Vancouver Kidsbooks

Scholastic Canada

Scholastic Books offers the opportunity to order French and English books through the school. Ask your PAC rep. or go directly to their website.

 

Where can I take French lessons and experience French culture nearby?

Place Maillardville in Coquitlam offers a range of activities and courses for parents and children who are involved in French Immersion.

http://www.placemaillardville.ca

 

How can I support French Immersion?

Become a member of Canadian Parents for French.

http://www.cpf.ca

http://www.cpf.bc.ca

 

How can my child continue to develop his/her French in the summer?

Consider registering your child in one of the following programs:

BC Family French Camp (registration is done in January). http://www.bcffc.com

 

Websites for your child:

Children learn French through songs and poems.These are fun sites for browsing:

 

Poems and songs

Momes.net

http://www.momes.net/comptines/comptines-chansons.html

http://www.momes.net

 

French Alphabet 

http://www.chezlorry.ca/alphabet.htm

http://clicnet.swarthmore.edu/rire/abcde/alphabet.html

 

Web Sites for you

Translating

There are many online sites that translate words and phrases.

Word reference       http://www.wordrefernce.com

Google Language Tools    http://www.google.ca/language_tools?hl=en

 

Listen and Repeat

There are some great online sites that provide audio for a variety of words and phrases.

Bonjour      http://www.bonjour.com

BBC      http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/quickfix/ski.shtml

 

Pronunciation Guides     

Listen to specific vowel sounds in words. Language guide.org

http://www.languageguide.org/grancais/grammar/pronunciation

 

Additional Links:

Mme Dagenais

kikook.com

languageguide.org/francais/grammar/pronunciation

text to speech

livresvideo.net