All the children love learning how to talk about their family. It is a nice topic they can emotionally relate to and there are lots of fun games to play.
Talking about family members is one of the oral topics for the Leaving Cert examination so that will tell you how important it is to master the vocabulary and the pronunciation of the key words at a young age.
Activité 1 : Learning how to say
moi = me
ma mère = my mother
ma maman = my mum
mon père = my father
mon papa = my dad
ma grand-mère = my grand mother
ma mamie = my granny
mon grand-père = my grand father
mon papi = my grandad
mon frère = my brother
ma soeur = my sister
ma tante = my aunt
mon oncle = my oncle
ma cousine = my cousin (f.)
mon cousin = my cousin (m.)
mes cousins = my cousins
Activité 2 : Let’s play le jeu de 7 familles!
If you would like to play it at home, download it here jeu_de_sept_familles
Cut out the cards to get a full set of 7 families card game.
To play, you must distribute 6 cards to each player (a maximum of 4 players is recommended). One by one, each player asks another player a specific card. For example, “Dans la famille bleue, je veux la mère” because the player already owns three other cards of “la famille bleue”. If the player has the requested card, he must hand it over to the player who requested it. The latter can then ask for another card to the same player or to another one until one of these players doesn’t have the requested card. In this case, the player who asked for a card has to “pioche” and draws a card from la pioche (constituted by the cards that weren’t shared between the players at the beginning of the game). Then, it is the next player’s turn, unless it is the card being asked for, in which case it is shown to the other players, and he gets another turn. The player who has made ??the greatest number of families wins.
This card game allows your child to discover the vocabulary while playing and having fun with friends and family. You can also use the cards as flashcards and ask questions : “Qui est-ce?” Have fun!
