Introduce French Words to Children with Flashcards

Flashcards can help you or your family,

 

to
 

·         Quickly touch up or add to your French vocabulary

            ·          Prepare for a trip to France or a French class

 

·        learn something fun, new and useful

 

Food Flashcards

 

 

 

Fruits Flashcards

 

 

 

Vegetable Flashcards

 

 

 

Beverage Flashcards



Learning French for Beginners Should Include Lots of Practice

Don't underestimate the challenge of learning french for beginners. It may not take too long to be able to say hello and goodbye, but if you want to be able to communicate anything useful, it is going to take practice. Repetition is the key to remembering new words and phrases.

These cards come with the Spoken pronunciation

 At first you will be mentally translating all your words from English to French. But with enough practice, you will start to skip the mental translation process, and you'll be able to speak or respond fluently in basic situations. It's a good idea to listen to French radio or watch French television shows, if they are available. Even if you don't understand ninety percent of what is said, just hearing French will get you familiar with the cadence and tones of the language. A new language always sounds like undifferentiated gibberish in the beginning, but the more you listen to it the more you will pick out separate words.

Learn French Old-School Style

The easiest way to learn any new language is to immerse yourself in it. Surrounding yourself in a situation where others around and you yourself included, are all speaking French would be the easiest and fasted way to learn the new language. Taking the day to day tasks that you are used to doing and putting the French words with these things is going to help your mind make the transitions with the new language skills you are introducing to your brain.

 

If you have favorite songs, you can translate them online into any language and learn to sing them in the language that you are learning. This is a great way of memorizing the words for things, to help you associate and remember. By singing songs in groups, you can also help each other when someone forgets a word here and there. Also, by making this sort of a game, it will be a fun learning experience.

 

Whenever something is fun, it is always easier to do. Try playing board games that are in the language you are attempting to learn. Monopoly, Life and other games are a great way to get with others and play in the language you are learning. Make all the conversations be in French and before you realize it, you will all be conversing in the new language This works with adults and with children. Families can do this and make learning fun for the kids and encourage them to learn about the world around them at the same time.

 

Flashcards are an old game that children play to learn. Using French words on the flashcards will help them say the correct words but to also learn how to properly spell them and read the words as well. Immersion has long been understood to be the best and fastest way to learn words of another language. Engaging in actual conversations is going to help with proper pronunciation too.

 

Outdoor games can be done in the same way. Baseball requires the counting of strikes, runs and outs. Count in French and encourage all the children to do so. Have some fun by yelling your favorite encouragements for your team, only doing it in French this time. Anytime learning can be made fun and experienced as a family so that it is a game and not feel like homework, you are on the path to real lifelong learning.

 

 

 

French Teaching Resources

How to Teach a New Topic in French

 

There are typically a number of determining factors on how effective a teacher will be when teaching a new topic in French. Some of these factors will consist of the instructor or teacher, the material being used, who is being taught, the age group, their primary language, and the actual topic itself. In the information that follows, you're going to discover some important facts about teaching new topics in French, some of the materials that will be required, and how you can be more effective when working with children, teaching French in primary school, or working with the French language in general.

Traditional methods of teaching French language

Those teachers that have been working with students for a considerable amount of time are probably aware that a lot of the language materials available such as text and, older reading, have suffered from being ineffective, joyless and, extremely repetitive. In fact, many students whether young or old, simply get bored before ever understanding one word of a new topic being taught in French. Whether teaching French in primary schools or other settings, you will find that there are alternative methods that can be used that will help students grasp new ideas, concepts, and topics in French.


Audio, Podcasts, and visual powerpoint presentations

Some of the newer concepts available for teaching French to children and adults will come in the form of audio, Podcasts, and visual powerpoint presentations. These tools are extremely effective at capturing the student's attention which makes it easier to present new topics in French. By having an audio that comes in the form of a story, this will capture the imagination and allow young people and old people alike to associate words with what is actually taking place in the story. 


By utilizing a powerpoint presentation, this will also work to capture the attention of the individual who is learning the French language.  An instructor teaching French language will be able to utilize a presentation with an embedded audio, or they can simply use a voice-over which allows the student to associate what is being said - with what is taking place during the presentation. These are effective tools which can be used on a consistent basis to teach a new topic in French.


Comprehension exercises, Grammar exercises, and Flashcards

Although Comprehension exercises, Grammar exercises, and Flashcards are of a more traditional nature, they are still extremely effective when an audio can be played along with an activity. The bottom line is, students like to be engaged in what  it is they are learning. Quite frankly, if a child or an adult has difficulty understanding what is presented, this makes it very difficult to comprehend or retain any information whatsoever. By utilizing audio and visual together, this will go a long way in teaching new concepts and topics in French.


Although the information provided here focuses on an audio/video approach for teaching a new topic in French, the major responsibility will always fall in the lap of the instructor or teacher. The reason for this is, regardless of your skills and abilities to speak the French language, unless you can gain the interest and the attention of the student, your methods may end up not being very effective. By staying abreast of some of the new ideas for teaching the French language, you will be able to easily teaching French to children and adults alike.