Tips for Grade 3 to 5 Highlight of the week:

French Immersion Parents

Boukili is a free French audio book website or app. You may follow your child’s progress through a dashboard or
simply let them select a book of their choice to enjoy reading! On a computer, children can select to listen to the book
or to read it themselves. If downloaded on an iPad or a Tablet, children can also record their reading.
To access the material, you need to create an account. Go to: www.boukili.ca and answer the prompted questions.
Once your account has been created, sign in and log in to access books on-line.

We can teach children about a There are three things to

good fit book through the consider when choosing a good
analogy of shoes. Just like fit book:
choosing shoes to wear for an
1- Interest (topic and
activity, we always have a
style)
purpose when we choose a
2- Comprehension
book. Our book meets our
(understanding what we
needs for our purpose and
are reading)
interest.
3- Vocabulary (Five
Finger Rule)

You may ask your child questions to deepen their understanding of text. Remember the goal is to talk about the
book. Here are some examples:
 How do you think the character is feeling? How can you tell?
 Choose an illustration from the book and explain it.
 Which character is most like you? Tell me more.
 Tell me about the story/book and what you learned.
 Is the title a good choice for the book? Why? Why not?
 Were you happy with the ending? Why? Why not?
 Suggested reading: Écolo-Fille sauve la forêt (level 5)
Follow-up activities:
o Collect plastic bottles, glass bottles and cans from your home. Try to count them and put
them in categories. Estimate/calculate how much money you will get if you bring them
to the recycle center. (plastic bottle = 0.05$ and glass bottle = 0.10$)
o Create a bar graph with the number of cans, plastic and glass bottles.
o Collect any recycled items from your home (boxes, paper towel rolls, cans) and build a
superhero. Present your superhero to your family, friends, grandparents via Messenger,
Facetime. What is your hero’s superpower? Can you think of something else to build
using recycled items?
o Find innovative ways for you and your family to reduce the use of plastic in your
household.

Suggested reading: La clé de la santé (level 4)

Follow-up activities:
 Ask your child a few comprehension questions to deepen their understanding. (see
provided examples.)
 Use flyers to create a grocery list of healthy items to buy at the store.
 Keep a daily journal of the food that you eat. Compare your journal to Canada’s Food
Guide. https://guide-alimentaire.canada.ca/fr/ Are you eating the recommended number
of portions of each food group?

Une délicieuse boisson fruitée

Ingrédients :

½ tasse de jus d’orange

¼ tasse de yogourt grec nature
½ banane
½ tasse de fraises, framboises ou bleuets
Des glaçons
1. Garnir avec une fraise et boire ta délicieuse boisson fruitée.
Étapes :

1. Mettre dans un malaxeur, le jus, le yogourt, la banane et mélanger pendant

quelques minutes.
2. Incorporer les glaçons. (Un ou deux à la fois)
3. Ajouter les autres fruits et mélanger le tout.
4. Verser la boisson dans un verre.
5. Garnir avec une fraise et déguster ta délicieuse boisson fruitée.