I made up this fairly naff song to the tune of Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer, using past tense vocab we had learnt. Pupils had to translate into English and also make up their own verse to go next. The brave ones performed for everyone!

A set of 6 sentences in the perfect tense in German, with the words jumbled up. Pupils have to re-order the sentences, then can also translate into English or could extend the sentences with more details.

Pupils complete the sentences with the correct past participle in German. They translate the sentences into English. This could be a written activity, or speaking and listening. You could make it more challenging by asking pupils to add more details or to change the subject to a different person. Could also play “I went to market” game, if you only reveal one sentence at a time and hide the previous ones. Answers provided on second page of doc. Task is printed twice on page one, for quick photocopying if necessary.

A set of sentences for pupils to build up in the perfect tense with the first person only. Pupils choose appropriate vocab to match each past participle. Easy to make more challenging by asking pupils to add more details/opinions/change the person, or even rewrite into a story. Useful as a starter for pupils who are encountering the perfect tense for the first time.

A set of 10 questions about holidays, colour-coded for past/present/future. Pupils can use as practice for a speaking test: they could write and then say their own answers, ask a partner, use as a group listening task, or ask you the questions and note your answers.

A simple task to help pupils practice using the comparative in German. I have used this for a homework task. Suggested answers included on page 2 of the document. Pupils build sentences around the words supplied, e.g. Rom - Moskau - warm becomes Rom ist wärmer als Moskau.

A pair of resources based on using the past tense to talk about a party. First, a set of cards to match the French and English phrases, which are easily photocopied (print out double-sided and the English will appear on the reverse of the correct French, if you choose to use as a memory test instead). Secondly, a worksheet with a grammar task to match perfect tense phrases to the infinitives & English, followed by a reading comprehension. This version is set up so you can print two copies on a sheet of A4.

A fun worksheet to practise dans/sur/sous with simple vocab in French. A true/false activity followed by a task to create own sentences with similar vocab.

A photo-copiable sheet of 32 dominoes to practise French numbers up to 40. Cut up along the lines shown to create a set which works well in a small group.

A set of questions to elicit personal information, commonly covered early in a beginners French course. Prompts are given in French to begin the answers. 3 sets fit on one page, reducing photocopying!

A short French text giving simple information about school subjects. Use as a starter for a quick comprehension Q&A/reading aloud/adapt to different information.

A "cluedo" style task, could be used as a starter: one pupil chooses a person, a house and a detail from the list and the others (whole class/small group) must say different combinations of the vocab until they work out which one was chosen. Make it more complicated with a system to say if any of the guesses have any correct elements ("un/deux points") or give no clues, which just makes everyone get more practise at the phrases!

A set of descriptions in French of English dishes: pupils have to work out what they are. Answers provided, make sure you remove them before using the resource! You could make this easier by providing the answers jumbled, or extend it by asking pupils to write their own descriptions.

A French starter activity with suggested chunks of sentences in the past tense about various festivals. Could be used as part of a true/false activity, or pronunciation practice. Could be extended into a piece of speaking or writing, using this as scaffolding.

Straight-forward gapfill for avoir and être in the present tense - complete the English/French spellings. Copy-friendly version with 2 worksheets per page.

A worksheet with five different sets of patterns for pupils to continue, using simple 2D geometric shapes. Simple uncluttered presentation, suitable for children with autism. Sheets can be cut into five strips and presented separately.

A set of cards for pupils to practise counting up to six. Each card has a printed number and corresponding amount of pictures of clothes pegs. Pupils attach the clothes pegs to the card, one to each picture. Clear and simple graphics, suitable for children with autism.

A sheet showing six different length rulers. Print it twice, cut out the ruler pictures from one sheet and ask pupils to lay each picture on the corresponding ruler on the complete sheet. For extra durability, laminate the sheet and the pictures and use Velcro to hold them in place. Clear and uncluttered presentation, suitable for children with autism.

This straightforward task card helps a pupil to understand when a task is complete. Write their name and what the task is on the sheet, then tick a box when each part is completed. This sheet shows 10 boxes to tick, but just cut off the second row if you want 5, or adapt it yourself for any other number. I have used this with tasks such as "Count out the right number of tokens" - I say "three", pupil counts out 3 tokens, then I tick the first box, and so on. Useful with children with autism, who sometimes struggle to understand when a task is complete. Suitable for laminating and use a whiteboard pen.

A list of phrases containing French sports: pupils must complete the spellings of the sports correctly. Easy to photocopy 4 lists on a page of A4.