Help kids make flash cards out of French vocabulary words they are studying. Flash cards are effective learning tools for memorizing and learning words, pronunciation and spelling. You can quiz your children or students by showing them a flash card with the English word and having them tell you the same word in French, or showing them a French word and having them tell you the definition for the word.
Ask children to teach you some of the French they learned. By giving you a lesson in French, the child is relearning the material, which helps her retain the information.
Speak to children in French. Use the language whenever you can in the home or in the classroom. Ask children to respond to you in French. You may ask a question in English, such as "How was your day today?" but tell the children to answer you in French.
Make labels out of paper to hang up on items around the house or classroom. For instance, on the door to the bathroom you can hang a label that says "salle de bains," which is French for bathroom. The more children see the words the more they will be able to recognize and spell them.
Play French music in the home and classroom, and watch French movies or television shows. This form of entertainment exposure allows kids to hear the words and become familiar with how to pronounce them and what they mean. Kids may then start to translate the French songs they hear and understand what the characters are saying when they watch French television shows.
Play games for kids to practice their French. You can host a French word spelling bee for kids to spell French words correctly, or play a counting game from one to 100.
Enroll children in French-language schools or after-school programs where French is spoken to teach students how to speak French fluently.
Immerse children in the French culture for native exposure to the language. Take a trip to France where kids can practice the language firsthand with other native speakers, or send children on a student exchange program in France. Another immersion idea is to host a French student or family in your home.