Learning Commons Resources
We have a wide variety of books, curriculum and CDs that cover this topic.
Curriculum Examples
- French for Beginners
- Le Francais Facile! –The Easy French
- Teach me French
- Easy French Reader
Search Terms
Use the following keywords to search for resources:
- French
- Spanish
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The Core French Unit Study Kits contains beginner, intermediate and advanced books and e-books to help introduce students to vocabulary in various areas of learning.
Short videos support student learning through pre-reading and post-reading questions, modeling pronunciation. Audio recordings are provided for many of the books in the kit so that students can follow along. Suggested projects, additional web resources and reflection questions will help students develop and work on the BC outcomes.
Subscriptions
Log in to BrainPOP Français for the French BrainPOP site, or to BrainPOP Español or BrainPOP Hispanic Heritage for the Spanish BrainPOP sites. These Spanish and French sites are recommended for Gr. 4-8 and are intended for students who speak these languages fluently, or are looking to reinforce language skills. They are not meant to be language learning tools.
In BrainPOP you will find short animated movies, to creatively engage students in learning. (Gr. K-12) Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to Discovery Education Canada and look for the World Languages options. For Grade 8, these may include Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish.
Discovery Education Streaming Plus offers students award-winning digital or multimedia content. (K-12 content) Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to the ERAC K-12 Resource Collection, which will show recommended French book lists for Grade 8. This will also give you ideas of books to search for in the OverDrive library or your local public library.
The ERAC K-12 Resource Collection (ERAC = Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium) identifies and evaluates learning resources from the Ministry of Education perspective. Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to Learn360 and select a topic under World Languages. The languages with videos available are Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Sign Language and Spanish.
Learn360 is a media-on-demand service or digital video library for Gr. K-12, with digital, audio and other support materials. Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to World Book, then choose the Spanish site, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (for Gr. 8-12), or the French site, L’Encyclopédie Découverte (for Gr. 8-12).
World Book is our online encyclopedia with research sites for all ages from K to 12. Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.