Here are a few tips to help your child with French. This is geared mainly towards parents who have young children who are just beginning to learn French, but many of the tips can apply to children of all ages learning any language.

1. Start with the basic greetings for example in the morning, when you drop them off at nursery school, when they go to bed at night (bonne nuit – good night)

2.Get your child to teach you French by asking them if they can remember any of the words they have learnt in their French lesson.

3.Qu’est-ce que c’est? (What is it)  is a very useful phrase in French. Ask your child what things are in French. This will help to re-inforce the vocabulary that they have learnt in their French lesson.

4.Read books together in French. A lot of books will have pronunciation guides to help you if you are unsure. Bilingual books where one page is in French and one page is in English are very good. Often you will be able to find books that are accompanied with a DVD.

5.Watch dvds in French – these might be specifically aimed  at young children learning French or you could watch a children’s film in French.

6.Sing songs or nursery rhymes in French. This is an ideal way for you to brush up on your French too!

7.Play games in French, for example snap, lotto, or Kim’s game.

8.A useful way to help remember words for anyone learning French is to put some post it notes on furniture to label what it is in the language.

9.Use the internet to play games in French, this is a useful tool particulary when your child gets older.

10.Keep a look out for French markets – this is a brilliant way for your child to look at French food for sale, see French people and even try and talk a little bit of French!

11.holidays in France are a brilliant way to practise French and really makes the language come alive!

12.Above  all, enjoy learning French with your child!