Frim Sidekick — Bringing French Immersion home, one page at a time.
For Canadian French Immersion · Grades 4–6
How it works
Parents sign up
Create an account, choose your child's grade and province, and generate a 4-digit PIN for them.
Children read in French
They pick a book, listen to natural French narration, and tap vocabulary words for instant help.
You see what they learned
Parents can enable the quiz feature and see progress, or they can access the English parent guide for discussion questions.
Built for French Immersion families
Curriculum-aligned
Passages are tagged by grade and province, including Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and the rest, so you can find what fits your child.
Natural French audio
High-quality narration comes with sentence highlighting and adjustable speed for second-language learners.
Inclusive Reading Tools
Every passage features 3 differentiated reading levels, OpenDyslexic font toggles, and click-to-reveal vocabulary support. Built-in French audio and syllable coloration help every child read with confidence.
Quizzes that mean something
Quizzes include multiple choice, true/false, and matching questions, and they are tagged by skill, such as inference, main idea, vocabulary, and more.
English parent guides
Each passage comes with a printable summary, discussion questions with answers, and a vocabulary list.
Privacy by design
Children log in with a PIN, so no email and no last name are required. You can delete your account anytime.
See how it works!
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See exactly how a Frim Sidekick story works. Children read the French passage with natural narration and boxed vocabulary they can tap for a definition. Parents open the matching English guide with a summary, discussion questions with answers, and the same vocabulary list.
- • Narrated in natural Canadian French with adjustable speed
- • Inline vocabulary popovers — tap once for the meaning
- • Skill-tagged quizzes: inference, main idea, vocabulary, and more
Guides for parents
Free, practical advice on French home reading, French reading comprehension and inclusive support — written for parents who do not speak French.
French reading at home
A 15-minute home reading routine and four reading strategies you can use in English tonight.
Read the guide →French reading comprehension
What reading and listening comprehension involve in grades 4–6, and how to build both at home.
Read the guide →French Language Arts, grades 4–6
What the subject covers in Canadian French Immersion and what actually helps each strand.
Read the guide →Join the free beta
Frim Sidekick is invite-only right now. If you have a beta code, enter it below to unlock free access and create your parent account.
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