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Download a pack: grande section to CM2
One free PDF per class of the French school system. Each pack has a cover, a note for parents in French, 8 A4 worksheets (fiches) and the answer key (corrigé).
Maternelle · grande section (GS)
Age 5–6 · Cycle 1 · last year of maternelle
Getting ready to read: counting syllables, rhymes, the first sound of a word, capital letters, the three ways to write a letter (capital, print, cursive), the sounds a, i, o, u, m, l and r, and a story to listen to. Picture activities, no reading needed.
CP · cours préparatoire
Age 6–7 · Cycle 2 · first year of primary school
Decoding step by step: vowels, then l, m, r, s, p, t, n, d, then ou, on and ch. Syllables, words and sentences, silent letters printed in grey, two short decodable stories with 3–4 questions, and a one-minute word-reading test.
CE1 · cours élémentaire 1
Age 7–8 · Cycle 2 · second year of primary school
Complex sounds and spellings (ou, on, an/en, in/ain/ein/un, oi, ch, gn, o/au/eau, é/er/ez), a story, a non-fiction text and a story at a Cebu market (100–130 words) with comprehension and inference questions, and a fluency passage of about 140 words.
CE2 · cours élémentaire 2
Age 8–9 · Cycle 2 · third year of primary school
Stories and non-fiction of 170–200 words and a recipe: questions on what the text says and simple inferences, vocabulary (word families, words with several meanings, opposites), story order, types of text, and a fluency passage of about 180 words.
CM1 · cours moyen 1
Age 9–10 · Cycle 3 · fourth year of primary school
Texts of 270–280 words (a story, a non-fiction text with a table, a snorkelling story in Cebu): close reading and inference, words in context, an original poem, telling a story, a poem and a play apart, and a fluency passage of about 200 words.
CM2 · cours moyen 2
Age 10–11 · Cycle 3 · last year of primary school
Texts of 300–320 words: one school race told by two narrators (point of view), mangroves in a text and a diagram, literal and figurative meaning, prefixes and suffixes, registers, a fluency passage, and a “ready for 6e” page with a timetable and a short opinion text.
How to use the packs at home
- Choose the pack for your child’s class, or one level lower if French is not your child’s first language.
- Read the “Mot aux parents” page first. It explains the level, lists what the French programme expects and has a tracker to tick off each worksheet.
- One worksheet in two or three short sessions of 10–20 minutes is enough. Read the instructions aloud for young children.
- Read each text twice: first together (in GS the adult reads), then alone. Talk about it before the questions.
- Questions marked 🔍 need thinking: the answer is not written word for word. Ask “Qu’est-ce qui te fait dire ça ?” so your child points to the clue in the text.
- Check with the corrigé on the last page. For open questions, accept any answer that is right and supported by the text.
- Fluency (CP to CM2): time one minute of reading aloud on three different days and write the scores in the table.
What is in each pack
- A cover with the contents, the Teacher Daisy logo and teacherdaisyjane.com
- Mot aux parents: a short note for parents in French, what the programme expects at this level, and a progress tracker
- 8 worksheets (fiches) with Prénom and Date lines: sounds and letters for the younger classes, then texts with questions, vocabulary, poetry and fluency
- Corrigé: the answer key, with example answers for the open questions
All stories, documentaries, the poem and the activities are original. The reading texts use Andika, a font made for beginning readers, and the tracing lines in grande section use a French school cursive.
What the French programmes expect
Since the start of the 2025–2026 school year, maternelle and CP to CE2 follow new French programmes, published in the Bulletin officiel on 31 October 2024. CM1 started its new programme in 2025–2026 and CM2 in 2026–2027 (Bulletin officiel of 17 April 2025). This is what they ask for in reading, level by level:
| Class | Reading in the programme | Fluency target |
|---|---|---|
| Maternelle · GS | Count the syllables of familiar words, find and make rhymes, hear and place a sound in a word, know the names and sounds of the letters and their three written forms. | – |
| CP | About two new letter-sound links a week: 12–15 by the end of the first term, 25–30 by mid-year. Read and understand a text of about ten lines alone; simple inferences. | 30 words a minute without practice, 50 after |
| CE1 | Decode every letter-sound link, even the complex ones. Read and understand a text of about fifteen lines alone; simple inferences, answers supported by the text. | 70 words a minute |
| CE2 | Fully automatic decoding. Read and understand a text of about twenty lines alone; tell stories, information texts and instructions apart; inferences from clues and own knowledge. | 90 words a minute |
| CM1 | Read a one-page text without effort. Find what the text says and point out what it only suggests; tell a play, a poem and a story apart. | about 110 words a minute |
| CM2 | Longer, more complex texts. Retell the key points, including what is implied; compare two documents; write short texts that explain a point of view. | about 120 words a minute (130 in 6e) |
Questions parents and teachers ask
Are these official Éducation nationale worksheets?
No. They are original texts and activities by Teacher Daisy, written to follow the French programmes de français (cycles 1 and 2 in the Bulletin officiel of 31 October 2024, cycle 3 in the Bulletin officiel of 17 April 2025). They are a free extra for practice at home and do not replace the work of your child’s class.
Which pack should my child use?
Use the pack for your child’s class in the French school system: GS (age 5–6), CP (6–7), CE1 (7–8), CE2 (8–9), CM1 (9–10) or CM2 (10–11). Roughly, CP is Grade 1, CE1 Grade 2, CE2 Grade 3, CM1 Grade 4 and CM2 Grade 5. If your child is learning French as a second language, start one or two levels lower and move up when the sheets feel easy.
What is “fluence” and how do I measure it?
Fluency (fluence) means reading accurately, at a good speed and with expression. Read the fluency passage to your child first. Then time one minute of reading aloud, count the words read, take away the mistakes and write down the result, on three different days. The French programmes aim for at least 30 words a minute at the end of CP without practice (50 after practice), 70 in CE1, 90 in CE2, about 110 in CM1, 120 in CM2 and 130 in 6e. The small number at the end of each line of the passage helps you count.
My child cannot read yet. Can we use the grande section pack?
Yes. In grande section everything is done out loud: you read the instructions and name the pictures together, and your child claps, listens, circles and colours. Real reading starts with the CP pack.
Why are some letters grey in the CP pack?
They are silent letters (lettres muettes), like the t in « dort » or the p in « loup ». Many French reading books print them in a lighter colour, so children see the whole spelling but know not to say those letters.
Why is there a market in Cebu and a typhoon in the Visayas?
Teacher Daisy lives and teaches in Cebu, Philippines. Most texts are about animals, the seasons, school, family, the sea and the garden, with a few Philippine touches: mangoes at a Cebu market, a mango shake recipe, the sardines of Moalboal and the mangroves.
Can I print them for my class?
Yes. The packs are free to print and photocopy for home or class. Please do not sell them or upload the files elsewhere; share the link to this page instead.
Original packs by Teacher Daisy Jane, written to the French programmes de français: cycles 1 and 2, Bulletin officiel n° 41 of 31 October 2024 and cycle 3, Bulletin officiel n° 16 of 17 April 2025. They are not official materials of the French Ministry of Education.