I produce high quality and engaging resources that really add value to your classroom. I am a passionate MFL teacher who has also worked with whole school literacy and numeracy intervention.
I produce high quality and engaging resources that really add value to your classroom. I am a passionate MFL teacher who has also worked with whole school literacy and numeracy intervention.
A great resource to consolidate grammar terms. There is a teacher PPT which defines; nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, synonyms, intensifiers, quantifiers, superlatives and comparatives. The teacher can print slide 6 and produce a card sort whereby students match up definitions to explanations. Pupils then provide examples in their own language. There are modelled examples on the PPT if required. There is then an exercise where pupils explain the terms to each other to demonstrate understanding. They then complete a worksheet in French to demonstrate understanding whereby they categorise 26 words. The solution is provided on the teacher PPT and pupils are encouraged to use the dictionary.
There is more emphasis on grammar awareness for pupils to work more independently and this resource is a great facet to improve understanding and consolidate key grammar knowledge.
This resource pack contains a teacher presentation revising descriptions of home and making comparisons. This teacher PPT is 18 slides and includes speaking and writing practice of which house they prefer and justification for their opinion. There is also a kinaesthetic reading resource where the teacher cuts up six comparative sentences and places them in envelopes with the translation on the outside of the envelope. Pupils work in groups or independently to translate the sentences. These are easy to edit for your own purpose.
There are 11 slides of celebrity homes to be printed out for prompt cards for the speaking and writing task. There is also a vocabulary support sheet to help pupils.
These resources were used in an observation where I was judged "outstanding". It is a really fun and meaningful lesson.
This pack of resources contains a teacher PPT that has a word search recapping on directions. There is then a grammar slide where pupils categorise genders of where they are going to using aller + au, à la, à l' and aux. There is then a consolidation slide with modelled answers for pupils to complete written or spoken work. Pupils then complete a worksheet which is a word puzzle consolidating the language. There is a solution to this puzzle on the teacher presentation. There is also a word search of 14 places that are used within the teacher presentation and within Expo.
As a plenary the teacher calls out places they are going to visit and the pupils play bingo.
This presentation is designed to support the introductions of jobs. There are 17 slides in the teacher presentation. A really clear grammar slide explaining how to use "etre" with professions. There is a worksheet with 12 word snakes practising the 1st 2nd and 3rd form of "etre" with professions. the solution is provided in the teacher PPT. There are picture games to consolidate the vocab.
A set of 32 questions for pupils to ask the Foreign Language Assistant in French. This is great for making the pupils at ease with the FLA and practices formulating questions. Most of the questions are appropriate for the FLA to ask to the pupils then. It is a great ice-breaker. There is also a slide modelling how pupils can introduce themselves to the FLA,
Excellent speaking practice, this can be used as a whole class activity or for small group or pair work. The questions are easy to print and can be stuck into books for revision.
A teacher PPT of 2 slides explaining the rules e.g. no errors award €100 etc
The student worksheet has 5 sentences relating to free time. You can adapt these for all topics. There are also 5 amounts. The amounts and the sentences are cut out and the student awards the amounts to the sentences dependent on spelling and grammar errors.
This is a really fun kinaesthetic activity that reinforces grammar and encourages pupils to proof read work checking spellings, agreements, genders etc
A colour coded resource whereby the French is provided back to front e.g. oda = ado = adolescent. Pupils write out the French correctly for the 56 vocab items and then translate. The solution is also provided. This is a fun way of learning vocab and as there are several expressions it is suited to pupils completing in pairs or teams.
It is easy to change the text to one colour if you don't want the text colour coded according to gender. Easy to print too.
Within this resource pack you will find a teacher presentation whereby pupils categorise the places according to gender. Also is a vocab test of 21 places in town (English to French). The third resource is a crossword of 19 places in town. The clues are in English.
The second teacher presentation shows the definite and indefinite article with places in town. The pupils can learn these for a vocab test.
These are excellent resources for consolidating or revising this vocabulary. They are easy to edit and print too.
An interactive PowerPoint presentation that revises and reinforces high frequency vocabulary in a fun way. The first slide displays the 11 topics and the teacher or pupils decide which topic to test themselves on. Lots of popular games such as bingo can be played using the slides as a prompt. The topics included are
- days of the week
- months
- colours (11)
- pets (10)
- numbers 1-20
- countries (12)
- verbs (10)
- sports (7)
- Transport (8)
- Weather (5)
- Free time (6)
This can be used as a starter or a plenary too.
Two kinaesthetic resources to practice greetings and introductions. The first is a set of dominoes with 11 phrases in French and English to match up. The second is a rectangle puzzle that is filled up with triangles. The triangles can be cut out either using the scissors or guillotine and the pupils demonstrate their vocab knowledge by matching up the sides of the triangles to form the rectangle. Both templates can be used by you for different topics. Easy to edit and print.
An interactive PowerPoint presentation that revises and reinforces high frequency vocabulary in a fun way. The first slide displays the 11 topics and the teacher or pupils decide which topic to test themselves on. Lots of popular games such as bingo can be played using the slides as a prompt. The topics included are
- days of the week
- months
- colours (11)
- pets (9)
- numbers 1-20
- countries (12)
- verbs (10)
- sports (7)
- Transport (8)
- Weather (5)
- Free time (6)
This can be used as a starter or a plenary too.
Included are 5 reading worksheets on the topic of Pokémon Go. These are all adapted from authentic sources and aim to build reading skills and vocabulary acquisition in a fun way.
The first worksheet contains a word cloud with 23 phrases to find and translate. There is also 5 statements to decide whether they are true or false.
The second worksheet is a gap-fill reading activity based on the decision to ban Pokémon Go in Bresolles, France. The reader also finds key vocab expressions.
The third worksheet is based on a blog discussing the phenomenon of Pokémon Go. There are 7 comprehension questions and 6 antonyms to find.
The fourth reading worksheet is based on the possible release of the app Harry Potter Go. There are 6 comprehension questions and 8 antonyms to find.
The fifth worksheet is a 127 word article on the environment and Pokémon Go and the environment taken from a popular French website. There is a crossword with clues in English, pupils demonstrate understanding of the text to solve the puzzle. Highly engaging and excellent reading practice.
All worksheets are editable and links to external sources are provided. If you have access to facebook there is a video that can be played to accompany the 2nd worksheet.
These worksheets are ideal for classwork, homework, cover work and revision. They are easy to print too.
Match up of match reactions to the game. These phrases are from player quotes, press articles and online media reactions. Although related to the match this resource practices opinions which are key to exam success. This is easy to print or edit and the teacher presentation includes the solution.
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A range of resources to introduce the Olympic sports. The teacher PowerPoint includes a summary slide of the disciplines and a quick quiz of 10 sports to match up (this is easy to edit).
There are 3 resources to test and reinforce knowledge of the disciplines; a crossword which is accompanied by a solution, there is also a word cloud containing the disciplines whereby the pupils translate the disciplines. Finally there is a word search containing 19 of the sports , pupils translate the sports and find the German.
This is a really good selection of resources to introduce the games. All resources are easy to print.
Engaging starter or plenary to recap on the present, future and past tense. Pupils serve the pronoun to match up with the correct verb(teacher or pupil clicks on matching pair). This will quickly highlight areas for pupil development. It is easy to change the verbs and the tenses if you want to challenge your pupils with other verbs or tenses.
Included are an array of resources to introduce the Olympic Games.
- There is a teacher presentation that includes a slide with 7 key questions about the games to check pupils' knowledge or a task that can be in the ICT suite for pupils to research. It could also be set as a homework task. Included also in this presentation is a thinking skills match up exercise revealing key Olympic facts. The teacher presentation also contains a list of all events, a further slide is included which shows which sports go with jouer/faire. There is also a speaking task here based on "tu aimes" with "jouer/faire" + sport. There is a slide with links to two authentic websites to find out more info.
- There are two word clouds included whereby pupils find key vocabulary one containing 12 phrases, the harder one containing 18 phrases
- there is a starter/ plenary with 10 vocab expressions to be matched up (easy to edit)
- there is a card sort of 12 phrases in English and French to match up (teacher solution provided to display on the board(
- there are two word searches; one with 27 phrases related to the games and some sporting disciplines, the other with 40 sports to find
These resources are ideal for end of term activities and revising sports. The website links can encourage independent work. All resources are easy to print.
Resources to encourage pupils to speak and write descriptively, providing and justifying opinions.
There is a printout for pupils with a word cloud containing relevant vocabulary. Also included are sentence openers for giving your opinion and developing your arguments. This could be used with any topics and will help to improve spontaneity.
An 85 word account of someone's addiction to fashion. Pupils read the account and then complete a crossword demonstrating understanding of the extract. The second exercise is a categorisation of 14 statements of people's attitudes towards fashion - whether they are a fashion victim or not. This leads to pupils writing independently about their own attitudes towards fashion. They use the vocabulary from the first two exercises and are also provided with further expressions to exploit. This resource supports students providing opinions and justifying arguments. It is also a fun way of leading on to speaking practice debating the importance of fashion.
Easy to print and edit.
An array of resources that can be used and reused with new classes. Included are a variety of resources that are appropriate for a range of age groups. The aim being to get pupils communicating and building their confidence. The resources also enable the teacher to establish the learning climate and expectations for the year ahead.
- A treasure hunt of basic introductory vocabulary for pupils to circulate and recall vocab, the alternative if you prefer your students to sit down is a word search. There is a summary vocabulary on the excel worksheet - the pupils then use the vocabulary to produce their own luggage label in their books introducing themselves
- Also attached is an introductory PowerPoint setting out the course content for the year (edit to suit your scheme of work) and classroom expectations
- Within the PowerPoint "connaitre mieux ma classe" there is an amazing selection of icebreaker activities:
--- an outline of a person where the pupils fill in key information (what they learnt last year, what they like to do, what they don't like doing, their best friends, what they want to do after school and a memory from childhood
--- 5 generic introductory questions
--- an acrostic using the letters of their first name to describe themselves
--- a survey with 15 questions that they answer themselves and then pose questions to their partner to find out
their answers
--- a template where the pupils provide details of their learning style
--- a slide which prompts them to reflect on their learning thus far and their moving on targets this year
---positive note on leaving "I'm glad I met ______ because" (in French)
--- 3 exercises of the activity "find someone who" (with varying difficulty) - excellent for formulating questions and recalling high frequency vocabulary
--- 2 truth and a lie
--- "my biggest weakness" with 8 examples as a prompt for pupils
Really engaging activities that set your year/course off on a positive note. The resources are easy to edit too
20 questions in the present, past, future and conditional tense for pupils to ask each other to get to know each other. Depending on the pupils' ability the teacher might revise formulating questions first. This is a great activity when meeting new classes.