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                                                        My Resource Depot

This page is aimed at addressing the issue of a lack of compiled French Immerison resources for Primary teachers. As primary French Immersion teachers we have learned that while there are many resources available not all of them are useful or applicable to classroom use.The goal of this page is to provide teachers, parents and students with a compilation of age appropriate websites, apps and materials for Primary French Second Language learners.

Collaboratively, myself and two other FI teachers weeded through many links that were suggested for use with French Immersion classes. We discarded several sites which, for a variety of reasons, did not meet the level of ability of young second language learners. Our goal in compiling this Resource Depot is to alleviate this labourous process for other teachers.

 

Resources for Students and Parents:
Dance Mat Typing Teaching early keyboarding skills (upper case/lower case)

 

Internet Picture Dictionary   great for expanding French vocabulary

 

Tumble Books Collection of online children’s books which can be read aloud

 

Duolingo Pronunciation of dictionary words

 

Literacy Center Aimed for pre-school age children. Teaches basic vocabulary and reading in French

 

Radio Canada/Zone des Petits CBC Kids in French. Games and programs for young children

 

Cornemuse Interactive links for parents and students (Quebecois)

 

Pinterest (French Immersion Resources)  An abundance of FI resources and ideas, simply use “French Immersion” as your search terms.

 

Logiciel Educatif  Leveled educational games online

 

La Souris  Games and interactive activities for young learners

 

Kids Playground  printable activities, online games, songs and more

 

Mini TFO  tons of games, videos, songs, clips geared towards a young language learner.

 

Digital Dialects  language learning games from beginner to lower intermediate level.

 

BBC Schools - French  Audio, videos, photos and songs for vocabulary building.

 

Du Plaisir à Lire  A variety of games and educational activities that can be used indepentently.

 

French Games  reading, spelling and listening games

 

Wordreference online dictionary which includes conjugation pages and forums

 

Acapela type in a word or phrase and hear it read in French

Comptines et Chansons pour Enfants Hundreds of Comptines, some with videos, some without. Great authentic activity to add to your class.

Resources for Teachers:
Oxford Audio Dictionary  Able to search words and hear pronunciation

 

Mes Premiers Pas en Français Blog aimed at 1-4 year olds but quite appropriate for primary FI

 

Momes Collection of resources appropriate for use in a primary FI classroom in all domains

 

Gimme 5 Healthy eating site, useful for March/Nutrition Month

 

Mille Merveilles  Online educational resources (some free materials, membership required)

 

Il était une histoire Great variety of reading resources, read aloud, various reading levels and genres

 

French Apps for Kids  From dictionaries to vocabulary, grammar, shapes, culture, geography (some require payment)

 

Madame Belle Feuille  Printables, songs, videos, lesson ideas (still under construction)

 

YouTube Channel HillMadame  Tons and tons of links to primary specific French resources, all in video formats.

 

Brain Pop  Addresses all subject areas, geared towards both students and teachers.

 

Children’s Books Forever  Collection of French Children’s Literature useful for projection on interactive white boards   

 

EDU365.CAT Vocabulary activities, interactive games and a selection of French stories read aloud with highlighted text.

 

islcollective Downloadable and printable PDF’s for classroom use.(1800++ printables)

 

1 jour 1 actu  links to activities about current events, news for young people

 

Facebook Group - Second Languages Council of the NLTA 

 

Wordreference online dictionary which includes conjugation pages and forums

 

 

Acapela type in a word or phrase and hear it read in French

 

Univers de ma Classe Blogspot page owned by a French Teacher with many links to resources in all subject areas.

 

 

                            How to find French resources on Twitter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              Free Apps 

     You can download any of these apps at iTunes

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WordReference Dictionary

 

Alphabet+

 

MindSnacks

 

Frenchie Teachie Everything

 

Little Pim

 

Busuu

 

Qui suis-je?

 

Histoires Enchantées

 

My first book of French

 

Alphabet9+

 

Flashcards French Free

 

Learn French

 

Ana Lomba’s French for kids

 

Lectures faciles

 

Le coffre à histoires

 

Histoires pour s’endormir

 

J’aime lire

 

Conte-moi

 

Comptines HD

 

L’alphabet de Lola lite

 

Premiers mots

 

Mes premiers mots (les couleurs)

 

Jeux pour lire avec Sami et Julie Lite

 

Mes premiers mots (les animaux)

 

La ferme des tout-petits

 

Puss ‘n Boots French for Kids

 

French for kids (flashcards) (Animals only in free version. $3.99 full version)

 

Abitalk Sentence Builder

 

First French

 

 

 

 

 

 

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French Learning For Kids

 

Duolingo

 

Learning colors for kids

 

Play and Learn French

 

Learning Shapes for Kids

 

French Grammar Free

 

Learn French

 

Learn French Alphabets ABC Kid

 

Smart Kids Games 2 Free

 

My first book of French ABC

 

French For Kids

 

Smart Speller French (Kids)

 

Princesses Learn French

 

Les Bases du Français

 

[Kids-Edu] French Greetings

 

wordreference french

 

Le Coffre à Histoires

 

Contes pour Enfants

 

Contes pour enfant

 

Films pour enfants (gratuit)

 

Chansons pour Enfants (pub)

 

iTooch Français

 

French WordPower

                From Apple

     From Google Play

French Apps for Kids  from dictionaries to vocabulary, grammar, shapes, culture, geography (some require payment

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