Having taught Christmas vocabulary to my students I thought of extending this into a gap-fill activity. The sentences are fairly challenging, so I have added images to help with those missing words. Once the children have worked out which words fit where, they then have to translate the sentences. There are teacher completed worksheets. Contains four files in total. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’ Please spare a moment to comment. Your feedback is much appreciated. Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année à tous.

Two snowmen worksheets to practise names of items of clothing, colours and facial features. The first worksheet is to be able to say what each snowman’s name is and say what they are wearing. The second worksheet is to colour the snowmen and say what colour their eyes, nose, hat, scarf and mittens are. There is an example to follow. I have also included a further graduated worksheet. There are 3 files in total. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’ Please take the time to comment. Your feedback is most welcome. Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année à tous.

A fun way for young children to learn about the Christmas story in French. With practise they may even be able to read the words and tell the story. Instructions can be given of how to colour each picture. Simple words describe each picture. Also includes other vocabulary associated with the Christmas season. A great way to recap numbers and colours and to see if the children are able to read the numbers and colour names by themselves. If you consider this worth buying ‘Un très grand merci’. Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année à tous. AS TES CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH WORD DOCUMENT PREVIEWS, I HAVE INCLUDED PDF’S TO SHOW HOW THE FILES LOOK WHEN DOWNLOADED There are lots of youtube videos showing how to make a minibook

A selection of worksheets to practise Halloween vocabulary in french. Resource includes: a label the pictures activity colour the Halloween images name and colour the Halloween images If you consider this worth buying ‘un très grand merci.’ Although Halloween in a feminine noun, Joyeux Halloween is more commonly used. AS TES CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH PRINT PREVIEWS I HAVE INCLUDED SCREEN SHOTS SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THE FILES WILL LOOK WHEN DOWNLOADED.

A selection of worksheets to practice numbers from 1 to 10 and names of 10 animals in French. There are worksheets where children have to sort out the names of animals and the numbers from 1 to 10. Also includes a worksheet using the expression ‘il y a…’ to say how many animals there are. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’

With Christmas in mind I have created the first two worksheets on a Christmas theme, A fun activity to describe each animal. Revises and recaps many grammatical points and topics which your students have probably covered, eg. name, age, birthday, colour, countries, family members, size, character descriptions, food, negatives and likes and dislikes and prepositions. I have given an idea of some simple phrases. Lots of scope here for your students to come up with their own ideas. I’m sure they will have FUN choosing a name, age and where each character lives. A chance for them to be creative n’est-ce pas The weather phrases for the reindeer worksheet need to be amended depending on where you say that the reindeer lives. Feedback is appreciated. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’ Joyeux Noël à tous…

Playing lotto is a fun way to practice and reinforce the names of animals in French. Could also be used in early years and for any foreign language. I thought it a welcome change to include ‘life like pictures.’ There are 24 images which include: un chat un poussin un lapin un oiseau une souris un cochon un tigre une libellule un chien un agneau une mouette un cochon d’Inde une coccinelle un canard une girafe un mouton un hibou un cheval un poisson un serpent un rouge-gorge un écureuil une chèvre un lion I split my children into small groups and they each take turns at being the ‘teacher’. They love calling out ‘Qui a un chat?’ and 'Qui a une vache? To win the card the reply is 'J’ai un chat, ‘J’ai une vache.’ As children become confident with vocabulary, the colours of the animals could also be mentioned. I have also included cards with animal names. Good practice for oral work. Picture cards and words need to be printed twice. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’ Comments and feedback is always welcome and appreciated. No attribution is required.

An easter basket to make. Practices Easter vocabulary, animals and colours in French. Feedback is always welcome. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’ Joyeuses Pâques à tous.

Learning songs and singing is an ideal way for young children to pronounce words in a foreign language. Very young children will enjoy these songs as they involve actions. Vocabulary covers: colours, body parts, action words, and animals. Some of these songs you will find on youtube. I have posted the links. Feedback is much appreciated. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’

A selection of worksheets to practise key ‘seaside’ vocabulary. I took the opportunity here to introduce the expression ‘il y a’ so that children can learn how to describe a picture. I have also included a comprehension activity which also focuses on prepositions and colour agreement. There is a question worksheet that follows. I thought this was an ideal activity for the start of the school year. So many children will have been to a beach and now they will be able to talk about their experience in FRENCH!! Includes 4 files. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’

Playing Bingo/Lotto is an excellent game to help reinforce children’s understanding of key noun vocabulary that you have taught them, in this case, Christmas vocab. After all the hard work your students do, now it’s the time for them to switch off, have fun and enjoy themselves. I have included a blank board should you wish to change any images and add your own. Vocabulary cards, pages 1 & 2 need to be printed twice and pages 3 & 4 print 3 times. There are 8 boards which contain 20 images. Feedback is always appreciated. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’ Joyeux Noël à tous et Bonne Anneé.

A fun colouring activity to practice the names of colours in French. Could also be used to introduce the names of shapes in French too. A colour ‘teacher’ copy has been added. A follow on worksheet has missing letters to find colour names. Could be used as a test for learning to spell the names of colours. Colour copy added for teachers. Feedback is always welcome. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’

Flashcards showing 11 types of weather images. I have also included the phrases to match the pictures. All you need to complete a weather display is the title. Feedback is always appreciated. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’

Motivation notes are ideal for sending home to reward hard workers. An encouraging message works wonders in boosting a child’s confidence particularly when they are learning a new language. Your feedback is much appreciated. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci’.

Snakes and ladder game to reinforce school subjects/days of the week/time and the phrase 'J'étudie...'. More able students could also give opinions on the subjects which they land on. Rules for playing the game differ slightly to those of regular snakes and ladders. Back onto card and laminate to make the game more durable. I have also added a 2nd game. The idea with this one is to use the expressions: I like/love/hate/don't like. 2ticks=I love, 1tick=I like, 2crosses=I hate and 1 cross=I don't like. Feedback is always very welcome. If you consider this worth buying, 'un très grand merci.'

Gap-fill exercises to revise using the past, present and future tenses in French. Recaps regular -er, -re and -re verbs and the irregular verbs: avoir, ètre, aller and faire. Students will enjoy spotting the connection between each box of phrases on the first worksheet as they fill in the missing words. Exercises revise vocabulary for: professions places in a town countries languages food sport everyday objects age capital cities household items household chores I have also included teacher completed worksheets. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci’. NOTE; THE FIRST TWO WORKSHEETS APPEAR TO HAVE OVERLAPPING BOXES, HOWEVER THEY DOWNLOAD PERFECTLY. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, PLEASE DO LEAVE ME A COMMENT.

A fun way to practise infinitive verbs in French. Contains images for: avoir être aller étudier regarder jouer parler (French flag) habiter manger écouter / entendre travailler porter écrire demander / répondre choisir dire boire voir lire aimer The game is based on the game show BLOCKBUSTERS where the aim is to complete a line of connecting hexagonal shapes either from side to side or from top to bottom. To gain control of a shape, students have to name the infinitive verb to gain control of the shape. This could be extended by saying a whole sentence. Use a dice to find out which ‘person’ your sentence starts with. E.g. 1=je, 2= tu, 3=il/elle/on, 4/nous, 5/vous and 6/ils/elles. There is also practice for matching words to pictures and an exercise for writing sentences, which will be a help when they play the game. Have fun. My students did! If you consider this worth buying, 'un très grand merci.

A selection of letters in French for students to answer. Revises: greetings, name, age, likes/dislikes, hair & eye colour, personality, family members, locality, homes, countries, nationalities, pets, rooms in a house, bedroom description, school subjects, prepositions, verbs and question words. This pretty much consolidates most of our topics to date. Hope it will useful for some of you. Students have to answer the letters. Your feedback is really appreciated. If you consider this worth buying ‘un très grand merci.’

Simple comprehension covering Easter/spring vocabulary. Find out what is inbetween two little chicks and what they don’t like and why all the animals are happy. Revises: plurals/colour/prepositions/animals/flowers/seasons and weather. There is also a question worksheet. Feedback is always appreciated. If you consider this worth buying, ‘un très grand merci.’

A simple but longer piece of comprehension telling you all about a French dog called Gustave. Find out how old he is, who he lives with, what pets he has, his personality and those of his sisters, where he lives, what there is in his garden, what fruit he likes, what subjects he likes studying and which subject he doesn’t like studying and why and his interests. Consolidates a range of topics. There is a question worksheet in French and one in English. There is also an extension worksheet with boxes for students to fill in to make up their’own’ story about Gustave. Feedback is welcome. If you consider this worth buying, un très grand merci.