Pixie Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I am trying to find some type of French curriculum to help teach my kids. I am French so I can speak it but we weren't really focused on making sure the kids spoke it early on and now they only speak English :-( My 11yo can understand some and speak a little, my 8yo can't speak much beyond a few words. Since we are homeschooling again next year, I want to get more serious about it and rather than just me speaking French at home (I will but they need to know more French first otherwise we all revert to English way too fast because they get frustrated they can't understand), I think we need some type of method to follow to help us. I saw one yesterday that looke dinteresting, I think it was on a UK site but off course I can't find it again :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Since you're a French speaker, I would look at "Alex et Zoé et Cie" for your younger kids, and possibly "Les amis et Cie" for your older kid. Those are books meant for FSL with a tutor/teacher etc.. There are school books, so they will need to be adapted for home use in some cases. Things to know about those books. 1. they make extensive use of French cursive in Alex et Zoé 3. Not so much in level 1, more in 2, and quite a lot in 3. I don't remember seeing cursive in "Les amis et Cie" but I wasn't looking for it. By this 'use of cursive', I mean whole text printed in cursive that the students need to read. And French cursive is different than American cursive. There'll be a learning hurdle there. 2. I don't know your religious stance, but there are many stories about vampires in Alex et Zoé 3. I haven't noticed in the other books. 3. There's also nudity but it's related to art. When you see a Matisse painting reproduced in the book on the section about Tahiti, the lady will be nude. That said, it's pretty much the best program I've seen so far. Les Amis et Cie will prepare for the A1 level, up to B2 if you do more than one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thank you. Those look nice! Do you thing I need to buy everything in the collection or is there anything that can be easily skipped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 The one on the UK site might have been the Galore Park French course. There are samples, so you can see if it looks like the right thing. Best wishes Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmsmama Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 N'Allenart isn't fancy, but I have a friend that started her dd in Gr. 6 on L'Art de Lire and after her daughter went through the 6 levels (in three years), she was more than ready for Gr. 9 French when she entered high school. I'm planning on starting with dd in Sept. (Gr. 5). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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