Grade 2 French Immersion
6 units matched to the Alberta Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Français”.
Organizing ideas
- Listening and speaking in French grow every day when French is the language of learning.
- Reading French texts of many kinds builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
- Writing in French for a purpose and an audience uses the conventions of the language.
- Understanding how French words, sentences and texts work helps students choose the right words and forms.
- Learning in French connects students with Francophone communities in Alberta, Canada and 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: Write short fiction and non-fiction texts to express ideas, using basic sentence elements. · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 2
Les adjectifs
Making an adjective agree in gender and number with the noun it describes.
Learning outcome: Write short fiction and non-fiction texts to express ideas, using basic sentence elements. · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 3
L'ordre des mots
Building simple French sentences: who or what, then the action, then the rest.
Learning outcome: Write short fiction and non-fiction texts to express ideas, using basic sentence elements. · writing in French with correct conventions
Unit 4
Les contes
Features of fairy tales and folk tales, including well-known French tales, and why cultures share stories.
Learning outcome: Demonstrate an understanding of the overall meaning of messages in short fiction and non-fiction texts. · reading and understanding 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: Write short fiction and non-fiction texts to express ideas, using basic sentence elements. · writing in French with correct conventions
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: Write short fiction and non-fiction texts to express ideas, using basic sentence elements. · writing in French with correct conventions
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