My name is Christopher Palmer and I am a languages practitioner. I am now in my sixteenth year of teacher and I have a wealth of experience of liaising with the standard EdExcel GCSE French, Cambridge International GCSE French, EdExcel A-Level French, beginner's Mandarin courses and I am starting to become acquainted with IB French. I have published a vast array of resources which span Key Stage 2-5.
My name is Christopher Palmer and I am a languages practitioner. I am now in my sixteenth year of teacher and I have a wealth of experience of liaising with the standard EdExcel GCSE French, Cambridge International GCSE French, EdExcel A-Level French, beginner's Mandarin courses and I am starting to become acquainted with IB French. I have published a vast array of resources which span Key Stage 2-5.
This resource exclusively looks at the use of ‘venir’ in the imperfect form followed by ‘de’ and the infinitive and it is excellent revision from ‘venir de faire’ in the present tense form. This resource is targeted at IGCSE level where more complex grammatical material is explored.
Get the students to read through the cartoons and ask them the questions on each slide. There are also more challenging questions for the more able students.
Afterwards, there are differentiated quiz levels. Get the students to complete which quiz they feel the most comfortable with and then go over the answers with them.
On slides 57 and 58, get the students to copy out the vocabulary and then complete the subsequent activities that they feel most comfortable with.
Happy teaching and learning!
Hello and welcome to the seventh installment of introducing numbers at primary Key Stage 1 level.
Because of the students’ very young ages, it is recommended to gradually introduce the numbers to them session by session.
This resource introduces the number 8 to them in French.
Go through the powerpoint with them introducing the numbers to them and get them to say how many shapes there are on the slides.
There is a subsequent differentiated workbook for the students to colour in and complete with some French mathematics! You can assign whichever level workbook to the students depending on how comfortable they feel with that level or whether or not they are able. The level 2 workbook focuses on more complex questions and mathematical sums such as multiplications and divisions, whereas the level 1 workbook does not.
There is also a wordsearch. Get the students to find the words ‘un’, ‘deux’, ‘trois’, ‘quatre’, ‘cinq’ , ‘six’, ‘sept’ and ‘huit’
Do keep an eye out for the subsequent numbers 9 and 10.
Happy teaching and learning!
I know irregular verbs can be very difficult to master at a young age as it is a highly dynamic concept and there are so many, however this resource explicitly looks at them at all. The following irregular verbs which are explored are as follows:
etre
avoir
recevoir
savoir
faire
mettre
croire
vouloir
connaitre
prendre
dire
lire
voir
ouvrir
devoir
pouvoir
boire
Get the students to read through the cartoons about Xavier’s week. Ask the students the follow up questions and ask what their thoughts are. Reveal the answers to them on the next slide.
Upon completion of reading the text, get the students to complete the follow-up activities.
This resource is geared towards learners at Key Stage3 level and in preparation for IGCSE level.
Happy teaching and learning!
Hello and welcome to the sixth installment of introducing numbers at primary Key Stage 1 level.
Because of the students’ very young ages, it is recommended to gradually introduce the numbers to them session by session.
This resource introduces the number 7 to them in French.
Go through the powerpoint with them introducing the numbers to them and get them to say how many shapes there are on the slides.
There is a subsequent differentiated workbook for the students to colour in and complete with some French mathematics! You can assign whichever level workbook to the students depending on how comfortable they feel with that level or whether or not they are able. The level 2 workbook focuses on more complex questions and mathematical sums such as multiplications and divisions, whereas the level 1 workbook does not.
There is also a wordsearch. Get the students to find the words ‘un’, ‘deux’, ‘trois’, ‘quatre’, ‘cinq’ , ‘six’ and ‘sept’.
Do keep an eye out for the subsequent numbers from 8-10.
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource exclusively looks at basic prepositions such as ‘sur’, ‘sous’ and ‘dans’. I have also included more complex material for more able students such as ‘a côté de’, ‘au fond de’ and ‘en face de’. This is ideal for teachers following Tricolore book 1.
Present the vocabulary and also the more complex prepositions to the more able students or the gifted and talented. There are also subsequent questions which follow which reinforces what the students have learnt.
On the last two slides, get the students to copy out the new vocabulary and then they can start the supplementary work if other students haven’t yet finished. On the next slide, the students can choose whichever level work they feel the most comfortable with.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the second installment of a specialised curriculum for learners with SEN who are significantly struggling with French or learners who have joined your class late into the academic year, who have no knowledge of French at all.
This resource looks at the first part of Unit 1: Greetings, which is on focused on ‘Comment t’appelles-tu’ and ‘Je m’appelle …’
The students look at the vocabulary list and then read the cartoons, followed by questioning on the cartoons. They then can draw a cartoon strip based on what they have learnt.
I will be installing additional episodes of this specialised curriculum. Please do keep an eye out for them.
Happy teaching and learning!
Thank you very much for taking your time to look at this wonderful bundle!
This bundle contains the eight installments containing the months of the year, weather and seasons for January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August aimed at Key Stage 2 level.
The vocabulary contained in this pack is widely diverse and well differentiated and there are a wide range of resources available, such as colouring in worksheets, cutting and sticking activities, homework sheets and powerpoints.
The vocabulary contained in this pack is as follows:
January: Il fait froid, il neige, il fait mauvais, l’hiver
Differentiation: Il est neigeux
February: Il fait froid, il y a du gel, il neige, il fait mauvais, l’hiver
March: Il fait beau, il fait du vent, il fait plus chaud, le printemps
Differentiation: Il est venteux, il commence a faire chaud, il fait un beau temps
April: Il pleut, il fait doux, il y a un arc-en-ciel, le printemps
Differentiation: Il est pluvieux
May: le printemps, il fait très doux, il fait du soleil, il fait un temps superb.
Differentiation: Il ne fait plus froid, il fait un très beau temps, Il est ensoleillé
June: l’été, il fait chaud, il y a du foudre, il fait du soleil
Differentiation: Il y a du tonnerre, Il est ensoleillé
July: l’été, il fait très chaud, il fait un temps superb, il fait du soleil
Differentiation: Il est ensoleillé, il fait un très beau temps, il fait énormément, le ciel est tout bleu
August: l’été, il fait très chaud, il fait un temps superb, il fait du soleil
Differentiation: Il est ensoleillé, il fait un très beau temps, il fait énormément, il y a une secheresse
There will be more resources uploaded shortly for the subsequent months of the year as well as more bundles. Keep an eye out for them!
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the eighth installment of months of the year, weather and seasons. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it focuses on the month of August and associated weather and season.
Present the numbers from 1-31 in French first of all and then ask the children if their birthday is in August. Ensure you tell the students that the first of the month is ‘le premier’. Ask them the question, ‘c’est quand, ton anniversaire’. Encourage them to reply ‘mon anniversaire, c’est le ____ août’.
Present the story and vocabulary to them. They are also available in the workbooks. The children can look at their workbooks as the story is presented on the board. If there are gifted and talented students in the class or native French speakers, present the more complex vocabulary to them which is ‘il est ensoleillé’, ‘il fait énormément chaud’, ‘il y a une sécheresse’, etc.
Get the students to complete the classwork such as the mix and match activity and the listening activity. When completing the listening activity, be sure to alternate between the lower level and the higher level questions. Next, the students can colour in the summer picture in their workbook and then cut out the pictures and the labels from the sheet overleaf and label the colouring in sheet by sticking the correct pictures and labels together.
Play the quiz with the students. There are differentiated levels on the quiz and each student should select which level they feel most comfortable with.
There is also differentiated homework which revises the weather vocabulary from January to August.
Happy teaching and learning!
This resource explicitly looks at the use of the term ‘venir de faire quelquechose’ (to have just done something).
Get the students to read the cartoons on the slide and then each cartoon has a question about what is going on. Get them to decide which is/are the correct answer/s.
Spot the difference activities are followed and the students orally state what has just happened in the second picture. These activities contain visual support in case the students aren’t sure how to something in particular in French.
There are also reinforcement activities which the students can complete.
Happy teaching and learning!
Hello and welcome to the fifth installment of introducing numbers at primary Key Stage 1 level.
Because of the students’ very young ages, it is recommended to gradually introduce the numbers to them session by session.
This resource introduces the number 6 to them in French.
Go through the powerpoint with them introducing the numbers to them and get them to say how many shapes there are on the slides. At the end, I have designed a song in the theme of London Bridge. You could try singing it to them in that particular melody. I did it with my class and even the students started to join in even though I was demonstrating it to them!
There is a subsequent differentiated workbook for the students to colour in and complete with some French mathematics! You can assign whichever level workbook to the students depending on how comfortable they feel with that level or whether or not they are able. The level 2 workbook focuses on more complex questions and mathematical sums such as multiplications and divisions, whereas the level 1 workbook does not.
There is also a wordsearch. Get the students to find the words ‘un’, ‘deux’, ‘trois’, ‘quatre’, ‘cinq’ and ‘six’
Do keep an eye out for the subsequent numbers from 7-10.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the first installment of a specialised curriculum for learners with SEN who are significantly struggling with French or learners who have joined your class late into the academic year, who have no knowledge of French at all.
This resource looks at the first part of Unit 1: Greetings, which is on focused on ‘Bonjour’ and ‘Ca va’.
The students look at the vocabulary list and then read the cartoons, followed by questioning on the cartoons. They then can draw a cartoon strip based on what they have learnt.
I will be installing additional episodes of this specialised curriculum. Please do keep an eye out for them.
Happy teaching and learning!
Hello and welcome to the first installment of school subjects and ‘-er’ verbs at Key Stage 2 level.
This may be the first time, Key Stage 2 school children will become acquainted with ‘er’ verbs and school subjects in French.
Attached is a powerpoint and differentiated colouring in workbooks.
My methodology is as follows:
Go through the powerpoint with the children. Get them to say the missing endings of the verbs and the missing school subject.
Play the noughts and crosses game as a follow-up activity.
On slide 111, get them to copy out the vocabulary if you wish or you can print off the slide and give it to them as a vocabulary list.
On slide 112, the children can select whichever differentiated work they wish to complete in class and whatever they feel most comfortable with.
The next lesson:
Hand out the colouring in workbooks to the children. Selectively distribute whichever level workbook that you feel they could cope with.
Get them to colour in the endings of the conjugated verbs and ask them to go over the grey words in the box with their pencil. They can also colour in the cartoons too if they wish.
Get them to colour in the flags according to the languages.
If you have time during class, they can complete the work on slides 19-21 or they can complete it for homework.
They are going to be more installments for other verbs and other school subjects. Do keep and eye out for them!
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the seventh installment of months of the year, weather and seasons. This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it focuses on the month of July and associated weather and season.
Present the numbers from 1-31 in French first of all and then ask the children if their birthday is in July. Ensure you tell the students that the first of the month is ‘le premier’. Ask them the question, ‘c’est quand, ton anniversaire’. Encourage them to reply ‘mon anniversaire, c’est le ____ juillet’.
Present the story and vocabulary to them. They are also available in the workbooks. The children can look at their workbooks as the story is presented on the board. If there are gifted and talented students in the class or native French speakers, present the more complex vocabulary to them which is ‘il est ensoleillé’, ‘il fait énormément chaud’, ‘le ciel est tout bleu’, etc.
Get the students to complete the classwork such as the mix and match activity and the listening activity. When completing the listening activity, be sure to alternate between the lower level and the higher level questions. Next, the students can colour in the summer picture in their workbook and then cut out the pictures and the labels from the sheet overleaf and label the colouring in sheet by sticking the correct pictures and labels together.
Play the quiz with the students. There are differentiated levels on the quiz and each student should select which level they feel most comfortable with.
Happy teaching and learning.
Hello and welcome to the fourth installment of introducing numbers at primary Key Stage 1 level.
Because of the students’ very young ages, it is recommended to gradually introduce the numbers to them session by session.
This resource introduces the number 5 to them in French.
Go through the powerpoint with them introducing the numbers to them and get them to say how many shapes there are on the slides. At the end, I have designed a song in the theme of London Bridge. You could try singing it to them in that particular melody. I did it with my class and even the students started to join in even though I was demonstrating it to them!
There is a subsequent differentiated workbook for the students to colour in and complete with some French mathematics! You can assign whichever level workbook to the students depending on how comfortable they feel with that level or whether or not they are able. The level 2 workbook focuses on more complex questions and mathematical sums such as multiplications and divisions, whereas the level 1 workbook does not.
There is also a wordsearch. Get the students to find the words ‘un’, ‘deux’, ‘trois’, ‘quatre’ and ‘cinq’.
Do keep an eye out for the subsequent numbers from 6-10.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the sixth installment of months of the year, weather and seasons.
This resource is geared towards learners of Key Stage 2 level and it focuses on the month of June and associated weather and season.
Present the numbers from 1-30 in French first of all and then ask the children if their birthday is in June. Ensure you tell the students that the first of the month is ‘le premier’. Ask them the question, ‘c’est quand, ton anniversaire’. Encourage them to reply ‘mon anniversaire, c’est le ____ juin’.
Present the story and vocabulary to them. They are also available in the workbooks. The children can look at their workbooks as the story is presented on the board. If there are gifted and talented students in the class or native French speakers, present the more complex vocabulary to them which is ‘il est ensoleillé’, ‘il y a du tonnerre’, etc.
Get the students to complete the classwork such as the mix and match activity and the listening activity. When completing the listening activity, be sure to alternate between the lower level and the higher level questions. Next, the students can colour in the summer picture in their workbook and then cut out the pictures and the labels from the sheet overleaf and label the colouring in sheet by sticking the correct pictures and labels together.
Play the quiz with the students. There are differentiated levels on the quiz and each student should select which level they feel most comfortable with.
There is also a differentiated homework in the workbook available.
Happy teaching and learning.
Hello and welcome to the third installment of introducing numbers at primary Key Stage 1 level.
Because of the students’ very young ages, it is recommended to gradually introduce the numbers to them session by session.
This resource introduces the number 4 to them in French.
Go through the powerpoint with them introducing the numbers to them and get them to say how many shapes there are on the slides. At the end, I have designed a song in the theme of London Bridge. You could try singing it to them in that particular melody. I did it with my class and even the students started to join in even though I was demonstrating it to them!
There is a subsequent differentiated workbook for the students to colour in and complete with some French mathematics! You can assign whichever level workbook to the students depending on how comfortable they feel with that level or whether or not they are able. The level 2 workbook focuses on more complex questions and mathematical sums such as multiplications and divisions, whereas the level 1 workbook does not.
There is also a wordsearch. Get the students to find the words ‘un’, ‘deux’, ‘trois’ and ‘quatre’ as many as possible.
Do keep an eye out for the subsequent numbers from 5-10.
Happy teaching and learning!
This bundle contains all four editions regarding parts of the body and ailments and it is geared at Key Stage 2 level.
The outline of each part is as follows:
Part 1:
Masculine parts of the body and j’ai mal au
Le dos
Le ventre
Le bras
Differentiation: Le genou
Part 2:
Feminine parts of the body and ‘j’ai mal a la’
La jambe
La pouce
La gorge
Differentiation: La cheville
Part 3:
Parts of the body which begin with a vowel or the silent ‘h’ and ‘j’ai mal a l’’
L’epaule
L’estomac
L’orteil
Differentiation: L’aisselle
Part 4:
Parts of the body in the plural form and ‘j’ai mal aux’
Les dents
Les pieds
Les oreilles
Differentiation: Les genoux
Due to its complexity, it is advisable to introduce the different genders of the parts of the body as well as the grammar, week by week.
Go through the powerpoint regarding the parts of the body with the students. You could start with the game ‘Jacques a dit’ (Simon says).
For each week, review the parts of the body, then introduce the new parts and then the new grammar.
Get the students to colour in the worksheets. On the first worksheet, get the students to colour in the letters. Then they cut out the pictures and labels and stick them correctly onto the first sheet they coloured in. There are differentiated worksheets for this.
If you have time at the end of the lesson, you can play the quiz with the class. There are differentiated questions with answers!!
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the fourth and final installment of the parts of the body and ailments for Key Stage 2.
This resource is centered on the parts of the body in the plural form and ailments, in terms of ‘j’ai mal aux’. Due to its complexity, it is advisable to introduce the different genders of the parts of the body as well as the grammar, week by week.
For the lesson structure:
Go through the powerpoint regarding the parts of the body with the students. You could start with the game ‘Jacques a dit’ (Simon says).
Review the previously learnt parts of the body, then introduce the parts in the plural form and then ‘j’ai mal aux’.
Get the students to colour in the worksheets. On the first worksheet, get the students to colour in the letters in any colour ‘à + les’ and ‘aux. Then they cut out the pictures and labels and stick them correctly onto the first sheet they coloured in. There are differentiated worksheets for this. The level 1 worksheet only contains ‘j’ai mal aux pieds, aux oreilles, aux dents’. The level 2 worksheets contain the aforementioned items, also including ‘j’ai mal aux genoux’.
If you have time at the end of the lesson, you can play the quiz with the class. There are differentiated questions with answers!!
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the third installment of the parts of the body and ailments for Key Stage 2.
This resource is centered on the parts of the body which begin with a vowel or the silent ‘h’ and ailments, in terms of ‘j’ai mal a l’’. Due to its complexity, it is advisable to introduce the different genders of the parts of the body as well as the grammar, week by week.
For the lesson structure:
Go through the powerpoint regarding the parts of the body with the students. You could start with the game ‘Jacques a dit’ (Simon says).
Review the masculine and feminine parts of the body, then introduce the parts which begin with a vowel or the silent ‘h’ and then ‘j’ai mal a l’’.
Get the students to colour in the worksheets. On the first worksheet, get the students to colour in the letters in any colour ‘à + l’’ and ‘a l’’. Then they cut out the pictures and labels and stick them correctly onto the first sheet they coloured in. There are differentiated worksheets for this. The level 1 worksheet only contains ‘j’ai mal a l’epaule, a l’estomac, a l’orteil’. The level 2 worksheets contain the aforementioned items, also including ‘j’ai mal a l’aisselle’.
If you have time at the end of the lesson, you can play the quiz with the class. There are differentiated questions with answers!!
Do keep a look out for the subsequent edition such as the plural parts of the body.
Happy teaching and learning!
Welcome to the second installment of the parts of the body and ailments for Key Stage 2.
This resource is centered on the feminine parts of the body and ailments, in terms of ‘j’ai mal a la’. Due to its complexity, it is advisable to introduce the different genders of the parts of the body as well as the grammar, week by week.
For the lesson structure:
Go through the powerpoint regarding the parts of the body with the students. You could start with the game ‘Jacques a dit’ (Simon says).
Review the masculine parts of the body, then introduce the feminine parts and then ‘j’ai mal a la’.
Get the students to colour in the worksheets. On the first worksheet, get the students to colour in the letters in pink ‘à + la’ and ‘a la’. Then they cut out the pictures and labels and stick them correctly onto the first sheet they coloured in. There are differentiated worksheets for this. The level 1 worksheet only contains ‘j’ai mal a la jambe, a la pouce, a la gorge’. The level 2 worksheets contain the aforementioned items, also including ‘j’ai mal a la cheville’.
If you have time at the end of the lesson, you can play the quiz with the class. There are differentiated questions with answers!!
Do keep a look out for the subsequent editions such as the parts of the body which start with a vowel or the silent ‘h’ and plural parts of the body.
Happy teaching and learning!
