Fall 2011 Helping your child Get ready for French Immersion Fun learning activities in French for your child and you Online activities in French at tfo.org/mini TV programs in French for 2-to-6-year-olds starting at 6 am every day. Marianne and Dino You‛re a big kid now, and you‛re going to school! You‛re going to learn all kinds of things like how to count and how to draw! You‛ll sing songs, and you‛ll hear stories that will make you laugh! And you‛re going to be doing it in French! To help you get a head start with your French, take a look at fun activities you‛ll really like. Marianne and Dino You have just enrolled your child in a kindergarten or Grade 1 French-immersion program. TFO MediaGroup Educational Services produces and distributes French-language educational and cultural plurimedia content. We are pleased to offer you fun activities that take a practical approach to learning and are designed especially for children entering kindergarten or Grade 1. TFO can be a great partner in your child’s education and development. You can also contribute to our educational and cultural content by becoming a member of TFO. At TFO, your child’s success is important to us! Caroline Paris Director of Communications, TFO MediaGroup Online educational activities at tfo.org Au jardin enchanté de Pouce-vert (Green Thumb’s enchanted garden) tfo.org/poucevert Pouce-vert invites his friends into his enchanted garden to learn new vocabulary words. This activity develops attention, dexterity, memory and other skills. Manon tfo.org/manon Children join Manon and her farm-animal friends to play simple games at her pond, in her garden, and at her house. This activity develops attention, dexterity, and memory. Nelly & César tfo.org/nellycesar This activity includes puzzles and games to develop attention (ﬁnd the hidden animals), a sense of logic, and dexterity (avoiding obstacles while riding a bike). Videos of Nelly & César are also available online. Le grenier de Bisou (Bisou’s Attic) tfo.org/bisou Bisou helps young children to explore their everyday lives and the world around them. In the process, they count, learn the alphabet, acquire new vocabulary, and develop their visual memory. Le château magique (The Toy Castle) tfo.org/chateaumagique As they explore the toy castle, young children ﬁnd games that help them to learn the letters of the alphabet, numbers, sounds and music, dance steps, and colours. Les dessins-mystères de Méli-Fleur (Méli-Fleur’s Mystery Drawings) tfo.org/meliﬂeur This activity helps children to develop hand-eye co-ordination by using their computer mouse to connect the dots. Les tranches font la paire (Two Slices Make a Pair) tfo.org/tranches Madame Tranche de Pain prepares a delicious sandwich, and children help her to ﬁnd the ingredients! Wumpa tfo.org/wumpa Wumpa the Walrus invites children to explore the Arctic and its ice sheet! Online interactive reading at tfo.org Carmen à la Campagne (Carmen in the Country) tfo.org/carmen Carmen reads stories to children while they follow in her interactive books. L’histoire du petit Poupouyaki (The Story of Little Poupouyaki) tfo.org/poupouyaki Children turn the pages and listen to the story of Poupouyaki. On each page, they can click a little picture of the Poupouyaki holding a pencil, then play games where they answer questions to see if they understand the story. Léonard le canard (Leonard the Duck) tfo.org/leonard Children listen to the story of Leonard the Duck and develop their vocabulary by following the words and answering questions. TFO, the favourite French-language destination for parents and children Children‛s TV personalities who are creative, endearing, and fun Marianne and Dino of Mini TFO keep children company with fun TV programming all day long. Mini TFO is a Frenchlanguage educational universe where children feel at home and develop their identity through games and all kinds of exploration. Your 2-to-6-year-olds will also ﬁnd all their favourite French-speaking characters on TFO: Wonder Choux (Wonder Pets), Caillou, Le Dino train (Dinosaur Train), Thomas le petit train (Thomas the Tank Engine), Sid le petit scientiﬁque (Sid the Science Kid), and many more! TFO wants to help your little ones get off to a good start at school. But we can’t do it without you. Become a member at: tfo.org/membre [email protected] 1.800.387.8435 TFO The favorite French-language destination for parents and children! Visit us on Facebook and YouTube too. tfo.org Producer and distributor of French-language educational and cultural plurimedia content