A few years ago, I retired from my position as head of Modern Languages, a bit fearful of the "R" word. But to date, it has been nothing but fun! Canadian law requires school-aged actors to study with a qualified teacher when they’re off-camera. Many of our young actors are in immersion French so I've found a happy little niche, teaching a few days a week as an on-set tutor and moving in inspiring and creative circles! Furthermore, I get to share resources here! Vive la retraite!
A few years ago, I retired from my position as head of Modern Languages, a bit fearful of the "R" word. But to date, it has been nothing but fun! Canadian law requires school-aged actors to study with a qualified teacher when they’re off-camera. Many of our young actors are in immersion French so I've found a happy little niche, teaching a few days a week as an on-set tutor and moving in inspiring and creative circles! Furthermore, I get to share resources here! Vive la retraite!
In the Trouvé (Les vêtements) game, students try to be the first to find the matching expression on any two cards. The game encourages students to concentrate, to read attentively and to pronounce the thematic vocabulary carefully.
The featured vocabulary includes:
des baskets
des bottes
un chandail de hockey
un chandail jaune
un chapeau
une chaussette violette
des chaussettes dépareillées
des chaussures
une chemise
une cravate
des gants
un imperméable
un jean
une jupe
des mitaines
une mitaine perdue
un pantalon
une robe
un sac à dos
des sous-vêtements
un survêtement
un sweat à capuche
un tee-shirt
une écharpe
To extend the lesson, download the free companion activity, a crossword puzzle illustrated with the same symbols found on the "Trouvé" cards.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-illustrated-crossword-puzzle-to-complement-trouv-les-v-tements-11237465
Unlike Scrabble players, Scribblescrabblers can choose which letters to use for each of their turns. As in Scrabble, however, they will score the most points with the strategic placement of those letters.
Download this free Scribblescrabble to see if this activity is right for your students: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-scribblescrabble-for-hannukah-6301284
This file includes English, French and Spanish versions of each grid as well as a blank grid for those of you teaching other languages.
Challenge your students to use their words with these Halloween, Diwali, Eid and Kwanzaa puzzles.
Because the Hannukah Scribblescrabble has been available as a free resource for years, I've
added a Thanksgiving Scribblescrabble for good measure. You'll find it in the second file.
Unlike Scrabble players, Scribblescrabblers can choose which letters to use for each of their turns. As in Scrabble, however, they will score the most points with the strategic placement of those letters.
You may ask your students to incorporate a thematic vocabulary list or to play using general vocabulary only. Either way, they will be engaged! In fact, very competitive students tend to want to play every possible open square.
This file includes English, French and Spanish versions for of each grid and a blank grid for those of you teaching other languages.
These Scribblescrabbles games are for Valentine’s Day, MLK Day, Chinese New Year & Groundhog Day. English, French & Spanish grids are included as is a blank grid for other languages.
As in Scrabble, students will score the most points with the strategic placement of their letters. Unlike Scrabble players, Scribblescrabblers choose which letters to use for each turn.
You may ask your students to incorporate a thematic vocabulary list or to play using general vocabulary only. Either way, they will be engaged! In fact, very competitive students tend to want to play every possible open square.
Challenge your students to use their words with these Christmas, Hannuka, The New Year and Remembrance Day puzzles.
Unlike Scrabble players, Scribblescrabblers can choose which letters to use for each of their turns. As in Scrabble, however, they will score the most points with the strategic placement of those letters.
You may ask your students to incorporate a thematic vocabulary list or to play using general vocabulary only. Either way, they will be engaged! In fact, very competitive students tend to want to play every possible open square.
This file includes English, French and Spanish versions for of each grid and a blank grid for those of you teaching other languages.
Un jeu conçu pour aider les débutants à apprendre le nom des vêtements.
Once your students have finished matching each vocabulary card with its corresponding picture card, they will turn over all the pairs to correct their own work. Matching icons on the back of the flipped pair will confirm that the task has been well done. Icons that don’t match tell players that it’s time to try again.
To be sure that "GET THE PICTURE (Les vêtements)" is the right kind of activity for your students, download the free resource, "GET THE PICTURE (Le présent des verbes ER)"
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/get-the-picture-le-pr-sent-des-verbes-er-a-self-correcting-learning-activity-11342123
There are 56 cards in this file.
Dans ce jeu, la tâche est plus difficile que dans GET THE PICTURE (Les vêtements pour les débutants) puisque tous les indices sont sous forme de mini-textes.
This game is more challenging than GET THE PICTURE (Les vêtements pour les débutants) because all the clues are written descriptions.
To see if “GET THE PICTURE (Les vêtements pour les étudiants plus avancés)” is right kind of activity for your students, try the free resource, "GET THE PICTURE (Le présent des verbes ER)”
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/get-the-picture-le-pr-sent-des-verbes-er-a-self-correcting-learning-activity-11342123
There are 56 cards in these two decks.
These three MOTDOKU6 games are a vocabulary review dressed up as word sudoku puzzles.
To see if they’re the right kind of activity for your students, download the free MOTDOKU6 (Noël):
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/motdoku6-no-l-11448787
The puzzles feature the following vocabulary.
1 un sac à dos
2 une chaussette
3 une chemise
4 une robe
5 un chandail
6 un gant
7 un écharpe
8 un chapeau
9 un pantalon
10 une botte
11 une basket
12 un sweat à capuche
13 des lunettes de soleil
14 une ceinture
15 une chaussure
16 une casquette
17 un maillot de bain
18 une jupe
Designed to help beginners master their ”kleren” vocabulary, this game is for independent work and study buddy activity. Once players have finished matching each vocabulary card with its corresponding picture card, they flip over all the pairs to check their own work. Matching icons on the back of flipped pairs confirm that the task has been well done. Icons that don’t match tell players that it’s time to try again.
This file includes two 28-card decks.
To get an idea of how "GET THE PICTURE?” cards work, download the free resource, “GET THE PICTURE? (multiplication game)” at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/taming-the-6-times-tables-without-tears-get-the-picture-multiplication-game-11309613
Designed to help beginners master their ”animal” vocabulary, this game is for independent work and study buddy activity. Once players have finished matching each vocabulary card with its corresponding picture card, they flip over all the pairs to check their own work. Matching icons on the back of flipped pairs confirm that the task has been well done. Icons that don’t match tell players that it’s time to try again.
This file includes two decks:
"GET THE PICTURE? (Pets and farm animals”) and
"GET THE PICTURE? (Wild animals”).
For a taste of how "GET THE PICTURE?” cards work, download the free resource, "Taming the 6 Times Tables without Tears (GET THE PICTURE? multiplication game)"
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/taming-the-6-times-tables-without-tears-get-the-picture-multiplication-game-11309613
Un jeu conçu pour aider les débutants à apprendre le nom des animaux.
A game to help beginners, playing alone or with a study buddy, master the vocabulary of "les animaux". Once they have finished matching each vocabulary card with its corresponding picture card, players flip all the pairs to check their own work. Matching icons on the back of the flipped pair will confirm that the task has been well done. Icons that don’t match tell players that it’s time to try again.
This file includes two decks: les animaux domestiques et de la ferme et les animaux sauvages.
To see if "GET THE PICTURE (Les vêtements)" is the right kind of activity for your students, download the free resource, "GET THE PICTURE (Le présent des verbes ER)"
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/get-the-picture-le-pr-sent-des-verbes-er-a-self-correcting-learning-activity-11342123
If you are a fan of Taboo®, YOU DON’T SAY! might just be the game for you. It can be played in two very different ways.
If your students are confident and articulate, have them play YOU DON’T SAY! like traditional Taboo®. If, however, you have students who are uncomfortable speaking in public, turn the rules upside down. Tell them to use some or all of the words beneath the orange and black banner in their descriptions! This topsy-turvy approach encourages and empowers everyone to participate. You won’t believe what a positive game-changer it is.
This file includes 32 Hallowe’en-themed cards and a template for students to make their own YOU DON’T SAY! deck.
Designed to help beginners master their ”clothes” vocabulary, this game is for independent work and study buddy activity. Once players have finished matching each vocabulary card with its corresponding picture card, they flip over all the pairs to check their own work. Matching icons on the back of flipped pairs confirm that the task has been well done. Icons that don’t match tell players that it’s time to try again.
This file includes two 28-card decks.
To get an idea of "GET THE PICTURE?” cards work, download the free resource, “GET THE PICTURE? (multiplication game)” at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/taming-the-6-times-tables-without-tears-get-the-picture-multiplication-game-11309613
Sur les bords de chaque triangle, on trouve soit le début, soit la fin d’un énoncé au sujet de Pâques. Vos étudiants doivent les jumeller afin de reconstituer les 25 énoncés et la tête du lapin de Pâque.
Cette activité coopérative encouragera vos étudiants à se focaliser et à s’entraider pour trouver des faits comme . . .
• Un jeune lapin est un lapereau.
• Dans le film, HOP, le fils du Lapin de Pâques veut devenir batteur dans un groupe de rock.
• Que cherches-tu dans le jardin à Pâques? Des oeufs au chocolat!
• Le lis de Pâques est une fleur blanche.
• La fée des dents & le lapin de Pâques sont des personnages
imaginaires.
Déchiffre ce message: 7 1 9 ! C’est un oeuf!
Students have to match the sentence fragments printed on the edges of the triangles to reconstitute the 25 statements about Easter and to “sculpt” the Easter Bunny’s head. Although designed as a co-operative activity, it will also work well as an enrichment task for individual students.
Suitable for francophone, immersion, and advanced core French students.
To be sure that this activity is right for your students, download the free "futur simple triangle puzzle at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-6450469
As your students complete these MOTDOKU6: JOUR DE LA TERRE game grids, they “write out” and learn their Earth Day vocabulary without even realizing it!
The file comprises two 6x6 word sudoku puzzles, a simple version and a slightly more challenging one.
If you’re not sure if this game is right for your students, please do a test run by trying a free MOTDOKU6 puzzle:
MOTDOKU6: LA SAINT-VALENTIN
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12068245
MOTDOKU6: NOËL
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11448787
MOTDOKU6: JOUR DE LA TERRE comprend deux jeux MOTDOKU simplifiés. Veuillez, s.v.p., téléchargez un MOTDOKU6 gratuit (voir ci-dessus) pour vous assurer que ces jeux conviennent à vos élèves.
Le jeu de NIVEAU 1 fait travailler le vocabulaire suivant.
1 le soleil
2 l’eau
3 les arbres (m.)
4 recyclable
5 le vent
6 la Terre
Le jeu de NIVEAU 2 fait travailler le vocabulaire ci-dessous:
1 un sac réutilisable
2 l’énergie éolienne
3 composter
4 l’énergie solaire
5 renouvelable
6 l’énergie verte
As your students complete these WORDOKU6: EARTH DAY game grids, they “write out” and review their Earth Day vocabulary without even realizing it!
The file comprises two 6x6 word sudoku puzzles, a simple version and a slightly more challenging one.
If you’re not sure if this game is right for your students, please do a test run by trying the free MOTDOKU6 CHRISTMAS puzzle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11448792
The LEVEL 1 game uses the following vocabulary:
1 sun
2 water
3 trees
4 recyclable
5 wind
6 Earth
In LEVEL 2, the focus is on the following vocabulary:
1 geothermal energy
2 wind power
3 composting
4 solar power
5 renewable
6 reusable bag
COUP DE COEUR (jeu tarsia pour la Saint-Valentin) is a cooperative activity that has a lot of heart! Students have to match the sentence fragments and Q and As printed along the edges of the triangles in order to reconstitute the 25 sentences below and to “build” a heart.
CITATIONS ET EXPRESSIONS IDIOMATIQUES
1 Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connalt pas. (Blaise Pascal)
2. On ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.
(Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
3. Le coeur n’est pas une voiture qu’on peut dirigier. (Sivi)
4. II faut avoir un coeur pour comprendre celui d’autrui. (Gustave Flaubert)
5 avoir le coeur sur la main = être généreux
6. avoir un coeur d’artichaut = tomber vite et souvent amoureux
7. Vous faites vos devoirs à contrecoeur; vous n’avez pas envie de les faire.
8. Le mot “courage” dérive du mot “coeur”.
9. au coeur de = en plein milieu
10. avoir mal au coeur = avoir envie de vomir
11. Selon moi, Ia restauration rapide est écoeurante . . . vraiment dégoûtante!
12. Dès qu’il a vu Juliette, Romeo a eu un coup de coeur.
13. du fond du coeur = très sincèrement
14. le coeur me manque = je suis découragé.
15. Il y a quelqu’un que tu ne portes pas dans ton coeur. Tu le détestes.
16. apprendre par coeur = mémoriser
17. être de tout cceur avec quelqu’un = partager ses sentiments
18. prendre une critique trop à coeur = Ia prendre trop personnellemt
19. ouvrir son coeur = révéler ses sentiments secrets
20. en avoir gros sur le coeur = être triste
21. un chouur (illustré)
22. un coeur (illustré)
23. Un sourire cordial vient du coeur.
24. Tu es comme une calculatrice; je peux toujours compter sur toi!
25. Ce petit bonbon est un coeur de conversation (illustré)
COUP DE COEUR (jeu tarsia pour la Saint-Valentin) est une activité coopérative. Sur les bords de chaque triangle, il y a soit le début, soit la fin d’un énoncé qui a pour thème, “le coeur”. Vos étudiants doivent les jumeler afin de reconstituer les 25 énoncés et . . . l’image du coeur.
To be sure that tarsia puzzles are right for your students, please judge for yourself by downloading the free “futur simple” triangle puzzle at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-6450469
Here are 12 more rebus puzzles for students who enjoyed the free rebus “A little Christmas Rebus to decipher! (The Little Drummer Boy)”:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/another-little-christmas-rebus-to-decipher-6454697
Thanks to their texting skills, today’s kids “get” the principle behind rebus puzzles intuitively.
The “Twelve Christmas Rebus Puzzles” start with simple thematic phrases like “baking gingerbread cookies” and builds to a 3-page invitation to students to make their own rebus. The invitation is, of course, in rebus format!
An activity tailored for the run-up to the holidays.
LUPIN 1 is based on the hit series whose modern hero is obsessed with
Marcel Leblanc’s gentleman-cambioleur.
Students will match the sentence fragments printed on the edges of the triangles to reconstitute the 18 statements about episode 1 and to “build” their pyramid.
A cooperative activity suitable for francophone, immersion students and advanced students in core French.
To be sure that this activity is right for your students by, try the free "futur simple” triangle puzzle at:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/le-futur-simple-a-triangle-puzzle-6450469
38 citations du Petit Prince is a co-operative activity. Students have to match the text printed on the edges of the triangles to reconstitute 38 of the most famous quotes from Le Petit Prince. In the process, they’ll build an image of the fox.
38 citations du Petit Prince is for advanced students studying the novel.
Try the free future simple triangle puzzle to determine if this kind of activity is right for your students:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/le-futur-simple-a-triangle-puzzle-6450469
This is the 2024 update of the file.