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.
This Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3) French MEGABUNDLE is a varied treasure trove of 77 printable French basics speaking and listening vocabulary games and activities (enough for a full year of lessons - and more). Includes additional versions of many, including some differentiation, plus answer keys where relevant, vocabulary support pages and full instructions. Perfect for fun learning and consolidation or revision of 17 beginners’ units. My French basics 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 individual resource packs for more information and previews. All in PDF.
This MEGA BUNDLE contains these 20 individual packs:
Body Parts
Clothing
Describing People (Physical Appearance)
Describing People (Character)
Calendar and Dates
Calendar and Dates (Loop Games)
Classroom Objects
Classroom Objects and Schools
Family
Food and Drink
Greetings and Introductions
Hobbies
House
Numbers
Numbers (Loop Games)
Pets
Schools
Sport
Transport
Weather
FOR ALL TOPICS, I ALSO HAVE:
Presentations and Interactive Games
Worksheets and Puzzles
Smaller topic bundles also available.
UPDATES AND NEW CONTENT!
More content may be added to this Mega Bundle in the future (which you can download for free if you have already purchased it), but as of April 2020, it contains 77 games (about 490 pages).
Each pack in this Mega Bundle has multiple activities in them, to take the stress out of lesson planning and to return to again and again over the years.
Some games contain differentiated versions and you can differentiate many of them further by using the printable word mats and vocabulary lists (included in many of the files) to support students who require this.
Instructions for games are included, usually in the Teacher Notes section at the back of most files but some games have separate printable game cards or have instructions printed directly on them, especially if they are a little more complicated.
Ideal for main lesson tasks, sub lessons, starters, early finishers etc.
Please note that preparation is required for most games. This is mostly laminating (if you wish to use again) and some games require cutting (jigsaw puzzles, card games etc).
If you find yourself short of time and don’t mind skipping the laminating, there are plenty of games here which you can just print and use with no preparation.
Includes the following game types:
Four in a Row
Serpents et Echelles (Snakes and Ladders)
Other board games
Active card games
Bingo / Noughts and Crosses cards
Human bingo
Jigsaw Puzzles
‘I Have…Who Has?’ / Loop games
Happy Families
Counter Throw
Battleships-style grid games
Pairs
And more!
Many thanks for your interest in my resources.
ALTERNATIVE MEGA BUNDLE OPTIONS:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
REVISION RESOURCES:
French Basics Revision Activities BUNDLE
French Basics Revision Worksheets BUNDLE
For KS2 or KS3, this is a French FSL PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format) and flash cards for a Les Moyens de Transport or Les Véhicules en Français (Means of Transport / Vehicles in French) vocabulary unit. There are 120+ slides to introduce and practice key vocabulary and phrases, and there are activities and fun interactive games. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please see the samples in the previews to check if this will be suitable. Within the Zip file is the original Powerpoint version, plus an additional PDF version and a PDF file of flash cards. Due to a small number of differences between UK and US (‘lorry’ is changed to ‘truck’ and ‘van’ is replaced by the very common ‘pick-up truck’ etc), there are additional US versions of all resources also in the Zip file. The word ‘transportation’ replaces ‘transport’ in the US versions too.
Includes a core range of 18 transport types: plane, bicycle, boat, bus, car, campervan, by foot, helicopter, horseback, hot air balloon, lorry, motorbike, ship, submarine, taxi, tractor, train and van. An additional 10 transport types are also introduced and appear in some of the activities.
SAVE by getting this as part of a French Transport BUNDLE , which also includes:
French Transport Worksheets and Puzzles
French Transport Printable Games
THIS PRESENTATION IS ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
Presentations and Interactive Games
In addition to introducing key vocab and phrases, this presentation includes:
Picture prompts for sentences
3 short comprehension tasks
Sentence translation activities
2 rounds of interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate topic vocabulary and make a path through the grid)
18-round Kim’s Game (memory game), where an image is removed each round
Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click
Additional PDF version included
While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will help you teach this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work.
Hexagons Game is not compatible with PDF and is omitted from that version
Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flash cards, featuring all 28 transport types taught in the presentation, 2 to a page
Thank you for your interest in my resources.
Take the stress out of planning French lessons with this Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 or KS3) French MEGABUNDLE of 18 thematic PowerPoint PPT presentations (over 1500 slides) for French Basics units, plus bonus printable flash card sets to accompany many of them. My French beginners / near beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience.
Each substantial slide show can be used over multiple lessons, introducing key vocabulary and phrases (with answers that appear at the click of a mouse) and including review activities and interactive games.
Depending on your time allocated to French, the age, ability and experience of your students, you can use as much or as little of the presentations as you want, as they all start off with the basics (introduction of key vocabulary, questions and phrases and teaching points) and then progress to more challenging work and/or connected material which is useful but less ‘core’. In each presentation there are activities / interactive games from the following selection: role-plays, translation tasks, quizzes, comprehension tasks, memory games, splat, hexagons, hangman, reveal the picture, bingo etc.
UPDATES AND NEW CONTENT!
The resources in this bundle are often added to (especially with new interactive games added), so if you buy now you will be able to access any additional content, when available, at no extra charge.
Please note the PowerPoints contain mostly editable text. Originally designed with UK English but when there are significant differences in US English, additional US versions are included.
This MEGA BUNDLE contains these 18 individual packs:
Body Parts
Clothing
Colours
Describing People (Physical Appearance)
Describing People (Character)
Calendar and Dates
Classroom Objects
Family
Food and Drink
Greetings and Introductions
Hobbies
House
Numbers
Pets
Schools
Sport
Transport
Weather
FOR EACH TOPIC, I ALSO HAVE:
[Printable Worksheets and Puzzles](Worksheets and Puzzles](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-worksheets-ks2-ks3-12288047)
Printable Games and Activities
Smaller topic bundles also available.
More info:
All presentations are in PowerPoint format (with mostly editable text).
Additional PDF versions of many of the presentations have been added for convenience in case teachers don’t have PowerPoint access at some point. Some of these additional PDF versions are yet to be added but you can download the bundle again for no extra charge when I update the content to include these.
Please note that the additional PDF version of the presentations do not retain the interactivity of the PowerPoint. As a result, interactive elements have been omitted from the PDF versions.
The printable flashcard sets (10 of the presentations come with these) are in PDF format.
The French Colour pack is a multi-resource bundle, including a shorter presentation than the others but also including printable games, puzzle and worksheet.
Many thanks for your interest in my resources.
ALTERNATIVE MEGA BUNDLE OPTIONS:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
REVISION RESOURCES:
French Basics Revision Activities BUNDLE
French Basics Revision Worksheets BUNDLE
Quelle heure est-il? 6 KS3 or Upper KS2 fun French Time printable games and activities, including speaking, listening and reading activities for a unit on Telling the Time in French (L’heure). Includes 12 AND 24 hour time separately, analogue and digital clocks, in quarter hour and 5 minute intervals, so there’s plenty of differentiation or activities to suit students with different levels of experience. PDF format.
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 presentation and flashcard packet.
Four in a Row: There are 4 boards: word version and digital ones for both the 12 and 24-hour clocks. Print and laminate the ones you want for repeated use with whiteboard pens. First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins. Dice required.
“J’ai…Qui a…?” Loop Game: A speaking game for groups or the whole class. Print and laminate. The 36 cards form a continuous loop. There are 3 versions – the first has an analogue clock, the second a digital clock, while the third version features French 24-hour time.
Active Oral Game: Ideal for whole class. Print and laminate cards. Students walk around the room, asking and answering what time it is in French, using the time on their cards. The first pair to find the matching cards wins. 2 versions: an analogue clock version for 12-hour time and a digital one you can use for 24-hour time.
Serpents et Echelles Board Game: Print and laminate board. It works like normal Snakes and Ladders, only with students calling out French words when they land on them.
Sentences Board Game: Fun for oral practice. Board 1 is a simpler, 12-hour digital version, just in quarter hour intervals. Board 2 is for analogue 12-hour time in 5 minute intervals and board 3 is for 24-hour time. Print and laminate. Instructions on board.
Square Jigsaw: Laminate and cut the 16 puzzle pieces or have students cut up the black and white version. For an extra challenge, the letters on the outside edge of the puzzle form a related sentence. 2 versions, one for 12-hour time and one for 24-hour time. Students match analogue clocks or digital times with French word version of time.
Counter Throw Time Target Game: Combines maths and French! Students throw a counter onto target each round and add elapsed time to their card in a race to finish a 10-step journey in the shortest time. They must read aloud their new time in French at each stage. Black and white target included.
Full game instructions included & answer keys where relevant.
Quelle heure est-il?. Comprehensive writing activities for an FSL unit on Telling the Time in French (L’heure) / Clocks in French (Les Horloges). Over 100 pages of worksheets and puzzles on 12 AND 24 hour time (l’heure informelle et l’heure officielle), using analogue and digital clocks, in quarter hour and 5 minute intervals. 12 and 24 hour times are on separate pages so you can focus on one or the other or both. Also includes questions and sentences, linked to sporting activities, opening hours and aspects of daily routine. Support pages and full answer keys included. Great also to link maths measurement learning with French. My French basics resources are made for students beginning French and near beginners in KS2 or early KS3 (Years 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) and equivalents but they may suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess suitability. PDF format. 107 pages.
You can purchase this pack as part of a Telling the Time in French BUNDLE, which also includes a pack of printable games and activities and a presentation and flashcards pack.
INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:
Whether you are focusing on the 12 or 24-hour clock – or both – there’s plenty to choose from here. Just select the resources you want. The 12 hour versions of each resource can be found first. In almost all cases, these are then followed by 24 hour versions (except for the maze). The “12h” or “24h” in the top right corner will help you identify them.
The worksheets and puzzles are at various levels of difficulty, all of them differentiated, to provide plenty of variety and challenge for you to select the most appropriate for the range of ages and abilities that you teach.
SUPPORT PAGES: Word mats to display or print for students who require it, for 12 and 24-hour time, and in black and white too. Please note that these support pages are also contained in my printable games packet for this topic.
WORKSHEETS: 10 worksheets (with answer keys), all in both 12 AND 24-hour versions, and all differentiated at least two ways using a star system. The 1-star version is the least challenging, for lower ability, younger or less experienced students and almost all of these focus on quarter hour intervals. Many of the 2-star worksheets are in five minute intervals. For Worksheet 4, the 1-star version is in five minute intervals and the 2-star is to the nearest minute, to provide variety and extra challenge. The two “À quelle heure…?” worksheets (Les Activités / Le Transport) are differentiated 3 ways.
PUZZLES: There’s an airport puzzle, hidden word puzzle and maze. The airport puzzle is differentiated; the other two are not. The maze also does not have a 24h version.
EXPLORE MORE…
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
Joyeux Noël! New for Christmas 2022, a PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format) and printable flashcards for a Christmas in French unit (Noël en Français). The 100 slides introduce and review vocabulary for 30 common Christmas terms and feature related questions and sentences, such as talking about your Christmas plans and what you want for Christmas. Also included are French Christmas and New Year greetings and some slides on festive French traditions.
My FSL / MFL 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. Within the Zip file is the original Powerpoint version, plus an additional PDF version and a PDF file of flash cards.
SAVE by purchasing this presentation as part of a French Christmas BUNDLE, which also contains:
French Christmas Worksheets and Puzzles
French Christmas Printable Games
In addition to introducing key vocabulary and phrases, this presentation includes activities such as:
Slides on French Christmas traditions
Sentence translation activities
Comprehension tasks
Matching tasks
2 rounds of an interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate phrases and make a path through the grid)
10 rounds of an interactive Hangman Game
Kim’s Game (memory game where an image disappears each round)
Please note that some 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 Hangman games are not compatible with PDF and are therefore omitted from that version.
Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flash cards, with two on each page.
These resources suit countries that celebrate Christmas during winter, due to the inclusion of snowflake and snowman. Vocabulary includes: un ange, un bas de Noël, un bonhomme de neige, un biscuit de pain d’épices, une bougie, une boule, une bûche de Noël, un cadeau, une canne de Noël, une carte de Noël, un chant de Noël, une cheminée, une cloche, une couronne, une crèche de Noël, une dinde, une étoile, un flocon de neige, du gui, du houx, un lutin, le jour de Noël, des lumières de Noël, le Père Noël, un pull de Noël, un renne, un ruban, un sapin de Noël, un traîneau, la veille de Noël. Common French Christmas greetings are included in some activities also.
A PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format) and printable flash cards for a French Jobs, Occupations and Careers / World of Work (Les Emplois / Le Travail / Les Métiers) unit. The 112 slides (with editable text) introduce and review vocabulary for 39 jobs in French, together with linked questions and sentences, including talking about what jobs people have and what jobs you would like to do in the future.
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 to check suitability for your students.
Within the Zip file is the original Powerpoint version, plus an additional PDF version and a PDF file of flash cards for a core group of 21 jobs.
SAVE by purchasing this as part of a French Jobs BUNDLE, together with:
French Jobs Worksheets and Puzzles
French Jobs Games and Activities
In addition to introducing key vocabulary and phrases, this presentation includes activities such as:
Sentence translation activities
3 short reading comprehensions
5 rounds of an interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate topic vocabulary and phrases and make a path through the grid)
10-rounds of an interactive Hangman Spelling Game, where teams compete to discover and correctly spell French words linked to the topic
20-round multiple-choice translation quiz
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. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will help you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint. The Hexagons and Hangman games game are not compatible with PDF and are omitted from that version. The multiple-choice quiz is included in the PDF but is not interactive in this version.
Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flash cards for a core range of 21 jobs (masculine and feminine versions) with two on each page.
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Joyeux Noël! New at TES for Christmas 2022, here are 9 printable writing activities for your Noël en Français / Christmas in French unit, with differentiated versions of 7 of them and vocabulary support pages. Use as main lesson tasks, review activities, as part of sub lesson plans, early finisher challenges and homework. Additional black and white versions of all. PDF format.
My FSL / MFL 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. As two of the French vocabulary terms used vary in Quebec, an additional Canada version of the worksheets is included in the Zip file. Use the other file for all other countries.
SAVE by purchasing this in a French Christmas BUNDLE, along with:
French Christmas Presentation and Flashcards
French Christmas Printable Games
Vocabulary includes: un ange, un bas de Noël, un bonhomme de neige, un biscuit de pain d’épices, une bougie, une boule, une bûche de Noël, un cadeau, une canne de Noël, une carte de Noël, un chant de Noël, une cheminée, une cloche, une couronne, une crèche de Noël, une dinde, une étoile, un flocon de neige, du gui, du houx, un lutin, le jour de Noël, des lumières de Noël, le Père Noël, un pull de Noël, un renne, un ruban, un sapin de Noël, un traîneau, la veille de Noël. Common French Christmas greetings are included in some activities.
The worksheets and puzzles are at various levels of challenge, including differentiated versions of all but two of the activities, to provide plenty of variety and challenge for you to select the most appropriate activities for the range of ages and abilities that you teach.
KEY VOCABULARY: Key vocabulary support pages to display or print for students who require it. Includes a word mat over two pages (3 versions: with background colour, without background, and black and white), a one page vocab list of the core 30 words, and a common French Christmas Greetings support sheet. Please note that these vocab support pages are also included in my French Christmas Printable Games packet.
WORKSHEETS: 4 differentiated worksheets, including jumbled words, fill the blanks, drawing, translation and a short reading comprehension.
PUZZLES: There are 5 puzzles: a grid puzzle, wordsearch puzzle, crossword puzzle, hidden word puzzle and maze. The first three are differentiated, with the 1-star versions providing a little more support. The grid puzzle is differentiated three ways.
FULL ANSWER KEYS
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Nine KS3 or upper KS2 worksheets and puzzles, mostly differentiated, for a Les Émotions et Les Sentiments / Feelings in French unit, with answer keys and vocabulary support pages (38 pages in total). Use these writing activities for main lesson tasks, cover lesson plans, homework, early finisher tasks and assessment to teach and review 30 answers to “Comment te sens-tu?” (“How are you feeling?” / “How do you feel?”), mostly using être (with an adjective - masculine and feminine versions are covered) or avoir. Includes negative and positive emotions and conditions such as being cold, hot, hungry and thirsty, and some activities involve expressing what other people are feeling and giving reasons for their feelings. PDF format.
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
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French Emotions and Feelings Presentation and Flashcards
French Emotions Printable Games and Activities
French Emotions BUNDLE
Phrases included (in masculine and feminine versions where relevant): je suis en colère, je suis agacé, je suis étonné, je m’ennuie, je suis calme, j’ai froid, je suis confiant, je suis confus, je suis déçu, je suis gêné, je suis enthousiaste, je suis frustré, je suis furieux, je suis heureux, j’ai chaud, j’ai faim, je suis malade, je suis jaloux, je me sens seule, je suis nerveux, je suis fier, je suis triste, j’ai peur, je suis timide, j’ai mal, je suis surpris, j’ai soif, je suis fatigué, je suis contrarié, je suis inquiet.
INCLUDED:
Vocab support to display / print if required: 3 pages of word mats with photos, covering all 30 key phrases, a 1-page vocabulary list, an adjectival agreement table and a support page for être and avoir. All can be used as prompts for classroom speaking activities. These vocab pages are also contained in my games pack for this topic.
6 worksheets, all differentiated two ways using a star system. The one-star is the least challenging, for lower ability, younger or less experienced students. Includes jumbled words, translation tasks, fill the blanks tasks and a short reading comprehension.
3 puzzles - A grid puzzle (differentiated), hidden word puzzle and maze. In the hidden word puzzle, students find translation errors and use linked letters to uncover the word. In the maze, students make a pathway by translating emotions.
Answer keys
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French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
KS3 or Upper KS2 writing activities for a Les Endroits en Ville / Les Lieux de la Ville, Ma Ville, or French Town Buildings (Les Bâtiments dans la Communauté) unit. Students learn the vocabulary for 30 locations around the town or city, as well as linked phrases, such as those using aller in the present tense. These are printables for the classroom in PDF format. There are 10 worksheets and puzzles, with differentiated versions, answer keys and vocabulary support pages (45 pages in total). Use these activities for main lesson tasks, cover lesson plans, homework, early finisher tasks and assessment to consolidate key vocabulary and linked phrases and questions.
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 to check suitability for your students.
SAVE by purchasing this as part of a French Places in Town BUNDLE, which also contains:
French Places in Town Presentation, Interactive Games, and Flashcards
French Places in Town Printable Games (all coming soon)
INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:
Vocabulary pages: A word mat of French words with images for 30 places in town (also in black and white format) and a 2-page vocabulary list, including key linked phrases. Display or print for students that require them. These pages can also be used as prompts for classroom speaking activities. Please note that these vocabulary pages are also contained in my Les Endroits en Ville Games pack.
7 worksheets, all differentiated at least two ways using a star system. The one-star version is the least challenging, for lower ability, younger or less experienced students. Worksheets 3 and 4 are differentiated 3 ways. Includes jumbled words, translation tasks, a drawing task, and short reading comprehension.
3 puzzles - There’s a wordsearch, grid puzzle and hidden word puzzle. The first two puzzles are differentiated: the one-star version of the wordsearch gives the start of the French words, while the grid puzzle is included with around half the letters missing, most of the letters missing or all of the letters missing.
Full answer keys
Alternative US and UK spelling pages where relevant
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6 fun games and activities, including speaking, listening and reading activities for a Les Émotions et Les Sentiments / Feelings in French unit, where students will practise 30 possible answers to “Comment te sens-tu?” (“How are you feeling?” / “How do you feel?”), mostly using être (with an adjective - masculine and feminine versions are covered) or avoir. Includes negative and positive emotions and conditions such as being cold, hot, hungry and thirsty. Vocabulary support pages and full instructions are included. PDF format.
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
Buy in this French Emotions BUNDLE, along with
[French Emotions Worksheets and Puzzles](French Emotions and Feelings Worksheets and Puzzles
[French Emotions Presentation](French Emotions and Feelings Presentation and Flashcards
INCLUDED:
Vocab support pages to display / print if required: 3 pages of word mats with photos, covering all 30 key phrases, a 1-page vocab list, an adjectival agreement table and a support page for être and avoir. All can be used as prompts for classroom speaking activities.
Sentences Board Game: Students say aloud in French the translations of the sentences they land on. Includes some first person singular sentences but also second, third and plural too. Print and laminate for repeated use. Answer key included.
4 in a Row Game: Print and laminate board. First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins. Students roll dice, then choose an emotion from that number column and say it in French.
Loop Game: A speaking game for groups or whole class. The 30 cards form a continuous loop.
“Comment te sens-tu?” Active Oral Game: Print and laminate the cards you want to use. 36 cards in the set. Students have one card each and must move around the room, asking in French how others are feeling, aiming to meet the person with the matching card. Students reply in French, using the image on their card.
Mime Game: A team game, where students mime feelings to make their teammates guess correctly in French.
Square Jigsaw Puzzle: Students rearrange the puzzle pieces so that each French feelings phrase is placed next to the English translation. The letters on the outside edge of the big square will form a linked sentence.
Full game instructions included.
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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.
INCLUDES THESE 3 RESOURCES:
French Clothing Presentation
French Clothing Worksheets and Puzzles
French Clothing Printable Games
ALL CLOTHING RESOURCES ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
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.
RESOURCES FOR MORE TOPICS…
Body Parts
Calendar
Classroom Objects and Schools
Colours
Describing People (Physical and Character)
Family and Pets
Food and Drink
Greetings and Introductions
Houses
Numbers
Sports and Hobbies
Transport
Weather
KS2 / KS3 Beginners French games and activities to teach French clothes and accessories (Les Vetements) vocabulary and phrases. These 4 French basics resources suit beginners and near beginners in Primary and Early Key Stage3 (Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8). May suit others, depending on experience.
INCLUDES:
4 x four in a row boards
36-card loop game (J’ai…Qui a?)
Battleships-style grid game
Jigsaw puzzle
Answer keys
Full instructions
Vocab support pages
All in PDF (vocab slides in PowerPoint too)
As there’s a difference between UK, Canadian, US and Australian words and spelling for a small number of terms, I’ve included additional versions with minor amendments.
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FOUR IN A ROW: 4 different boards. Boards 1 to 3 feature 18 items, while Board 4 contains an extended range of 36. Print and laminate. Works well in A3 but A4 is good too. Students roll dice, then choose a clothing word from that number column and say it in French. If correct, use a dry-wipe pen to mark that box (opponents could use a different colour).
BATTLESHIPS-STYLE GRID GAME: 6 sets of 2 identical cards. Laminate and use dry-wipe pens. Players take the same number card as their opponent, place a cross in 4 boxes to choose clothing and colour, and ask questions to discover the location of their opponent’s crosses. (As-tu une robe rouge? etc.). The first to correctly guess all 4 wins.
‘I HAVE…WHO HAS?’ GAME: Features 36 key words. 2 versions (one with an image on both sides to support lower ability or less experienced students). Print and laminate the cards, which form a continuous loop.
JIGSAW PUZZLE: Laminate for repeated use. Students match French clothing words with correct images.
VOCAB SUPPORT: 3 pages to support students playing the games, if required. Page 1 has a core range of vocabulary, Page 2 has an extended range and Page 3 has a table of French colours with adjectival agreement, for use with Battleships.
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Les Sports en Francais / French Sports for KS2 / KS3 beginners. Printable games and speaking activities to review key vocabulary, linked questions, answers and grammar points at Upper Primary or Early Secondary. There’s 2 Four in a Row games, a differentiated ‘Quels Sports Aimes-Tu?’ board game, an active oral card game and a memory game. 5 vocabulary support sheets in different versions are also included for display or printing if required. My French basics resources suit students beginning French and near beginners in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7) and equivalents. Please check the previews. Full instructions included in the PDF file.
The 18 sports featured are: badminton, baseball, cricket, football, American football, golf, ice hockey, rugby, tennis, table tennis, running, horse riding, gymnastics, cycling, karate, swimming, skiing.
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FRENCH SPORTS VOCABULARY
5 pages to support students playing games, if required. Display on screen or print.
Included with and without background colour.
Versions with names of sports only AND versions with ‘jouer’ or ‘faire’ phrases
2 x FOUR IN A ROW GAMES
First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins.
Students roll dice and say a sports word from that column and say it in French. Laminate boards and use dry-wipe markers.
‘QUELS SPORTS AIMES-TU?’ BOARD GAME
2 versions - 1 for practising names of sport, more challenging one to say whether you like / dislike / love / hate each sport.
ACTIVE ORAL CARD GAME
There are 36 game cards (2 of each design).
Students circulate to find player with the matching card by asking and answering questions about French sports.
English and French text versions included, plus full instructions.
FIND THE PHRASES GAME
Similar to pairs game. Print on quality card stock, laminate and cut cards.
Students take it in turns to turn over cards to correctly make a French sport phrase (using ‘jouer’ or ‘faire’).
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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.
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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
German Greetings and Introductions unit printable games for speaking and reading practice: loop games, a jigsaw puzzle, and an active card game to review basic greetings (Die Begrüßungen auf Deutsch), goodbyes and introducing yourself in German. These activities review vocabulary such as Guten Tag (Hello), Guten Abend (Good evening), Auf Wiedersehen (Goodbye) and Bis später (See you later). Students will also practise asking and answering 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?). The games are in PDF format.
My German basics resources are made for students beginning German and near beginners in KS2 or early KS3 (Years 5, 6 and 7) and equivalents but may suit others, depending on experience.
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LOOP GAMES / “I HAVE…WHO HAS…?”
The six 10-card loop games are coloured differently. If printing in black and white use different coloured card to help keep them separate. Designed for oral practice in small groups, with a student reading out the English word or phrase on their card and others checking if they have the German translation, then reading this out - and so on until the loop is completed.
JIGSAW PUZZLE
A 16-piece triangle puzzle. Print, laminate, and cut. Students must arrange the puzzle pieces so that English vocabulary is placed beside the matching German translations on other pieces, forming a large triangle.
ACTIVE CARD GAME
A fun game to get students moving around the classroom, speaking German to each other. 18 identical pairs of cards form a complete 36-card set. Print and laminate the cards. Students circulate, asking and answering questions in German about name, age, and where they live, in whatever order they wish. Students’ responses should be based on the information on their card. Without looking at each other’s card, students try to find the player whose card matches their own.
To make the small number of locations printed on the cards more relevant to students, I have included 3 versions: Canada / US, UK, Australia / NZ. All versions include some German locations.
VOCABULARY SUPPORT CARD
Use this to support certain students, groups or classes to play the games.
This KS2 or Early KS3 beginners French vocabulary revision / review activity is a giant crossword puzzle, ideal for fun group work. Includes Numbers (Les Nombres / Les Numeros), Calendar (Days, Months, Dates - Les Jours, Les Mois, La Date), Greetings and Introductions, Colours (Les Couleurs), Weather (La Meteo / Le Temps), Classroom Objects (Les Objets de la Classe) and more. With around 100 clues, it is ideal for groups, with children perhaps competing against other groups to solve the puzzle as fast as possible. It works well as a fun revision activity at the start of term / back to school time to refresh students' French basics vocabulary or at the end of a term / end of the year.
Alternatively, use it as an early finisher activity for completion over several lessons / weeks. In addition to the crossword solution, there's an alphabetical list of answers which you can give out for support where necessary. Or any clues not managed could be looked up online or in a French dictionary. It's fine in A4 but if you are using it with a larger group you might want to print in A3. The crossword grid and solution are included in one PDF, with the clues and support sheet in the second one.
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This activity suits a range of age groups, especially Key Stage 2 (KS2 - Year 5 / 6), KS3 (Year 7 / 8) and equivalents, depending on their level of French experience.
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KS2 / KS3 Beginners French Halloween vocabulary (L’Halloween) speaking games and activities. Enjoy teaching spooky words this October with these fun printables, originally made for Year 4, 5, 6 and 7) for beginners or near beginners. May suit other ages depending on experience. Resources are included in colour, with alternative greyscale versions in a second file.
Included:
Vocabulary slide
4 x Four in a Row boards
2 x ‘I Have…Who Has?’ / Loop Games
30 x Bingo Boards
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FRENCH HALLOWEEN VOCABULARY
Use this page to support students playing the games, if required. You can display it on a screen or print it.
FOUR IN A ROW GAMES
4 different game boards. Print in colour or b&w and laminate as required. Works well in A3 for larger groups but A4 is good too. First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins. Students roll dice, then choose a Halloween 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, and so on.
‘I HAVE…WHO HAS?’ GAME 1
This game practises some of the key Halloween vocabulary in phrases alongside some numbers. Print and laminate the 30 illustrated cards, which form a continuous loop so you can start with any one. Distribute amongst players. First player reads the English language side of one of their cards and then all players check if they have the matching number of the correct item. If they do, they will read out both sides of their card. Students use ‘Qui a…?’ (‘Who has…?’) to ask the question each time. Instead of the usual ‘J’ai…’ (‘I have…’) for the other side of the cards, students could use the expression ‘Il y a…’ (‘There is… / there are…’).
‘I HAVE…WHO HAS?’ GAME 2
A 20-card word-only game, similar to the one above. It uses a wider pool of vocabulary but without the numbers.
BINGO / TIC TAC TOE CARDS
Use these 30 different cards for games of Bingo (the teacher could read out French Halloween words) or Tic Tac Toe / Noughts and Crosses, with students taking it in turns to say aloud a French Halloween word from their card. If cards are laminated, students could write on them with a dry-wipe marker.
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Beginners French KS2 / KS3 Halloween Vocabulary (L’Halloween) 80-slide PowerPoint lesson presentation and set of 23 flashcards. Featuring key words and phrases, plus games / activities for further practice, the presentation was made for beginners / near beginners in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 and equivalents. There’s an additional PDF version, and a PDF containing the flashcards (2 to a page). Please check the previews to assess suitability.
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POWERPOINT
Includes cultural information about the fact that Halloween is not particularly celebrated in France and that French people are more likely to celebrate ‘La Toussaint’ on November 1st. Of course, French-speaking people elsewhere do celebrate Halloween so it’s a good chance to learn some fun vocabulary. The next few slides introduce more than 20 key words, one at a time, such as spider, black cat, broom, sweets, cemetery, bat, pumpkin, scarecrow, ghost, owl, moon, haunted house, monster, skeleton, witch, cauldron etc (in French of course). Following this, slides review these words, showing an image for students to give the word, with the answer appearing on the click of a mouse. Halloween-related French phrases are also taught, such as ‘I’m wearing a witch costume’ and ‘I’m scared’ and there are also slides teaching how to say ‘There are three black cats’ and ‘There are four spiders’ etc. There’s a slide with almost all key images on the screen for students to ‘splat’ with a fly swatter or equivalent (if displayed on a whiteboard) when the teacher calls out the words in French. NEWLY ADDED FOR 2019: There’s 2 rounds of an interactive Hexagons Game, where teams compete to make a trail of correct translations of Halloween vocabulary across the screen. Finally, the last 30+ slides form the 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.
The additional PDF version of the presentation will help those without PowerPoint access. It allows you to teach the vocabulary but does not retain the mouse-click interactivity of the original. The Hexagons Game also does not work without the interactivity and has therefore been omitted from the PDF version.
FLASHCARDS
Most of the Halloween words (23 in total) feature on these for classroom display.
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KS2 / KS3 French Beginners printable role-play or conversation / dialogue cards for review of La Famille en Francais / Ma Famille et Les Animaux de Compagnie / Les Animaux Domestiques vocabulary and phrases. There are 24 cards in this speaking activity, with vocabulary support pages included too. Students consolidate talking about family members, such as how many brothers and sisters they have, who they live with, uncles, aunts, cousins and grandparents, step-families, ages and names. They talk about whether they have household pets (cat, dog, goldfish, guinea pig, hamster, horse, lizard, mouse, parrot, rabbit, snake, turtle) and give details such as the names, ages and colours of their animals. These scripted French conversations are a good stepping stone to more independent role-playing.
My French basics resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (and equivalents) but may suit others, depending on experience. See the preview to check suitability for your students. The cards are in a PDF and there’s an additional US spelling version with a small number of amendments to the words grey / gray, colour / color and mum/mom.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Print and laminate cards.
The 6 English language pages are designed to be printed back-to-back with the 6 translation pages for self-checking. Adjust printer settings as necessary.
If preferred, print translations as separate cards.
Pairs translate the conversation on their card into French, practising speaking it together.
The 2 vocabulary support pages (one for family vocab, one for pets) can be printed if required.
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