The Great White Shark
Français: Le grand requin blanc
- Animal words: fin, gills, cartilage, snout
- Comparing sizes: a shark, your child, a grown-up and a car
- Finding where great white sharks live on a world map
French games for kids who love to listen
Every Play & Learn game can be played in French, read aloud by the same calm, natural voice. Living in France, Belgium or French-speaking Switzerland, or keeping French alive for a bilingual child, your little one hears French words while playing with sharks, letters, shapes and numbers. It doesn’t replace lessons, it simply adds playful time with French.
How it works
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Pick a game below and tap Play: it opens directly in French.
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Your child plays and listens, with every word read aloud in French.
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You can switch languages at any time under Language in the options.
Games your child can play in French
Dinosaurs
Français: Les dinosaures
- Dinosaur words: fossil, herbivore, carnivore, paleontologist
- Comparing lengths: dinosaurs next to your child, a grown-up and a bus
- Sorting plant eaters and meat eaters
Lions and the savanna
Français: Les lions et la savane
- Savanna words: pride, mane, lioness, cub, watering hole, tracks
- Comparing heights: a meerkat, your child, a lion, a zebra, an ostrich, an elephant and a giraffe
- Who eats what: meat for the lion, leaves for the giraffe, grass for the zebra, bugs for the meerkat
Capital letters A–Z
Français: Les majuscules A–Z
- Knowing the 26 capital letters by name and by shape
- Writing each capital letter line by line, in the usual order
- Hearing a letter name and finding the right letter
Letter sounds
Français: Les sons des lettres
- Linking 16 letters, from B to W, to the sound they make at the start of a word
- Hearing the first sound of a word, like the mmm in moon
- Telling whether two words start with the same sound or not
Counting 1 to 10
Français: Compter jusqu'à 10
- Counting up to 10 things, one number for each thing
- Matching a number to a group: dots, fingers and pictures
- Writing the numbers 0 to 10 with a finger
Counting to 20
Français: Compter jusqu'à 20
- Counting up to 20 things, and counting on from ten
- Seeing 11 to 19 as ten and some more, for example 14 is ten and four
- The number words from eleven to twenty
Colors
Français: Les couleurs
- Naming 11 colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black, white and gray
- Color words linked to things: a red strawberry, a yellow banana, a gray elephant
- Mixing paint: red and yellow make orange, blue and yellow make green
Shapes
Français: Les formes
- Naming 8 shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, heart and diamond
- Counting corners and sides: three for a triangle, four for a square, six for a hexagon, none for a circle
- 3D shape words: cube, ball (sphere), cone and cylinder
Space
Français: L'espace
- Space words: star, planet, astronaut, rocket, comet
- Why there is no air or sound in space, and where moonlight comes from
- Comparing sizes: the Moon, Mars, Earth, Jupiter and the Sun
Weather and seasons
Français: La météo et les saisons
- Eight weather words: sunny, cloudy, rain, snow, wind, fog, thunderstorm and rainbow
- The water cycle: the sun warms water, it rises, makes a cloud and falls back down as rain
- The four seasons: spring blossoms, summer sun, fall leaves and winter snow
Feelings
Français: Les émotions
- Naming eight feelings: happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised, calm, proud and shy
- Feeling words to say out loud: I feel sad, I feel proud
- Guessing how someone else feels, and that two people can feel different things
Healthy habits
Français: Bonnes habitudes
- Why we brush and wash: germs on teeth and hands, and how brushing, soap and water clear them away
- Eating a rainbow: fruit and vegetables in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple
- Food and body words: broccoli, cucumber, blueberries, palms, fingertips, baby teeth
Questions parents ask
I don’t speak French well. Can I still help my child?
Yes. The voice reads everything aloud in French, so you don’t need to. You can play along, listen together and be curious about the words.
Does my child need to read?
No. Every word is read aloud, in French as in all the other languages. Your child listens, taps and plays. The games are made for ages 3 to 7.
Is this a French course?
No. Play & Learn is not a language course and doesn’t promise fluency. It is one more playful way to hear French, alongside school, songs, books or time with family.
Tips for parents
- French has nasal vowels, like the “in” at the end of “requin”. Listen to them together and have fun trying them out.
- If your child attends a French crèche, école maternelle or a French class, play the same kind of topics at home, for example Les couleurs or Compter jusqu’à 10.
- Keep it short and cozy: one game together, repeat a word or two you liked, and save the rest for another day.