Excellent resource, asking students to find weather conditions in the grid and engage dictionary skills by looking up the correct gender for each word, noting down the article and translating the type of weather into English. Great as a starter or an activity. Suitable for HA KS2, KS3 and KS4. Links to GCSE module on Travel and Tourism. Also would be a great challenge for younger learners, extending their weather vocabulary. Would link very well across curriculum to geography (discussing weather for example in Haiti or Mauritius).

Excellent resource for charting and assessing student progress within lesson. Slide can be printed and students given a copy, or slide can be displayed for students to draw their own learning journey arrow on a whiteboard at the start of the lesson. They circle where they feel they are in terms of their confidence with the LO at the start of the lesson, and then come back to it at various points. At the end of the lesson, they review their learning and should be at the higher end of the scale. A useful reference tool for the teacher to determine those who need more support, and those that can be pushed further. Useful for daily teaching, or to use over the course of a module. Great when being observed too as very visual signpost that learning is being monitored by teacher, and those students that need support / further challenge are being picked up and helped appropriately.

Great lesson, covering use of 'il y a' and 'il n'y a pas de' + names of different shops and amenities in town. Very comprehensive resource. 30 slides in total. Fully animated with all answers and explanations for each activity in the notes section of each slide. Lesson begins with 'Connect 4' Starter. Students, playing against a partner or as a whole class, have to connect four squares by translating the words from French into English or vice-versa (linked to adjectives to describe town, simple opinions and reasons). Images then follow with text for students to repeat after teacher of places in town (une gare etc.). Students then match the French with the English translation in a table with the words (differentiated tables provided). Listening activity is next, using 'Voki', online characters (simply click hyperlink to listen). Scripts provided if teacher prefers to read. Twitter feeds follow with questions linked to where different celebrities live. Students asked to work out 'il y a' and 'il n'y a pas de' rule. Whiteboard activity is next - students must write sentence to describe town plan displayed on board using vocabulary. Students then asked to design and describe own town (scaffold provided for LA students). Final slide is a plenary game of 'Spin the Wheel'. Huge time saver and great fun to teach!

Three Mario Kart Grand Prix grids, printable and adaptable depending on requirements. Slides give examples and blank templates for each of the options below. Also included are Display Posters for each option, should you wish to use Grand Prix as a classroom display and Mario Kart characters to print and cut out for each student. Option 1 - Learning Objective Grand Prix. Students write a short summary of lesson LO into first Grand Prix box and date. They then circle the red, amber or green light depending on how confident they feel with their understanding that day. Students move their character onto the following space next lesson and again chart their understanding by circling the appropriate light. Very useful visual aid to show student progress, and to help pick up learners who are struggling but may not wish to acknowledge as such in front of their peers. After several lessons, grids can be used to split class into groups - those who would like to further work on first LO in one group, second in another and third in another. Teacher can then differentiate classwork and circulate to help improve understanding. Also helpful to set homework, for example assigning students a worksheet on the topic that they found difficult and as such would benefit from extra practice. Challenge / extension work can be set for those students who have all green lights. Option 2 - Grammar Grand Prix. Exactly as above, but used specifically for grammar (present tense 'er' verbs, 'ir verbs' and 're verbs' for example). Students chart confidence and understanding each lesson and move character around. Teacher can assess progress and adapt planning accordingly as above. Option 3 - Behaviour for Learning Grand Prix. Used successfully with several year 8 classes with a large number of behavioural challenges. As a group, students decide behavioural target for lesson at the start of each class. You may find it best to stick to one target per lesson to begin with, for example 'I will listen when other people are contributing'. Important that students think of the target themselves in order to engage motivation. Give 10 seconds to think, pair, share at start of lesson, take ideas and then go with most popular suggestion. At the end of the lesson, students rate how well they have met the target by circling red, amber or green. Grids handed into teacher at end of lesson who has final say on correct light. Those who have met the target move onto the next square and receive a raffle ticket. At the end of a series of lessons (for example half-term), raffle is drawn for a small prize. Those who have circled green and have moved around the grid have the most raffle tickets and therefore the greatest chance of winning prize. However, even if a student has only met the class behaviour target once, they are still rewarded for this with the raffle ticket and therefore have a small chance of also winning.

Excellent resource, asking students to perform a number of tasks and puzzles using number 51-100. Used successfully as whole lesson with repetition at start, asking students to work out the patterns between higher numbers (using number line resource as support) and lotto. Bundle includes worksheet with five different activities. Fully differentiated including support sheet and Challenge activity. Answer worksheet as a time saver for teacher marking and/or reflection and number line.

A crossword linked to family and relationships vocabulary at KS5. Useful starter to support any KS5 study of relationships / HA KS4.

Great resource, teaching clothes, adjectival agreements and demonstrative adjectives to students. Linked to Expo 2 (Rouge) spread on 'Les vêtements', and drawing on some GCSE vocabulary to extend HA. Vocabulary for colours and clothes, games, mini whiteboard activities, a reading, a speaking and a writing task with a full slide of vocabulary to support learners and clear Success Criteria. Fully animated with all answers and notes under each slide for teacher if helpful. Can easily be split into two lessons depending on ability of group. Great fun to teach!

Lesson linking to Expo 2 (Rouge) spread on invitations - making them, deciding whether or not to accept and giving an opinion / reason for answer. Fully differentiated with different options for vocabulary grids (writing the answers in, or drawing lines between the English and the French), listening activity and with a Challenge question drawing on grammatical knowledge for reading activity (presented as a Twitter feed). Seven activities in total, full lesson PowerPoint and Publisher file with all worksheets. Directions for teacher under each slide, all animations and answers. Treasure Hunt game to finish!

Colourful, editable posters to advertise a spring / summer Fete or fundraiser, and to display next to stalls and games, giving information about cost and instructions on how to play. Very helpful for ideas! Useful to let students know how each game works, and also the students / staff who are helping to run each stall. Template can be adjusted to suit your fundraiser. Stall Posters and Activity Instructions PowerPoint is 23 slides, with posters and instructions for activities such as a Raffle, Knock the Cans Over, Cupcake Decorating, Photo Booth, Chocolate Tombola, the Golf Game, Guess the Number of Sweets in the Jar and the Bonus ball Lottery! Eye-catching, colourful and a huge time-saver!

Great lesson, teaching the numbers 1-20 in French. Links to Expo 1 spread 'Quel âge as-tu' - this is the first lesson working on numbers before introducing the avoir phrase too. Very interactive, lots of games, mini whiteboard work and opportunities for repetition. First slide on PowerPoint is grid to be printed as a worksheet. Treasure Hunt plenary game to finish!

Great lesson, teaching the French alphabet to beginners. Based on Expo 1 French alphabet spread, but can be used for any age group. Starter builds on previous knowledge and asks students to find basic greetings in a grid. Practice with the sounds of the French alphabet follows, with two games. Mini whiteboard activity to spell the mystery character's name is next, followed by the question 'Comment ça s'écrit' and the students noting the answer for their own names (and those of extended family, pets etc. if teacher wishes). An introduction to French accents is the last activity, with a Blockbusters game to review and consolidate learning to finish. Engaging way to present alphabet, fully animated with notes under each activity for teacher if required. Great fun to teach!

Excellent resource, fully differentiated, focusing on French New Year customs and traditions. Text is taken from an article online (link on document) and has been simplified and split into six paragraphs for ease of translation and discussion. Fully differentiated with a Challenge extension question to extend HA learners - further researching 'La Galette des Rois'. Over a page of vocabulary, split into paragraphs to support LA. A series of questions in English link to the article, with paragraph numbers in brackets to direct learners who require support to the right paragraph. Can easily be deleted to extend challenge if required. Suitable for HA KS3 and KS4. Great fun to teach!

Great lesson, focusing on excuses for not responding positively to an invitation. Based on 'Desolée mais...' spread in Expo 2 (Rouge). Can be taught as one or two lessons depending on ability of group - lots in here. 11 activities in total + 2 Starters and 2 Plenary games. I have split it into two lessons as best for my class, but second date and Starter slide can easily be deleted to make it into one lesson. Fully animated with all answers. Directions for teacher if helpful under each slide. Differentiated with support and challenge options. Lots of games, mini whiteboard activities etc. Verb tables and songs for 'devoir' and 'pouvoir'. A huge time saver and great fun to teach!

A fully-prepared letter, ready to edit with your name, job title and e-mail address to send home to Parents / Carers regarding the implementation of a penpal scheme with a school abroad. The letter outlines the importance of safeguarding (i.e. that all communication should pass through school only), and asks Parents / Carers to sign and return a slip indicating that they are happy for their son or daughter to include a photograph of themselves in their letter to their penpal should they wish to. A huge time-saver! Easily adaptable for other languages, simply substitute 'French' for the language your students are learning.

A bundle of two letters, advising Parents / Carers that their son or daughter will be taking part in a cultural cooking lesson, and asking for consent and a voluntary contribution of £1.50 to cover materials. A great time saver! Easily adapted to suit the activity you have in mind. The letters are set up for French students to decorate and ice a 'Bûche de Noël' (Chocolate Yule Log) and German students a 'Lebkuchenmann' (Gingerbread Man). They were originally used at Christmas time alongside a cultural comparison regarding Christmas celebrations. A hugely popular activity that students never forget! Letters have also been adapted to make crêpes with French year 11 students and pizza with year 7 Italian students. Great fun and wonderful bringing the language to life in this way!

Excellent grammar bundle covering key concepts of KS3 and KS4 syllabi. All animations, formatting and answers ready to go. Easily adaptable for any year group. A real time saver! 1. Common infinitives - 3 slides - Covers key verbs in French and past participles of both avoir and être. Asks students to categorise verbs and to work out rules for endings in perfect tense. 2. Comparatives - 9 slides - Uses films to introduce concept of 'plus/moins/aussi...que'. Example sentences and translation. Whiteboard activity, differentiated to support LA with key words at top of slides. Task linked to watching of 'Minions' film trailer in French. Students asked to use language in own sentences following trailer. 3. Depuis and ça fait que - 7 slides - Comprehensive explanation of two conjunctions and whiteboard activity across six slides, differentiated to help LA learners with key words at top of slide. Students must decide which phrase to use and why, 4. Depuis - 4 slides - Precedes activity with 'ça fait que'. Explanation of when to use and mini-whiteboard translation. Easily adaptable and suitable for all ages.

Great lesson building on Sport 1 (recognising different sports + opinions) and Sport 2 (jouer + definite article). Fully differentiated and animated, with directions for each activity in Notes section for teachers. 37 slides in total. Can easily be split into two lessons if best for group. Slide 1: Date, title, learning objective, starter (adding in the right definite article for sports with jouer and translation). Slide 2: YouTube video montage of London 2012 Olympics highlights. Students encouraged to think about one main difference between the sports that they are watching. Draw out that some use balls (jouer) and some don't (faire). Slide 3: Students re-cap names of different sports, naming as many as they can from 12 images on slide in given time limit. Slides 4 - 15: Students repeat (with actions if wished) sports that use faire, picking out the definite article each time. Slides 16 - 18: Students complete table of sports that use faire. Slides 19 - 23: Points game, guessing the hidden sports, to consolidate vocabulary. Slides 24 - 25: Students note down grammar rule for definite article and how it combines with faire. Slides 26 - 28: Students spot use of faire + definite article in reading text (Twitter feeds created using classtools.net) and answer questions. Slides 29 - 35: Students translate sentences with faire on mini whiteboards. Slide 36: Writing activity. Clear Success Criteria given. Slide 37: 'Big Wheel' plenary to finish.

Comprehensive resource, building from Places in town 1 (see other resources), asking students to recognise places in town and use them with the conjunction 'près de' + correct article. Learning objectives: 1. To be able to understand how to say ‘a’ and ‘the’ in French. 2. To be able to say what I live close to. Lesson includes: Starter activity, finding places linked to town in a grid (for example 'une boulangerie'); a dice speaking game to practice pronunciation and translation (offering a good basis for discussion on how to build sentences); whiteboard work practising the correct articles for masculine, feminine and plural nouns; a reading activity based on a Facebook profile to draw out the rule for 'près de' and a writing task. Scaffold provided for LA. Fully animated with all answers. A great time saver!

Great lesson, covering all rooms and levels of the house, introducing them and culminating in students writing their own paragraph to describe their house or an imaginary house. Learning objective: To be able to recognise rooms in the house and describe my or an imaginary house. Lesson includes: Starter activity, un-scrambling sentences that increase in difficulty; repetition of rooms of the house vocabulary with text and images; table to fill in with rooms of the house; Splat game; Listening activity grid (teacher makes up listening text to link to ability of class); images linking to different levels of the house and whiteboard activity; writing activity with paragraph scaffold for LA; Super Splat game to finish! Lesson is fully animated with all answers and teacher instructions for each activity. A huge time saver!

Clear, concise explanation of use of faire with different tenses. Examples given with perfect, imperfect, pluperfect and simple future. Second slide has a series of questions for students to translate, using four tenses. Easily adaptable for younger learners, using extra tenses as differentiation for HA.