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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.
French Verb Être Scrambled Sentences - Cut, Paste, Write, Draw - 30 Worksheets
This is a no-prep, print and go set of 30 worksheets using the French verb être in the present tense. Each worksheet includes 8 words that students put in order to form a sentence. Your students will enjoy cutting out the words, putting them in order, pasting them on the paper, writing their sentences, and drawing pictures to illustrate what they’ve written.
An answer key is provided. Check out the preview for a closer look at how to use these worksheets in your classroom and to see all of the sentences that are included.
The following directions are written in English on each worksheet:
Cut this sheet in half on the dotted line.
Cut out all of the following words.
Put the words in order to form a sentence before pasting them.
Glue the words you cut out in order to form a sentence.
Write your sentence on the lines below. Capitalize the first letter and use punctuation.
Draw and color a picture to illustrate your sentence.
12 ways to use METTRE in French - 40 Practice Cards - Conjugate and Translate
This resource includes a set of 40 practice cards to help your students learn and master the irregular verb METTRE in the present and passé composé. The reflexive se mettre is included.
The set presents sentences in which students fill in the blanks with the correct conjugations. Students need to then translate the sentence in English, this will help them understand the 12 ways to use mettre!
Included:
40 practice cards file
Same 40 practice cards, file for projecting
Answer key with English translations
Playing TABOO while learning French ÊTRE expressions 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.
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 Être Expressions Taboo game includes the following:
32 Taboo game cards to print, cut out and laminate if possible (see preview)
Color and black and white versions included
How to play
Être expressions list with images
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Les accidents et les urgences - French taboo speaking game and activity - Accidents and Emergencies
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 ACCIDENTS et URGENCES theme version of the game there are 30 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)
30 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring (color and black and white copies provided)
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.
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.
Airports and Train Stations - 30 ESL - ELL speaking prompt question cards
Want your students to use their airport, train station and travel vocabulary in meaningful discussions? This low prep activity is a fun way to encourage your students to speak more to each other about traveling. This resource is suitable for any curriculum in which English is the language spoken, and will work best for students in 6th to 12th grade or adult education. Just print and cut out as many sets of cards as you'll need. For a no prep whole class activity, use the PDF included which makes projecting the cards really easy.
You can use these cards after learning specific vocabulary for traveling or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a ring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities. A pdf with only one card per page is included for easy projection when you don't want to print.
Included:
30 color speaking prompt cards
30 black and white speaking prompt cards
9 ways to use these cards
Easy to project file for whole class activity
Scoot activity instructions
Scoot student recording sheet
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.
School - 30 ESL - ELL speaking and writing prompt question cards
Want your students to use their school vocabulary in meaningful discussions and writing assignments? This low prep activity is a fun way to encourage your students to speak more to each other about school. This resource is suitable for any curriculum in which English is the language spoken, and will work best for students in 6th to 12th grade or adult education. Just print and cut out as many sets of cards as you’ll need. For a no prep whole class activity, use the PDF included which makes projecting the cards really easy.
You can use these cards after learning specific vocabulary for school or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way.
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a ring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities. A pdf with only one card per page is included for easy projection when you don’t want to print.
Included:
30 color speaking prompt cards
30 black and white speaking prompt cards
9 ways to use these cards
Easy to project file for whole class activity
Scoot activity instructions
Scoot student recording sheet
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.
50 French Simple Negation Speaking and Listening Cards
This resource includes 50 simple negation speaking cards that you can cut out and have students use in pairs or small groups. I recommend printing out and laminating these cards if possible so that you can use them over and over again. I’ve also included a PDF with only one card per page for projecting or using with tablets when you want to do a whole class activity or paired work without printing.
On each card there is a question for student #1 to ask to student #2. The assumed answer is written on the card, but students should be reminded that sometimes more than one answer is possible. Since there are so many cards included, this activity can last a while and give your students an opportunity to really practice a lot.
These are questions and answers to practice simple negation in the present, passé composé and futur proche tenses. Just pull out the ones you’re not quite ready to use given your students’ current level. All of these cards use: ➯ ne . . . pas
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.
50 French Advanced Negation Speaking Cards
This resource includes 50 negation speaking cards that you can cut out and have students use in pairs or small groups. I recommend printing out and laminating these cards if possible so that you can use them over and over again. I’ve also included a PDF with only one card per page for projecting or using with tablets when you want to do a whole class activity or paired work without printing.
On each card there is a question for student #1 to ask to student #2. The assumed answer is written on the card, but students should be reminded that sometimes more than one answer is possible. Since there are so many cards included, this activity can last a while and give your students an opportunity to really practice a lot.
I’ve included reminder cards that you can cut out and distribute to students while they do this activity. The reminder cards list the following types of negation:
➯ ne . . . pas
➯ ne . . . plus
➯ ne . . . rien
➯ ne . . . jamais
➯ ne . . . personne
➯ ne . . . pas encore
➯ ne . . . pas du tout
➯ rien . . . ne
➯ personne . . . ne
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.
C’est versus Il est - 50 French task cards
This resource includes 50 task cards. These cards are for practicing when to use C’EST / CE SONT versus IL EST / ELLE EST / ILS SONT / ELLES SONT.
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.
Telling time in French - Board Game
This French board game to practice telling time has a grid of 35 boxes. The first player to reach box 35 wins. There are lots of fun tricks along the way, so getting to the end isn’t always so easy! Check out the preview to see what the game board looks like.
In groups of two to four, players take turns rolling a die to move their piece forward. Spaces are numbered and players follow the arrows to keep track of which way they’re moving. There are some spaces with special instructions:
Départ - Start
Avance de 5 cases - Move forward 5 spaces
Recule de 5 cases - Move backward 5 spaces
Rejoue - Play again
Tu perds ton tour - Lose a turn
Fin - End
Use the time game cards so that students must answer after rolling in order to move forward. If students answer the question correctly, they can move forward. If not, it’s the next player’s turn. There is a total of 100 playing cards. 50 of them can be used when teaching the 12 hour clock. There are also 50 that use the 24 hour clock. You can mix them all up for a real challenge! All of the cards feature digital clocks.
You may also choose to use these cards without the game board while having students work with partners, small groups or in centers to work their way through the cards speaking the time written on them.
Game includes:
Game board (black and white and color copies included)
50 game cards - 12 hour clock (suns and moons represent AM and PM)
50 game cards - 24 hour clock
Not included:
1 die per group
Game tokens, 1 per player
✮ Christmas - I’d rather game for primary and secondary ✮
This resource includes two sets of 35 I’d rather cards. You get a total of 70 cards for the price of one set. One set is for primary and the other set is for secondary. A few of the cards are the same as they can appeal to different age groups. You may want to mix them all up and use all of the cards as a big set for secondary (taking out the doubles).
These sets of cards will strike up some interesting conversations, and they can be used year after year. These cards are a fun way to get students talking to each other during the holidays, and they’re great fun at a Christmas party . Merry Christmas!!
Primary English Speaking Prompts: 100 Question Cards for Discussion
Use this set of primary English speaking prompt cards to get even your most timid students talking to each other in English.
This no prep activity is perfect for small groups or centers. You can also use one card per page version to project and make it a whole class activity. These speaking cards are perfect for primary English. You can easily use these cards as a review with ESL students at any level also.
Included: 100 speaking prompt cards
There are many ways you can use this set of 100 speaking cards:
➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes & attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions.
➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity with a conversation buddy. 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.
➤ 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.
➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions
Want your French students to use their AUTOMNE vocabulary in a conversation? This NO PREP activity is a fun way to encourage your students to speak more and is a perfect resource to use in immersion, core or homeschool curriculums.
You can use these cards after teaching specific vocabulary for L'AUTOMNE or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way. Read on to find out all of the ways I like to use these cards including the very popular SCOOT game. Instructions and recording sheet are included.
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a ring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
Included:
30 black and white speaking cards (4 per page to print and cut out)
30 color speaking cards (4 per page to print and cut out)
Different ways to use these cards
PDF version to project and avoid printing (1 card per page to project)
Scoot game instructions
Scoot recording sheet
30 questions listed on one side of a page to use as an easy handout
There are many ways you can use this set of task cards:
➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions.
➤ Project the pdf file in class to work in group or with your whole class and avoid printing.
➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity 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 correct answers to false statements.
➤ 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 true or false and to correct the false statements. When the timer rings students move on to the next desk and the next question. All cards are numbered so it is simple to stay organized.
➤ Use the cards with board games. Students must answer a question in order to move.
➤ Use the cards as an icebreaker activity.
➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions and vocabulary building.
La Campagne - French Taboo Speaking Game - Countryside vocabulary
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 CAMPAGNE theme version of the game there are 30 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)
30 Taboo game cards to print, laminate, cut out and hook together with a ring (color and black and white copies provided)
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.
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.
Fêtes, jours fériés, anniversaires - 30 French speaking prompt question cards
Want your French students to use their fêtes, jours fériés and anniversaires vocabulary in meaningful context? This low prep activity is a fun way to encourage your students to speak more and engage in conversation. It is a perfect resource to use in immersion, core or homeschool curriculums.
You can use these cards after teaching specific vocabulary and grammar for French holidays, observances and birthdays or as a fun interactive activity on a day when you want to just focus on speaking and reviewing vocabulary in a different way. Read on to find out the many ways I like to use these cards including the popular SCOOT game. Instructions and recording sheet are included.
All cards are visually stimulating and feature a circle to punch out in the upper left corner so that you can print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and hook the cards together with a ring. Using these cards this way makes it easy to pull them out year after year to use as NO PREP speaking activities.
Included:
30 speaking prompt cards - color (4 per page to print and cut out)
30 speaking prompt cards - grayscale
PDF version to project and avoid printing (1 card per page to project)
9 different ways to use these cards
Scoot game instructions
Scoot recording sheet
There are many ways you can use this set of task cards:
➤ Print, laminate, cut out, punch holes and attach on a ring for small groups to ask and answer questions.
➤ Project the pdf file in class to work in group or with your whole class and avoid printing.
➤ Use as a warm-up speaking activity 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 correct answers to false statements.
➤ 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 true or false and to correct the false statements. When the timer rings students move on to the next desk and the next question. All cards are numbered so it is simple to stay organized. Full instructions are included.
➤ Use the cards with board games. Students must answer a question in order to move.
➤ Use the cards as an icebreaker activity at the beginning of the school year or right after school holidays.
➤ Great resource for tutoring sessions and vocabulary building.
At back to school time we teachers often ask ourselves what we can do on the first day or during the first weeks of school in the classroom so that students can talk and get to know each other better.
Here are 25 speaking cards to use the first few days of school for returning or new students. Students will ask each other questions about summer vacation and about the new school year.
Included:
25 black and white cards
25 color cards
9 ways to use these cards
SCOOT game instructions
SCOOT recording sheet
✮ Verbes réguliers au présent - 30 verbes français à conjuguer - PRIMAIRE ✮
This set of RÉSOUS-LE hands-on puzzle activities will keep your primary French students engaged while practicing 30 regular verb conjugations in the present tense, including verbs ending in -ER, -IR, and -RE. While practicing conjugations, students will be challenged while solving the puzzles.
Begin with the DÉBUT strip, look at the subject pronoun written on it, find the strip with the correct conjugation for that subject pronoun and continue this way until you reach LA FIN.
Pick and choose worksheets with the verbs included as your students learn them. You don’t have to have your students do them in order, and they will keep track of the numbered activities they’ve completed on a handy fill in chart:
oublier, finir, répondre, manger, choisir, attendre, parler, grandir, entendre, aimer, nourrir, perdre, commencer, ralentir, rendre, travailler, remplir, vendre, écouter, réussir, étendre, utiliser, grossir, regarder, guérir, défendre, chercher, dessiner, vieillir, dépendre
Included:
⭐30 worksheets (one for each verb listed above) with conjugation puzzles to solve
⭐A handy fill in chart for students to track their progress
⭐A cover page to color and decorate
Ways to use this resource:
⭐No prep homework
⭐Warm up work
⭐Early finishers
⭐Literacy centers
⭐Test review
⭐Tutoring
⭐Mini-assessment
Other tenses available:
⭐Verbes irréguliers au présent - 30 verbes français à conjuguer - PRIMAIRE
⭐Verbes à l’imparfait - 30 verbes français à découper et coller - PRIMAIRE
⭐Verbes au futur simple - 30 verbes français à découper et coller - PRIMAIRE
⭐Verbes réguliers au présent-30 verbes français à découper et coller-PRIMAIRE
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.
✮ Verbes à l’imparfait - 30 verbes français à conjuguer - PRIMAIRE ✮
This set of RÉSOUS-LE hands-on puzzle activities will keep your primary French students engaged while practicing 30 verb conjugations in the imperfect tense. Students are challenged while solving the puzzle, and they’ll practice conjugating at the same time.
Begin with the DÉBUT strip, look at the subject pronoun written on it, find the strip with the correct conjugation for that subject pronoun and continue this way until you reach LA FIN.
Pick and choose worksheets with the verbs included as your students learn them. You don’t have to have your students do them in order, and they will keep track of the numbered activities they’ve completed on a handy fill in chart:
avoir, être, aller, faire, prendre, dormir, sortir, partir, offrir, mettre, savoir, vouloir, devoir, pouvoir, venir, boire, croire, voir, lire, dire, écrire, comprendre, apprendre, revenir, devenir, courir, obtenir, recevoir, conduire, ouvrir
Included:
⭐30 worksheets (one for each verb listed above) with conjugation puzzles to solve
⭐A handy fill in chart for students to track their progress
⭐A cover page to color and decorate
Ways to use this resource:
⭐No prep homework
⭐Warm up work
⭐Early finishers
⭐Literacy centers
⭐Test review
⭐Tutoring
⭐Mini-assessment
Other tenses available:
⭐Verbes irréguliers au présent - 30 verbes français à conjuguer - PRIMAIRE
⭐Verbes à l’imparfait - 30 verbes français à découper et coller - PRIMAIRE
⭐Verbes au futur simple - 30 verbes français à découper et coller - PRIMAIRE
⭐Verbes réguliers au présent-30 verbes français à découper et coller-PRIMAIRE
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 conversation questions - L’Avenir - Le Futur
Part of our series of discussions ciblées for advanced French students. List of 35 vocabulary words related to l’avenir - le futur with 20 thought provoking discussion questions. The questions are suitable for upper level and AP French or for middle and high school French immersion. This resource is especially useful for your chapter technology and the future.
I like to print the list of words on one side of a page and the questions on the other side so that students can easily refer to the new vocabulary during their conversations. If you make a two sided copy everything will fit on one page. A page with French vocabulary and no English translation for immersion programs is included.
Also included is are two sets of speaking cards for students to use prior to using the discussion so that they can become familiar with the theme and many new words. The cards just need to be printed and cut out so that your students can use them in pairs or small groups. Each card says, “Décris le mot suivant en français et ton partenaire le devinera.” The vocabulary word is written both in French and English since many of the words will be new. This exposure to the vocabulary will make the discussion that follows flow easier. Students will still have easy access to the list of words on the other side of the photocopied questions. A French only file of these cards is also included, and these include images.
Included:
➯ 20 thought provoking discussion questions
➯ 35 vocabulary words to get ideas for discussion and studying
➯ 35 French - English vocabulary cards for paired activities
➯ 35 French only vocabulary cards for paired activities
✮ Noël - Christmas - French I’d rather game for primary and secondary ✮
This resource includes two sets of 35 I’d rather - Qu’est-ce que tu préférerais cards. You get a total of 70 cards for the price of one set. One set is for primary and the other set is for secondary. A few of the cards are the same as they can appeal to different age groups. You may want to mix them all up and use all of the cards as a big set for secondary (taking out the doubles).
These sets of cards will strike up some interesting conversations, and they can be used year after year. All cards are only in French, so they are perfect both for French core and immersion programs. This resource is part of my Noël Resource Bundle which will save you TONS and provide you with lots of resources to use over and over again. Joyeux Noël!!