Thanks to the wonderful teachers from around the world who have chosen my resources. I care passionately about quality and value and want you to fill your teaching ‘shelf’ with confidence, saving precious time. Hopefully they won’t be staying on the shelf for long as you’ll use them again and again! I’m a Primary Teacher and published writer with an English degree and French A-level. My resources are mostly Primary but some suit Secondary classes too. I hope your students enjoy using them.
Thanks to the wonderful teachers from around the world who have chosen my resources. I care passionately about quality and value and want you to fill your teaching ‘shelf’ with confidence, saving precious time. Hopefully they won’t be staying on the shelf for long as you’ll use them again and again! I’m a Primary Teacher and published writer with an English degree and French A-level. My resources are mostly Primary but some suit Secondary classes too. I hope your students enjoy using them.
For lessons on Describing Physical Appearance / Describing Myself in French (hair, eyes, body size etc) at Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 or KS3) or equivalents, this is a Les Descriptions Physiques Unit BUNDLE with a 97-slide PPT Powerpoint presentation, writing activities (worksheets and puzzles), printable games and speaking activities. Includes vocabulary and phrases for hair and eyes (Les Cheveux et Les Yeux), together with body size and details such as freckles and beard and accessories such as hat, earrings and glasses.
My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 for initial teaching or revision but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the preview to assess suitability. Note that, where relevant, I have included within this BUNDLE alternative US, Canadian and UK versions with minor variations in spelling etc. Within the Zip file, all resources are in PDF, except for the PowerPoint presentation (which is also included in PDF).
This money-saving BUNDLE includes these 3 packs:
French Physical Descriptions Presentation
French Physical Descriptions Worksheets
French Physical Descriptions Games
This 97-slide PowerPoint Presentation includes key teaching points, speaking activities, a quiz for review and an interactive game. Many slides feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. An additional PDF version is included. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will still allow you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work. Please note that the final 3 slides of the PowerPoint (an interactive hexagons game) are not compatible with PDF and the game is therefore omitted from that version.
Writing activities: 7 worksheets or puzzles (with additional easier versions of 5 of them - see the preview file), including gap-fill exercises, drawing tasks and basic comprehension, a crossword puzzle and hidden word puzzle. Full answer keys provided. A vocabulary support page is also included for display or printing if required.
Printable games and activities: a range of whole class and stations activities to review key vocabulary, linked questions, answers and grammar points. There are 2 Serpents and Echelles games (2 levels), another board game, 2 ‘I Have, Who Has?’ games (2 levels), an active oral card game and a human active bingo activity.
For further details and previews, please explore the 3 individual pages for these resources.
If you are teaching Describing Personality / Character, you might like:
Character Traits in French BUNDLE
Or a Describing People (Physical and Character) BUNDLE, which contains all 7 resource packs on both topics, including one that combines both: (French Physical and Character Descriptions Translation Cards and Comprehension)
ALL 7 ARE ALSO CONTAINED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
Many thanks for your interest in my resources. I hope I can save you lots of time!
EXPLORE RESOURCES FOR MORE TOPICS…
Body Parts
Calendar
Classroom Objects and Schools
Colours
Clothing
Family and Pets
Food and Drink
Greetings and Introductions
Houses
Numbers
Sports and Hobbies
Transport
Weather
10 KS2 Year 4, Year 5 or Year 6 spelling games to make learning about homophones and near homophones fun. This could be used as a home learning activity, with a child aiming to reach a target of correct answers in a given time. These ‘splat’ SPaG activities include the following words that are often muddled up and misspelled:
there / their / they’re (64 sentences included)
it’s / its (64 sentences included)
where / were / we’re / wear (64 sentences)
whether / weather (32 sentences)
knew / new (32 sentences)
your / you’re (64 sentences)
here / hear (64 sentences)
to / two / too (64 sentences)
threw / through (32 sentences)
no / know (32 sentences)
CONTENTS:
2 PDF documents (37 pages in total)
2 PowerPoint (10 slides in total)
This bundle is comprised of 2 homophone splat game packs that are also available separately:
Homophones Games 1
Homophones Games 2
The games revolve around a total of 512 sentences which model a variety of structures so that while children are learning about the spelling of commonly confused words they are also learning about how to use a range of openers, connectives, sub-clauses etc to construct interesting sentences. Many sentences are silly to further engage children!
It’s a challenge to make SPaG work active and engaging, rather than relying solely on worksheets and these homophones splat games are ideal for fun consolidation during the main part of SPaG lessons or can be used as purposeful early finisher and/or starter activities. If you print and laminate them all, children could self-select the homophones they need to practise.
It is best played in small groups, where children each take a sentence card which features 8 sentences with a homophone word in it (homophone words are printed in bold). Children take it in turns to read a sentence from their card while the others compete to splat the correct homophone flashcard (homophone flashcards are included in black and white as well as fun colour ‘explosion’ style cards so you can choose which to print). The first student to hit the correct homophone word scores a point. Students could lose a point for hitting the wrong word to stop them being tempted to guess early.
The PowerPoint includes a slide for each game and features the homophone words for splatting as a whole class version on a ‘splattable’ whiteboard, should you so wish. 3 people could compete together each round, perhaps representing 3 teams.
Thank you very much. You might like to explore some of my other Literacy and English resources:
Imaginative Story Writing Prompts
Spelling Games and Puzzles Year 5 / 6
Editing / Proofreading Puzzles Worksheets
Super Sentences (Complex Sentence Writing)
Improving Sentence Structure Worksheets
Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards
First and Third Person Lesson
If you are teaching Describing People in French / Describing Myself, both Appearance (Les Descriptions Physiques) and Personality (Les Traits de Caractère / de Personnalité) at KS2 or KS3 and equivalents in other countries, this BIG BUNDLE of my 7 resource packs for these topics will take all the stress out of planning multiple lessons. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews on the individual resources to assess suitability. Thank you.
There’s lots of variety to suit different abilities, French experience, learning styles and interests:
French Physical Descriptions 97-slide Interactive PowerPoint Presentation (and PDF version)
French Character / Personality Traits 70-slide Interactive PowerPoint Presentation + 40 additional slides for a memory game (and PDF version)
7 Physical Descriptions Worksheets / Printable Puzzles (including additional differentiated versions of some & answer keys)
7 Character Traits Worksheets / Printable Puzzles (including additional differentiated versions of some & answer keys)
5 Physical Descriptions Printable Games
5 Character Traits Printable Games
French Character Traits Flashcards
4 vocabulary support pages
24 Combined Physical / Character Descriptions Translation Cards
1 Combined Physical / Character Descriptions Reading Comprehension Worksheet (Differentiated)
Due to a small number of spelling differences between British and US English and the fact that French speakers in Canada often use ‘bruns’ instead of ‘marron’ to describe brown eyes, there are additional versions of resources where this is relevant. All resources are in PDF, apart from the 2 PowerPoint presentations (which are also included in PDF format in case you do not have PowerPoint – please note the PDF versions of the presentations do not retain the interactive element of the PowerPoints).
If you only wish to have some of these 7 resource packs, they are available individually or as part of smaller bundles in my TpT store:
French Physical Descriptions BUNDLE
French Physical Descriptions Presentation
French Physical Descriptions Worksheets
French Physical Descriptions Games
French Character Traits BUNDLE
French Character Traits Presentation
French Character Traits Worksheets
French Character Traits Games
French Physical and Character Descriptions Translation Cards and Comprehension
Please check the previews and individual resource pages if you require more information.
ALL 7 ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
Thank you for your interest in my resources. I hope I can save you some time!
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French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
If you are teaching Means of Transport in French, here are 7 fun FSL speaking and listening activities for a Les Moyens de Transport / Le Transport vocabulary unit, which reviews a core range of 18 vehicles (les véhicules) and other means of transport (‘transportation’ in US and some other countries), additional vocabulary and linked phrases. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess if they will be suitable. Due to a small number of differences between US and UK, I have included versions for both in the Zip file (in PDF format). The van in the UK version is replaced with the very common pick-up truck in the US version and the word ‘lorry’ is replaced by ‘truck’.
Includes: plane, bicycle, boat, bus, car, campervan, by foot, helicopter, horseback, hot air balloon, lorry, motorbike, ship, submarine, taxi, tractor, train, van. Some additional transport types feature in two of the games.
SAVE by purchasing this as part of my French Transportation BUNDLE along with my French Transportation Worksheets and Puzzles packet and my French Transportation Presentation and Activities. (coming soon)
INCLUDED IN THIS 34-PAGE PDF:
Vocab Pages: A word mat of the core 18 words, a full vocabulary list and 2 pages of verb and phrases support. Eco-printing versions included. Use to help differentiate for students who require them.
Four in a Row: 3 different game boards (2 with the core words, 1 with an extended range). First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins. Best if laminated.
Les Voyages: Students journey from their house to the beach by turning over the correct cards and saying the words in French.
Active Oral Card Game: Students move around the room asking each other “Quel est ton moyen de transport préféré?” and answering with the French phrase that matches the image on their card. First to find their match wins.
Translation Board Game with sentences for translation. Answer key included.
Serpents et Echelles: A snakes and ladders game for oral practice.
Counter Throw: Students throw a counter to land it on images that match the French words on their cards. The images in this game have been set at 50% transparency for more eco-printing.
Bingo: 16 cards for a game in pairs (teacher or child could read out French words) or use for Noughts and Crosses, with students taking it in turns to say aloud a word in French to match an image on their card.
Instructions / rules / teacher’s notes included
KS2 or KS3 French writing activities for a Les Moyens de Transport or Les Véhicules en Français or Le Transport vocabulary FSL unit (Means of Transport or Vehicles in French). There are 9 worksheets and puzzles, with differentiated versions, answer keys and vocabulary support pages. Use for main lesson tasks, early finisher challenges, homework, assessment etc to consolidate key vocabulary and linked phrases and questions. 40 pages, PDF.
My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess if they will be suitable. The resources are in PDF within the Zip file. Due to a small number of differences between UK and US (‘lorry’ is changed to ‘truck’ and ‘van’ is replaced by the very common ‘pick-up truck’ etc), there are additional US versions of all resources also in the Zip file. The word ‘transportation’ replaces ‘transport’ in the US versions too.
Includes a core range of 18 transport types: plane, bicycle, boat, bus, car, campervan, by foot, helicopter, horseback, hot air balloon, lorry, motorbike, pick-up truck, ship, submarine, taxi, tractor, train, van. Additional transport types feature in some of the pages.
SAVE by getting this as part of a French Transport BUNDLE which also contains:
French Transport Printable Games
French Transport Presentation and Activities
THESE WORKSHEETS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
French KS2 / KS3 Worksheets and Puzzles
IN THIS 40-PAGE PDF:
Vocabulary pages: A word mat of the core 18 words, a full vocabulary list and 2 pages of verb and phrases support. Eco-printing versions included.
6 worksheets (with answer keys), all in 1 and 2-star versions. The 1-star versions are for lower ability, younger or less experienced students and contain support such as word banks or the start of missing words. Worksheet 3 has an additional 3-star version.
3 puzzles worksheets (one is included at 2 levels of difficulty, while another has 3 versions). There’s a grid puzzle, hidden word puzzle and crossword. Includes full answer keys.
Teacher notes
Many thanks for your interest in my resources.
MORE TOPICS TO EXPLORE…
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
This Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 / KS3) French MEGABUNDLE is a varied treasure trove of 77 printable French basics speaking and listening vocabulary games and activities (enough for a full year of lessons - and more). Includes additional versions of many, including some differentiation, plus answer keys where relevant, vocabulary support pages and full instructions. Perfect for fun learning and consolidation or revision of 17 beginners’ units. My French basics resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please check the individual resource packs for more information and previews. All in PDF.
This MEGA BUNDLE contains these 20 individual packs:
Body Parts
Clothing
Describing People (Physical Appearance)
Describing People (Character)
Calendar and Dates
Calendar and Dates (Loop Games)
Classroom Objects
Classroom Objects and Schools
Family
Food and Drink
Greetings and Introductions
Hobbies
House
Numbers
Numbers (Loop Games)
Pets
Schools
Sport
Transport
Weather
FOR ALL TOPICS, I ALSO HAVE:
Presentations and Interactive Games
Worksheets and Puzzles
Smaller topic bundles also available.
UPDATES AND NEW CONTENT!
More content may be added to this Mega Bundle in the future (which you can download for free if you have already purchased it), but as of April 2020, it contains 77 games (about 490 pages).
Each pack in this Mega Bundle has multiple activities in them, to take the stress out of lesson planning and to return to again and again over the years.
Some games contain differentiated versions and you can differentiate many of them further by using the printable word mats and vocabulary lists (included in many of the files) to support students who require this.
Instructions for games are included, usually in the Teacher Notes section at the back of most files but some games have separate printable game cards or have instructions printed directly on them, especially if they are a little more complicated.
Ideal for main lesson tasks, sub lessons, starters, early finishers etc.
Please note that preparation is required for most games. This is mostly laminating (if you wish to use again) and some games require cutting (jigsaw puzzles, card games etc).
If you find yourself short of time and don’t mind skipping the laminating, there are plenty of games here which you can just print and use with no preparation.
Includes the following game types:
Four in a Row
Serpents et Echelles (Snakes and Ladders)
Other board games
Active card games
Bingo / Noughts and Crosses cards
Human bingo
Jigsaw Puzzles
‘I Have…Who Has?’ / Loop games
Happy Families
Counter Throw
Battleships-style grid games
Pairs
And more!
Many thanks for your interest in my resources.
ALTERNATIVE MEGA BUNDLE OPTIONS:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
REVISION RESOURCES:
French Basics Revision Activities BUNDLE
French Basics Revision Worksheets BUNDLE
For KS2 or KS3, this is a French FSL PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format) and flash cards for a Les Moyens de Transport or Les Véhicules en Français (Means of Transport / Vehicles in French) vocabulary unit. There are 120+ slides to introduce and practice key vocabulary and phrases, and there are activities and fun interactive games. My French basics / beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6 and 7 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience. Please see the samples in the previews to check if this will be suitable. Within the Zip file is the original Powerpoint version, plus an additional PDF version and a PDF file of flash cards. Due to a small number of differences between UK and US (‘lorry’ is changed to ‘truck’ and ‘van’ is replaced by the very common ‘pick-up truck’ etc), there are additional US versions of all resources also in the Zip file. The word ‘transportation’ replaces ‘transport’ in the US versions too.
Includes a core range of 18 transport types: plane, bicycle, boat, bus, car, campervan, by foot, helicopter, horseback, hot air balloon, lorry, motorbike, ship, submarine, taxi, tractor, train and van. An additional 10 transport types are also introduced and appear in some of the activities.
SAVE by getting this as part of a French Transport BUNDLE , which also includes:
French Transport Worksheets and Puzzles
French Transport Printable Games
THIS PRESENTATION IS ALSO INCLUDED IN:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
Presentations and Interactive Games
In addition to introducing key vocab and phrases, this presentation includes:
Picture prompts for sentences
3 short comprehension tasks
Sentence translation activities
2 rounds of interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate topic vocabulary and make a path through the grid)
18-round Kim’s Game (memory game), where an image is removed each round
Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click
Additional PDF version included
While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will help you teach this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work.
Hexagons Game is not compatible with PDF and is omitted from that version
Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flash cards, featuring all 28 transport types taught in the presentation, 2 to a page
Thank you for your interest in my resources.
Take the stress out of planning French lessons with this Key Stage 2 or Key Stage 3 (KS2 or KS3) French MEGABUNDLE of 18 thematic PowerPoint PPT presentations (over 1500 slides) for French Basics units, plus bonus printable flash card sets to accompany many of them. My French beginners / near beginners resources are designed for Year 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (and equivalents in other countries) but might suit others, depending on experience.
Each substantial slide show can be used over multiple lessons, introducing key vocabulary and phrases (with answers that appear at the click of a mouse) and including review activities and interactive games.
Depending on your time allocated to French, the age, ability and experience of your students, you can use as much or as little of the presentations as you want, as they all start off with the basics (introduction of key vocabulary, questions and phrases and teaching points) and then progress to more challenging work and/or connected material which is useful but less ‘core’. In each presentation there are activities / interactive games from the following selection: role-plays, translation tasks, quizzes, comprehension tasks, memory games, splat, hexagons, hangman, reveal the picture, bingo etc.
UPDATES AND NEW CONTENT!
The resources in this bundle are often added to (especially with new interactive games added), so if you buy now you will be able to access any additional content, when available, at no extra charge.
Please note the PowerPoints contain mostly editable text. Originally designed with UK English but when there are significant differences in US English, additional US versions are included.
This MEGA BUNDLE contains these 18 individual packs:
Body Parts
Clothing
Colours
Describing People (Physical Appearance)
Describing People (Character)
Calendar and Dates
Classroom Objects
Family
Food and Drink
Greetings and Introductions
Hobbies
House
Numbers
Pets
Schools
Sport
Transport
Weather
FOR EACH TOPIC, I ALSO HAVE:
[Printable Worksheets and Puzzles](Worksheets and Puzzles](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-worksheets-ks2-ks3-12288047)
Printable Games and Activities
Smaller topic bundles also available.
More info:
All presentations are in PowerPoint format (with mostly editable text).
Additional PDF versions of many of the presentations have been added for convenience in case teachers don’t have PowerPoint access at some point. Some of these additional PDF versions are yet to be added but you can download the bundle again for no extra charge when I update the content to include these.
Please note that the additional PDF version of the presentations do not retain the interactivity of the PowerPoint. As a result, interactive elements have been omitted from the PDF versions.
The printable flashcard sets (10 of the presentations come with these) are in PDF format.
The French Colour pack is a multi-resource bundle, including a shorter presentation than the others but also including printable games, puzzle and worksheet.
Many thanks for your interest in my resources.
ALTERNATIVE MEGA BUNDLE OPTIONS:
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 2
French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 3
REVISION RESOURCES:
French Basics Revision Activities BUNDLE
French Basics Revision Worksheets BUNDLE
A bundle of KS2 or early KS3 imaginative / descriptive writing story starters cards, featuring high quality photo prompts, vocabulary banks, prompt questions and more. These 40 full-page story generators can be used across a range of abilities and ages, especially in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7, to spark ideas for stories. They’re great for reluctant writers and they have a dyslexia friendly format too.
This BUNDLE includes these 2 packs:
Creative Writing Story Prompts (MY MOST POPULAR RESOURCE ON TES)
Creative Writing Story Prompts 2
These 2 packs are also included in this larger Creative Writing Story Prompts BIG BUNDLE 100 Prompts!
Use as warm ups, early finishers activities and as a framework for free writing sessions
Each of the 40 A4 cards features a visual element (photo / picture stimulus), a starter sentence or part-sentence to help launch children into their fiction / narrative writing
Prompt questions to get ideas going
A word bank and some suggested openers to add variety to their writing
A box at the bottom reminds students to read their work aloud, check for full stops and capital letters and common spellings
Range of subjects and genres including sport, mystery, humour, fantasy and historical. Plenty of variety so children can choose ones that appeal to them.
UK and US English versions included, with spellings and references to ‘full stops’ and ‘periods’ etc amended as appropriate
Designed to offer maximum support for dyslexic learners and those with similar barriers to learning. Verdana font and spacing used are both dyslexia-friendly and the background colours are designed to reduce glare. Both the UK and US cards are also included with the background colours removed and could be used if printing on dyslexia friendly paper or card.
Could be used to support the writing of a full story
Could also work well as a regular tool to support struggling writers in one-to-one or small group sessions, where students write a few sentences inspired by the prompts, without worrying about completing a story.
YOU MIGHT LIKE…
Complex Sentences Activity Cards
Editing SPaG Puzzles Worksheets
Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards
Improving Sentences Writing Worksheets
20 more Key Stage 2 (KS2) or early KS3 imaginative / creative writing story starters cards, featuring high quality photo prompts, vocabulary banks, prompt questions and more. These full-page story generators can be used across a range of abilities and ages, especially in Year 4, 5, 6 and 7, to spark ideas for fiction. They’re great for reluctant writers and they have a dyslexia friendly format too. PDF format (not editable for licensing reasons).
You can purchase this as part of this Creative Writing Story Prompts BIG BUNDLE 100 Prompts!https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/creative-writing-story-prompts-photo-starters-bundle-12530022.
Use as warm ups, early finishers activities and as a framework for free writing sessions
Each of the 20 A4 cards features a visual element (photo / picture stimulus), a starter sentence or part-sentence to help launch children into their fiction / narrative writing
Prompt questions to get ideas going
A word bank and suggested openers to add variety to their writing
A box at the bottom reminds students to read their work aloud, check for full stops and capital letters and common spellings
Range of subjects and genres including sport, mystery, humour and fantasy. Plenty of variety so children can choose ones that appeal to them.
UK and US English versions included, with spellings and references to ‘full stops’ and ‘periods’ etc amended as appropriate
Designed to offer maximum support for dyslexic learners and those with similar barriers to learning. Verdana font and spacing used are both dyslexia-friendly and the background colours are designed to reduce glare. Both the UK and US cards are also included with the background colours removed and could be used if printing on dyslexia friendly paper or card.
Could be used to support the writing of a full story
Could also work well as a regular tool to support struggling writers in one-to-one or small group sessions, where students write a few sentences inspired by the prompts, without worrying about completing a story.
MORE LITERACY RESOURCES…
KS2 Writing
Writing and Grammar Activities
Complex Sentences Cards
Editing SPaG Puzzles Worksheets
Full Stops and Capital Letters Cards
Improving Sentences Worksheets
Quelle heure est-il? 6 KS3 or Upper KS2 fun French Time printable games and activities, including speaking, listening and reading activities for a unit on Telling the Time in French (L’heure). Includes 12 AND 24 hour time separately, analogue and digital clocks, in quarter hour and 5 minute intervals, so there’s plenty of differentiation or activities to suit students with different levels of experience. PDF format.
These French basics resources are made for students beginning French and near beginners in upper KS2 or KS3 (Years 5, 6, 7 and 8) and equivalents but they may suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess suitability.
You can purchase this pack as part of a Telling the Time in French BUNDLE, which also includes a pack of worksheets and puzzles and a presentation and flashcard packet.
Four in a Row: There are 4 boards: word version and digital ones for both the 12 and 24-hour clocks. Print and laminate the ones you want for repeated use with whiteboard pens. First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins. Dice required.
“J’ai…Qui a…?” Loop Game: A speaking game for groups or the whole class. Print and laminate. The 36 cards form a continuous loop. There are 3 versions – the first has an analogue clock, the second a digital clock, while the third version features French 24-hour time.
Active Oral Game: Ideal for whole class. Print and laminate cards. Students walk around the room, asking and answering what time it is in French, using the time on their cards. The first pair to find the matching cards wins. 2 versions: an analogue clock version for 12-hour time and a digital one you can use for 24-hour time.
Serpents et Echelles Board Game: Print and laminate board. It works like normal Snakes and Ladders, only with students calling out French words when they land on them.
Sentences Board Game: Fun for oral practice. Board 1 is a simpler, 12-hour digital version, just in quarter hour intervals. Board 2 is for analogue 12-hour time in 5 minute intervals and board 3 is for 24-hour time. Print and laminate. Instructions on board.
Square Jigsaw: Laminate and cut the 16 puzzle pieces or have students cut up the black and white version. For an extra challenge, the letters on the outside edge of the puzzle form a related sentence. 2 versions, one for 12-hour time and one for 24-hour time. Students match analogue clocks or digital times with French word version of time.
Counter Throw Time Target Game: Combines maths and French! Students throw a counter onto target each round and add elapsed time to their card in a race to finish a 10-step journey in the shortest time. They must read aloud their new time in French at each stage. Black and white target included.
Full game instructions included & answer keys where relevant.
Quelle heure est-il?. Comprehensive writing activities for an FSL unit on Telling the Time in French (L’heure) / Clocks in French (Les Horloges). Over 100 pages of worksheets and puzzles on 12 AND 24 hour time (l’heure informelle et l’heure officielle), using analogue and digital clocks, in quarter hour and 5 minute intervals. 12 and 24 hour times are on separate pages so you can focus on one or the other or both. Also includes questions and sentences, linked to sporting activities, opening hours and aspects of daily routine. Support pages and full answer keys included. Great also to link maths measurement learning with French. My French basics resources are made for students beginning French and near beginners in KS2 or early KS3 (Years 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) and equivalents but they may suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess suitability. PDF format. 107 pages.
You can purchase this pack as part of a Telling the Time in French BUNDLE, which also includes a pack of printable games and activities and a presentation and flashcards pack.
INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:
Whether you are focusing on the 12 or 24-hour clock – or both – there’s plenty to choose from here. Just select the resources you want. The 12 hour versions of each resource can be found first. In almost all cases, these are then followed by 24 hour versions (except for the maze). The “12h” or “24h” in the top right corner will help you identify them.
The worksheets and puzzles are at various levels of difficulty, all of them differentiated, to provide plenty of variety and challenge for you to select the most appropriate for the range of ages and abilities that you teach.
SUPPORT PAGES: Word mats to display or print for students who require it, for 12 and 24-hour time, and in black and white too. Please note that these support pages are also contained in my printable games packet for this topic.
WORKSHEETS: 10 worksheets (with answer keys), all in both 12 AND 24-hour versions, and all differentiated at least two ways using a star system. The 1-star version is the least challenging, for lower ability, younger or less experienced students and almost all of these focus on quarter hour intervals. Many of the 2-star worksheets are in five minute intervals. For Worksheet 4, the 1-star version is in five minute intervals and the 2-star is to the nearest minute, to provide variety and extra challenge. The two “À quelle heure…?” worksheets (Les Activités / Le Transport) are differentiated 3 ways.
PUZZLES: There’s an airport puzzle, hidden word puzzle and maze. The airport puzzle is differentiated; the other two are not. The maze also does not have a 24h version.
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French KS2 / KS3 MEGA BUNDLE 1
Joyeux Noël! New for Christmas 2022, a PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format) and printable flashcards for a Christmas in French unit (Noël en Français). The 100 slides introduce and review vocabulary for 30 common Christmas terms and feature related questions and sentences, such as talking about your Christmas plans and what you want for Christmas. Also included are French Christmas and New Year greetings and some slides on festive French traditions.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources are made for students beginning French and near beginners in upper KS2 or KS3 (Years 5, 6, 7 and 8) and equivalents but they may suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess suitability. Within the Zip file is the original Powerpoint version, plus an additional PDF version and a PDF file of flash cards.
SAVE by purchasing this presentation as part of a French Christmas BUNDLE, which also contains:
French Christmas Worksheets and Puzzles
French Christmas Printable Games
In addition to introducing key vocabulary and phrases, this presentation includes activities such as:
Slides on French Christmas traditions
Sentence translation activities
Comprehension tasks
Matching tasks
2 rounds of an interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate phrases and make a path through the grid)
10 rounds of an interactive Hangman Game
Kim’s Game (memory game where an image disappears each round)
Please note that some of the text in the PowerPoint is editable, however the images are not. Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. An additional PDF version is included. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will still help you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint where you work. Please note that the Hexagons and Hangman games are not compatible with PDF and are therefore omitted from that version.
Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flash cards, with two on each page.
These resources suit countries that celebrate Christmas during winter, due to the inclusion of snowflake and snowman. Vocabulary includes: un ange, un bas de Noël, un bonhomme de neige, un biscuit de pain d’épices, une bougie, une boule, une bûche de Noël, un cadeau, une canne de Noël, une carte de Noël, un chant de Noël, une cheminée, une cloche, une couronne, une crèche de Noël, une dinde, une étoile, un flocon de neige, du gui, du houx, un lutin, le jour de Noël, des lumières de Noël, le Père Noël, un pull de Noël, un renne, un ruban, un sapin de Noël, un traîneau, la veille de Noël. Common French Christmas greetings are included in some activities also.
A PowerPoint lesson presentation (also in PDF format) and printable flash cards for a French Jobs, Occupations and Careers / World of Work (Les Emplois / Le Travail / Les Métiers) unit. The 112 slides (with editable text) introduce and review vocabulary for 39 jobs in French, together with linked questions and sentences, including talking about what jobs people have and what jobs you would like to do in the future.
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
Please see the previews to check suitability for your students.
Within the Zip file is the original Powerpoint version, plus an additional PDF version and a PDF file of flash cards for a core group of 21 jobs.
SAVE by purchasing this as part of a French Jobs BUNDLE, together with:
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French Jobs Games and Activities
In addition to introducing key vocabulary and phrases, this presentation includes activities such as:
Sentence translation activities
3 short reading comprehensions
5 rounds of an interactive Hexagons Game (where teams compete to translate topic vocabulary and phrases and make a path through the grid)
10-rounds of an interactive Hangman Spelling Game, where teams compete to discover and correctly spell French words linked to the topic
20-round multiple-choice translation quiz
Please note that almost all the text in the PowerPoint is editable, however the other content of the slides is not.
Many slides in the original PowerPoint version feature answers that appear when you click, for students to respond. An additional PDF version is included. While the PDF version does not retain the ability for teachers to reveal answers by clicking, it will help you introduce and review this topic if you do not have PowerPoint. The Hexagons and Hangman games game are not compatible with PDF and are omitted from that version. The multiple-choice quiz is included in the PDF but is not interactive in this version.
Also within the Zip file is a PDF of flash cards for a core range of 21 jobs (masculine and feminine versions) with two on each page.
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Joyeux Noël! New at TES for Christmas 2022, here are 9 printable writing activities for your Noël en Français / Christmas in French unit, with differentiated versions of 7 of them and vocabulary support pages. Use as main lesson tasks, review activities, as part of sub lesson plans, early finisher challenges and homework. Additional black and white versions of all. PDF format.
My FSL / MFL French basics resources are made for students beginning French and near beginners in upper KS2 or KS3 (Years 5, 6, 7 and 8) and equivalents but they may suit others, depending on experience. Please check the previews to assess suitability. As two of the French vocabulary terms used vary in Quebec, an additional Canada version of the worksheets is included in the Zip file. Use the other file for all other countries.
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French Christmas Printable Games
Vocabulary includes: un ange, un bas de Noël, un bonhomme de neige, un biscuit de pain d’épices, une bougie, une boule, une bûche de Noël, un cadeau, une canne de Noël, une carte de Noël, un chant de Noël, une cheminée, une cloche, une couronne, une crèche de Noël, une dinde, une étoile, un flocon de neige, du gui, du houx, un lutin, le jour de Noël, des lumières de Noël, le Père Noël, un pull de Noël, un renne, un ruban, un sapin de Noël, un traîneau, la veille de Noël. Common French Christmas greetings are included in some activities.
The worksheets and puzzles are at various levels of challenge, including differentiated versions of all but two of the activities, to provide plenty of variety and challenge for you to select the most appropriate activities for the range of ages and abilities that you teach.
KEY VOCABULARY: Key vocabulary support pages to display or print for students who require it. Includes a word mat over two pages (3 versions: with background colour, without background, and black and white), a one page vocab list of the core 30 words, and a common French Christmas Greetings support sheet. Please note that these vocab support pages are also included in my French Christmas Printable Games packet.
WORKSHEETS: 4 differentiated worksheets, including jumbled words, fill the blanks, drawing, translation and a short reading comprehension.
PUZZLES: There are 5 puzzles: a grid puzzle, wordsearch puzzle, crossword puzzle, hidden word puzzle and maze. The first three are differentiated, with the 1-star versions providing a little more support. The grid puzzle is differentiated three ways.
FULL ANSWER KEYS
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Nine KS3 or upper KS2 worksheets and puzzles, mostly differentiated, for a Les Émotions et Les Sentiments / Feelings in French unit, with answer keys and vocabulary support pages (38 pages in total). Use these writing activities for main lesson tasks, cover lesson plans, homework, early finisher tasks and assessment to teach and review 30 answers to “Comment te sens-tu?” (“How are you feeling?” / “How do you feel?”), mostly using être (with an adjective - masculine and feminine versions are covered) or avoir. Includes negative and positive emotions and conditions such as being cold, hot, hungry and thirsty, and some activities involve expressing what other people are feeling and giving reasons for their feelings. 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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French Emotions BUNDLE
Phrases included (in masculine and feminine versions where relevant): je suis en colère, je suis agacé, je suis étonné, je m’ennuie, je suis calme, j’ai froid, je suis confiant, je suis confus, je suis déçu, je suis gêné, je suis enthousiaste, je suis frustré, je suis furieux, je suis heureux, j’ai chaud, j’ai faim, je suis malade, je suis jaloux, je me sens seule, je suis nerveux, je suis fier, je suis triste, j’ai peur, je suis timide, j’ai mal, je suis surpris, j’ai soif, je suis fatigué, je suis contrarié, je suis inquiet.
INCLUDED:
Vocab support to display / print if required: 3 pages of word mats with photos, covering all 30 key phrases, a 1-page vocabulary list, an adjectival agreement table and a support page for être and avoir. All can be used as prompts for classroom speaking activities. These vocab pages are also contained in my games pack for this topic.
6 worksheets, all differentiated two ways using a star system. The one-star is the least challenging, for lower ability, younger or less experienced students. Includes jumbled words, translation tasks, fill the blanks tasks and a short reading comprehension.
3 puzzles - A grid puzzle (differentiated), hidden word puzzle and maze. In the hidden word puzzle, students find translation errors and use linked letters to uncover the word. In the maze, students make a pathway by translating emotions.
Answer keys
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KS3 or Upper KS2 writing activities for a Les Endroits en Ville / Les Lieux de la Ville, Ma Ville, or French Town Buildings (Les Bâtiments dans la Communauté) unit. Students learn the vocabulary for 30 locations around the town or city, as well as linked phrases, such as those using aller in the present tense. These are printables for the classroom in PDF format. There are 10 worksheets and puzzles, with differentiated versions, answer keys and vocabulary support pages (45 pages in total). Use these activities for main lesson tasks, cover lesson plans, homework, early finisher tasks and assessment to consolidate key vocabulary and linked phrases and questions.
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
Please see the previews to check suitability for your students.
SAVE by purchasing this as part of a French Places in Town BUNDLE, which also contains:
French Places in Town Presentation, Interactive Games, and Flashcards
French Places in Town Printable Games (all coming soon)
INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:
Vocabulary pages: A word mat of French words with images for 30 places in town (also in black and white format) and a 2-page vocabulary list, including key linked phrases. Display or print for students that require them. These pages can also be used as prompts for classroom speaking activities. Please note that these vocabulary pages are also contained in my Les Endroits en Ville Games pack.
7 worksheets, all differentiated at least two ways using a star system. The one-star version is the least challenging, for lower ability, younger or less experienced students. Worksheets 3 and 4 are differentiated 3 ways. Includes jumbled words, translation tasks, a drawing task, and short reading comprehension.
3 puzzles - There’s a wordsearch, grid puzzle and hidden word puzzle. The first two puzzles are differentiated: the one-star version of the wordsearch gives the start of the French words, while the grid puzzle is included with around half the letters missing, most of the letters missing or all of the letters missing.
Full answer keys
Alternative US and UK spelling pages where relevant
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6 fun games and activities, including speaking, listening and reading activities for a Les Émotions et Les Sentiments / Feelings in French unit, where students will practise 30 possible answers to “Comment te sens-tu?” (“How are you feeling?” / “How do you feel?”), mostly using être (with an adjective - masculine and feminine versions are covered) or avoir. Includes negative and positive emotions and conditions such as being cold, hot, hungry and thirsty. Vocabulary support pages and full instructions are included. 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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[French Emotions Presentation](French Emotions and Feelings Presentation and Flashcards
INCLUDED:
Vocab support pages to display / print if required: 3 pages of word mats with photos, covering all 30 key phrases, a 1-page vocab list, an adjectival agreement table and a support page for être and avoir. All can be used as prompts for classroom speaking activities.
Sentences Board Game: Students say aloud in French the translations of the sentences they land on. Includes some first person singular sentences but also second, third and plural too. Print and laminate for repeated use. Answer key included.
4 in a Row Game: Print and laminate board. First to get four in a row - vertically, horizontally or diagonally - wins. Students roll dice, then choose an emotion from that number column and say it in French.
Loop Game: A speaking game for groups or whole class. The 30 cards form a continuous loop.
“Comment te sens-tu?” Active Oral Game: Print and laminate the cards you want to use. 36 cards in the set. Students have one card each and must move around the room, asking in French how others are feeling, aiming to meet the person with the matching card. Students reply in French, using the image on their card.
Mime Game: A team game, where students mime feelings to make their teammates guess correctly in French.
Square Jigsaw Puzzle: Students rearrange the puzzle pieces so that each French feelings phrase is placed next to the English translation. The letters on the outside edge of the big square will form a linked sentence.
Full game instructions included.
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Super Sentences is a fun creative writing VCOP activity or SPaG game (spelling, punctuation and grammar), ideal for Key Stage 2 (KS2) and early KS3, Year 5, 6 and 7 (Y5, Y6 and Y7) which promotes ambitious vocabulary and variety in sentence structures. Improve sentences by using it again and again! PDF format.
40 printable sentence-formation cards
Colour and black and white versions
Great as a regular morning starter, early finisher task or warm up for writing.
An introductory card models ways to add interest and variety to sentences.
Encourages building complex and compound sentences, using subordinate clauses etc.
Let students write as silly a sentence as they want and relish playing with words to banish boring sentences!
Also available is Sensational Sentences, featuring even more ambitious vocabulary for older or more able students.
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Designed as a dice game, it can be used in other ways. As individuals, in pairs or in groups, students roll to find out which 3 words they must incorporate into a sentence (Instructions are on the cards). There are 6 groups of words on each card – openers/connectives, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and two groups of nouns. Students place the selected words anywhere in their sentence, as long as it makes sense, recording the sentence on paper or a mini whiteboard. You may wish to allow flexibility (changing verb tense, using the verb as an adjective etc.)
To cater for different situations and abilities, change the number of words they roll for, have students team up with a partner or select any words they want from the card. I encourage dictionary use for unfamiliar words and urge students to keep sentences they are especially proud of for use in longer pieces of writing. The activity might spark a whole story!
Print on card or paper and laminate for repeated use. With a smaller group, choose the ones you print and/or laminate cards back to back. Alternatively, display cards on the screen for whole class use.
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This is a BUNDLE of popular hands-on sentence ordering Key Stage 1 Writing resources. It contains 3 different full class sets or reusable simple sentence construction activities and is great for differentiation. The jumbled sentences sets now also come with additional worksheet versions of all 90 boards. Originally designed for Year 1 (Primary 2 in Scotland) SPaG / Grammar lessons, these activities could be used elsewhere in EYFS / Reception (Primary 1) and Key Stage 1, depending on ability.
Emergent writers love lifting the words off the boards to unscramble them to find the hidden simple sentence. With an engaging picture clue and title on each board, these word sequencing Literacy Basic Skills resources suit a range of learning styles. After carefully reading the jumbled words, your early writers correctly rearrange them on the board before writing the sentence out on the lines provided, using a dry-wipe pen. Regular practice with scrambled sentences should help children begin to form sentences independently.
There are 3 x 65-page PDF documents in Zip files, together with additional editable Word documents of the word cards only, in case you wish to change the font or colour of the words.
Each mixed-up sentence contains a word beginning with a capital letter to help children identify the first word and to reinforce this important punctuation rule, and a full stop (or question mark) to pick up and place at the end of their sentence. While constructing these sentences, children also learn about word order, parts of speech and about the fact that a sentence must make sense on its own.
This bundle contains:
A set of 30 4-5 word sentence boards
A set of 30 6-8 word sentence boards
A set of 30 question sentence boards
Worksheet versions of all 90 boards (for use without the word cards)
An answer key for all 3 sets, listing the correctly rearranged sentences for your convenience
Teacher notes / instructions
Please see the individual resources for detailed previews. If you decide to buy them I hope your children have a lot of fun using them and if you can spare a moment to review them, I would be very grateful.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Print in colour on quality card to make it sturdy and laminate for repeated use. It’s ideal for using as a regular activity, with children working on a different one each session. Or choose the ones you make up if working with a smaller group. It could be used with SEN / ASN groups or others requiring support with writing.
Words are printed in faint grey on each sheet in a random order. Once laminated, cut the word strips and stick each word on top of this faint type, using Blu Tack, Blu Tack ‘Glu Dots’ or equivalent. Each strip is in a different colour to help identify the board it is from. Train the children to replace the words to these starting positions and to wipe boards before putting them back. Good quality laminating pouches and easy-wipe pens will help with this!
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