French Language Support

Below you will find a list of both free and payable French language resources if you are a parent, guardian, or caregiver with a child or children in the French Immersion, Extended French, or Core French program. That said, please note that Faire sens does not receive any compensation for any of these recommended resources.

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If you are looking for some free language resources, consider the following:

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• Boukili (For reading French books; read aloud option available)

• Comme une Française (For French pronunciation, cultural etiquette, and more)

• CPF Virtual Programs (French virtual programs for language, reading, and more)

• Duolingo (For learning French grammar, vocabulary, common phrases, and more)

• Fr+ (A French space where teenagers aged 14 to 18 can join communities according to their interests)

• French for the Future Youth Programs (For programs that connect youth aged 12 to 18 across Canada)

• Là où je dors (For discovering different French cultures in Canada and around the world)

• Lingolia (For free grammar online assessments and more)

• MAJ - l'actualité pour les jeunes (For understanding various topics in French)

• Metalingo (Avatar-based learning for children aged 2 to 15)

• T'choupi et Doudou (For children who have just started to learn French)

• T'choupi à l'école (For children who want to follow T'Choupi's journey in preschool)

• T'choupi et ses amis (For children who want to follow T'Choupi's journey in elementary school)

• TFO (For French television shows, movies, and documentaries, and cartoons)​

• TFO Apprendre à la maison (For learning activities aligned with the Ontario curriculum)

• TVO Learn (For learning resources and activities by grade and subject)​​

• Zone des petits (For activities, apps, games, shows, and videos in French)

• Zone jeunesse (For activities, apps, blogs, games, shows, and videos in French)

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If you are looking to buy some language resources, consider the following:

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• Complete FrenchSmart 4-8 (For Core French workbooks)

• FrenchSmart Tutor 4-8 (For Core French and Extended French workbooks)

• Programme canadien complet 1-3 (For French Immersion workbooks)

• Maths faciles 1-6 (For French Immersion Math workbooks)

• Montessori (For Montessori workbooks in French; ideal for French Immersion students) 

• Habbi Habbi (For Core, Extended, and French Immersion books, flashcards, and puzzles)

• Facile à lire (For Core, Extended, and French Immersion books)

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If you are looking to pay for a French Camp experience, consider the following:

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• Alliance Française (Greater Toronto Area)

• Association des francophones de la région de York (York Region)​​

• ​Camp Immersion Française (Hamilton)

• Centre Francophone Hamilton (Hamilton and Burlington)

• Le Petit Écolier (Oakville)

• Xploration French Camp (Durham Region)

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If you are looking to invest in tutors, consider the following:

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• The French Tutor Inc. (Focuses on reading comprehension in French)​

• Fluent Brain Academy (Focuses on a personalized approach)

• Brenda Doodnauth (Focuses on Core French and French Immersion for Grades 4 to 12)

• SKFrenchTutoring (Focuses on virtual tutoring for Grades 1-12 and for adults)

• 123 Petits Pas (Focuses on virtual Parent and Child French classes for ages 0 to 9)

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If you are looking to send your child to a funded intensive French Immersion program, consider the following:

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• Explore (For ages 13 and up and paid for by the Government of Canada)​​​

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If you are looking to watch educational presentations, consider the following:

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• Is the French Immersion Program Right for Your Child? (Offers pre-enrollment support)

• How to Ensure that Your Child is Excelling in French Immersion (Offers post-enrollment support)

• Possible Pathways After French Immersion (Offers career development support)

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