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!

Italian Valentine's Day Worksheet. First exercise asks students to translate vocabulary and match ten pictures to the Italian words (for example la scatola di cioccolatini, il cuore, il regalo, il bacio). Second exercise asks students to translate some simple Italian love phrases (for example tesoro mio, luce mia). Final exercise asks students to write a love letter in Italian, and gives them 24 phrases to help them to get started. Can be used for KS2 (first exercise + creating a Valentine's Day card), KS3 and KS4 (ask students to extend letter with past and / or future tenses). Great fun to teach, can lead on to lots of games with vocabulary, for example Pictionary or Splat!

Great lesson, based on Expo 3 (Rouge) spread of 'Ça ne va pas'. Builds on prior knowledge of illnesses and injuries in the present tense, and works on using reflexive verbs with être in the perfect tense to describe problems with the body. Lesson begins with a re-cap of various body parts, then moves on to ask students to match the first and second half of sentences describing injuries in the past tense to five images. Reading, mini whiteboard translation and writing activities follow, with 'être' song to re-cap verb in present tense if teacher wishes. Splat game to review learning at the end of the lesson. Fully differentiated with 'Want support' and 'Challenge options'. Fully animated with all answers and notes for teachers underneath slides if helpful. Worksheet and full lesson PowerPoint in bundle. Interactive and 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!

Great resource teaching students how to ask ages and respond. Builds on previous knowledge of numbers 1-20 and links to Expo 1 spread - 'Quel âge as-tu?'. Mini whiteboard activities, lotto, a reading and a listening task. Introduces students to the full present tense conjugation of 'avoir'. Optional song to use if wished! Great fun to teach!

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 school objects to beginners. Based on Expo 1 French 'Dans mon sac' spread, but can be used for any age group. Starter asks students to translate as many objects as they can in time limit, with a dictionary. Emphasis on independent learning. Challenge is to add extra school objects that aren't on the list. Students then repeat vocabulary, followed by 'Qu'est-ce-que c'est' game, in pairs and then as a class to win points. Reading activity follows, matching the descriptions of school bags to the right pictures. Speaking activity with dice is next and a writing activity to finish. Scaffold provided for LA. Pictionary game to review learning - always great fun!

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!

Presentation guiding students through the process of peer observation of behaviour in group work and the effects on learning. Based on the activity in the excellent 'The Teacher's Toolkit' by Paul Ginnis. Used to great effect, a real behaviour-for-learning changer and very insightful for students. Definitely worth doing! I use every year with each class to install values and bring attention to the ripple effect of any behaviour that doesn't support learning. The feedback makes much more of a difference coming from their peers rather than me! Use alongside a group activity (for example a reading text and questions), and allow time at the start of the lesson for an explanation and a full reflection at the end (15 minutes+).

Five A4 pictures of beautiful landscapes to print and display with key values of school or department. French and English title posters to display alongside.

Full lesson, linking to Unit 1.1 of Expo 1 - 'C'est parti: Bonjour'. Lesson covers meeting people, using the pronouns 'je' and 'tu' (and 'vous' as an extension), a wide range of greetings (hello, hi, goodbye, see you soon, have a lovely day etc.) and ways to ask how people are and respond to the question. Lots of speaking, mini whiteboard activities, pairs, 'Splat', a dice activity and a 'Spin the Wheel' game at the end of the lesson to consolidate learning. Fully animated with notes under each slide for teacher. Lesson PowerPoint, pairs game and worksheet included in download. Great fun to teach!

Great lesson, linked to Expo 3 (Rouge) 'Je suis malade' spread, Unit 3.1. Fully differentiated with all answers and animations. Perfect as one or two lessons depending on ability of group. Starter activity asks students to label body parts, followed by a translation activity with different French phrases. Mini whiteboard activity follows, then a game of Lotto to consolidate vocabulary. Listening activity has four Voki characters and differentiated grids for answers. Speaking activity is a quick game and is followed by a reading text with questions. Vocabulary to support LA and a 'Challenge' option for HA linked to colloquial language and negatives are provided. The final activity, a written task, gives clear Success Criteria with sentence starters and a 'Want more?' option. Lesson finishes with two slides set up for 'Splat' review game. 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!

Excellent resource, outlining in four short paragraphs a series of Italian traditions and customs for New Year's Eve. Document includes a short text, a series of questions in English to consolidate understanding, answers to the questions and helpful vocabulary. The text is adapted from a longer article online (link on worksheet) and can easily be lengthened if not challenging enough for group. I use this with a year 7 and a year 10 Italian class, both several months into their Italian language studies. Acts as a great springboard for further discussion and cultural comparisons, and introduces them to a range of authentic vocabulary. A perfect first lesson back in January, topical and interesting.

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 four paragraphs for ease of translation and discussion. Fully differentiated with a Challenge extension question to extend HA learners - further researching 'la galette des rois'. Four tables of vocabulary, split into paragraphs, are also provided to support learners if appropriate. A series of questions in English link to the article, with paragraph numbers in brackets to direct learners who require support to the right section. Can easily be deleted to extend challenge if required. Suitable for HA KS2 and KS3. 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!

Excellent resource, perfect as a first lesson back after the holidays. Two-page article (link included on document) exploring French New Year traditions and presenting lots of opportunities for cultural discussion. Article is split into sections for ease of reading and discussion. Examples of cultural interest include the French tradition of sending New Year greeting cards, the annual televised French presidential address on 31 December, the change in date of the first day of the new year over the centuries, and the significance of 'l’Épiphanie' and 'la galette des rois'. Worksheet asks students to draw out synonyms from text for specific vocabulary (e.g. 'les moufles' - 'les gants'), and to respond to six questions in French related to these customs. Fully differentiated for LA learners with a vocabulary table and sections of the text signposted in brackets to support with answering the questions. These can easily be deleted for HA learners. Questions can be extended with reference to the subjunctive and other grammatical elements of the text. Students could also be asked to summarise in 100 words the main differences between traditional French New Year celebrations and those of their home country.

Excellent resource, perfect for KS3 and KS4 to introduce / re-cap Italian Christmas vocabulary (una renna, il Babbo Natale and so on) and discuss Christmas and New Year traditions. Fully differentiated with 'Want more', 'Challenge' and 'Want support' options for students, including extension questions linking to reading comprehension and comprehensive A4 page Word Bank, paragraph-by-paragraph to support lower ability learners. Fully animated with all answers and notes under each slide to give overview of each activity. A huge time saver, took a whole afternoon to make! Can be used for one or two lessons depending on ability of group. Lesson begins by asking students to work out Christmas vocabulary. Emphasis on independent learning. A game is then played, either holding up cards or writing the correct letter of the image that corresponds to the given word on a mini-whiteboard. A reading comprehension on Italian Christmas traditions follows. The reading comprehension offers a great opportunity to discuss cultural differences, including food (for example il panettone), the different days in the festive calendar for Italians (8 December, 6 January etc.) and similarities. The reading text is taken from 'Noi parliamo italiano' (link on worksheet). It has been slightly adapted and split into small paragraphs for ease of translation and discussion. The Challenge option asks students to consider traditions at New Year too. Great fun for the students, they're working independently and assimilating cultural knowledge, and really enjoyable to teach! Two games to finish - teacher or student choice! Pictionary on one slide and a Treasure Hunt searching for 15 gold coins and a treasure chest on another. Both designed to link to vocabulary at the start of the lesson!

Excellent resource, can be used as 1-2 lessons depending on ability of group and how much time you wish to spend on cultural exploration of festive traditions. Text is taken from radins.com and is titled 'Noël en France : Noël typique et traditions régionales'. Link to article is included on worksheet. The article compares festive traditions in Alsace/Lorraine and Provence. It has been very slightly adapted and is split into paragraphs for ease of reading and discussion. Questions ask students to consider what type of text they are reading, then to match ten words highlighted in text to the correct description to develop language (for example 'Le Réveillon - le 24 décembre). Third and final exercise is six questions contrasting and comparing traditions in both regions, linking to culinary traditions, Père Fouettard / Père Noël and nativity scenes amongst others. Fully differentiated - two comprehensive vocabulary tables are provided to support learners who would benefit. A great lesson, genuinely interesting, and a fun way to include KS5 students in Christmas fun whilst still challenging their linguistic and cultural knowledge! I learned a few things making it! Next step could be for students to research and present to the class how Christmas is celebrated in other parts of the Francophone world. A great time saver, took three hours to make! Article and questions are one file, answers to all of the questions is the second. Could also be used for high-achieving KS4 class.

Two worksheets, suitable for younger learners of French, asking them to colour in shapes on a Christmas tree and/or Snowman template, according to the directions given. The Christmas tree template has six simple instructions and the image is simpler to colour. The Snowman template has ten instructions, referring to items of clothing (ses gants, son chapeau) as well as numbers and shapes, and the image is more detailed. Perfect to re-cap some shapes, numbers and colours towards the end of term, and to introduce some Christmas vocabulary (bauble, holly etc.). Extension could be for pupils to draw their own Christmas tree / Snowman and label.