Your child was able to benefit from French lessons during the school year. You have seen his
progress and he is very proud to know the basics of French.
However, when French lessons stop, the child gradually loses what he has learnt. The efforts
he made for a year or a term time were then wasted. This is why revising is essential so as not
to forget French or even another language. And why not go further? Maintaining your
knowledge means keeping your acquired knowledge.
What Should I do?
Taking a grammar or conjugation course in a linear mode can be boring, especially for children.
It's the holidays, and the kids want to have fun. Why make useful something pleasant? What I
am proposing to you may or may not require a permanent presence on your part or of an adult.
- Applications to learn French for children. Some apps are made for children. 5 minutes of
vocabulary review a day is not a lot.
- Books: reading is an asset to help your child progress. Depending on your child's level, if they
are at an intermediate level, they can read on their own. However, this requires knowing how to
pronounce a word. For this, you can use google translate to get the correct pronunciation.
The child writes the word and clicks on the loudspeaker symbol. There are ten booklets on the
adventures of the Martel family, a French family which introduce its young readers to their daily
lives. My students have made a lot of progress. You can even accompany this reading
with a reading card. (see the amazon link and offer reading sheets with the solution).
- Worksheets: Exercises are a good way to revise your child, especially when the fun side is
there. These sheets are online, downloadable and printable. Your child can write on it and
when you are available you can correct their mistakes. Some are free, while others are
chargeable. I offer you my printable worksheets. In order to have an idea on these sheets, I
offer you one from each bundle. I only ask one thing, it is to leave me a small message in
comment. So I could see how many people downloaded this sheet and don't hesitate to tell me
if your child liked it.
In addition my files are accompanied by solutions.
- Film for children, cartoons are a solution to maintain French learning. That makes them
improve their listening.
- Online sites: the child interacts with the device on which he is playing. The web is full of
games and exercises in French. Some sites give the solution once the exercise is finished with
the score. It can be motivating for children.
They see their progress.
Here are some sites: https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/frenchindex.html
https://www.francaisfacile.com/cours/cours-fle.php
https://learningapps.org/
https://wordwall.net/en-gb/community/french
https://www.french-games.net/
https://www.ortholud.com/puzzles.html (this website is mostly for French speaking children but
your non-speaker child can do these jigsaws).
Try this jigsaw online with ortholud :
https://www.ortholud.com/puzzle-sanglier.html
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