LES PETITS ÉCOLIERS

5-6 years old

Minimum Prerequisites: 
​> Comprehension of spoken French.
​> Basic oral French.

​ONLINE ONLY for school year 20-21
Small classes
1:15-hour class
Saturday mornings
This class is a pivotal step as it leads all students towards learning to read and write. It aims to help each child to independently acquire knowledge and skills in fundamental subjects. Even if requirements are more precise and activities more structured than in the Petits Bouts class, the pedagogical foundation of this class is based upon the kids’:
  • need to act
  • joy in play
  • natural curiosity and tendency to model adults and others
  • satisfaction gleaned from meeting challenges and succeeding
GOALS
  • Focus on improving oral expression (describe a simple event, ask questions, communicate with correct sentences,...)
  • Work on oral comprehension
  • Learn reading and writing skills (correspondences relating letters to sounds and sounds to letters, identify syllabes,...)
  • Expand vocabulary
  • Introduction to the cursive writing skills and to writing codes
METHODS​
  • Virgule (PF), FLAM textbooks
  • Fun and engaging activities
  • Individual work + group work