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Grade 4 French Immersion: how to help at home

What your child learns in Grade 4 french immersion in the Saskatchewan Curriculum, and simple things to try at home.

The Big Ideas this year

Easy ways to practise french immersion at home

What each unit covers

  1. Tu ou vous?

    Choosing between “tu” and “vous” depending on who is being spoken to, an important courtesy in French.

  2. Poser des questions

    Question words (qui, où, quand, pourquoi, comment, combien) and questions formed by inverting the subject and verb.

  3. Synonymes et contraires

    Building vocabulary with synonyms (similar meaning) and antonyms (opposite meaning).

  4. Les adverbes en -ment

    Forming adverbs from the feminine form of an adjective plus -ment.

  5. Comparer

    Comparing with plus… que, moins… que and aussi… que, with adjectives and adverbs.

  6. Le passé composé

    The passé composé of first-group (-er) verbs, formed with avoir and the past participle.

  7. L'imparfait

    The imparfait, the tense used to describe and to set the scene in stories and tales.

  8. Comprendre un texte

    Reading a short text, finding the main idea and making inferences from clues.

  9. La structure du récit

    The five parts of a narrative: initial situation, inciting incident, rising action, resolution and final situation.

What the report card levels look like at home

Beginning
Just getting started with this idea. Short, regular practice with lots of support helps most.
Approaching
Understands parts of it and is building confidence. Keep practising the tricky parts.
Meeting
Has it! Meeting is the goal for every outcome. Mixed review now and then keeps it strong.
Exemplary
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 Saskatchewan report card guide.

Common questions

Free printable Grade 4 french immersion practice sheet

Questions from every unit, with an answer key.

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