.
- Organizing and connecting our ideas in a logical fashion helps others better understand our message.
Easy ways to practise french immersion at home
- Read a short French book or comic together a few times a week, and talk about it in either language.
- Ask your child to teach you one new French word or grammar rule a day.
- Watch a French show with the French subtitles on, then retell the story.
- Keep a short French journal: one or two sentences a day.
What each unit covers
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.
Les adjectifs
Making an adjective agree in gender and number with the noun it describes.
L'ordre des mots
Building simple French sentences: who or what, then the action, then the rest.
Les contes
Features of fairy tales and folk tales, including well-known French tales, and why cultures share stories.
D'abord, ensuite, enfin
Words that show time (d'abord, ensuite, enfin) and place (sur, sous, dans, près, loin), and putting events in order.
Être et avoir
The present tense of the two most important verbs in French, être (to be) and avoir (to have).
What the report card levels look like at home
- Emerging
- Just getting started with this idea. Short, regular practice with lots of support helps most.
- Developing
- Understands parts of it and is building confidence. Keep practising the tricky parts.
- Proficient
- Has it! Mixed review now and then keeps it strong.
- Extending
- Applies it confidently, even in new or harder situations. Try challenge mode and real-life problems.
Your child’s teacher decides the level on the report card. Read the BC report card guide.
Common questions
How can I help my Grade 2 child with french immersion?
Read a short French book or comic together a few times a week, and talk about it in either language. Ask your child to teach you one new French word or grammar rule a day. Keep sessions short, about 10 to 15 minutes, and stop on a success.
What does my child learn in Grade 2 french immersion in BC?
The BC Curriculum Grade 2 french immersion units include le, la, un, une, les adjectifs, l'ordre des mots, les contes, d'abord, ensuite, enfin, être et avoir.
Free printable Grade 2 french immersion practice sheet
Questions from every unit, with an answer key.