To all the French teachers !

The Marathon de Lecture (French Reading Marathon) for Canadian students is coming back for its second edition !
The project, which aims to promote the pleasure of reading for young people, also has a social impact
since funds can be raised to provide a better access to education thanks to UNICEF Canada’s “KIND Schools” program.

What is the Marathon de Lecture?

The Marathon de lecture consists in 24 comics and children’s novels in French, available for free with ready-to-use lesson plans !

Enjoy these teaching resources and organize reading sessions with your students, children… until the end of the school year 2021/2022.

The Marathon de lecture is also an opportunity to encourage your students to develop their civic engagement by supporting the « KIND schools » program with UNICEF Canada, which aims at improving material conditions in schools.

Registration

Registration for the project are now open and will continue to the end of the school year. You can fill out the form here.

Schools, classes, and all French learners who wish to participate can organize a Marathon de Lecture with their own methods and schedule : it can be part of a school or class project for example, or it could also take place during the semaine de la Francophonie!

If you have questions, please contact us at: [email protected]

To go further

  • Download this teachers’ guide and discover our newest additions for 2022 !
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  • Meetings and workshops with authors of the selection will be held online throughout the year, so stay tuned !
    March 26, 2022 – Reading and Drawing Workshop with French children’s books illustrator Véronique Vernette (online). Register here.

  • Find more teaching resources about comic books on IFprofs, the social network for teaching in French.
    Free registration here

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The Reading Marathon is a joint initiative of the Embassy of France in Canada, the Canadian Association of Immersion Professionals (ACPI), the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT), and Canadian Parents for French (CPF), in association with UNICEF Canada.