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Teacher Tip

I work in an early literacy program and find that students are more likely to remember key sight words when they are taped to the floor. Students call out the letters as they hop on each one, then say the whole word. It’s another fun and physical way to learn.

— Laurie Ferraro, OCT
Georges Vanier Catholic School, Ottawa

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Children stepping on letters

Mini TFO just got bigger
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For the full list of TFO apps, visit www3.tfo.org/apps. App tested by Lucie Forget, OCT, a teacher at école élémentaire publique de la Rivière Castor in Embrun

The Franco-Ontarian television show has expanded its education reach with a new free app.

Students age two to six can now sharpen fresh skills while TV hosts Marianne and Dino guide them through these three games:

  • Cherche et compte (Seek and Count) is the most challenging.
  • Children use their fingers to trace onscreen numbers.
  • Où est…? (Where Is …?) is the most playful. Children have to find a character hiding on the screen.
  • Trouve les paires (Find the Pairs) is the most straightforward. Children work on memorization.

Although this application is ideal for the younger set, the educational games are just as useful for older children — for example, those having difficulty writing numbers — as well as immersion students learning French. The Mini TFO app is available for both iPhones and iPads at tfo.org/apps/mini

App tested by Lucie Forget, OCT, a teacher at école élémentaire publique de la Rivière Castor in Embrun.