Fun French Christmas Noel Game Activity

40 cards for an Upper KS2 or KS3 whole class fun Christmas in French scoot game activity or use as task cards, perhaps for early finishers or meaningful fillers at this busy time of year. Includes versions with both French and English instructions, a vocabulary support page, answer key, Pause Cards to substitute in if you don’t wish to use all of the task cards, and a recording sheet in two versions. PDF format.

 
My FSL / MFL French basics resources and units suit students beginning French, near beginners (and intermediate learners for revision) in:

• Upper Primary (Key Stage 2 KS2) - Year 4, 5, 6 (Y4 Y5 Y6)
• Secondary (Key Stage 3 KS3) - especially Year 7 and 8 (Y7 / Y8)
• Equivalents such as Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Core French in Canada
• May suit others, depending on experience
   
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You can use these as ordinary task cards but a fun whole class game of Scoot works really well:

 
HOW TO SET UP AND PLAY “SCOOT!”:

• Print and cut the 40 numbered cards. There’s a set with English instructions and a set with French instructions, which you might want to use for older, more able or more experienced students. Two of the cards feature vocabulary that is different in Canada, therefore these two are repeated in a Canadian version at the end of the file.
• Consider laminating cards if you wish to use again.
• If playing Scoot, place or stick the cards on desks so that all students can answer one at a time.
• Give students a 1-page or 2-page blank answer grid. Consider mixed ability pairs and / or supplying the Christmas vocabulary support sheet for differentiation.
• Set a timer so that students have 30 seconds to sit and answer a card before scooting to the next one. All students move at the same time when the allotted time is done. You can call “Scoot!” or perhaps “Allez!” each time. Ensure you explain to students in which direction they should move.
• When students have answered all cards, mark together. An answer key is included.
• Even if you don’t have 40 students, you can still use all cards if you have a big enough space to arrange them. However, if you only want the same number of cards as you have students, you can remove some of the later cards. It’s also possible to remove cards you feel might be too hard for your students.
• Substitute cards you don’t wish to use with the included Pause Cards, numbering them appropriately and thus allowing students to take intermittent short brain breaks.
   
  MEGABUNDLES:
  French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
  French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2