STEP 3: Click the play button below to listen to this lesson’s song again. As you listen, enjoy the illustrations in the online storybook with your child.
LESSON 1
Papa & Maman
LESSON VIDEO
STEP 1: Start by watching the lesson video below. Feel free to encourage your child to participate by joining in yourself.
LISTEN & REPEAT
STEP 2 : Watch this video as many times as needed and encourage your child to repeat the words and sentences aloud.
MUSICAL STORY
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
STEP 4 : Download and print the resources for this lesson, including flashcards (to cut out and play with) and worksheets available at different difficulty levels. These hands-on activities will help your child practise, manipulate the learning materials, and memorise the vocabulary in a fun and interactive way.
FLASHCARDS TO DOWnLOAD PRINTABLE GAMES to downloadSPEAKING GAMES
STEP 5 : Speaking Games encourage your child to listen, think, and speak in French. These activities help build confidence, improve pronunciation, and reinforce vocabulary through play.
1. Say it before me :
Objectives : Vocabulary recall, oral production and pronunciation practice
How to play : Can you say the French word before the teacher does? Look at the picture, think carefully, and say the word aloud.
Parent Tip : Join in the game ! Try to say the words together with your child and see who can remember them first.
2. Karaoke
Objectives : Vocabulary memorisation, pronunciation practice and listening skills
How to play : Listen to the song and sing along! Watch the flashcards carefully and point to them when you hear the words in the song.
Parent tip : Sing along with your child and encourage them to point to or name the flashcards as they hear them. Repetition through music is a great way to reinforce vocabulary and pronunciation.
3. Let’s talk
Objectives : Oral production, listening comprehension and confidence in speaking French.
How to play : Listen carefully to Mélopie’s questions and answer out loud.
Parent tip : Encourage your child to answer and sing aloud, even with just one word at first. Sing along with your child too.
online GAMES
STEP 6 : To reinforce what your child has learned during the lesson, we recommend completing the online games below. For best results, play them several times before moving on to the next lesson.
1. Memory Game
Objectives: Vocabulary memorisation, listening skills and word recognition.
How to play: Turn over the cards and try to find the matching pairs. Look at the pictures and listen carefully to the French words.
Parent Tip: Encourage your child to repeat the French word aloud each time a card is turned over. Repetition helps children remember new vocabulary more quickly and improves pronunciation.
2. Match the Sound to the Picture
Objectives: Listening skills, vocabulary acquisition and phonetic awareness.
How to play: Listen carefully to the word or sound and click on the matching picture.
Parent Tip: Ask your child to repeat each word after hearing it.
3. Guess the Sound
Objectives: Listening comprehension, pronunciation and phonetic discrimination.
How to play: Listen to the sound and choose the correct answer.
Parent Tip: Encourage your child to repeat the sound or word before selecting an answer.
Parent Tips for this lesson
To help your child fully absorb this lesson, whenever they wear something red or blue, encourage them to say « Je suis rouge » or « Je suis bleu(e) ».
Whenever you see something red or blue, a hat, or a pair of shoes, encourage your child to say « rouge », « bleu », « chapeau », or « chaussure ».
When saying goodbye or greeting each other, encourage your child to say « Bonjour » or « Au revoir ».
Once the vocabulary is well established and your child can use the words confidently, you may move on to the next lesson.
