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I am a secondary and adult education French and ESL teacher and I love creating resources that help my students have fun with languages! You'll see many speaking games, grammar games, and task cards in my shop.
I am a secondary and adult education French and ESL teacher and I love creating resources that help my students have fun with languages! You'll see many speaking games, grammar games, and task cards in my shop.
Playing French TABOO is a great way to get students to speak French and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. The them of this TABOO game is EN VILLE. 30 French-English cards are included. There are 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game.
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Check out all of my French TABOO games!
All of the words on the cards are in French and English. This is very useful as many of the words will be new to students.
This French Taboo game includes the following:
This French Taboo game includes the following:
How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels)
30 Taboo game cards to print, cut out and laminate if possible (black and white and color versions)
How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game
15 MINUTES MAX game board
*In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time. Be sure to laminate if at all possible!
Object of the game:
One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.
VERB RACE is a fun and very exciting way to practice passé composé with être conjugations. Your students are going to love this set of 75 French verbs to use in the fast moving VERB RACE GAME. This set includes 75 verbs that use être as helping verb in the passé composé (including reflexive verbs).
Classic verb race involves dividing the class into teams and one person from each team goes up to the board to conjugate faster than everyone else. I've included full instructions, tips and rules with this resource. VERB RACE has always been a huge favorite in my classroom.
In classic VERB RACE it is usually the teacher who moderates the game, but in the instructions I'll explain in detail how you can play a student led game so that even your weakest students can participate and learn a ton.
I'm including a powerpoint version of the game WITHOUT ANSWERS and student response sheets should you want to project the game and play as a class or in small groups without moving out of desks and up to the board.
Also with this resource you'll receive 75 task cards without responses (answer key included). You can use these cards in STATIONS, in a game of SCOOT or in classic BOARD GAMES.
I recommend printing out the cards, laminating them if possible, cutting them out, punching holes in the space provided and hooking them together with a ring for years of NO PREP usage and verb conjugation review.
Here's exactly what you get:
75 calling cards with answers - Black and white and color versions provided
75 numbered task cards without answers - Black and white and color versions provided
Powerpoint version of 75 cards without answers
How to play and other ways to use the cards
Student response sheet
Answer key
Use this set of INTERMEDIATE FRENCH conversation prompt cards to get even your most timid students talking to each other in French. These 83 question cards are terrific for discussion and journal writing prompts and they span 13 different themes:
➤ les langues
➤ le travail
➤ les animaux
➤ la santé
➤ ta région
➤ le transport
➤ les livres
➤ qu’est-ce que tu préférerais…
➤ le voyage
➤ les tâches ménagères
➤ la nourriture
➤ le shopping et les courses
➤ le sport
This no prep activity is perfect for small groups or centers. Use these cards as a review and vocabulary builder with French students at any level.
Included:
83 question cards (color and black and white versions as you see in the thumbnails)
Instructions on ways to use these cards
Sheet for students to record new vocabulary words in English and French
There are many ways you can use this set of 83 speaking cards:
➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions.
➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity or ice breaker with a conversation partner. As students enter the classroom have them choose 2-3 cards from a box.
➤ Students who finish their work earlier than others can choose a few of the cards and write out their answers including reasons for their preferences.
➤ Use as exit tickets. Give each student a card before the end of class and as they walk out of the room they tell the teacher their answer.
➤ Stations: Put students into groups and divide the cards amongst them. Have groups rotate to a new station as they finish the cards.
➤ Scoot: Put one card on each desk in the classroom. Give each student a response sheet and set a timer to give them just enough time to answer the question. When the timer rings students move on to the next desk and the next question.
➤ Use the cards with board games. Students must answer a question in order to move.
➤ Use the cards as a getting to know you activity or ice breaker at the beginning of the year or at a
French club event.
➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions.
Are you looking for fun ideas for the first weeks back at school to help your students get to know each other and get back into the swing of speaking French? This is a bundle of my 9 favorite resources that I've created over the years specifically for that reason! These speaking activities, games and listening comprehension activities will start off the year in French with a bang and get your students motivated while having loads of fun. You're going to love hearing your students speaking French together.
Two of the resources included are specific to back to school time while the other seven can be used year round. You can use them at all levels in the classroom as well as with your school's French club when you're looking for a fun activity to get them speaking French or for long bus rides on school sponsored trips. These are wonderful activities either for French immersion or French as a second language programs.
I recommend printing, laminating, cutting out, punching holes and attaching the cards together with a ring for NO PREP activities for years to come, and for the 100 French speaking activity worksheets I've found that it is best to print them all out and keep them in a binder for easy access when you need to make photocopies.
Here's another idea for back to school...Have your studentstake an online test to see what their current level is in French!
Here's what's included in this money saving bundle. Just click on the links to see more in depth product descriptions:
50 vrai ou faux French questions
- Use these cards for partnered speaking practice. Answers are included. If a student believes the statement to be true he says so. If he believes it to be false he has to try and correct it. The statements are mostly based on general knowledge and are a wonderful way to increase vocabulary and fluency.
Qu'est-ce que tu préférerais - "I'd rather" French speaking cards
- This is a set of 75 cards that you can use to practice the conditional even with students who haven't yet learned it! A fantastic resource for building vocabulary and generating conversation.
French trivia game
- Your students will LOVE this trivia game. There is a version only in French and one in both English and French for beginner students. I've included many ways that you can use these cards including a powerpoint version so that you can do a class activity.
Je n'ai jamais - "I've never" French speaking game
- This "I've never" game is a great ice-breaker and students will find out a lot about each other (in French) while playing. There's a French only version as well as a French - English version included.
120 French conversation starter cards
- These cards are perfect for beginner to advanced students. Shuffle through the cards to pick out which are right for the level you're teaching. Use them throughout the year(s) as your students learn more.
Classic French taboo speaking game
- My all time favorite game for increasing fluency at ANY level - FRENCH TABOO!! All game cards are in French and English so your students will learn tons of new vocabulary. Beginner and advanced playing instructions are included.
Babar - La Rentrée des Classes - Listening comprehension
- This listening comprehension activity will work at any level, but especially from year 2 and up. All 45 questions have multiple choice answers and are in chronological order. The video link included is on YouTube.
25 questions pour faire parler à la rentrée
- Just perfect for back to school, these 25 questions will have your students talking to each other about summer break and expectations for the new school year.
100 French worksheets for group speaking activities - 100 vocabulary themes
Fantastic for any time of the year, these 100 one page worksheets will have your students speaking about just anything you can imagine. It's a great way to review and reinforce vocabulary. Instructions are included which explain my favorite ways to use these worksheets.
Playing French TABOO is a great way to get students to speak French and learn a lot of new vocabulary. This game is simple to modify and use with beginners and advanced students alike. In this SPORTS D'ÉTÉ ET D'HIVER theme version of the game there 50 French-English cards. There are 2 fun ways to play this fun vocabulary game and both are explained in the instructions.
This French Taboo game includes the following:
How to play classic Taboo (beginner and advanced levels)
50 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring
How to play 15 MINUTES MAX - an alternative version of the game
15 MINUTES MAX game board
Sheet to record new words in French and English (nouveaux mots)
*In the upper left corner there's a spot for you to punch holes in the cards so that you can then attach them with a ring for no prep use every time. Be sure to laminate if at all possible!
Object of the game:
One player tries to get his teammate to guess the word at the top of a card. The player must give clues, but he can't use any of the Taboo words in his description. The taboo words are written beneath the word at the top of the card. Teams score points for each word successfully guessed. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Beginner students should be allowed to use the TABOO words printed on the cards. This will encourage them to use new vocabulary and will help them in forming sentences to use as clues.
Est-ce que tu as déjà…? This French speaking activity is great for getting French 2 and 3 students to speak and practice their vocabulary when learning about LES FÊTES. Students will also review the passé composé using AVOIR and ÊTRE as helping verb when doing this activity. Your students will enjoy getting up and moving around the classroom as they ask their classmates questions that are listed on the grid. See full instructions for this resource below. Great resource for core, immersion and homeschool curriculums.
This resource includes:
Instructions
One grid to print out and make one copy for each student in your class. There are sixteen squares on the grid. Each square contains one question and a space to write a classmate’s name.
Instructions:
Have your students move around the room asking classmates the questions that are written in the squares on the grid that you provide. If a classmate responds with OUI he or she writes his name on the line provided. Complete sentences are encouraged even when the answer is NON. Activity continues until all boxes are filled. Once all of the boxes have been signed your students can turn in their papers.
This is a fun, interactive way to review vocabulary about LES FÊTES and to practice using the passé composé. Your students will enjoy learning fun facts about their classmates, and you will certainly like hearing them speak French!
Keep your middle school and high school French students active by playing the "Two Extremes" game. The facilitator will use a stack of cards listing things, activities or places that fall at opposite ends of the spectrum, such as: salty or sweet, Paris or New York, Mac or PC.
The students start standing in a big group, but when each choice is read, they move to the side of the room that the facilitator indicates is associated with their choice (see the arrows on the cards). Those who can’t make up their mind or don’t have a preference remain in the center. Students will see all of the things that they have in common with their classmates and will likely learn some new vocabulary while they’re at it!
These cards are great for middle school or high school and can be used at any time, especially when everyone needs a break and needs to stand up and move around a bit.
This activity requires no teacher prep once the set of cards is printed and cut out. Don’t want to print or don’t have time to do so? That’s ok! There’s a PDF file with only one card per page that you can project and play as a class.
Included:
PDF of big cards to project when you don’t want to print
Stack of 50 cards to print, cut out, punch holes in and attach with a ring - Black and white & color copies provided
How to play
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
These word search worksheets will help your beginner French students of all ages learn the days of the week and the months. Great for core French, immersion schools, and even beginner secondary students!
This resource includes a worksheet with a blank grid for students to create their own word search. All of the days and months are written on the sheet. When they’ve finished making it they can exchange with another student and solve each solve the puzzle made by their classmate. 3 ready-made word searches are included. You can choose which one to give your students as each one is of a different level of difficulty. I like to print the ready-made search that I want to use on one side of a paper, and print the make your own version on the other side. I have used this resource with 8 year old students as well as 14 years olds. Please note that due to the nature of the word search I have not included accents in this resource.
The basic puzzle is suitable for grades 1 and 2. Words are hidden across and down only.
The intermediate puzzle is suitable for grades 3 and 4. Words are hidden across, down and diagonally.
The advanced puzzle is suitable to grades 5+. Words are hidden across, down, diagonally and backwards.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
Merci beaucoup!
This one page scrambled words worksheet will help your primary students and Spanish students of all ages learn the days of the week and the months.
This resource includes all of the days of the week and months. It is an easy, no prep activity that is really useful for early finishers, for students who need extra help, and for literacy centers.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
❖ Advanced French Grammar: 50 Challenge Cards using TOUT ❖
4 page grammar lesson with examples, 50 challenge cards, 50 cards with grammar explanations, and quiz/worksheet.
This resource will provide your intermediate to advanced students with a good way to practice and review the many ways to use TOUT in French. A lot of resources only include basic information and exercises using TOUT as an adjective. Sometimes it is difficult to find a resource that mixes up all of the many different ways to use TOUT, and when to pronounce the S on TOUS. For example, “Ils sont tous contents” means “They are all happy” while “Ils sont tout contents” means “They are very happy.”
The following ways to use TOUT are covered in this resource:
⭐As an adjective: TOUT - TOUS - TOUTE - TOUTES
⭐With adjectives: TOUT - TOUTE - TOUTES
⭐With adverbs and expressions: TOUT
⭐As a pronoun: TOUT - TOUS - TOUTES
Here’s what is included:
50 sentence exercise (multiple choice and fill in the blank versions)
4 pages of grammar notes and examples
Three sets of cards are included. One has sentences with blanks and multiple choice answers. These cards include the answer written upside down at the bottom of the cards. This will allow students an opportunity to either work individually or in small groups and check their work as they go. A PDF with one card per page is included if you prefer not to print and either project to do a whole class activity or have students work on computers or tablets.
Another set is identical, but these cards don’t include the answers at the bottom.
A third set includes the correct answer, an English translation, and a grammar explanation also in English so that students will know exactly why this is the response. A one card per page PDF is included for these cards as well.
I’ve laminated my cards so that I can pull them out time and again for a quick review on the many ways to use TOUT. There are enough of them that students won’t necessarily see the same ones over and over every time you pull them out. Great for test review or for seniors after a long break.
French subjunctive or indicative worksheet - Complétez les phrases
One page text of about 500 words in which students complete the sentences by filling in the blanks by conjugating the infinitive in parentheses in either the subjunctive or the indicative (they choose the appropriate tense given the context). The theme of the text is “Projets pour les vacances”. There are 37 blanks to fill in. Answer key is included.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
✮ Faire les courses en France - A lesson on French culture ✮
These printable handouts accompany a video about grocery shopping in France on YouTube. The video is not my property and is not downloadable with this resource. You will need to watch it online. The video is about 6 minutes long, and this resource includes one page with 12 questions in English to share with your students for discussion about grocery shopping and preferences prior to watching the video. The second page includes 12 questions written in English to be answered while watching the video. There is a vocabulary list in French and English of all 39 French words introduced in the video. Finally, to wrap up the lesson there is a fun crossword puzzle to complete. The clues are given in English and the answers are in French.
These resources make it easy to transform a short 6 minute video into a comprehensive cultural lesson that you’ll feel good about using with your students.
The video is presented by Géraldine from Comme une Française.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
French skit about the mountains and skiing - Mini-dialogue futur simple - La montagne
One page French dialogue between two people talking about the la montagne et le ski. Short skits or dialogues like this one show students how to use the futur simple in meaningful context. Verbs written in the futur simple are in bold print. The length is just right so that it isn’t overwhelming while practicing speaking for fluency and listening comprehension. Some students may enjoy performing this dialogue as a skit in front of the class! New words and expressions can easily be looked up for meaning. Everything is in French, so this resource is perfect for traditional French classrooms as well as immersion. The vocabulary and grammar used in this skit is at an intermediate / high intermediate level.
LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.
COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
French Christmas skit and reading comprehension - Noël - Mini-dialogue
This is a French dialogue about Christmas between two people. The title of this skit is** Une Tradition Familiale**. Short skits or dialogues like this one can be used in many ways during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Have students work in pairs or small groups to read through the skit and maybe even perform it for the class! This skit can also be used as an individual reading comprehension assessment. 14 reading comprehension questions are included. The skit can be printed on one side of a sheet of paper and the questions on the other for a really easy, NO PREP Christmas activity. The grammar level is intermediate. Most of the verbs are in the present or passé composé, and very few pronouns are used. Your students will learn a lot of new Christmas vocabulary, and they’re going to have a great time with this activity! Everything is written in French only.
Noël - Christmas - French 20 questions game - No prep speaking activity
The game of 20 questions is a fun and effective way to practice forming French questions and in this version of the game, students will learn over 50 nouns and verbs that follow a Noël - Christmas theme.
This game work for any level as it is written in French and English. Want a real challenge for your upper levels or immersion students? Use the French only version!
Included:
1 version with vocabulary written in French and English
1 version with vocabulary written in French only
Have students work in small groups of 2-4 or project the game and use it as a whole class activity.
This game includes 52 words. Many of the words will be new to your students as this game is meant not only to practice forming questions, but also to build vocabulary. I like to allow my students to look at the game chart while they play until they’re somewhat familiar with the words. After they’ve played the games a few times looking at the French-English version they feel more prepared to move on to the French only version.
One student in the small group or class chooses a word on the chart. Other students ask up to 20 questions trying to guess the secret word.
EST-CE QUE…….
… c’est une personne?
… c’est un animal?
… c’est un minéral?
… c’est un endroit?
… c’est un aliment?
… c’est une plante?
… c’est un objet?
The student who has chosen the secret word can answer using the following responses: OUI - NON - PARFOIS - RAREMENT - GÉNÉRALEMENT - PEUT-ÊTRE - CELA DÉPEND - PROBABLEMENT
Alternative game play:
To change up the game and to make it more challenging as well as practicing other skills, have the student who chooses the secret word describe it to others in the group. Instead of asking questions about the secret word, other students listen to the description and guess it.
French verb FALLOIR - Present tense with indirect object pronouns
This French lesson is for intermediate learners who have learned IL FAUT and INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS. It is meant to show the many ways to use the verb FALLOIR - NEED without using the subjunctive. Students will learn the different meanings this verb can have and how to easily start speaking more like a French person in terms of expressing what they need (instead of using AVOIR BESOIN DE and DEVOIR).
Here’s what’s included:
Video tutorial - 23 minutes
Thorough 1 page study guide - PDF
80 practice cards using FALLOIR + numbered answer key
This resource includes two versions of the 80 practice cards. One version has four cards per page that you can print and cut them out in case you want your students to work with a partner or in small groups. The other version is a PDF with only one card per page so that you can either project them for a whole class activity or have students practice on their tablets or computers.
This resource includes a video lesson which you may or may not choose to use, but even if you want to teach the lesson yourself I think you and your students will appreciate the one page study guide that is included. I’ve put all of the important information from my video lesson on it as well as some helpful hints.
The 80 practice cards will help students to know how to talk about what they must do, what they have to do, and what they need.
French irregular verbs passé composé scrambled sentences exercise
This French irregular verbs in the passé composé worksheet is a no prep printable that you can use to have your students putting words in the correct order to form grammatically sound sentences using verbs that use avoir as helping verb with irregular past participles. 10 sentences are written in the passé composé, and some include negation. Answer key is included.
✎ Le paragraphe de la semaine #2 - French primary reading program ✎
Theme: Ce week-end je vais probablement…
This one week French reading comprehension program will have your students reading every day of the week, and is perfect for French immersion. The reading activities in this program include five separate reading comprehension activities for Monday through Friday. These reading worksheets are a great way to practice new themed vocabulary, see sight words in action, and to improve overall comprehension. Each worksheet includes a paragraph that should be read three times, once for each of the three questions that follow. Students check off the circled numbers each time they read the text and then they answer the corresponding questions.
Ways you can use this writing program:
✎ Enhance your reading program by practicing a little every day.
✎ Use the worksheets at writing centers Monday - Friday.
✎ Daily 5 rotations
✎ Homework
✎ Independent work
✎ Small group work
French Passé Composé with Avoir - Regular Verbs - 75 Practice Cards
This resource includes two sets of 75 task cards for practicing the passé composé of regular ER, IR, and RE verbs. Half of the cards in each set use negation (ne…pas / ne…jamais / ne…pas encore) and the other half do not. One set of cards includes hints as to what the infinitives mean as well as an English translation, and the other set does not. I like to let my students use the cards with the hints as they’re becoming comfortable with the rules and the infinitives used on the cards. Once they’ve gone through the set a few times I like to switch to the set with no hints. They’ll learn so many more regular verbs than they ever would in a textbook.
Included:
➯ 75 practice cards with translations in English
➯ 75 practice cards without English translations
➯ Answer key and student response sheet
You also get paper free sets that students can open up on their devices as well as sets with 4 cards per page that you can print and cut to have students work with them either individually or with partners / small groups.
French Demonstrative Adjectives Worksheet or Quiz
This is an exercise on French demonstrative adjectives CE - CET - CETTE - CES that can be used as a practice worksheet or as a quiz. There are 30 fill in the blank sentences that you can print on the front and back of one sheet of paper. Two versions and an answer sheet are included. Check out my demonstrative adjectives bundle and save 20%.
Version 1: Includes helpful hints (number and gender of the noun in question are indicated). Works great as a practice worksheet.
Version 2: No helpful hints are included. Works great as a quiz.
