My daugther is 5 and currently in the moyen section of maternelle, I agree that in comparison there is a big difference in styles and what is considered important at what age. At the moment I am happy to sit back and go with the flow because at 5 she can speak 2 languages with a fluency in one that I would be proud of (no need to guess which one!). I am struggling with what to teach in English and when, for example the letter sounds in English are different in French so if I teach her to read in english will this confuse her and delay her progress in french?