New Year’s Activities for French Class

Looking for engaging activities to ease back into learning after winter break? This collection of digital (no-prep) and print (low-prep) interactive New Year’s activities are great to transition back from winter break. Students will practice writing and speaking in the target language, and the activities can be mixed and matched to fit any schedule or group of students. Check out a preview here - https://youtu.be/KyTRbueAgYg

How can I use it?:
-to practice speaking and writing after winter break
-to include fun New Year’s holiday activities into a lesson
-as sub plans
-as an activity for French Club

Who is it for?
-Secondary French students at level novice and up

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
-describe a holiday tradition from around the world and write about it on a postcard in English or the target language
-reflect on the past year and the upcoming year with thought-provoking discussion questions that work for speaking or writing practice
-describe major events or aspects of the past year

Includes:
-19 pages of content
-detailed instructions and ideas for use with forced copy Google Drive links
-an activity where students research a New Year’s tradition from around the world and describe it in a postcard (in digital and print format, with instructions in English or the target language)
-ten reflection questions about the past year and upcoming year as Jamboard templates (digital) and a Quizlet link (print/digital); can be used as a speaking or writing activity
-time capsule activity where students reflect on what items they would include in a time capsule to represent their past year and describe their choices (in digital and print format, with instructions in English or the target language)