Join Adèle and her friends as they explore the wonderful world of family. From parents, brothers and sisters to grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles, the children discover that every family is different — and that every family is special.
 
The story begins at school, where the children are learning about family trees. Adèle introduces her own family and talks about her brother Martin, her sisters Lola and Sofia, her parents and her grandparents. As the story continues, the children introduce other members of their families, including twins, cousins, aunts, uncles and great-grandparents. They discover that some families are large and some are small, some have family members who live in different countries and some families have changed over the generations.
 
The story provides a rich context for developing French vocabulary and phrases around family and relationships. Children hear and practise language such as la famille, la mère, le père, le frère, la sœur, la grand-mère, le grand-père, la tante, l'oncle, le cousin, la cousine, les jumeaux, les jumelles, l'arrière-grand-mère and l'arrière-grand-père. They also begin to use French possessives including mon, ma and mes when talking about members of their family.
 
The accompanying song gives children plenty of opportunities to hear, repeat and sing familiar French vocabulary. The song Nous sommes une famille introduces family members through a simple, repetitive structure, helping children practise words such as maman, papa, mon frère and mon père. The lyrics for the French and English versions of the song are included in the workbook.
 
But My Family is much more than a vocabulary workbook. The story provides opportunities to explore the many different ways families can look and live. Children discover that families can be large or small, can include several generations and can have members who live in different places. They learn that families may speak different languages and have different traditions, while still sharing many things in common.
 
The workbook also encourages children to discover how family life has changed over time. In The Family 100 Years Ago, children travel back in time to explore what family life in England was like around 100 years ago. They discover how children lived, learned and spent their free time, looking at subjects including school, food, travel and entertainment, and comparing life in the past with life today.
 
In Dive Deeper, children are encouraged to think about families in greater depth. They explore what makes a family, why families are important, how families can be different and what children can learn from older generations. They also think about the different languages spoken by families around the world and the importance of sharing family stories and traditions from one generation to the next.
 
Inside the workbook:
📖 The complete My Family story in English and French
🎵 Bilingual Nous sommes une famille / We are a family song lyrics
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 French vocabulary activities linked to families and the story
👩‍👦 Learn the French words for mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles
👯 Learn vocabulary for twins
🌳 Explore family trees and relationships between different generations
🧓 Learn the French words for great-grandparents
💬 Learn and practise useful French phrases for introducing and describing family members
✏️ 10 worksheets, providing progressive language-learning activities
🎲 Games and activities to reinforce French vocabulary and phrases
🧩 Let's go!, Challenging and Tricky! activities offering different levels of challenge
🔎 Discover how family life has changed over the last 100 years
🏫 Explore family life in England 100 years ago, including school, food, travel and entertainment
🌍 Discover how families around the world can be different while sharing things in common
💭 Dive Deeper activities for language, discussion, reflection and discovery
❤️ Think about what makes a family and why families are important
🌳 Explore family connections and generations through family trees
🇫🇷 Explore French grammar and language through the story and song, including mon, ma and mes
👩‍🏫 A suggested lesson plan
📈 A progress card to help track learning
 
The workbook is designed to be used alongside the Les Puces videos and online resources, allowing children to hear spoken French, join in with Adèle and her friends, sing along with the family song and then reinforce what they have learned through the workbook activities. The suggested lesson plan combines the story, song, vocabulary and worksheets across a series of lessons, with opportunities to revisit language from previous modules as children build their confidence.
 
A complete Les Puces learning journey — combining story, song, vocabulary, worksheets, family, history, different cultures and discovery to help children learn French naturally while exploring the people and relationships that make every family unique.