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The official Newfoundland and Labrador Core French, Grade 4 curriculum
Newfoundland and Labrador defines Core French, Grade 4 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculumRead it on the government site — gov.nl.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand 1 | 9 | Oral Communication |
| Strand 3 | 2 | Reading and Viewing |
| Strand 5 | 1 | Written Communication |
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How MapleMind teaches Core French, Grade 4 — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1Oral CommunicationOfficial strand · Strand 1
The Oral Communication strand: Grade 4 learners communicate simple messages in French with fluency and accuracy, use oral strategies for short modelled exchanges, understand short simple oral texts about their immediate environment, and take part respectfully in daily classroom conversations - including sharing feelings, describing people and things, talking about routines and preferences, and noticing francophone cultures around them.
Getting Simple Messages Across
- Communicating simple messagesNL.CF4.1.1 — Say simple messages in French clearly, using familiar words and phrases you have practised.
- Using strategies for short exchangesNL.CF4.1.2 — Use simple oral strategies - like copying a model or asking for repetition - to take part in short, structured French exchanges.
- Understanding short spoken textsNL.CF4.1.3 — Show you understand short, simple French spoken texts with familiar language about everyday, concrete things.
- Joining daily classroom conversationsNL.CF4.1.4 — Take part respectfully in real French conversations during everyday classroom moments.
Talking About My World
- Sharing how you feelNL.CF4.2.1 — Express and share how you are feeling in French using simple, familiar language.
- Describing people, objects, and placesNL.CF4.2.2 — Identify and describe people, objects, and places in French using simple, familiar language.
- Talking about daily routinesNL.CF4.2.3 — Take part in real French conversations about daily routines and how the classroom is organized.
- Saying what you preferNL.CF4.2.4 — Express your preferences in everyday situations using simple, familiar French.
- Noticing French cultures around youNL.CF4.2.5 — Recognize that francophone and other diverse cultures are present in your daily life.
The official wording — 9 outcomes in this unit
- NL.CF4.1.1
Communicate simple messages with fluency and accuracy
- NL.CF4.1.2
Apply oral communication strategies in order to engage in structured and modelled short exchanges
- NL.CF4.1.3
Demonstrate understanding of short, simple oral texts with familiar language in structured situations related to the immediate, concrete environment
- NL.CF4.1.4
Participate respectfully in authentic conversations during daily school interactions
- NL.CF4.2.1
Express and share how they are feeling using simple language
- NL.CF4.2.2
Identify and describe people, objects and places using simple and familiar language
- NL.CF4.2.3
Engage in authentic conversations about daily routines and classroom organization in school
- NL.CF4.2.4
Express preferences using simple and familiar language in everyday situations
- NL.CF4.2.5
Recognize the presence of francophone and other diverse cultures in their daily lives
Unit 2Reading and ViewingOfficial strand · Strand 3
The Reading and Viewing strand: Grade 4 learners read short, simple French texts with familiar, repetitive language, and show they understand the main messages in simple written and visual texts about their immediate, concrete environment.
Reading Simple French Texts
- Reading short, simple textsNL.CF4.3.1 — Read short, simple French texts with familiar and repeating language, smoothly and correctly.
- Understanding the main messageNL.CF4.4.1 — Show you understand the main messages in a range of simple written and visual French texts about your immediate, concrete environment.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- NL.CF4.3.1
Read short, simple texts containing familiar and repetitive language with fluency and accuracy
- NL.CF4.4.1
Demonstrate understanding of the main messages in a range of simple written and visual texts related to their immediate and concrete environment
Unit 3Written CommunicationOfficial strand · Strand 5
The Written Communication strand: Grade 4 learners plan and create various simple written and visual French texts about their immediate, concrete environment, using familiar language with fluency and accuracy.
Creating Simple French Texts
- Planning and creating simple textsNL.CF4.5.1 — Plan and create various simple written and visual French texts about your immediate, concrete environment, using familiar language.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- NL.CF4.5.1
Plan and create various simple texts, using familiar language in written and visual form, about their immediate and concrete environment with fluency and accuracy
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Core French, Grade 4 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
By June it's full of their own handwriting: units worked through, confidence grown, a mid-year check-in, notes from parent-teacher night, and a certificate at the end. Less a worksheet, more a record of the year worth keeping on the shelf.
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Can MapleMind help my child with Core French, Grade 4?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 12 skills in Newfoundland and Labrador's Core French, Grade 4 — your child picks the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.
Is MapleMind aligned to Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Newfoundland and Labrador's Grade 4 French curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
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What if my child is stuck on just one topic?
That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open Core French, Grade 4 in the app, tap the exact skill from the list on this page, and the tutor teaches just that — no wading through lessons your child doesn't need.
Does MapleMind work in French or other languages?
Yes — 14 languages, including French. Both the app and the tutor's explanations switch to the language your child chooses.
Where can I see the official Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum for Core French, Grade 4?
The official source is linked on this page — Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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