French lesson with a native tutor — Interactive French Hong Kong

☀️ Summer Course · Kids · Non-Beginners

French · Kids Non-Beginners Les Vacances

👦 Ages 6–11 ⏱️ 90-min class 👥 Max 6 children 📘 Level A1–A2

By the end of this lesson, your child can actually do these 4 things:

🗣️ Talk about the past in French

📖 +15 summer vocabulary words

✍️ Write a short French text

🎤 Present out loud to the group

The big new thing in this lesson

The past tense — introduced naturally, without a grammar table

Children discover the pattern themselves through examples. The formula clicks in minutes.

J'ai + [verb] → "J'ai nagé / voyagé / mangé / joué"

🏊 J'ai nagé à la piscine. I swam in the pool.

✈️ J'ai voyagé au Japon. I travelled to Japan.

🍕 J'ai mangé une pizza. I ate a pizza.

⚽ J'ai joué au foot sur la plage. I played football on the beach.

The lesson plan

⏱ 90-Minute Sample Schedule

Each activity builds on the last — speaking, listening, writing, and presenting, all in one session.

0:00 – 0:10

Warm-Up Quiz

Ten minutes in, every child has already spoken French — and felt good about it. Starting with what they know builds the confidence they need to tackle something new. No one walks into lesson one feeling behind.

Language focus: review of A1 vocabulary — colours, numbers, greetings

0:10 – 0:30

"Qu'est-ce que tu as fait cet été ?" NEW

This is the moment the grammar clicks — without anyone mentioning the word "grammar". Through illustrated flashcards, your child discovers they can already understand and use the past tense. The rule makes sense before it's even explained.

Language focus: j'ai nagé, j'ai voyagé, j'ai mangé, j'ai joué…

0:30 – 0:45

Memory Game — Summer Vocabulary

Kids forget vocabulary from a list. They remember it when they win a game. This competitive matching game has each new word heard and said aloud 4–5 times — without your child ever calling it revision.

Language focus: la plage, la montagne, les vacances, l'été, la famille…

0:45 – 1:05

Ma Carte Postale de Vacances ✏️ CREATIVE

In 20 minutes, your child writes 3–4 sentences in French about their own holidays. From scratch, with their own words. They walk home holding something they couldn't have written two hours earlier. That's the only proof of progress that matters.

What they produce: 3–4 original sentences in French about their holidays

1:05 – 1:20

Postcard Presentations

Every child reads their postcard to the group — and their classmates ask them a question in French. Your child isn't just learning anymore; they're being listened to. That shift from student to speaker happens in lesson one.

Skills: speaking, listening comprehension, simple Q&A in French

1:20 – 1:30

Recap & What's Coming Next

The last thing we do is ask: what did you learn today? Every child can answer that — in French. They leave knowing exactly what they accomplished. And when you ask in the car on the way home, they'll have an answer.

Language focus: Au revoir, À la semaine prochaine !

A concrete example

What a child actually produces

Written in 20 minutes, with the teacher's guidance — taken home at the end of class.

✉️ Emma, age 9 — written in class

Bonjour !

Cet été, j'ai voyagé au Japon avec ma famille. This summer, I travelled to Japan with my family.

J'ai mangé des sushis — c'était délicieux ! I ate sushi — it was delicious!

J'ai aussi nagé dans une très grande piscine. I also swam in a very big pool.

C'était des vacances super ! It was great holidays!

— Emma 🌸

French language class at Interactive French Hong Kong — Small groups of max 6 children — every child progresses at every single lesson.

15+

new words
learned

Max 6

children
per class

written text
taken home

A1→A2

target
progression

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