Kindergarten French Immersion
7 units matched to the Manitoba Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “En français”.
Learning focus
- French immersion is first and foremost a language program: French is both the language we learn in and the language we learn.
- Listening and speaking in French grow every day, in school and in the francophone community.
- Reading a range of French texts builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
- Writing in French for a purpose and an audience uses the conventions of the language.
- Learning in French builds a proud, confident, plurilingual identity and a connection to Francophone communities in Canada and around the world.
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 outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En éveil) · speaking about oneself and the world in French
Unit 2
Mes premiers mots
First French vocabulary matched to pictures: animals, fruit, colours and counting to five.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En éveil) · speaking about oneself and the world in French
Unit 3
Les lettres
Recognizing letters of the alphabet and matching small letters to capital letters.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En éveil) · reading and understanding a range of French texts
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 outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En éveil) · listening to French and understanding how its sounds and words work
Unit 5
Les syllabes
Phonemic awareness: clapping and counting the syllables in a word.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En éveil) · listening to French and understanding how its sounds and words work
Unit 6
Les rimes
Phonemic awareness: recognizing words that end with the same sound.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En éveil) · listening to French and understanding how its sounds and words work
Unit 7
Les histoires
Elements of a story (characters, setting, events) and parts of a book such as the cover and title.
Learning outcome: Français arts langagiers – immersion (stade En éveil) · reading and understanding a range of French texts
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