Learn. Teach. Travel. Coach.
Having been in the education world for more than a decade I bring knowledge and experience as a teacher, teacher trainer and coach.
My teaching career has led me from England, France, China and now to South America
In the last several years, I have delivered a number of workshops and conference to help organizations and individuals to improve their teaching-management skills.
If you have any question about my ressource, feel free to contact me
Learn. Teach. Travel. Coach.
Having been in the education world for more than a decade I bring knowledge and experience as a teacher, teacher trainer and coach.
My teaching career has led me from England, France, China and now to South America
In the last several years, I have delivered a number of workshops and conference to help organizations and individuals to improve their teaching-management skills.
If you have any question about my ressource, feel free to contact me
Our students learn best when they have fun and work collaboratively. So, if you are planning to teach beginners in French I clearly recommend a fun yet efficient approach that will hook them…
Playing cards combines all these features.
The other good thing about this resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards.
So here are the objectives of the playing card games:
Learning-reinforcing vocabulary, sounds and grammar
Here’s what you get: 10 different playing cards game about
the alphabet
syllables
numbers 0-30
school objects
school subjects
verbs at the present tense
fall
Halloween
France
the environment
the playing cards are differentiated in levels (green for easy, orange for medium and red for more challenging)
you also get some ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily
you get the content page so that you can quickly choose which words you want to use with your class.
1 DIY box for each game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines!
All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box.
Our young generations of students are worried about the environment and global warming. I have designed this resource with my class of teenagers in mind who are eager to know more about the issue.
I would suggest you use it with a group of intermediate/advanced students. It can also be quite handy for complete French speakers.
You can use these speaking cards as a starter to check how much they know about the topic and you can also get them engaged in mini-debates.
The 45 cards are differentiated in terms of levels (15 green easy cards, 15 orange medium level cards and 15 red harder cards) to provide some differentiation.
You can use them as such in small groups or pairs of students or you can use the mini-game provided.
A good pair of scissors, a laminator and here you go!
Teaching French is not just about the language, it’s about all the cultural heritage that surrounds it. That said, finding ways to interest our students about geography, history and cultural heritage can be tricky.
I have designed this resource with my class of teenagers in mind who need to know more about France.
I would suggest you use it with a group of intermediate/advanced students as all the questions are in French. Don’t worry, the answers are provided to give your students all the autonomy they need to play.
You can use these speaking cards as a starter to check how much they know about the topic and you can use the boardgame with some dice to roll. That’s up to you and your needs!
The 45 cards are differentiated in terms of topic (15 green cards for basic general French culture, 15 orange cards for geography and history and 15 purple cards for cultural heritage)
You can use them as such in small groups or pairs of students and you can use the mini-game provided.
A good pair of scissors, a laminator and here you go!
Ready to have fun for spooky Halloween?
We know that our students learn best when they have fun and work collaboratively. So, if you are planning to teach Halloween in French I clearly recommend a fun yet efficient approach that will hook them… Playing cards combines all these features.
The other good thing about this resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards.
So here are the objectives of the playing card games:
Learning-reinforcing vocabulary about Halloween
Here’s what you get:
30 playing cards differentiated in levels (green for easy, orange for medium and red for more challenging)
7 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily
The content page so that you can quickly choose which words you want to use with your class.
1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines!
All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box.
Have fun! Don’t forget my other card games!
Fall is a great season and a nice opportunity to teach our students more vocabulary.
We know that our students learn best when they have fun and work collaboratively. So, if you are planning to teach Fall vocabulary in French I clearly recommend a fun yet efficient approach that will hook them… Playing cards combines all these features.
The other good thing about this resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards.
So here are the objectives of the playing card games:
Learning-reinforcing vocabulary about Fall
Here’s what you get:
30 playing cards differentiated in levels (green for easy, orange for medium and red for more challenging)
7 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily
The content page so that you can quickly choose which words you want to use with your class.
1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines!
All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box.
Have fun! Don’t forget my other card games!
Teaching grammar can be fun if you have the right tools. We know that our students learn best when they have fun and work collaboratively. So, if you are planning to teach French verbs at the present tense, don’t look any further. This resource is the right one for you! The other good thing about it is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards.
Here’s what you get:
72 playing cards with the 12 most used verbs in French (All 3 groups)
être
avoir
chanter
aimer
parler
écouter
finir
faire
dire
pouvoir
aller
voir
4 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily
1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines!
All you will need is a pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box.
Have fun!
This fun resource has been designed to help young learners discover how to put syllables together in French to create words. It will help them decipher the syllables while having fun and working collaboratively.
The other good thing about this playing cards resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards.
So here are the objectives of the playing card games:
Identifying the sounds and the syllables
Identifying and reading syllables and words
Here’s what you get:
88 playing cards:
24 blue caterpillar cards with consonant sounds: m-n-gn-p-t-c-cu-k-qu-b-d-g-gu-f-ph-s-ç-ch-x
64 green caterpillar cards vowel sounds: a(x2)-e(x2)-i(x2)-o(x2)-u(x2)-y(x2)-é(x2)-è(x2)-eu-oe-oeu-au-eau-ai-ei-est-es-er-et-ez-oi-ou-on-om-in-im-ain-aim-ein-ym-un-um-an-am-en-em-ion-ien-ian-ieu-oin-ette-esse-erre-enne-eff-elle-ill-ail-aille-eil-eille-euil-euille-ouil-ouille
A “split caterpillar” to facilitate the reading progression
5 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily
1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines!
(some designs for your box/cards as an extra)
The font and designs have been created to bring clarity to all learners
All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box.
Have fun! Check my other playing cards for more efficiency in your class!
If you are planning to teach school subjects in French to beginners, this resource is what you need. It will help you reinforce the vocabulary learnt in the class or you can use it as a starter to introduce your students to the topic.
While playing collaboratively your students will reinforce their knowledge of the vocabulary. I have also included the English version of the cards so that you can differentiate even more and play more games.
The other good thing about this playing cards resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards.
So here are the objectives of the playing card games:
reinforce/discover the vocabulary about school subjects in French
Here’s what you get:
30 playing cards in French
30 playing cards in English
5 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily
1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines!
(some designs for your box/cards as an extra)
The font and designs have been created to bring clarity to all learners
All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box.
Have fun! Check my other playing cards for more efficiency in your class!
This fun resource has been designed to help young learners use the vocabulary about school objects in French. While playing collaboratively they will reinforce their knowledge of the vocabulary. I have also included the English version of the cards so that you can differentiate even more and play more games.
The other good thing about this playing cards resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards.
So here are the objectives of the playing card games:
reinforce/discover the vocabulary about school objects in French
Here’s what you get:
30 playing cards in French
30 playing cards in English
5 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily
1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines!
(some designs for your box/cards as an extra)
The font and designs have been created to bring clarity to all learners
All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box.
Have fun! Check my other playing cards for more efficiency in your class!
We know that our students learn best when they have fun and work collaboratively. So, if you are planning to teach numbers in French I clearly recommend a fun yet efficient approach that will hook them. Playing cards combines all these features.
The other good thing about this resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards.
So here are the objectives of the playing card games:
Counting from 0 to 30 in French
Identifying and reading numbers
Comparing numbers in figures and letters
Here’s what you get:
31 playing cards from 0 to 30
5 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily
1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines!
All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box.
Have fun!
If you are looking for a fun approach to teach your beginners French the alphabet, this resource is the right one for you. We all know that our students learn best when they work collaboratively and when they have fun. So I have designed this resource with these two features in mind: Collaboration and fun stuff!!
The other good thing about this playing cards resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards.
So here are the objectives of the playing card games:
Learning the alphabet
Identifying and reading letters and words
Using the sign language to learn the alphabet
Here’s what you get:
52 playing cards from a to z
6 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily
1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines!
(some designs for your box/cards as an extra)
All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box.
Have fun!
It’s freezing cold outside but let’s warm up in class with some fun activities about winter! Winter is a nice occasion to teach about the weather, clothes, activities, in French. Your students will love this resource full of fun games and full of interactivity. It is aimed at teaching a B1-B2 level groups with a grammar point about the conditional. Note that some activities are more challenging to allow more differentiation in class. All the activities are corrected to save you time AND you get clear explanations at the bottom of each slide to guide your teaching!
Here’s what you’ll get in this 26-slide PPT:
Some questions as a starter to break the ice about Winter
A video about Winter with elements to identify
A matching up between pictures and words related to winter
a video to learn more about the topic with questions
A matching up with activities in winter
A domino game
A reading with questions and identification of verbs and tenses
A grammar point about the conditional
2 exercises to practise the use of the conditional
A survey
A cootie-catcher activity
A writine activity
A review of objectives
Have fun! Have a wonderful teaching day!
Shopping in a market is a great topic to teach students about different topics: food items, prices, quantities, engaging in conversations are just some examples of what you will find in this resource.
Your students will love this resource full of fun games, videos and interactivity. It is aimed at teaching a B1 level groups (pre-intermediate) but it can be adapted to a wider audience. Note that some activities are more challenging to allow more differentiation in class. All the activities are corrected to save you time AND you get clear explanations at the bottom of each slide to guide your teaching progression!
⭐ Here’s what you’ll get in this 28-slide PPT: ⭐
A self-target setting slide with the objectives of the lesson then…
Some questions as a starter to break the ice about summer
A video about a market in the south of France with elements to identify and questions
A matching up between pictures and words related to shopping in markets
a shopping list to complete with food items and then quantities
An activity to put food items under categories
A reading activity with a conversation at the market to re-organize
A grammar point about the imperative with exercises
A writing-speaking activity in pairs
A battleships activity in pairs
A fortune teller game as a plenary
Have fun! Have a wonderful teaching day!
Happy Saint Paddy’s
Saint Patrick’s day is always a nice celebration and a great opportunity for us as ESL teachers to teach some vocabulary and culture in a fun way. How about having interactive activities with songs, videos, speaking and reading activities in one resource? This is what you will get with this resource:
A PPT with 36 slides and an activity booklet with 13 pages full of activities and games to engage your students.
It contains:
a self-target setting slide
questions based on a video
a reading activity
a true/false activity
introduction to the vocabulary and a drilling game
a speaking activity with likes and dislikes
a maze
colouring activities
a writing activity
a group project
a Rhyming guessing game
2 songs for teenagers and/or adults
a word search
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Thanksgiving is just around the corner. How about telling our students a bit more about culture and traditions?
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year for our French students to discover a bit more about other cultures. This lesson is aimed at proficient students in French (B2-C1) or it can even be used for native speakers that want more culture about the United States. However many activities have also been designed in this resource for lower level students so that they can understand the concept of being grateful for what they have.
Every activity is corrected to save you time and you get detailled notes at the bottom of each slide of the PPT to guide your teaching! The booklet is a good way to help your students keep a record of what they have learned in class
Here's what you will get in this 36-slide PPT lesson and its 12-page booklet:
1. A starter with a brainstorming
2. A video about Thanksgiving's story
3. A true-false activity
4. A text to reorder
5. A fun mini quiz about Thansgiving in History
6. A matching up activity about Thanksgiving menu
7. An interactive menu with 5 activities to choose from (You can do them all if you want as well.)
with - a recipe
- a maze
- a wordsearch
- a poem
- Thanksgiving tree
8. A thinking time activity with slides to open up students' minds to be grateful for what they have
9. a review of objectives
Have a lovely Thanksgiving!
Students love celebrations and it makes a nice break in our teaching. However we can celebrate and learn, can't we? This resource is aimed at teachers who want to celebrate Halloween with their students while incorporating some vocabulary, grammar and revisions. Here's what you will get:
a powerpoint with 30 colourful and scary slides about Halloween and a 12-page booklet. It contains:
- a self-target setting slide
- an introduction to the vocabulary
- games to drill the vocabulary (disappearing ones,
- colouring activities (2)
- masks to prepare for halloween (3)
- a word search
- a matching up activity about the body part
- a battleship
- a slide about opinions and reasons
a booklet with 12 pages about Halloween to use with your students. It contains:
- a word search
- colouring activities to practise colours
- a skeleton labelling activity to recap about body parts
- a review about likes/dislikes and reasons
- a battleship
- a review of objectives
I suggest you use it along with the powerpoint Spanish Halloween for more efficiency!
Bonjour,
here's a colourful and scary bundle with a booklet with 12 pages and a ppt with 48 slides to teach vocabulary about Halloween. It contains:
- a self target setting activity
- a starter with questions based on a video (I suggest you use the powerpoint to have access to the video and other activities)
- a reading activity about Halloween (origins of the celebration and La Toussaint)
- an introduction to the new vocabulary through repetition and drilling games
- a true-false activity
- a matching up
- a word search
- riddles
- a noughts and crosses
- a maths game
- a skeleton to label
- a conversation to reorder with vocabulary to look for
- how to prepare a pumpkin
- recipes for Halloween (scary eyeball truffles and chocolate mice!)
- a review about opinions
- masks to colour
- drawing activities
- an unscrambling the letters activity
- a review of objectives
Enjoy!
Happy Halloween
Looking for activities and games that you can use, adapt and reuse over and over again?
I have created this resource with teachers and students in mind. Knowing how difficult it is to create original activities and game that will motivate and challenge students, I have come up with this 60-ready-to use interactive games, ideas and activities that will save you a lot of time.
Here’s how it works:
1. You get a fully interactive powerpoint with 113 slides and 60 activities
2. The activities are divided into 8 sections according to their use:
a. Guessing games and quizzes (Questions and hiding picture, Questions and rewards, Questions for a winner, Jeopardy, Multiple answers, Hiding picture)
b. Activities with timer (Questions with timer, Who the fastest in the class? , A short answer game)
c. Labelling activities (Geography and countries, Dinner’s ready, Spooky Halloween)
d. Team games (Blockbuster, Slapping the board game, Boardgame, Puzzle, Spot the differences, The dictionary race, Disappearing game, The first one who can name… )
e. Drawing and settling down activities (Read and draw, Write and draw, Word search, From English to French, The hidden sentences, Coloring activity, Pictionary, Back-to-back descriptions)
f. Activities in pairs (Battleships, Family tree, Matching up, Draw your family tree, Guessing games, Snakes and ladders, Noughts and crosses, Ping-pong, Filling-gap, Role-play, Classification)
g. Engaging everyone (One question/one student, Who’s my next victim, Mind map, Questions in a hat, Survey, Fashion show, Let’s debate, Counting game, Hot-air balloon, Find the mistakes, Post-it game, Dominos)
h. Other activities (Identify key words, The odd-one-out, Classification, Summary, Hangman)
3. To get access to the activities, follow the menu in each section. Click on the ORANGE button provided to choose an activity. To come back to the menu click on the GREEN arrow at the top right handside of each slide.
4. Each activity is explained with step-by-step instructions in the notes section at the bottom of each slide to save you time.
5. You also get the booklet with 56 pages with all activities that can be photocopied and used in class with students.
6. You also get in the booklet blank templates that you can use and adapt for your own needs.
- This resource is highly interactive to allow fun interactions with your students but you don’t need to be a techy to use it!
- It is highly adaptable. You just need to adapt it for your needs
- It is a time-saver: No need to overthink your planning.
- It works! They have proven to be very useful in my classes
If you are looking for more personalized activities for your class or your school, let’s get in touch! Always happy to help.
Hi everyone!
The end of the year is coming...and sometimes by the end of the year we are not quite sure how and what to teach anymore.
Have you noticed how our students can look tired or bored at the end of the year? Are you looking forwards some vacations? I bet that's the same for your students.
How about boosting them a little bit with this colourful quiz that you can use to play in team?It will break your routine nicely while challenging your students.
Here's what you get in this resource: a 60-slide PPT and an activity booklet with 13 pages testing the knowledge of your students about Spain and Spanish culture. It contains:
- a self-target setting slide
- 28 questions to test their knowledge with Multiple choice answers (about the geography, famous celebrities, food, languages...)
- 28 answers
- a review of objectives
Enjoy
The French have voted for their 2 favorite candidates for the presidential elections. It is now quite hard to tell the future and if you are teaching French you may find it hard to explain the programs of each of the candidates. This resource will help you teach about the elections by putting the results into the French context and by explaining the birth of each political party.
This resource is aimed at intermediate-advanced level students. This resource contains a PPT with 24 slides with different activities. It also contains a booklet for students so that they can keep a track of their learning.
All the activities are corrected to save you time. Here's what you will get:
1. a matching up activity with the 5 main political parties that were competing (texts with main ideas and political trends)
2. a true/false activity about the political campaign
3. a reading with questions about Marine Le Pen and her program
4. Two video clips: Students need to answer questions about her political trends and main concerns for the voters of the Front National
5. A mini-biography to reorder about Marine Le Pen
6. A reading about the history of the FN and how it is presented now
7. A text about Emmanuel Macron and his program with questions
8. A brainstorming about what students may know about him
9. A video clip with questions
10. a mini-biography to reorder about Emmanuel Macron
11. A text giving some insight about his Party En Marche
12. The results as a conclusion
Enjoy. I am sure it will help you teach about the elections and their importance not only in France but also on the international scene.
I suggest you also use this resource that gives you a clear idea of the political system in France.
Check here French election Process