Languages for Kids

Les Petits Français - Curriculum & Class Format

“Les Petits Français” curriculum has a content-based format. Each week students are presented with a topic that is exploited to the maximum, with activities, songs, video presentations and lots of reinforcement. Each lesson is of 1-hour duration and organized as follows (sample format):

ACTIVITY DURATION
Welcome Song, General Greetings and Greetings Song 5 min.
Presentation of the Day’s Topic (pictures/poster/cards/objects) 15 min.
Physical Practice of Day’s Topic (song/game/dance/poem/video) 15 min.
Hands-on Practice of Day’s Topic (craft/ project) 15 min.
Revision of day’s topic and Good Bye Song 5 min.

At the end of every week, students take home a sheet which contains a summary of the contents learnt during the two classes as well as practical ideas on how to practice these contents at home.