Thanks to the wonderful teachers from around the world who have chosen my resources. I care passionately about quality and value and want you to fill your teaching ‘shelf’ with confidence, saving precious time. Hopefully they won’t be staying on the shelf for long as you’ll use them again and again! I’m a Primary Teacher and published writer with an English degree and French A-level. My resources are mostly Primary but some suit Secondary classes too. I hope your students enjoy using them.
Thanks to the wonderful teachers from around the world who have chosen my resources. I care passionately about quality and value and want you to fill your teaching ‘shelf’ with confidence, saving precious time. Hopefully they won’t be staying on the shelf for long as you’ll use them again and again! I’m a Primary Teacher and published writer with an English degree and French A-level. My resources are mostly Primary but some suit Secondary classes too. I hope your students enjoy using them.
KS2 / KS3 (Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) Beginners French writing activities to help you plan a Body Parts in French Les Parties du Corps unit: 8 worksheets and puzzles (with differentiation, answer keys and vocabulary support), including labelling activities, jumbled words, translation activities, crossword, grid puzzle and spot the mistakes puzzle. Enough for multiple lessons, these French basics pages help to teach and revise a core set of 18 body part names, with some activities including an extended range. There are additional versions of 7 of the worksheets and the puzzles for lower ability or less experienced students with word banks or the start of words printed etc. Full answer keys and instructions included. All 30 pages are in PDF format within the Zip file. Please check the detailed previews to check if these resources are suitable for you.
INCLUDED IN THIS WORKSHEETS PACK:
VOCAB SUPPORT: The words for this unit have been divided into a core set of 18 words (List A) and 18 additional words (List B). Worksheets 1, 2 and 5 focus on words from List A. The 2 labelling worksheets and the puzzles also contain some of the words from List B. There’s a word mat for the List A words in 3 versions, including eco-printing options, a list page for both A and B and a combined list too.
5 WORKSHEETS: With full answer keys and all in 1- and 2-star versions. The 1-star versions are for lower ability, younger or less experienced students and contain support such as word banks or the start of missing words. Includes jumbled words, translations, and labelling worksheets.
GRID PUZZLE: Students put the French body part words into the grid to reveal a related sentence in the shaded boxes. There’s a supported, one-star version with the first letter of each word and a two-star version without this support.
HIDDEN WORD PUZZLE: Students work individually or in pairs or small groups to find translation errors with body parts vocabulary. When they find one, they circle the letter printed in the same box. At the end, they rearrange the circled letters to make another body part word.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE: The clues involve students completing French phrases. An easier, one-star version gives students the first three letters of each word that they need to write into the grid. Accents not included.
TEACHER INSTRUCTION PAGE
INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS BUNDLE
French Body Parts BUNDLE, which also contains:
French Body Parts Games
French Body Parts Presentation
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C’est l’été! KS2 or KS3 printable writing activities to help you plan Les Vacances d’ete / Summer Holiday Activities in French vocabulary unit. Includes summer sports and vocabulary for activities at the beach (a la plage). 6 worksheets (with additional differentiated versions of 5 of them), including gap-fill exercises, basic comprehension tasks, a crossword puzzle, word search and hidden word puzzle. 5 pages of vocabulary support in different versions are also included for display or printing if required.
My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess if they will be suitable. The resources are in PDF within the Zip file. There is an additional US version replacing references to ‘holidays’ with ‘vacation’.
18 summer time or holiday activities: aller à la plage, me bronzer, faire du camping, faire un château de sable, faire des excursions, faire un pique-nique, faire de la planche à voile, faire de la randonnée, faire du ski nautique, faire du surf, faire du vélo, faire de la voile, jouer dehors, jouer au tennis, manger des glaces, nager (dans la mer), visiter des musées, voyager) and linked questions and answers, such as ‘Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire pendant les vacances?’. Some of the worksheets also include practice of ‘le futur proche’ (near future tense), using ‘Je vais…’ (Je vais aller à la plage etc) to talk about what the students are going to do this summer.
**SAVE with this French Summer Vacation Activities BUNDLE (coming soon) of all 3 packs, which also contains:
French Summer Activities Games
French Summer Presentation (coming soon)
Please note that the vocabulary support sheets are included in both this worksheets pack and the games pack for this topic.
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VOCAB: Word mats (with and without background colour, and featuring ‘j’aime…’ and ‘je vais’ starters) and question cards. They can be used for differentiation.
3 WORKSHEETS (with answer keys), all in 1- and 2-star versions (1-star for lower ability, younger or less experienced students.)
HIDDEN WORD PUZZLE: Individuals, pairs or small groups find errors in French summer activity phrases. When they find one, they circle the letter printed in the same box. At the end they rearrange the circled letters to complete the phrase at the bottom of the page.
WORD SEARCH: An easier, 1-star version gives students the first 3 letters of each one. An extra challenge has students put the unused letters together to make a short phrase.
CROSSWORD: An easier, 1-star version gives students the first 3 letters of each word that they need to write into the grid (without accents).
ANSWER KEYS AND TEACHER NOTES
A KS2 or KS3 PowerPoint lesson presentation for your Body Parts in French unit (Le Corps en Français / Mon Corps) and printable flash cards. 80 slides, including teaching points, introduction of vocabulary (a core set of 18 words and an additional set of 18 words), teaching of linked sentences (J’ai mal au bras etc), activities such as translation tasks and jumbled words, and interactive games. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6 , 7 and 8 for initial teaching and review but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the preview to assess suitability.
In the Zip file is the main PowerPoint file, a PDF of flash cards (for the core set of 18 words), and an additional PDF version of the presentation. The text on the PowerPoint is mostly editable.
SAVE by purchasing this in my Body Parts BUNDLE which also contains:
French Body Parts Worksheets and Puzzles
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After the vocabulary has been introduced and key teaching points explained, further slides review vocabulary and linked sentences before the answer appears on the click of the mouse. Review tasks include labelling diagrams on screen, translation tasks, jumbled words, a picture quiz, and two interactive review games (10 rounds of Hangman and 4 rounds of Hexagons, where students must complete a path across the grid by translating vocabulary).
The additional PDF version of the presentation has been included to help anyone who is unable to access PowerPoint at any time, but it does not retain the interactivity of the PowerPoint. As a result, the two interactive games have been omitted from the PDF version.
The printable flashcards cover the core range of 18 words only (two to a page) and are included in colour and black and white versions. The flash cards are in PDF format.
Thank you for your interest. I hope I can save you time!
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Plan your KS2 or KS3 Mon Ecole / Vocabulaire de l’école / Schools in French topic with this PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format). Full of activities, it starts with cultural information on school life in France, then introduces and consolidates vocabulary including people in school (teacher, head teacher, caretaker etc), places (classroom, library, sports pitch etc) and other aspects of school life, like homework, lesson, bell. Among the 70+ slides, there’s teaching about related sentences and grammar points, translation activities and interactive games, with an additional 40 slides, making over 110 in total, comprising a fun memory game. Enough for more than one lesson! There’s a set of printable flash cards too, with and without a background.
My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess suitability. In the Zip file, there is an interactive PowerPoint file, an additional PDF version of the presentation, and a PDF of flash cards. As there are differences between UK and US terms for some words ( head teacher / principal, school yard / playground etc), I’ve included an additional US version of the presentation (PowerPoint and PDF) in the Zip file. The preview shows the UK version.
Many slides in the original PowerPoint feature answers that appear when you click. The PDF version does not retain this ability but will help you teach this topic if you don’t have PowerPoint. Two of the games are not compatible with PDF and are omitted from that version.
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Or purchase it as part of this French Classroom Objects and School Vocabulary BIG BUNDLE, which includes the 3 resource packs already mentioned, plus French School Vocabulary and Classroom Objects Games and the 3 packs in French Classroom Objects BUNDLE
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Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3) Beginners Sports in French BUNDLE to help you plan your Le Sport en Francais unit in Upper Primary and early Secondary. An 88-slide interactive presentation, flashcards, worksheets, puzzle, printable games and activities; enough for multiple lessons to teach and review vocabulary and phrases through speaking, reading and writing activities, and there’s differentiation too. My French basics resources suit students beginning French and near beginners in Years 4, 5, 6 and 7 and equivalents. Please check the previews to see a sample of the resources. All resources are in PDF, apart from the presentation, which is PowerPoint (but it is also included in PDF).
These resources focus on 18 key sport words (badminton, baseball, basketball, cricket, football, American football, golf, ice hockey, rugby, tennis, table tennis, running, horse riding, gymnastics, cycling, karate, swimming, skiing) and linked questions and answers, such as ‘What sports do you do?’, and phrases linked to likes and dislikes in terms of sport. In addition to the UK versions, there are additional US versions of the presentation and worksheets to take account of minor differences such as football / soccer and to make some of the worksheets more focused on sports relevant to those countries.
The resources in this great value BUNDLE are also available in three individual packs:
French Sports Presentation
French Sports Worksheets
French Sports Games
Or, if planning a French Sports and Hobbies / Freetime / Leisure Activities unit, you may like a set of 24 French Sports and Hobbies Role-Play Cards or a great value French Sports and Hobbies BIG BUNDLE.
Or you can get my French Hobbies BUNDLE.
INCLUDED IN THIS FRENCH SPORTS BUNDLE:
PRESENTATION:
88-slide PowerPoint presentation (with additonal PDF version)
Includes basic comprehension tasks, role-plays and a 12-round interactive Reveal the Picture game.
Flashcards in multiple versions
WORKSHEETS
5 pages of vocabulary support
6 worksheets (with answer keys)
Includes differentiated versions of 3 worksheets
Sixth worksheet is a fun ‘Trouvez Les Erreurs’ Puzzle, where students hunt for errors in translations of basic French phrases about sport
GAMES
2 Four in a Row Games
Quels Sports Aimes-Tu? Board Game (2 levels of difficulty)
Second version includes symbols for liking / disliking sports
Active Oral Card game
Find the Phrases memory game
For more details please the the individual resource pages and previews.
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KS2 / KS3 Beginners French Sports unit PowerPoint Lesson Presentation (also in PDF format) and printable flashcards for Upper Primary or Early Secondary. This 88 slide presentation introduces and reviews key vocabulary and phrases and includes basic comprehension tasks, role-plays and a 12-round interactive Reveal the Picture game. My French basics resources suit students beginning French and near beginners in Primary (Year 4, 5, 6) and early Key Stage 3 (Year 7) and equivalents. Check preview files for suitability. The PowerPoint is included in UK and US versions, with amendments to words used for football / soccer and minor spelling variations.
SAVE by purchasing this in my French Sports BUNDLE, along with a French Sports Presentation and Flash Cards pack and printable Sports in French Worksheets.
If planning a French Sports and Hobbies / Freetime Activities unit, you may like a set of 24 French Sports and Hobbies Role-Play Cards or a great value French Sports and Hobbies BIG BUNDLE.
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Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. An additional PDF version is included. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will still help you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint. Please note the interactive Reveal the Picture game is not compatible with PDF and is therefore omitted from that version. Also included is a PDF of flash cards. All sports covered in the presentation feature in 3 versions - the names of the sports in French (with and without backgrounds), and a further version features the sports in verb phrases (jouer / faire etc).
The presentation focuses on 18 key sport words (badminton, baseball, basketball, cricket, football, American football, golf, ice hockey, rugby, tennis, table tennis, running, horse riding, gymnastics, cycling, karate, swimming, skiing) and linked questions and answers, such as ‘What sports do you do?’, and phrases linked to likes and dislikes in terms of sport.
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For KS2 or KS3, here is an interactive PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format) and flash cards for a Houses and Homes in French unit (Ma Maison / Chez Moi et Ma Chambre), which includes Furniture (Les Meubles) and Rooms (Les Pieces de la Maison). The 100+ slides introduce and review key vocabulary and phrases, and include activities and fun interactive games. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 for teaching or revision but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the preview to assess suitability. Within the Zip file is the original Powerpoint (with mainly editable text), plus an additional PDF version and a PDF file of 25 flash cards.
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French House Worksheets and Puzzles
French House Games and Activities
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There’s a core set of 25 items for this topic: la chambre, le salon, la cuisine, la salle à manger, la salle de bains, l’armoire, la baignoire, le canapé, la chaise, la clôture, la douche, l’escalier, l’étagère, le fauteuil, la fenêtre, la lampe, le lit, la machine à laver, le miroir, l’ordinateur, la porte, la table, la télévision, les tiroirs, les toilettes. Additional vocabulary is also introduced for those classes or students requiring additional challenge, including rooms such as le sous-sol and le grenier.
Interactive games included in the presentation:
10 rounds of Hangman spelling game
2 rounds of Hexagons (teams compete to translate topic vocab and make a path through the grid)
12-round Reveal the Picture game, where teams translate vocab to reveal mystery pictures linked to the topic. The mystery pictures are deliberately distorted to make it more challenging and fun!
Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. While the PDF version does not retain the ability to reveal answers by clicking, it will help you teach this topic if you don’t have PowerPoint where you work. The interactive games are not compatible with PDF and are omitted from that version.
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KS2 / KS3 Beginners French printable games and speaking activities for a Leisure Activities / Interests / Free Time or Pastimes in French unit (Les Loisirs / Le Temps Libre). Use to review key vocabulary, linked questions, answers and grammar points at Upper Primary or Early Secondary: 2 Four in a Row games, 3 Serpents et Echelles Board Games (2 levels), an active oral card game and 16 bingo cards. 7 pages of vocab support in different versions are included for display or printing if required. My French basics resources suit students beginning French and near beginners in Year 4, 5, 6 a7) and equivalents. Please check previews. All resources and instructions in PDF.
Features 18 hobbies / leisure activities (aller au parc, aller au cinema, cuisiner, danser, dessiner, écouter de la musique, faire du camping, faire du jardinage, faire les magasins, faire du patinage, faire de la photographie, jouer de la guitare, jouer du piano, jouer aux jeux de société, jouer sur l’ordinateur, lire, regarder la télé, sortir avec mes amis) and linked questions and phrases, including opinions and frequency.
SAVE by purchasing as part of my French Hobbies BUNDLE, which also includes my French Hobbies Worksheets and French Hobbies Presentation and Flashcards.
Or, if planning a French Sports and Hobbies unit, you may like a set of 24 French Sports and Hobbies Role-Play Cards or a great value French Sports and Hobbies BIG BUNDLE.
GAMES PACK CONTENTS:
FRENCH HOBBIES VOCABULARY
7 pages to support students if required (display or print), some with and without background colours
‘j’aime + infinitive’ and first person phrases (‘je fais’ etc)
Frequency vocab - sometimes, often, every day, once / twice a week
ACTIVE ORAL CARD GAME
36 game cards (2 of each design)
Students circulate to find player with matching card by speaking about hobbies
English and French text versions plus full instructions
SERPENTS ET ECHELLES
3 different printable game boards (Snakes and Ladders) for oral practice (2 for practice of hobbies phrases and 1 for adding frequency)
2 x 4 IN A ROW GAMES
First to get 4 in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins.
Students roll dice and say a hobbies word from that column and say it in French. Laminate and use dry-wipe markers
BINGO / NOUGHTS AND CROSSES CARDS
16 cards for a group game of Bingo in pairs (teacher or student reads out words) or Tic Tac Toe / Noughts and Crosses
If cards are laminated, students use dry-wipe markers
A KS3 or Upper KS2 PowerPoint lesson slides presentation (also in PDF format) and printable flash cards / word wall for a French Places in Town or the City (Les Endroits en Ville / Les Lieux de la Ville, Ma Ville) or French Community Buildings (Les Bâtiments de la Communauté) unit. UK and US versions, with word changes and spelling amendments. The 109 slides introduce and review vocabulary for 30 places around town and linked sentences and phrases, such as using the verb aller in the present tense and use of près de.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources and units suit students beginning French, near beginners (and intermediate learners for revision) in:
Upper Primary (Key Stage 2 KS2) - Year 4, 5, 6 (Y4 Y5 Y6)
Secondary (Key Stage 3 KS3) - especially Year 7 and 8 (Y7 / Y8)
Equivalents such as Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Core French in Canada
May suit others, depending on experience
Please see the previews.
Buy this as part of my French Places in Town BUNDLE (coming soon).
Within the Zip file is the original Powerpoint version, plus an additional PDF version and a PDF file of flash cards for 30 key words.
In addition to introducing key vocabulary and phrases, this presentation includes activities such as:
Sentence translation activities
2 short comprehension tasks
3 rounds of an interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate topic vocabulary and make a path through the grid)
5-rounds of an interactive Picture Grids Game, where teams compete to discover a hidden image while practicing their French vocabulary
A 20-question interactive Multiple Choice Quiz, where students must choose the correct translation of basic sentences linked to the topic
Please note that almost all the text in the PowerPoint is editable, however the other content of the slides is not.
Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. An additional PDF version is included (non-interactive and not including the Hexagons and Picture Grids games). The Multiple Choice Quiz has been left in the PDF version, although it is not interactive in that format.
Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flash cards for places in town, with two on each page.
Vocabulary included: l’aéroport, l’atelier de réparation automobile, la banque, la bibliothèque, le bureau, le bureau de poste, le café, la caserne de pompiers, le centre commercial, le cinéma, la clinique vétérinaire, l’école, l’église, la gare, la gare routière, l’hôpital, l’hôtel, l’hôtel de ville, le magasin, le marché, le musée, le palais de justice, le poste de police, le restaurant, le stade, la station essence, le supermarché, le théâtre, l’université, l’usine
KS2 or KS3 printable games and speaking activities for lessons in your Describing People in French / Physical Appearance unit (Decrire Les Gens). Includes vocabulary and phrases for hair and eyes (Les Cheveux et Les Yeux), together with body size and details such as freckles and beard and accessories such as a hat, earrings and glasses. There’s a range of whole class and group activities to review key vocabulary, linked questions, answers and grammar points. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 for initial teaching or revision, but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the preview to assess suitability.
In the Zip file are 3 PDFs, one each for UK, US and Canada, as there are a small number of spelling changes to suit different English-speaking countries. ‘Marron’ used for describing brown eyes has also been replaced with ‘bruns’ in the Canadian version. The preview shows the UK version.
INCLUDED IN THIS 25-PAGE PDF:
Vocabulary page to support students playing games, if required. Display or print. This is also included in the worksheets pack for this topic.
Board game for speaking practice of phrases and questions. Includes first and third person sentences about physical appearance.
2 x Serpents et Echelles- Snakes and Ladders with 2 levels of challenge. Board 1 is for hair and eyes only, while Board 2 contains a broader range of vocab and more complex hair descriptions.
Active Card Game- Students circulate, asking each other questions about hair, eyes and body shape, using information on their cards, trying to find their match. A prompt card can support students who require this. There are 36 cards (18 pairs).
2 x Loop games- print for group or whole class use. Game 1 has 24 cards and contains simple phrases. Game 2 has 30 cards with more complex sentences.
Human Bingo - For each statement, students find someone in the room who can say it is true about themselves.
Full instructions
Answer keys where relevant
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Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 or KS3) Weather in French (La Meteo) unit BUNDLE, containing an 88 slide PPT PowerPoint presentation and interactive games, differentiated worksheets, puzzles, printable games, activities, and flash cards. Includes weather maps / forecast activities. Use this to plan your whole topic - it’s ideal for use over multiple lessons to teach and review key vocabulary and questions such as ‘Quel temps fait-il?’ My French basics resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 but might suit others, depending on experience.
Apart from the PowerPoint (88 slides), all resources are in PDF (56 pages). Please check the previews and detailed descriptions of the 3 individual packs contained in this bundle for more information.
INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:
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These resources focus on 12 key phrases: il pleut, il neige, il gèle, il fait beau, il fait mauvais, il fait chaud, il fait froid, il y a des nuages, il y a du brouillard, il y a de l’orage, il y a du soleil, il y a du vent. They also teach how to say what the weather is like in different seasons, cities and countries.
88-slide PowerPoint (includes teaching points, activities, interactive games)
Additional PDF version of the PowerPoint in case you don’t have PowerPoint where you work (without the interactive elements of the original)
10-page PDF of flashcards (in 2 versions)
23-page PDF of worksheets and puzzles (including answer keys, differentiated versions and teacher notes)
13-page PDF file of printable games.
10-page PDF of vocabulary support (in 2 versions - please note this file is included for support in both the Games and Worksheets packs)
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A Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3) French Beginners Clothes / Les Vetements vocabulary unit BUNDLE including a PPT PowerPoint presentation (also in PDF format), flashcards, worksheets, puzzles, printable games and activities. These French basics resources were originally made for beginners and near beginners in Primary and early Key Stage 3 (Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8). Differentiation and all answers included.
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French Clothing Presentation
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Presentation: 70+ slides. Introduces 36 clothing and accessories words, broken into 18 core words and 18 additional words. Also teaches key questions and phrases, very short reading comprehensions and an additional 30+ slides at the end of the presentation form a ‘Splat’ game and a memory game (Kim’s game), which could be played in teams, with students working out which images are missing each time and giving the word in French. Also in the Zip file is a PDF of 36 flashcards. UK, US and Canadian versions of the presentation are included as there are slight differences.
Worksheets and Puzzles: Printable writing activities for reviewing key vocabulary and phrases, enough for multiple lessons and homework. 4 worksheets, 2 crosswords and a word search puzzle (all in 2 differentiated versions). All in PDF. Answer keys and an instruction page. US, Canadian, UK and Australian versions included.
Printable Games: 4 x Four in a Row game boards, a 36-card loop card game (J’ai…Qui a?), Battleships-style grid game and a jigsaw puzzle. Full instructions and vocab slides also included. All files in PDF within the Zip file.
For more details and previews please see the individual resource pages.
Many thanks for your interest in my resources. I hope I can save you time.
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Transport
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Quelle est la date? Beginners French KS2 / KS3 (Year 4, 5, 6 and 7) Printable Speaking Games for revision of calendar and date vocabulary: 10 Four in a Row game boards and a Snakes and Ladders Board for practising saying the date in French. These resources will help you plan multiple lessons at Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (upper Primary and early Secondary and equivalents) for students beginning French or near beginners requiring revision of basic vocab and phrases. Originally made for UK schools, I have also added US date format versions of both resources.
You can get these games with other French calendar resources (a substantial PowerPoint lesson presentation, bingo game, loop games, worksheets and puzzles) in this bundle: French Calendar (Le Calendrier) Bundle
FOUR IN A ROW
I originally created this to help pupils answer the French question 'Quelle est la date?' but there is no reference to French on the boards so they can also be used for Italian, Spanish, German and other languages. Pupils will practise calendar vocabulary - months (les mois), days of the week (les jours de la semaine) and numbers to thirty-one.
Includes:
5 boards with the month and date
5 further boards with the month, date and day
A fun language learning activity - ideal for a starter, early finisher task, main lesson consolidation work or as part of a bank of revision activities. Print in either A3 or A4 and laminate for regular use. Individuals or pairs play against each other, taking it in turns to roll a dice before choosing a date in the correct column (columns are labelled 1-6) to say in the target language. If correct, they could put their symbol or initial over it in a wipeable pen or cover it with a counter of a different colour to their opponent. The first player/team to get 4 in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally is the winner. With 10 boards in total, they can swap with other pairs/groups when finished to have another game.
SNAKES AND LADDERS
Pupils play as per normal Snakes and Ladders, only they have to say the date they land on in French. The US date format version of the game is on page 2 of the file. Instructions are on page 3.
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KS2 / KS3 (Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) Beginners Food and Drink in French (La Nourriture et Les Boissons) vocabulary printable games and activities. Key phrases that can be developed using these resources include: Qu’est-ce que tu aimes manger? (What do you like to eat?), Qu’est-ce que tu aimes boire? (What do you like to drink?), Qu’est-ce que vous voulez? (What do you want?) Je voudrais… (I would like…). The games feature 30 common foods and drinks.
INCLUDES:
Snakes and ladders board game
20-card loop card (‘Follow me’ / dominoes) set
Jigsaw puzzle
16 activity picture card boards
All resources in PDF format (not picture card boards,). Editable versions of most resources in MS Publisher are also included (not jigsaw). As some words differ between UK and US English (chips / fries etc), I’ve included separate US versions where relevant.
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French Food and Drink Presentation
French Food and Drink Worksheets
All resources focus on the same vocabulary.
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French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
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French Printable Games and Activities MEGA BUNDLE
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SNAKES AND LADDERS
Print and laminate. Play as normal Snakes and Ladders, but students say the French for the item they land on, or move back. An instruction card and details of a challenge version are included.
LOOP GAME
Use as whole class or group oral activity or a dominoes activity in pairs. 20-card set, ideal for a starter or plenary. Forms a continuous loop.
JIGSAW PUZZLE
30-piece Jigsaw Puzzle in PDF and solution. Colour and black and white versions. Print and laminate for regular use. Ideal for small groups or as an individual or paired task.
PICTURE ACTIVITY CARDS (Publisher file only as too big to load as PDF). Can be used as bingo cards or noughts and crosses / tic tac toe cards (students choose food and drink to say aloud in French before putting their symbol over them). 16 cards, 9 pictures on each. Could be used for other activities - cut them up into individual pictures for paired oral activities, for example.
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Quelle heure est-il?: FSL / MFL French Time. A KS3 or Upper KS2 PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format) and printable flashcards for a unit on Telling the Time in French (L’heure). The 110 slides introduce and review how to tell the time in French in both 12 and 24 hour time (l’heure informelle et l’heure officielle), using analogue and digital clocks, in 5 minute intervals. Related sentences are also taught (linked to sporting activities, opening hours and aspects of daily routine). Includes fun interactive recap activities. Please see the sample slides in the preview file to check if this will be suitable. Within the Zip file are the original PowerPoint version, an additional PDF version and a PDF file of flash cards (cards feature 12 hour time only).
These French basics resources are made for students beginning French and near beginners in upper KS2 or KS3 (Years 5, 6, 7 and 8) and equivalents but they may suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess suitability.
You can purchase this pack as part of a Telling the Time in French BUNDLE, which also includes a pack of worksheets and puzzles and a pack of printable games and activities.
In addition to introducing key vocabulary and phrases, this presentation includes activities such as:
Practice slides with digital and analog clocks
Oral activities using time in context
6 rounds of an interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate vocab and phrases and make a path through the grid) - includes two rounds where time is to the nearest minute instead of 5 minute intervals, to stretch groups needing more challenge.
16 rounds of an interactive Reveal the Picture Game (where teams compete to remove parts of a grid to reveal the hidden time in the image)
Please note that most of the text in the PowerPoint is editable, however the images are not. Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. An additional PDF version is included. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will still help you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work. Please note that the Hexagons and Reveal the Picture games are not compatible with PDF and are therefore omitted from that version.
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Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3) Beginners Food and Drink in French vocabulary FSL / MFL unit BUNDLE, which covers key teaching points and provides speaking and writing tasks for introduction to, and revision of, key vocabulary. Contains an interactive 100-slide PowerPoint lesson presentation, engaging printable games and activities, worksheets and puzzles. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess if they will be suitable. The resources are in PDF within the Zip file (plus a PowerPoint presentation).
Key phrases developed using these resources include: Qu’est-ce que tu aimes manger? (What do you like to eat?), Qu’est-ce que tu aimes boire? (What do you like to drink?), Qu’est-ce que vous voulez? (What do you want?), Je voudrais… (I would like…)
INCLUDES:
100-slide lesson presentation
Snakes and Ladders Game
Bingo Cards / Picture Activity Cards
Loop Game / Dominoes
Jigsaw Puzzle
2 Worksheets (plus answers)
Crossword
Wordsearch
THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS THESE 3 PACKS…
French Food and Drink Presentation
French Food and Drink Worksheets
French Food and Drink Printable Games
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French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
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There’s enough here for multiple lessons
Some resources could be used for homework tasks
The worksheets, crossword and wordsearch come in differentiated versions.
As some of the food and drink words can differ between UK and US English, separate US versions of the relevant resources are included too.
For previews and more information on each resource please see the individual descriptions.
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FSL / MFL Key Stage 2 (KS2 / KS3) Beginners Hobbies in French Unit BUNDLE (Les Loisirs en Francais / Le Temps Libre) for Upper Primary or Early Secondary. An 86 slide interactive presentation, flashcards, worksheets, puzzle, printable games and activities; enough for multiple lessons to teach and review vocabulary and phrases through speaking, reading and writing activities, and there’s differentiation too. My French basics resources suit students beginning French and near beginners in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 and equivalents. Please check the previews to see a sample. Full instructions included. All resources are in PDF, apart from the presentation, which is PowerPoint (but it is also included in PDF).
The resources focus on 18 key hobbies / leisure activities (aller au parc, aller au cinema, cuisiner, danser, dessiner, écouter de la musique, faire du camping, faire du jardinage, faire les magasins, faire du patinage, faire de la photographie, jouer de la guitare, jouer du piano, jouer aux jeux de société, jouer sur l’ordinateur, lire, regarder la télé, sortir avec mes amis) and linked questions and answers, such as ‘What do you like to do in your free time?’, phrases linked to opinions and frequency of doing activities.
The 3 packs included in this BUNDLE can be purchased separately if preferred:
French Hobbies Presentation
French Hobbies Worksheets
French Hobbies Games
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Or for even better value I have a Combined French Sports and Hobbies BIG BUNDLE, which contains my French Sports BUNDLE, French Hobbies BUNDLE, plus a pack of French Sports and Hobbies Role-Play-Cards
PRESENTATION AND FLASHCARDS
This 86 slide presentation introduces and reviews key vocabulary and phrases and includes basic reading comprehension tasks, speaking tasks such as role-plays and a 12-round interactive Reveal the Picture game. Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. An additional PDF version is included. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will still help you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work. Please note that the interactive Reveal the Picture game is not compatible with PDF and is therefore omitted from that version. Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flashcards, with two on each page. All leisure activities covered in the presentation feature in 4 versions - infinitive and first person versions (‘aller au parc’ / ‘Je vais au parc’), both with and without backgrounds.
VOCABULARY SUPPORT PAGES
7 vocabulary support sheets in different versions to display or print, depending on whether your students require them. Includes key phrases, questions, how to say likes and dislikes, how often etc. Please note these support sheets are included in both the worksheets packet and the games packet.
WORKSHEETS AND CROSSWORD PUZZLE
6 worksheets (with answer keys). Worksheet 1-3 come in one-and two-star versions, with one-star being for lower ability, younger, or less experienced students. Worksheets 4 and 5 are basic comprehension worksheets, with 5 being a little more challenging. They feature different texts and could be used for differentiation or to provide progression for the same students if required. Worksheet 6 is a differentiated crossword puzzle where the clues involve students filling in the blanks in French hobbies phrases beginning with ‘J’aime…’. The one-star version contains a word bank for support. You can print or display the answer key for student self-checking if required.
ACTIVE ORAL CARD GAME
This is a game to get students out of their seats, having short conversations about recreational activities. There are 36 game cards (2 of each design). Students are given a card each and must move around the room, trying to find the player with the matching card. To find this, one player asks “Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire pendant ton temps libre?”. The other replies with the information on their card (e.g. “J’aime cuisiner et jouer du piano.”). The second player can then ask the same question or use “Et toi?” (“And you?”) before the first player replies with the two activities on their card. If their information matches, they could say “Moi aussi!” (“Me too!”). Students who find their match could sit down to make it easier for remaining players to find their match. Versions included with French and English prompts.
SERPENTS ET ECHELLES
3 different game boards (2 standard boards for practice of hobbies phrases and one for saying how often we do activities). Print and laminate the ones you require. Works well in A3 (11 x 17) for larger groups but A4 (Letter) is good too.
FOUR IN A ROW GAMES
2 different game boards. Print and laminate. First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins. Students roll dice, then choose an activity word from that number column and say it in French. If correct, use a dry-wipe marker to put a symbol or initial in that box (opponents could use a different colour dry-wipe marker), and so on.
BINGO / TIC TAC TOE CARDS
Use these 16 different cards for a group game of Bingo in pairs (the teacher or a student could read out French hobby words) or Tic Tac Toe / Noughts and Crosses, with students taking it in turns to say aloud a French hobby word from their card. If cards are laminated, students could write on them with a dry-wipe marker.
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This KS2 / KS3 Beginners French Language Families BUNDLE (Ma Famille / La Famille) covers key teaching points and provides speaking and writing tasks for introduction to, and revision of, family members in French vocabulary and phrases. Contains an interactive PPT PowerPoint lesson presentation, engaging games and activities, differentiated worksheets and puzzles.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources and units suit students beginning French, near beginners (and intermediate learners for revision) in:
Upper Primary (Key Stage 2 KS2) - Year 4, 5, 6 (Y4 Y5 Y6)
Secondary (Key Stage 3 KS3) - especially Year 7 and 8 (Y7 / Y8)
Equivalents such as Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Core French in Canada
May suit others, depending on experience
Please the individual resource pages for fuller descriptions and previews. All resources in PDF, apart from the PowerPoint presentation.
THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES:
Substantial lesson presentation
Happy Families (Jeu des 7 Famille) Card Game
Four in a Row Board Game
Loop Game / Dominoes
3 Worksheets (plus answers)
Crossword
Wordsearch
Additional versions of some writing pages to suit different levels of ability or experience
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French Family Presentation
French Family Worksheets and Puzzles
French Family Games
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French Family and Pets Role Play Cards
French Family and Pets BIG BUNDLE
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There’s enough in my French Family BUNDLE for multiple lessons
Some resources could be used for homework tasks.
Includes vocabulary for the following family members: le frere (brother), la soeur (sister), le fils (son), la fille (daughter), le pere (father), la mere (mother), le bebe (baby), le grand-pere (grandfather), la grand-mere (grandmother), le beau-pere (stepfather), la belle-mere (stepmother), le demi-frere (stepbrother), la demi-soeur (stepsister), l’oncle (uncle), la tante (aunt), le cousin (male cousin), la cousine (female cousin), les jumeaux (twins), enfant unique (only child). ‘Mon’ and ‘ma’ are also used to say ‘my father’, ‘my sister’ etc. More informal names for Mum, Dad, Grandad and Grandma are also mentioned.
The presentation and worksheets also support learners in answering questions about families, such as Qui est-ce? (Who is this?), Tu as des freres ou des soeurs? (Do you have any brothers or sisters?) and Combien de personnes il y a dans ta famille? (How many people are there in your family?).
Giving names, ages and information about where people live is also consolidated.
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Ideal for KS2 or early KS3 or equivalents, this lesson presentation covers German Greetings (Die Begrüßungen auf Deutsch) and Introductions Beginners Vocabulary. Introduce and review this unit with a 116-slide interactive PowerPoint (and additional PDF version). Includes greetings such as Guten Tag (Hello) and Guten Abend (Good evening) and farewells such as Auf Wiedersehen (Goodbye) and Bis bald (See you soon). Students will learn responses to questions such as Wie geht’s? (How are you?), Wie heißt du? (What’s your name?), Wie alt bist du? (How old are you?), and Wo wohnst du? (Where do you live?).
Almost all text in this presentation is editable. Most slides feature answers that appear on the the click of a mouse. Recapping slides and role-play slides (with answer keys) are also included for plenty of oral practice and there’s a fun interactive Hexagons review game at the end. There’s enough here to plan multiple lessons around. In the Zip file, there is the original PowerPoint and a PDF version. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will still enable you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work. The Hexagons game is not compatible with PDF.
Slides about where you live and where you come from focus on examples about Germany and other German-speaking countries, together with English-speaking countries such as US, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
This presentation is suitable for teaching younger or older students and adults as you have all the slides and examples you need to teach using either the informal ‘du’ or formal ‘Sie’ for ‘you’. It begins by using the informal ‘du’, which is ideal for younger students but at the end of the presentation (from slide 117), there are additional versions of relevant slides, the role-plays and the hexagon game, all using the formal ‘Sie’. You can either use the presentation all the way through, teaching both ‘du’ and ‘Sie’ or stop at slide 116 (especially if teaching younger students).
SAVE by purchasing this as part of my German Greetings and Introductions BUNDLE, along with these further 4 resource packs:
German Greetings Worksheets
German Greetings Games
German Greetings Board Game
German Greetings Role-Play Cards
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Huge Basics Bundle
KS2/ KS3 French beginners printable writing activities for your À l’ecole / Mon ecole unit. It includes words for people (teacher, head teacher, caretaker etc), places (classroom, library, sports pitch etc) and other aspects of school life, like homework, lesson, bell. Some basic sentences are included too. There are 6 worksheets or puzzles (with additional easier versions of 4 of them), including translation exercises, a drawing task, a crossword puzzle and word search. Full answer keys provided. A vocabulary page is included for printing if required. In the Zip file is a 19-page PDF file and an additional version with US vocabulary amendments (principal, recess etc).
My French basics resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the preview to assess suitability. The preview shows the UK version.
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Vocabulary support page
3 worksheets (with answer keys), two of which come in one- and two-star versions, with one star being for lower ability or less experienced students.
Word search puzzle - there’s an easier one-star version, with the start of the French words given, and a two-star version without that support. There’s a hidden sentence challenge using the remaining letters. An answer key is included.
Grid puzzle - there’s an easier one-star version with start-of-word support. Answer key included.
Crossword puzzle - this is also in two versions with and without support. There’s a hidden word challenge at the end. Answer key included.
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