Students arrive at school with a natural curiosity. An engaging learning environment provides opportunities to satisfy and nourish this curiosity or thirst for knowledge. When experiencing French in such an environment, students make connections between languages, with other curricular areas, and with the world around them. Experiencing language learning concepts in rich contexts allows students to transfer knowledge and understanding to new situations. The Core French curriculum was organized so as to complement the experiences students will have in other subject areas at various grade levels. Some examples of integration with other areas of study are:

English Language Arts – language processing strategies in reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing that are similar in both languages; French root words and cognates that are found in the English language; poetry, stories, and legends; narrative, procedural, expository, and persuasive text

Arts Education – colours, shapes, representations, dance, drama and role play; music; clothing, masks costumes, and regalia

Health Education – healthy foods and the body

Physical Education – movement, dancing, and games

Science – weather; animals; field trips; and the environment

Social Studies – First Nations, Métis and Francophone cultures; schools; transportation; Saskatchewan families and communities; travel to other regions of Saskatchewan and Canada; festivals and celebrations

Mathematics – integers; counting; money; and calendar dates