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Grade 5 French Immersion: how to help at home

What your child learns in Grade 5 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. Qui, que, où, dont

    Using the simple relative pronouns qui, que, où and dont to join two ideas in one sentence.

  2. Ne… plus, jamais, rien

    Negative forms ne… plus, ne… jamais and ne… rien, and where each word goes in the sentence.

  3. Les adverbes

    Adverbs of time, place, manner and quantity, and what each one tells us about the action.

  4. La ponctuation

    Quotation marks, the colon and parentheses used correctly in French.

  5. La bande dessinée

    The features of a comic book: panels, speech and thought bubbles, sound words and how pictures and text work together.

  6. La biographie

    Features of a biography: point of view, dates, quotations, sources and chronological order.

  7. Fait ou opinion?

    Telling an objective statement (a fact) from a subjective one (an opinion), an early critical-thinking skill.

  8. Fransaskois, Métis et Premières Nations

    French Immersion culture unit: French Canadian, Métis and First Nations people, events and traditions, with a Saskatchewan focus. Questions and answers are in French; hints are in English.

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 5 french immersion practice sheet

Questions from every unit, with an answer key.

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