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A few years ago, I retired from my position as head of Modern Languages, a bit fearful of the "R" word. But to date, it has been nothing but fun! Canadian law requires school-aged actors to study with a qualified teacher when they’re off-camera. Many of our young actors are in immersion French so I've found a happy little niche, teaching a few days a week as an on-set tutor and moving in inspiring and creative circles! Furthermore, I get to share resources here! Vive la retraite!

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A few years ago, I retired from my position as head of Modern Languages, a bit fearful of the "R" word. But to date, it has been nothing but fun! Canadian law requires school-aged actors to study with a qualified teacher when they’re off-camera. Many of our young actors are in immersion French so I've found a happy little niche, teaching a few days a week as an on-set tutor and moving in inspiring and creative circles! Furthermore, I get to share resources here! Vive la retraite!
Où sont les trésors cachés? (FAIRE, PRENDRE, METTRE)
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Où sont les trésors cachés? (FAIRE, PRENDRE, METTRE)

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“Où sont les trésors cachés? (FAIRE, PRENDRE, METTRE)” works well as a full-class, teacher-directed game or as a small group activity. After the fun of the oral treasure hunt, you can also assign co-ordinates to create an instant written assignment to reinforce the correct spelling of the verb endings. You’ll find that even reluctant learners will be motivated to listen carefully and the promise of “treasure” tends to generate enthusiastic oral participation as well. My answer key is for le présent tense,​ but the game works for virtually every verb tense. Try the free, “Où sont les trésors cachés (les verbes ER) to see if ”Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes DEVOIR, VOULOIR et POUVOIR)” is right for your students: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/o-sont-les-tr-sors-cach-s--les-verbes-er-6438862
Où sont les trésors cachés? (OUVRIR, DÉCOUVRIR, SORTIR, PARTIR)
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Où sont les trésors cachés? (OUVRIR, DÉCOUVRIR, SORTIR, PARTIR)

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“Où sont les trésors cachés? (OUVRIR, DÉCOUVRIR, SORTIR, PARTIR)” is for students who have mastered regular IR verbs and are ready to work with irregular IR verbs. It works well as a full-class, teacher-directed game or as a small group activity. After the fun of the oral treasure hunt, you can also assign co-ordinates to create an instant written assignment to reinforce the correct spelling of the verb endings. You’ll find that even reluctant learners will be motivated to listen carefully and the promise of “treasure” tends to generate enthusiastic oral participation as well. My answer key is for le présent and le passé composé but the game works for virtually every verb tense. Try the free, “Où sont les trésors cachés (les verbes ER) to see if ”Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes DEVOIR, VOULOIR et POUVOIR)” is right for your students: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/o-sont-les-tr-sors-cach-s--les-verbes-er-6438862
Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes PRONOMINAUX)
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Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes PRONOMINAUX)

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Featured in “Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes PRONOMINAUX)” are SE LAVER, SE LEVER, S’HABILLER, SE PARLER and S’ACHETER. The activity works well as a full-class, teacher-directed game or as a small group activity. After the fun of the oral treasure hunt, you can also assign co-ordinates to create an instant written assignment to reinforce the correct spelling of the verb endings. You’ll find that even reluctant learners will be motivated to listen carefully and the promise of “treasure” tends to generate enthusiastic oral participation as well. My answer key is for le présent et le passé composé but the game works for virtually every verb tense. Try the free, “Où sont les trésors cachés (les verbes ER) to see if ”Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes DEVOIR, VOULOIR et POUVOIR)” is right for your students: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/o-sont-les-tr-sors-c
Où sont les trésors cachés? (SAVOIR, CONNAÎTRE et RECONNAÎTRE)
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Où sont les trésors cachés? (SAVOIR, CONNAÎTRE et RECONNAÎTRE)

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“Où sont les trésors cachés? (SAVOIR, CONNAÎTRE, RECONNAÎTRE)” will works well as a full-class, teacher-directed game or as a small group activity. After the fun of the oral treasure hunt, you can also assign co-ordinates to create an instant written assignment to reinforce the correct spelling of the verb endings. You’ll find that even reluctant learners will be motivated to listen carefully and the promise of “treasure” tends to generate enthusiastic oral participation as well. My answer key is for le présent but the game works for virtually every verb tense. Try the free, “Où sont les trésors cachés (les verbes ER) to see if ”Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes DEVOIR, VOULOIR et POUVOIR)” is right for your students: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/o-sont-les-tr-sors-cach-s--les-verbes-er-6438862
Où sont les trésors cachés?" (Les vêtements JUNIOR)
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Où sont les trésors cachés?" (Les vêtements JUNIOR)

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As its name suggests, this is a simplified variation of the “Où sont les trésors cachés?" game. It provides the subject and the conjugated verb to allow students to focus on learning clothing vocabulary and using the appropriate definite, indefinite or partitive article. There are two game boards in this file. One labels each item of clothing. The other is illustrated but not labelled, making students responsible for providing the name for each garment. As in the original, "Où sont les trésors cachés?" games, students will think and speak in full sentences as they try to locate hidden “treasure”. There’s also a simple hack for extending the lesson to written work. To see if “Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les vêtement JUNIOR)” is right for your students, download the free “Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes ER)”: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/o-sont-les-tr-sors-cach-s-les-verbes-er-6438862
Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les vêtements)
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Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les vêtements)

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In all my “Où sont les trésors cachés?” games, students must speak in full sentences as they vie to find the treasure hidden in the grid. This edition features the verbs, “porter”, “essayer”, “enlever”, “mettre” and “s’habiller” The file includes two game boards. The first concentrates on the key verbs in the tense or mood of the teacher’s choice. Clothing vocabulary and descriptors are provided to allow students to focus on their conjugations. The second game board does not provide the sentence conclusions - ie: the “vêtements” vocabulary. It’s for more courageous students who will now have to come up with their own descriptions. To see if, “Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les vêtements)” is right for your students, download the free “Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes ER)": https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/o-sont-les-tr-sors-cach-s-les-verbes-er-6438862
Deux marelles qui mettent en vedette LE PARTICIPE PRÉSENT
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Deux marelles qui mettent en vedette LE PARTICIPE PRÉSENT

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Chaque phrase dans ces deux marelles comprend un participe présent. Each sentence in these two hopscotch games includes a present participle. Les phrases cachées dans cesmarelles sont: The sentences hidden in these hopscotch games are: • Je fais toujours mes devoirs en écoutant de la musique sur mon téléphone. • C’est en rappant qu’on devient rappeur. • Normalement, ma famille et moi, nous mangeons le dîner en regardant les nouvelles à la télé. • Cet homme est devenu célèbre en mangeant un sandwich. Pour savoir comment, regarde le clip à gauche. • C'est en lisant le roman, The Hunger Games, que je suis devenu fan de la science-fiction. • Ma pauvre grand-mère s’est encore cassé la jambe en faisant du ski acrobatique • La talentueuse Béyoncé exécute souvent des danses compliquées tout en chantant. • Malheureusement, le parachutiste a oublié d’ouvrir son parachute en descendant alors il est descendu TRÈS vite. SPLATTT! • Moi, j’aime écouter de la musique relaxante en faisant du yoga. • Rédige le brouillon de ton texte en t’aidant de tes notes préparatoires pui demande à un camarade de classe de corriger ta copie. • En marchant pendant trente minutes, vous brûlez environ 125 calories. • Selon la police, le chauffeur de la voiture s’est retrouvé dans le lac en suivant son GPS défectueux. • Vous pouvez changer de mot de passe en cliquant ici. • En mangeant un beigne glacé au chocolat, vous consommez 300 calories! • Chaque matin, Maman boit son café en lisant le journal.
Twelve Traditional Hallowe'en Bingo cards (plus DIY and 4 Finger Bingos)
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Twelve Traditional Hallowe'en Bingo cards (plus DIY and 4 Finger Bingos)

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This set of twelve illustrated bingo cards - I know, I know, I should have made thirteen - is designed for language arts and ESL students. One of the two tiny bonuses is a DIY bingo card that disguises writing and spelling practice as a game. Here is the vocabulary featured on these cards: afraid bat black cat broom candles cauldron cemetery costume creepy excitement goosebumps haunted house incantation jack o’lantern little monsters magic potion makeup mask moonlight night owl party phantom prank pumpkin scarecrow scream skeleton spiderweb to cast a spell trick or treat vampire witch wizard
French: TROUVÉ ( édition Halloween )
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French: TROUVÉ ( édition Halloween )

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TROUVÉ est un jeu inspiré par Spot it™ ou Dobble™. Il y a toujours une expression identique entre deux cartes. TROUVÉ encouragera vos étudiants à se concentrer, à lire attentivement et à bien prononcer le vocabulaire thématique. TROUVÉ is a game inspired by Spot it™ or Dobble™. There is always one matching expression on any two cards. TROUVÉ encourages students to concentrate, to read attentively and to pronounce the thematic vocabulary carefully. Included are a “how to play” guide and a deck of 31 cards to be printed on card stock, The grade levels will vary depending on whether your programme is in core, extended, immersion or first-language French. TROUVÉ ( un jeu comme “Spot it” pour Halloween ) met l’accent sur ces expressions: une araignée un balai des bonbons un cercueil la chair de poule un chapeau un chat noir le chaudron une chauve-souris une cicatrice un cimetière crier faire du porte-à-porte les feuilles mortes un film d’horreur le danger un déguisement un diable effrayé un épouvantail un fantôme une fête le frisson un hibou une lanterne citrouille une maison hantée le maquillage le masque le papier hygiénique la sorcière le vampire
French: EXPRESSIONS AVOIR games
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French: EXPRESSIONS AVOIR games

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To see if these three games are right for your students, first try the free resource, “Où sont les trésors cachés? (les verbes ER): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/o-sont-les-tr-sors-cach-s--les-verbes-er-6438862 Even my most reluctant learners listen carefully and participate enthusiastically when we play OÙ SONT LES TRÉSORS CACHÉS?, an oral “treasure” hunt. It works well as a full class, teacher directed game and as a small group activity. My answer keys are in le présent, le passé composé & le futur simple but the games can be played in virtually every tense. After the fun of the oral treasure hunt, simply assign a handful of coordinates for an instant written assignment that will reinforce your lesson. Les expressions avoir ciblées dans OSLTC? sont avoir soif avoir faim avoir froid avoir chaud avoir __ ans avoir raison avoir tort avoir hâte avoir le trac avoir de la chance avoir mal avoir besoin de avoir envie de avoir peur de avoir l’air
17 Special Day Multilingual Scribblescrabbles
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17 Special Day Multilingual Scribblescrabbles

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Unlike Scrabble players, Scribblescrabblers can choose which letters to use for each of their turns. As in Scrabble, however, they will score the most points with the strategic placement of those letters. This bundle includes Scribblescrabbles for: 1 Halloween 2 Diwali 3 Eid 4 Remembrance Day 5 Kwanzaa 6 Christmas 7 Hannukah 8 The New Year 9 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 10 Chinese New Year 11 Valentine’s Day 12 Groundhog Day 13 Saint Patrick’s Day 14 Easter 15 Passover 16 Earth Day 17 Thanksgiving This file includes English, French and Spanish versions for each grid and a blank grid for those of you teaching other languages.
Les verbes conjugués avec ÊTRE/ DR. & MRS. VAN DER TRAMP
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Les verbes conjugués avec ÊTRE/ DR. & MRS. VAN DER TRAMP

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This bundle includes 1 Où sont les trésors cachés? (Les verbes conjugués avec ÊTRE/ Dr. & Mrs. VAN DER TRAMP) 2 Dr. & Mrs. van der Tramp (les verbes conjugués avec être): a mini-unit 3 Triangle puzzle: Les verbes conjugués avec être 4 Deux MARELLES Dr. & Mrs. van der Tramp 5 Jouons du piano (Les verbes conjugués avec être) Please note that, until recently, this bundle included my beloved "15 mini-dictées au format QR". But QRvoice.net is having some issues. When / if they are resolved or I create a viable alternative resource, I will be thrilled to reupload mon activité chouchou.
OÙ SONT LES TRÉSORS CACHÉS? (3 separate  games and one composite game for ER, IR & RE verbs)
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OÙ SONT LES TRÉSORS CACHÉS? (3 separate games and one composite game for ER, IR & RE verbs)

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I was really pleased when a young teacher in Italy (Italy!) suggested that I create separate OÙ SONT LES TRÉSORS CACHÉS? puzzles for the regular RE and IR verbs. Here they are, bundled along with the composite puzzle and the original free ER resource. OSLTC? (les verbes réguliers ER) OSLTC? (les verbes réguliers IR) OSLTC? (les verbes réguliers RE) OSLTC? (les verbes réguliers ER, IR & RE combined)
All the ¡Busquemos el tesoro escondido! games
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All the ¡Busquemos el tesoro escondido! games

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Here are all five ¡Busquemos el tesoro escondido! games in one bundle: • LOS VERBOS REGULARES, AR, ER y IR • GUSTAR, FASCINAR y MOLESTAR) • SER y ESTAR) • Dónde están mis regalos de NAVIDAD? and, of course, • AR-ending verbs (the first and free resource)
Halloween (Apprenons en jouant)
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Halloween (Apprenons en jouant)

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Here are all of my French Halloween resources, both paid and free, in one file. 1 DIRE OU INTERDIRE? (Un jeu comme Taboo): L'édition de Halloween 2 10 French Bingo Cards for Hallowe'en 3 C'est Touchant! (un jeu comme Boggle) pour L'Automne, L'Action de Grâce, L'Halloween et L'Hiver 4 Scribblescrabbles for Halloween, Diwali, Thanksgiving, Eid and Kwanzaa (Multilingual) 5 Mots coupés (Halloween) 2.0
French Valentine bundle
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French Valentine bundle

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DIRE OU INTERDIRE? pour la Saint-Valentin can be played like Taboo with confident and advanced students. But if your students are reluctant to speak French, empower them by flipping the flipping rules! OÙ SONT LES TRÉSORS CACHÉS (La Saint-Valentin) will turn conjugating “avoir” and “er” verbs in any tense and speaking in full sentences into fun. (No, really.) SCRIBBLESCRABBLES are deceptively challenging word building puzzles. I’ve also included 2 free resources to save you some searching. If you like these files, please let me know.