Grade 2 French Immersion
6 units matched to the Ontario Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Français”.
Overall expectations
- In immersion, French is the language we learn in, so listening and speaking grow every day.
- 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 works helps us choose the right words, tenses and sentence structures.
- Learning in French connects us with Francophone communities in 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.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 2
Les adjectifs
Making an adjective agree in gender and number with the noun it describes.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 3
L'ordre des mots
Building simple French sentences: who or what, then the action, then the rest.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 4
Les contes
Features of fairy tales and folk tales, including well-known French tales, and why cultures share stories.
Expectation: C1, C2 · reading comprehension, and the purpose, form and style 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.
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
Unit 6
Être et avoir
The present tense of the two most important verbs in French, être (to be) and avoir (to have).
Expectation: D1, D2 · writing for a purpose and audience, using correct French conventions
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