“La nourriture” - Perfect for Y7/Y8 Three different activities that can be used as part of a lesson or as starter/ do now activities. They can also be used all together as part of a cover lesson. These have proved to be excellent in mixed ability classes with EAL and SEN students as they are accessible to all through imagery. Activity 1: Introducing 9 vocabulary items - simple translation Activity 2: Pupils write sentences in French through decoding and then read them to find the translation. Activity 3: A good old-fashioned crossword with a cultural element (pastries!)

Powerpoint presentation for the European Day of Languages on the 26 of September. This can be used as a cover lesson, for assemblies or as an extra to MFL lessons. There are two PPT files. The content is the same, however one is animated and the other is not, so it is more customisable or can be tailored to your needs. They include: An explanation of what the European Day of Languages is for. A slide with a few facts about languages across the world and Europe. A slide on obvious and not so obvious benefits of learning a foreign or second language. Why you should not be scared to learn a second language. Motivational quotes. Ways to communicate other than verbal language. Code vs language discussion

Displays with French idioms and expressions in relation to food. A game version is available in the shop.

Classroom poster on how to do the present tense for verbs ending in -er, -re and -ir, and the 8 most common irreguar verbs: être, avoir, aller, faire, pouvoir, vouloir , prendre and devoir (It includes all conjugations and their translation (include ‘On’), as well as a list of infinitives and time markers. Format is A1 size, but can be printed in smaller sizes. This is part of my French Grammar/ Conjugation Booklet at KS3 which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12756410

10 questions words - 2 per sheet which can be printed on A4 or A3. Includes: qui? quand? quoi? comment? Oú? Combien (x2 - how much and how many) pourquoi? lequel?/laquelle? quel/ quelle?

Spanish idioms and expressions on the topic of animals (some are very familiar, i.e. “ser un rata”, “hacer la cobra” so you may choose to leave them out depending on the age group. I use them at KS3, KS4 and A level in different ways, or as displays in events (it always gives people a good laugh) Separate images (in PNG format) as well as full PDF are included.

French idioms and expressions on the topic of animals (some are very familiar, i.e. “il pleut comme vache qui pisse" so you may choose to leave them out depending on the age group. I use them at KS3, KS4 and A level in different ways, or as displays in events (it always gives people a good laugh) Separate images (in PNG format) as well as full PDF are included.

Deutscher pass- Also available in Spanish, French, Arabic and Portuguese. 26 daily pages. (can be used for 26 lessons) two versions: one with a cover in English and the other in German. A useful teaching tool for: students reflect on their learning student motivation challenges (at the back of the passport) and differentiation ownership teacher assessment for learning Format and Printing instructions: For the purpose of authenticity, this booklet is in A6 format. You will need A5 paper to print it on (or A4 cut in half) Adobe Acrobat is recommended. In the printing options in printer preferences, make sure the paper selected is A5. Select “booklet”. This should automatically send the passport to print double sided and in order. Use a long stapler to staple the middle. Here’s how I use it: As I only see my KS3 classes once a week, I put this together and use it every single lesson as a plenary! It allows them to give me feedback on how they feel they understood the content and they can also write me a note. These are on their desk for the full lesson and stay in the classroom so that I can assess their learning. If there are any notes, I write some advice back. There is a bank of extra challenges activities at the back, that can be used with any topic, and students can let me know how many challenges (both from the extension activities on the board and from the back of their passports) they have completed at the end of the lesson, by circling the correct number. As an exit ticket, I give them a small activity on a post-it size paper (i.e. “extend this sentence” or “correct this sentence” ) , student get a stamp once this is completed and are allowed to “travel” (leave the classroom). Wear a border control vest or police hat if you like drama! I certainly do. You will notice the challenges are written in Spanish, but if they struggle to understand some parts of it, they can squint their eyes and read it in English on the page next to it.

Perfect tense / Le passé composé Poster Classroom poster on how to do the perfect tense in French, flowchart style. It includes all conjugations for “être” and “avoir”(including ‘On’), a large list of irregular participles. If the verb is irregular and also needs the auxiliary “être” they are marked with an asterisk. At the bottom of the poster, there is a list of time markers to use it with. I have used this in my classroom and it has worked excellently so far, students just need to follow the flowchart, which means I need to spend less time explaining and my students get more practice time! Format is A1 size, but can be printed in smaller sizes. This is part of my French Grammar/ Conjugation Booklet at KS3 which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-grammar-conjugation-booklet-organiser-12756410

A poster/ display/ visual aid on main impersonal expressions in different tenses, including the weather. Format is A1 size, but can be printed in smaller sizes. This is part of my French Grammar/ Conjugation Booklet at KS3 which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12756410

Display posters for the months of the year in French. These are 3 sheets that you can print in A4 and line up as a banner.

A quizz-like game to guess he meaning of French idioms and expressions around the topic “les parties du corps” / “parts of the body” Play this as a whole class game or in teams. There are 20 slides/ questions in total.

A quiz game where students have to guess the meaning of idioms and expressions in relation to food in Spanish! Play this as a whole class game or make teams. There are 18 slides/ questions in total

This is a competitive modern foreign languages game can be played in 2 teams or “teacher vs class”, in class or live teaching online. The rules are flexible and you can play this as the original “Connect 4” or allow pupils to translate boxes in any order. If translated in a random order, you can use the random points allocation template “Le-ki” or “Level Up” included in the file. Instructions are included for easy set-up. This is the Spanish version, French and German versions will be available soon.

UPDATED 27/10/22 - fixed error in translation activity. You can view a live example here: https://issuu.com/dinkummfl/docs/mockup_halloween_ks3_french_activity_pack A variety of activities mainly aimed at KS3- Year 7 and Year 8 on the topic of Halloween in French. Students will have the opportunity to learn idioms and expressions related to fear as well as learn vocabulary outside of the curriculum. There is also the opportunity to learn or revise the rooms of the house and descritions, as well as parts of the body an colours. Help boxes and challenges included. You will notice some pages that may seem to be a duplicate. They are there for differentiation so you may choose whichever suits your students needs best. Answers are included in a separate PDF. Vocabulary list **Dividing new vocabulary into categories ** masculine, feminine, verbs **Word search ** FR to FR and ENG to FR Learning and understanding French expressions/idioms related to fear and worry Films and series titles and translation activities. independent translation skills **Decoding and understanding a poem in French. ** Reading about and describing a haunted house learning or revising rooms of the house, floors etc. (sentence builder included) Describing your monster learning or revising adjectives and parts of the body (sentence builder included) Horizontal printables that can will easily fit into a presentation.

You can view a live example here: https://issuu.com/dinkummfl/docs/mockup_halloween_ks3_french_activity_pack A variety of activities mainly aimed at KS3- Year 7 and Year 8 on the topic of Halloween in Spanish. Students will have the opportunity to learn idioms and expressions related to fear as well as learn vocabulary outside of the curriculum. There is also the opportunity to learn or revise the rooms of the house and descritions, as well as parts of the body an colours. Help boxes and challenges included. You will notice some pages that may seem to be a duplicate. They are there for differentiation so you may choose whichever suits your students needs best. Answers are included in a separate PDF. Vocabulary list **Dividing new vocabulary into categories ** masculine, feminine, verbs **Word search ** SP to SP and ENG to SP Learning and understanding Spanish expressions/idioms related to fear and worry Films and series titles and translation activities. independent translation skills **Decoding and understanding a poem in Spanish. ** Reading about and describing a haunted house learning or revising rooms of the house, floors etc. (sentence builder included) Describing your monster learning or revising adjectives and parts of the body (sentence builder included) Horizontal printables that can will easily fit into a presentation.

Classroom poster on how to do the imperfect tense for verbs ending in -er, -re and -ir, and the 8 most common irreguar verbs: être, avoir, aller, faire, pouvoir, vouloir , prendre and devoir (It includes all conjugations and their translation (include ‘On’), as well as a list of infinitives and time markers. Format is A1 size, but can be printed in smaller sizes. This is part of my French Grammar/ Conjugation Booklet at KS3 which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12756410

Poster/ visual aid/ display which explains how to do the negative in the present, perfect, simple future, imperfect, near future and the conditional. Format is A1 size, but can be printed in smaller sizes. I would not recommend printing it smaller than A4. This is part of my French Grammar/ Conjugation Booklet at KS3 which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12756410

Display with guidance on how to use reflexive verbs in French in different tenses, Format is A1 size, but can be printed in smaller sizes. This is part of my French Grammar/ Conjugation Booklet at KS3 which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12756410