Read About a French Family

Grade level

Grades 3–5

Time

About 20 minutes

Topic

My family

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Naming family members, Choosing mon, ma or mes, Reading a short text about a family

What kids do

Printed on the sheet:

1. Read about Chloé’s family.
2. Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Chloé. J’ai dix ans. Dans ma famille, il y a quatre personnes : mon père, ma mère, mon petit frère et moi. Mon frère s’appelle Lucas. Il a six ans. Nous avons un chien. Il s’appelle Biscuit. Ma grand-mère habite
3. Answer in English.
4. How old is Chloé?
5. How many people are in her family?
6. What is her brother’s name, and how old is he?
7. What pet does the family have? What is its name?
8. Where does her grandmother live?

Teacher tip

Read Chloé’s text out loud, then have kids find and underline every number word before they answer.

How to use it

• Read the passage out loud once, then let kids reread it with a partner.
• Show a family drawing of your own and introduce each person: Voici ma sœur.
• Say every French word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.

Watch for

Matching mon or ma to the person instead of the word. It follows the noun, so it is ma mère for everyone.

Talk about it

• Why do we say ma mère but mon père?
• Is this word masculine or feminine? How can you tell?

Take it further

Have kids introduce one family member to the class in French.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.