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Helping your child with homework

Situation

After school, your child does homework. You help while letting them work alone.

The roles

AYouBYour child
  • Your child
    Listen

    J'ai des devoirs de mathématiques. Je ne comprends pas le numéro trois.

    I have math homework. I don't understand number three.

  • You
    Listen

    On regarde ensemble. Lis-moi l'énoncé.

    Let's look together. Read me the problem.

  • Your child
    Listen

    « Marie a dix pommes. Elle en donne trois à son ami. Combien en reste-t-il ? »

    « Marie has ten apples. She gives three to her friend. How many are left? »

  • You
    Listen

    Qu'est-ce qu'on doit faire ici : additionner ou soustraire ?

    What should we do here: add or subtract?

  • Your child
    Listen

    Elle donne des pommes, alors on soustrait !

    She gives apples away, so we subtract!

  • You
    Listen

    Exactement ! Dix moins trois, ça fait ?

    Exactly! Ten minus three is?

  • Your child
    Listen

    Sept ! J'ai trouvé !

    Seven! I got it!

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  • You
    Listen

    Bravo ! Tu es capable, tu vois. Tu as fini tes autres devoirs ?

    Well done! You can do it, you see. Are you done with your other homework?

  • Your child
    Listen

    Presque. Il me reste la lecture de dix minutes.

    Almost. I just have ten minutes of reading left.

  • You
    Listen

    D'accord. Je te laisse, et après on soupe.

    All right. I'll leave you to it, and then we have supper.

Vocabulary

  • les devoirshomework
  • un énoncéa problem (statement)
  • additionner / soustraireto add / subtract
  • souperto have supper / supper
  • Bravo !Well done!
  • tu es capableyou can do it

Culture note

In Quebec, parents are encouraged to help their children at home, but autonomy is valued: you guide, you don't do the work for the child.

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