PRIMARY FRENCH KS3 FRENCH HOW TO TELL THE TIME IN FRENCH I like to give my students comprehensive vocab books and reference resources. They enable them to work more independently, both in class and at home. This French Telling the Time Reference Book has 14 pages, and features every analogue clock time in French. There’s a My Notes page too - I encourage students to make notes on their progress, and think about how they are progressing - we use this to inform and guide whole-group discussion about learning and progress in general, which is a really popular and effective activity too.
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PRIMARY MATHS NUMBERS 0-10 word searches - ideal for primary maths activities and independent learning. Word searches a fabulous way of encouraging learners to engage with the written word, practising and reinforcing language as they complete the grids. The set features five differentiated word searches, focusing on high-frequency words : Numbers 0-10, with each consecutive grid increasing in challenge. The searches offer a really useful learning opportunity - consolidating not only new words and vocabulary (numbers), but also working on reading, writing, spelling and literacy skills in general.
Learners are able to identify which direction words are located in within the grid by referring to the arrow key. For additional consolidation, they also rewrite each number in the word column. There are also two question and answer key grid templates for learners to create their own searches for each other — this is a really popular activity, and I’ve found that my learners often like to create grids for family at home too. The templates enable learners to apply their language practically and creatively, which is really important at this stage of literacy development.
There is an answer grid for each word search, so that learners can check their answers - or use for a little extra help if they need it! For me, answer keys are essential, as they not only provide learners with another opportunity to engage with language, but they also help them develop more independence in their learning. They’re also a great teacher time-saver - a real bonus!
The word searches are in landscape format, mirroring the common direction of reading and writing from left to right, facilitating learner engagement with the activity. The landscape format is also really useful for learners whose first language is written from right to left. There is a single grid per 8.5 x 11 (A4) sheet - I like to ensure that text is accessible to all learners - and at this stage of their learning, it’s absolutely essential that language looks accessible and manageable.
Have a look at this Primary Maths Numbers 0-10 word search freebie - it’s the same format as these word searches, and you can see if they will suit your learners:
PRIMARY MATHS NUMBERS 0-10 WORD SEARCH FREEBIE
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/primary-maths-numbers-0-10-word-search-freebie-12660335
Please note this is the Primary Maths edition of my ESL / EFL Numbers 0-10 word searches. Files are non-editable in a zipped folder. The resource is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, rewritten, shared or distributed outside your own classroom in any way. The license for purchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use carefully.
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SPANISH AR VERBS CONJUGATION PRACTICE @ 75p EACH IN THE BUNDLE 6 workbooks & tenses, present, perfect, preterite, imperfect, future & conditional tenses, 25 high-frequency Spanish AR verbs, 150 conjugation questions across 3 differentiated challenges, answer keys & verb lists, 900 conjugations in total, ideal for advanced beginner KS3 Spanish students who are beginning to work with compound sentences and short texts to advanced level Spanish A Level students who are working with more complex language and texts featuring a range of tenses, including authentic resources, and generally developing their knowledge and understanding of conjugation, tense and mood in Spanish.
The tenses are:
present (presente)
perfect (perfecto compuesto)
preterite (pretérito)
imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)
future (futuro)
conditional (condicional)
My students really like this kind of grammar activity, as they like to work and learn independently, which is a successful way of varying teaching and learning methodologies - I’ve found it’s really important to avoid predominantly teacher-led learning in the languages classroom. I move onto conjugation quite quickly in my language learning programmes, so that students can apply language practically and creatively, which is essential for progressing in language learning, as well as consolidating language and grammatical concepts.
The workbooks focus on formation and conjugation, rather than usage, though it’s definitely useful to remind students of a number of things when focusing on or revising tense and verb formation and conjugation. For example, language learners to often try to conflate what they know about conjugation in their first language, and the language they are learning, and with students with English as a first language I frequently see students learning the conditional tense getting a little confused by the absence of a direct equivalent of would, before they really grasp that the notion of conditional is indicated in the verb stem + relevant pronoun ending, which they may have already met when working with the future tense, but need more practice with. In turn, they often mix up conditional tense and future tense endings, so it can be really useful to introduce both tenses fairly simultaneously. In this way, students can compare and contrast verb endings, across a broader range of texts, including authentic resources, which really helps them consolidate learning. In my experience, students are able to move beyond any confusion between the two tenses really quickly.
Though the workbook focuses solely on the correct conjugation of verbs, and does not look at word order in the context of full sentences, there are conjugation patterns and specific rules for usage that students can learn, recognize and apply, and begin to be able to predict accurately, which in turn ensures that their spoken and written Spanish is accurate, and that their understanding of Spanish across the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing is robust. Students become very familiar and confident the more they work with conjugation, and these quick conjugations certainly help to embed that successfully.
The workbooks are really versatile, and I use them in a range of learning contexts, such as practice during the introductory phase, free-choice activity in class time, home learning or cover lessons. My students like to have several opportunities to go through the workbooks several times a semester across a whole school year - they find it really useful for mapping their progress and developing overall understanding and competence.
Each set is structured as follows:
Two alphabetical verb reference lists: Spanish-English and English-Spanish, useful for longer-term reference too
Three differentiated conjugation challenges, each with 50 individual conjugations:
Conjugation Challenge 1: each verb conjugated in Spanish across a range of pronouns, with students writing the corresponding English verb conjugation.
Conjugation Challenge 2: gives the infinitive of each verb in Spanish, specifying the target pronoun. Students write the corresponding verb conjugation in Spanish.
Conjugation Challenge 3: students write the corresponding Spanish verb conjugation, and its infinitive, from a Spanish prompt.
Notes and Next Steps template to encourage my students to reflect on their progress, and think about what they can reasonably and realistically do to meet learning targets and move on - we revisit the conjugations, and the Notes and Next Steps, regularly - sometimes students haven’t quite embedded learning before it’s time to move on, so revisiting for 10-minute ‘chunks’ is really popular with them. Students not any new verbs they learn, which in time builds into a really comprehensive verb vocabulary bank. We also use the Notes and Next Steps to inform, guide and focus whole-group discussion on learning and progress in general, which is a really popular activity.
answer key six pages in book format. Answer keys are essential for this kind of learning activity, as they do provide a really essential additional opportunity for students to engage with language, and my students prefer to work and learn independently, assessing their own progress, either individually, in pairs or in small groups. They’re a great teacher time-saver too, which is always a good thing!
Currently in my store I have Spanish conjugation workbooks for a range of verb groups featuring the following tenses:
present (presente)
perfect (perfecto compuesto)
preterite (pretérito)
imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)
future (futuro)
conditional (condicional)
pluperfect (pretérito pluscuamperfecto)
future perfect (futuro perfecto)
conditional perfect (condicional perfecto)
Have a browse in my store for more Spanish grammar activities, and a wide range of Spanish language teaching and learning materials, with special offer bundles and lots of freebies too - I’ve included a selection here.
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GCSE SPANISH KS4 SPANISH KS3 SPANISH SPANISH ER VERBS CONJUGATION PRACTICE IMPERFECT, FUTURE & CONDITIONAL TENSES 25 high-frequency Spanish ER verbs 3 workbooks & tenses @ £1.20 each, 150 conjugations, 3 differentiated conjugation challenges, answer keys & verbs lists ideal for KS3 Spanish into KS4 Spanish students who are working with more complex language and texts, which feature a range of tenses.
My students really like this kind of grammar activity, as they like to work and learn independently, which is a successful way of varying teaching and learning methodologies - I’ve found it’s really important to avoid predominantly teacher-led learning in the languages classroom. .
The tenses are:
imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)
future (futuro)
conditional (condicional)
I use these kinds of workbooks in lots of different ways: for practice during the introduction phase, for independent choice in class time, for home learning, for practice, reinforcing and revision during vacation and at return to class, and for individual activities during cover lessons - I move onto conjugation quite quickly in my language learning programmes, so that students can apply language practically and creatively, which is essential for progressing in language learning, as well as consolidating language and grammatical concepts. I tend to give my students regular opportunities to practice the conjugations during the whole schools year, which they find this really useful for mapping their own progress and developing their overall understanding of how Spanish conjugation ‘works’. When they are able to provide the correct conjugation very quickly, and out of a specific context, they feel really confident that their conjugation skills are developing well
The workbooks focus on the correct conjugation of verbs, rather than usage, but I definitely find it useful to remind students of a number of things when focusing on or revising tense and verb conjugation. For example, students with English as a first language frequently confuse the imperfect tense with the preterite tense when they are conjugating them, as well as when and how to use either tense. There are specific differences in usage between the tenses, and I do always discuss this with students about this when we’re using the workbooks.
Generally, I introduce the imperfect and preterite tenses fairly closely together, with lots of practice for both correct conjugation and usage, as I’ve found that comparing and contrasting tenses helps students really grasp the nuances of the tenses, the differences in endings, and when exactly to use them.
There are conjugation patterns and specific rules for usage that students can learn, recognize and apply, and begin to be able to predict accurately, which in turn ensures that their spoken and written Spanish is accurate, and that their understanding of Spanish across the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing is robust.
Each set is structured as follows:
Two alphabetical verb reference lists: Spanish-English and English-Spanish, useful for longer-term reference too
Three differentiated conjugation challenges, each with 50 individual conjugations:
Conjugation Challenge 1: each verb conjugated in Spanish across a range of pronouns, with students writing the corresponding English verb conjugation.
Conjugation Challenge 2: gives the infinitive of each verb in Spanish, specifying the target pronoun. Students write the corresponding verb conjugation in Spanish.
Conjugation Challenge 3: students write the corresponding Spanish verb conjugation, and its infinitive, from a Spanish prompt.
Notes and Next Steps template to encourage my students to reflect on their progress, and think about what they can reasonably and realistically do to meet learning targets and move on - we revisit the conjugations, and the Notes and Next Steps, regularly - sometimes students haven’t quite embedded learning before it’s time to move on, so revisiting for 10-minute ‘chunks’ is really popular with them. Students not any new verbs they learn, which in time builds into a really comprehensive verb vocabulary bank. We also use the Notes and Next Steps to inform, guide and focus whole-group discussion on learning and progress in general, which is a really popular activity.
answer key six pages in book format. Answer keys are essential for this kind of learning activity, as they do provide a really essential additional opportunity for students to engage with language, and my students prefer to work and learn independently, assessing their own progress, either individually, in pairs or in small groups. They’re a great teacher time-saver too, which is always a good thing!
Currently in my store I have Spanish conjugation workbooks for a range of verb groups featuring the following tenses:
present (presente)
perfect (perfecto compuesto)
preterite (pretérito)
imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)
future (futuro)
conditional (condicional)
pluperfect (pretérito pluscuamperfecto)
future perfect (futuro perfecto)
conditional perfect (condicional perfecto)
Have a browse in my store for more Spanish grammar activities, and a wide range of Spanish language teaching and learning materials, with special offer bundles and lots of freebies too - I’ve included a selection here.
Files are non-editable in a zipped format. The product is copyright, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, rewritten, amended, shared or distributed outside your own classroom, in whole or in part, in any way. The license is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use.
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GCSE SPANISH KS4 SPANISH KS3 SPANISH SPANISH IR VERBS CONJUGATION PRACTICE 25 high-frequency Spanish IR verbs 3 workbooks & tenses @ £1.20 each, 150 conjugations, 3 differentiated conjugation challenges, answer keys & verbs lists ideal for KS3 Spanish into KS4 Spanish students who are getting to grips with conjugation in Spanish, progressing to more complex language and texts.
My students really like this kind of grammar activity, as they like to work and learn independently, which is a successful way of varying teaching and learning methodologies - I’ve found it’s really important to avoid predominantly teacher-led learning in the languages classroom. .
The tenses are:
present (presente)
perfect (perfecto compuesto)
preterite (pretérito)
I use these kinds of workbooks in lots of different ways: for practice during the introduction phase, for independent choice in class time, for home learning, for practice, reinforcing and revision during vacation and at return to class, and for individual activities during cover lessons - I move onto conjugation quite quickly in my language learning programmes, so that students can apply language practically and creatively, which is essential for progressing in language learning, as well as consolidating language and grammatical concepts. I tend to give my students regular opportunities to practice the conjugations during the whole schools year, which they find this really useful for mapping their own progress and developing their overall understanding of how Spanish conjugation ‘works’. When they are able to provide the correct conjugation very quickly, and out of a specific context, they feel really confident that their conjugation skills are developing well
The workbooks focus on the correct conjugation of verbs, rather than usage, but I definitely find it useful to remind students of a number of things when focusing on or revising tense and verb conjugation. For example, with the Spanish present tense, I encourage advanced beginner students to look for patterns across all the verbs, such as the singular pronouns, including for example the singular formal pronoun Usted form being identical, which is fairly standard, but the conjugation of the formal singular Usted does frequently lead to errors at this stage of learning.
Language learners do often try to conflate what they know about grammar in their first language with the grammar of the language they are learning. With the Spanish perfect tense for example, students with English as a first language frequently use tener instead of haber as the auxiliary, as they tend to be more familiar with tener. Students do need to to have a good grasp of the auxiliary verb haber in the present tense to ensure that they can form the perfect tense accurately.
In terms of the past participle, there are***patterns*** in its formation, which students begin to be able to predict accurately: the more they see and use the participles, the more embedded these patterns become. There are certain differences in usage in the perfect and other tenses between English and Spanish, and I do always discuss this with students about this when we’re using the workbooks.
When we look at the preterite tense in Spanish, students often confuse it with the imperfect tense when they are conjugating verbs, as well as when and how to use either tense. There are specific and important differences in usage between the tenses, and I do always discuss this with students about this when we’re using the workbooks. Generally, I introduce a range of past tenses fairly closely together, so that students can compare and contrast tenses, with lots of practice for both correct conjugation and usage, as I’ve found that this helps students really grasp the nuances of the tenses, the differences in endings, and when exactly to use them. It also allows us to compare and contrast tenses, across a range of texts and authentic resources, which really helps students consolidate learning. There are conjugation patterns and specific rules for usage that students can learn, recognize and apply, which students begin to be able to predict accurately, which in turn ensures that their spoken and written Spanish is accurate, and that their understanding of Spanish across the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing is robust.
Each set is structured as follows:
Two alphabetical verb reference lists: Spanish-English and English-Spanish, useful for longer-term reference too
Three differentiated conjugation challenges, each with 50 individual conjugations:
Conjugation Challenge 1: each verb conjugated in Spanish across a range of pronouns, with students writing the corresponding English verb conjugation.
Conjugation Challenge 2: gives the infinitive of each verb in Spanish, specifying the target pronoun. Students write the corresponding verb conjugation in Spanish.
Conjugation Challenge 3: students write the corresponding Spanish verb conjugation, and its infinitive, from a Spanish prompt.
Notes and Next Steps template to encourage my students to reflect on their progress, and think about what they can reasonably and realistically do to meet learning targets and move on - we revisit the conjugations, and the Notes and Next Steps, regularly - sometimes students haven’t quite embedded learning before it’s time to move on, so revisiting for 10-minute ‘chunks’ is really popular with them. Students not any new verbs they learn, which in time builds into a really comprehensive verb vocabulary bank. We also use the Notes and Next Steps to inform, guide and focus whole-group discussion on learning and progress in general, which is a really popular activity.
answer key six pages in book format. Answer keys are essential for this kind of learning activity, as they do provide a really essential additional opportunity for students to engage with language, and my students prefer to work and learn independently, assessing their own progress, either individually, in pairs or in small groups. They’re a great teacher time-saver too, which is always a good thing!
Try this free Spanish conjugation practice sampler to see if this kind of activity would work well for your students:
SPANISH CONJUGATION PRACTICE FREE SAMPLER
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-conjugation-practice-sampler-12477165
Currently in my store I have Spanish conjugation workbooks for a range of verb groups featuring the following tenses:
present (presente)
perfect (perfecto compuesto)
preterite (pretérito)
imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)
future (futuro)
conditional (condicional)
pluperfect (pretérito pluscuamperfecto)
future perfect (futuro perfecto)
conditional perfect (condicional perfecto)
Have a browse in my store for more Spanish grammar activities, and a wide range of Spanish language teaching and learning materials, with special offer bundles and lots of freebies too - I’ve included a selection here.
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PRIMARY FRENCH TELLING THE TIME KS2 FRENCH TELLING THE TIME BINGO KS3 FRENCH TELLING THE TIME BINGO 100 GRIDS & CALLING CARD 3 SETS @ £2.00 EACH 300 BINGO GRIDS WITH CALLING CARDS O’'CLOCK, HALF PAST, QUARTER TO & PAST
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Bingo games are perfect for language learning, and they’re really easy to
differentiate too. All my students, regardless of age, find playing the games a great way of consolidating their French vocabulary, and developing their French language skills. The games are perfect for multi-skill language learning: speaking, listening, reading, writing and spelling in French. The grids are designed for all the squares to be crossed off in order to win the game.
I often play with all three time sets at once for maximum challenge - I print each set on different colour paper, so that students can easily identify the time set. I also have laminated sets to use with wipe-clean pens. It’s a lot of prep, but the grids remain in excellent condition for years, so I do get lots of use from them.
Each set includes the following non-editable files:
= 50 clock face 9-square grids, 2 per page (25 pages) to develop listening skills and vocabulary recall
= 30 French time phrases bingo 9-square grids, 2 per page (15 pages) to develop listening and reading skills
= 20 mixed clock face and time phrase 9-square grids, 2 per page (10 pages) ideal for general French language skills development
= calling card with time phrases written out in full, simply tick the relevant column to keep track of which time phrases have been called out in each game
Have a browse in my store for a wide range of French resources, with special offer bundles and freebies.
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PRIMARY FRENCH TELLING THE TIME KS2 FRENCH TELLING THE TIME BINGO KS3 FRENCH TELLING THE TIME BINGO 100 GRIDS & CALLING CARD HALF PAST
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Bingo games are perfect for language learning, and they’re really easy to
differentiate too. All my students, regardless of age, find playing the games a great way of consolidating their French vocabulary, and developing their French language skills. The games are perfect for multi-skill language learning: speaking, listening, reading, writing and spelling in French. The grids are designed for all the squares to be crossed off in order to win the game.
This set includes the following non-editable files:
= 50 clock face 9-square grids, 2 per page (25 pages) to develop listening skills and vocabulary recall
= 30 French time phrases bingo 9-square grids, 2 per page (15 pages) to develop listening and reading skills
= 20 mixed clock face and time phrase 9-square grids, 2 per page (10 pages) ideal for general French language skills development
= calling card with time phrases written out in full, simply tick the relevant column to keep track of which time phrases have been called out in each game
Have a browse in my store for a wide range of French resources, with special offer bundles and freebies.
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PRIMARY ITALIAN TELLING THE TIME KS2 ITALIAN TELLING THE TIME KS3 ITALIAN TELLING THE TIME DOMINOES GAMES EVERY ANALOGUE CLOCK TIME 3 SETS @ £2.00 EACH, 9 GAMES AND CHALLENGES
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Featuring every analogue clock time in Italian, with 9 games and 9 challenges. The games really help students develop their skill in telling the time in Italian in a cooperative, communicative and interactive way, learning completely independently.
Dominoes games are ideal for language learning, with a multi-skill focus on listening, speaking, pronunciation, and reading. They are perfect for pair and small-group work too. Students work happily challenging themselves and each other to create a perfect domino time-sequence line, on the classroom floor or on a long(ish) table, by matching the times and the clock faces.
This kind of activity is really versatile, and useful not only during the introduction phase of learning these particular clock times, but at many times across the school year - for cover lessons, as starters, warm-ups, plenaries, practice & refresh, and also free-choice activity time - it’s a great idea to have a range of folders ready for students to select particular content according to what area they feel they’d like to work on.
Each set has three games, each with a different challenge:
= Challenge One: times in numerical order, time phrase to clock face
= Challenge Two: times in random order, time phrase to clock face
= Challenge Three: times in random order, clock face to time phrase
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PRIMARY FRENCH TELLING THE TIME KS2 FRENCH TELLING THE TIME KS3 FRENCH TELLING THE TIME DOMINOES GAMES 20 &25 PAST AND 20 & 25 TO THE HOUR
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French Telling the Time Dominoes Set 3 features analogue clocks times 20 & 25 past and 20 & 25 to the hour in French, with 3 games and 3 challenges. The games really help students develop their skill in telling the time in French in a cooperative, communicative and interactive way, learning completely independently.
Dominoes games are ideal for language learning, with a multi-skill focus on listening, speaking, pronunciation, and reading. They are perfect for pair and small-group work too. Students work happily challenging themselves and each other to create a perfect domino time-sequence line, on the classroom floor or on a long(ish) table, by matching the times and the clock faces.
This kind of activity is really versatile, and useful not only during the introduction phase of learning these particular clock times, but at many times across the school year - for cover lessons, as starters, warm-ups, plenaries, practice & refresh, and also free-choice activity time - it’s a great idea to have a range of folders ready for students to select particular content according to what area they feel they’d like to work on.
There are three games, each with a different challenge in the set:
= Challenge One: times in numerical order, time phrase to clock face
= Challenge Two: times in random order, time phrase to clock face
= Challenge Three: times in random order, clock face to time phrase
Have a browse in my store for more French resources, including special offer bundles and freebies.
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PRIMARY FRENCH TELLING THE TIME KS3 FRENCH TELLING THE TIME DOMINOES THREE SETS @ £2.00 EACH IN THE BUNDLE 9 GAMES & CHALLENGES EVERY ANALOGUE CLOCK TIME
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Featuring every analogue clocks time across the bundle, with***3 games and 3 challenges*** in each set.
Set 1: o’clock, half past, quarter to & past
Set 2: 5 & 10 past and 5 & 10 to the hour
Set 3: 20 & 25 past and 20 & 25 to the hour
The games really help students develop their skill in telling the time in French in a cooperative, communicative and interactive way, learning completely independently.
Dominoes games are ideal for language learning, with a multi-skill focus on listening, speaking, pronunciation, and reading. They are perfect for pair and small-group work too. Students work happily challenging themselves and each other to create a perfect domino time-sequence line, on the classroom floor or on a long(ish) table, by matching the times and the clock faces.
This kind of activity is really versatile, and useful not only during the introduction phase of learning these particular clock times, but at many times across the school year - for cover lessons, as starters, warm-ups, plenaries, practice & refresh, and also free-choice activity time - it’s a great idea to have a range of folders ready for students to select particular content according to what area they feel they’d like to work on.
Each set has three games, each with a different challenge:
= Challenge One: times in numerical order, time phrase to clock face
= Challenge Two: times in random order, time phrase to clock face
= Challenge Three: times in random order, clock face to time phrase
Have a browse in my store for more French resources, including special offer bundles and freebies.
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ESL CHRISTMAS EFL CHRISTMAS ENGLISH FOR CHILDREN CHRISTMAS BEGINNER ENGLISH CHRISTMAS TASK CARDS NUMBERS 0-31
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These English Christmas Numbers 0-31 task cards are perfect for advanced beginner English learners, and really do help to create a lively language learning environment. I’ve found that lessons around the Christmas period are a great time for revisiting and practising language and structures we’ve looked at over the semester.
The questions are entirely in English, and students can develop, embed, reinforce and refresh their developing knowledge of English in a cooperative, communicative and interactive way, independently of the teacher. They have a bonus multi-skill focus on listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading and spelling.
Most learners will be able to infer meaning from context and images, which have a real England/UK Christmas theme, such as Christmas crackers and mince pies, with vocabulary and structures repeated throughout, giving learners a chance to familiarize themselves really well with them. Nonetheless, it can be useful to read through the questions with the whole class first to check everyone is able to access the language, and therefore the activity, successfully. Students really do benefit in terms of language learning if they have regular and frequent opportunities to work with the cards, rather than simply working with them in a single lesson.
The English Christmas vocabulary provides a really useful springboard for discussion about Christmas customs and traditions in England and the UK, comparing and contrasting these to other Christmas practices students may know.
The resource comprises the following non-editable files:
48 differentiated question cards, 4 per A4 (8.5 x 11) paper. Print, laminate and cut out. Laminating is definitely worth the extra expense and prep time, as the cards as far more learner-friendly, and last for absolutely years.
answer key & answer recording sheet
question card template for students to apply their knowledge practically and creatively, which is an essential element in successful language learning, and is a really popular activity too.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
KS3 GERMAN KS4 GERMAN GCSE GERMAN ALEVEL GERMAN KS5 GERMAN CHALLENGE CARDS BUNDLE 13 SETS @ £1.75 EACH IN THE BUNDLE
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There are 13 sets of German Challenge Cards in this bundle. My students absolutely love challenge cards, and find them really useful for helping them get to grips with their German. Task cards are great for independent learning - students can work at their own pace, in pairs or in small groups, and really focus on the target language.
The challenge card questions and templates focus on multi-skill language learning, not focusing solely on the target vocabulary - they provide students with opportunities to apply prior learning, and to encounter more complex language they may not yet have covered formally in class.
There are answer keys and recording sheets for every set, though my students often just use their notebooks for writing their answers. Some sets have a question card template too - this is a really popular activity with my students, and they love to create questions for each other. Additionally, this enables them to apply their developing understanding of German in a very practical and creative way. Several sets also have accompanying vocabulary lists, which are great as a learning support resource, as well as a year-round reference resource. I have a series of challenge cards sets ready to go for my students - they’re a very popular choice for our ’free-choice’ learning time.
Click on the links for detailed challenge card sets descriptions:
Set 1: German Dates, Days, Months & Seasons Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-dates-days-months-seasons-challenge-cards-11707477
Set 2: German Numbers 0-31 Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-numbers-0-31-challenge-cards-11817183
Set 3: German Christmas Numbers 0-31 Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-christmas-numbers-0-31-challenge-cards-12015633
Set 4: German Numbers 0-100 Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-numbers-0-100-challenge-cards-11741806
Set 5: German Fruits Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-fruits-challenge-cards-12587759
Set 6: German Vegetables Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-vegetables-challenge-cards-12588063
Set 7: German Fruits & Vegetables Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-fruits-and-vegetables-challenge-cards-12588167
Set 8: German Telling the Time Challenge Cards : O’clock & Half Past the Hour
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-telling-time-challenge-cards-1-12458846
Set 9: German Telling the Time Challenge Cards : Quarter to & Quarter Past the Hour
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-telling-time-challenge-cards-2-12459953
Set 10: German Telling the Time Challenge Cards : Range of Analog Clock Times
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-telling-time-challenge-cards-3-12474452
Set 11: German Regular Verbs Present Tense Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-present-tense-regular-verbs-2-12244522
Set 12: German Irregular Verbs Present Tense Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-present-tense-irregular-verbs-2-12244528
Set 13: German Separable Verbs Present Tense Challenge Cards
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-separable-verbs-present-tense-challenge-cards-12685367
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differentiated question cards, students don’t have to work through all cards at once - they can select cards randomly for short periods of time during lessons, whatever way suits your learning plan best.
answer recording sheet - I don’t actually always use these - I let students use their work notebooks for answers simply use their notebooks for answers. In some set, I’ve included a sheet with a background, and one without. Similarly, in some sets I’ve also included a blank sheet, with no numbers, which is useful when students are working ‘randomly’ through the cards at different times.
answer key - I find having a key essential for students, as it helps them to work and learn independently, and it also offers extra opportunity to engage with language - I tend to laminate sets of answer keys - one answer key for each small group is enough
question cards template for students to apply their knowledge practically, and to create questions for each other - this is a really challenging and popular activity, and I encourage students to include other vocab and verbs they know or learn.
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VIELEN DANK UND VIEL SPAß IN DER DEUTSCHSTUNDE!
GCSE ITALIAN KS4 ITALIAN KS3 ITALIAN RESOURCE BOX : 5 RESOURCES @ £1.25 EACH
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RESOURCE 1
500 High-Frequency Italian Verbs Reference Book, alphabetically Italian-English & English-Italian, with first person conjugation reference in the present, perfect and imperfect tenses, which is really useful for checking which verbs take essere in the perfect tense, and for the past participle, ideal for intermediate Italian preparing to move into advanced Italian students, and I also use them for advanced beginner Italian students to provide a language learning map.
Read the full outline here:
500 HIGH-FREQUENCY ITALIAN VERBS : REFERENCE BOOK ITALIAN-ENGLISH & ENGLISH-ITALIAN
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/italian-verbs-book-1-12783022
RESOURCE 2
36 differentiated task cards focusing on Numbers 0-31 in Italian, with answer key & recording sheet. Ideal for advanced beginner Italian. The questions are all in Italian, with a wide range of Italian math language, and they’re great for practicing Italian language skills in general, as well as Italian numbers 0-31 in particular.
Read the full outline here:
ITALIAN NUMBERS 0-31 : 36 DIFFERENTIATED TASK CARDS WITH ANSWER KEY & RECORDING SHEET
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/italian-numbers-0-31-task-cards-12779709
RESOURCE 3
Italian perfect tense conjugation practice, focusing on 25 high–frequency Italian verbs, ideal for advanced beginner Italian students who are beginning to work with more complex language and texts, and students moving into intermediate Italian, who are refreshing and revising existing conjugation skills. There are 150 conjugation questions, across 3 differentiated conjugation challenges, with answer key and verb lists.
Read the full outline here:
ITALIAN PERFECT TENSE CONJUGATION PRACTICE : WORKBOOK WITH 150 CONJUGATIONS, 3 CONJUGATION CHALLENGES, ANSWER KEY & VERB LISTS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/italian-perfect-tense-conjugation-practice-12784757
RESOURCE 4
Italian paired speaking practice cards: 100 matching question & answer prompt cards, ideal for advanced beginner into intermediate Italian students, and with a focus on developing speaking skills in Italian. There’s also a booklet with all 50 questions and answers written out in full, and suggestions for how to use them in the classroom for maximum learning opportunities.
Read the full outline here:
ITALIAN SPEAKING PRACTICE : 100 QUESTION & ANSWER PROMPT CARDS WITH REFERENCE BOOK
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/italian-speaking-practice-cards-1-12568249
RESOURCE 5
Facts about Italian: 36 facts cards, addressing a broad scope of facts about Italian, from its history, varied fields within linguistics to literature and politics, showing the role these have played over centuries in the development of what we know today as Modern or Standard Italian, and its status within the development of world languages generally. They’re ideal for advanced intermediate Italian students moving into advanced Italian, requiring a certain level of world knowledge and language awareness, and particularly world geography.
Read the full outline here:
FACTS ABOUT ITALIAN : 36 CARDS FOCUSING ON THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/facts-about-italian-1-12779681
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GRAZIE MILLE E BUON APPRENDIMENTO!
KS3 SPANISH CONVERSATION STARTERS KS4 SPANISH CONVERSATION STARTERS KS3 SPANISH TRANSLATION
KS4 SPANISH TRANSLATION WORKSHEETS @ £3.75 EACH IN THE BUNDLE
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SPANISH CONVERSATION STARTERS #1
This set of Spanish conversation starters features 100 starters in question format, suitable for advanced beginner Spanish to intermediate Spanish students.
Speaking is a language skill that learners tend to find very challenging, and increased engagement with language that requires them to both reproduce language they are already familiar with, and to be creative with that language in order to produce new language is integral to successful language learning.
The questions focus largely on the present tense, with some examples of tenses such as preterite and conditional. I like to include tenses we may not have formally covered, as the activity is not solely about practising language, but also about actively learning it. I encourage students to look for cues and clues in the questions themselves, and this certainly enables them to engage with new or unknown language successfully, and to progress in their learning.
Read more here:
100 SPANISH CONVERSATION STARTERS FOR ADVANCED BEGINNER SPANISH TO INTERMEDIATE SPANISH STUDENTS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-conversation-starters-1-12898239
SPANISH CONVERSATION STARTERS TRANSLATION WORKSHEETS #1
This set of Spanish conversation translation worksheets is a companion activity to Spanish Conversation Starters 1, though it works just as well as a standalone translation exercise for advanced beginner Spanish and intermediate Spanish students. The content mirrors that of the conversation starters, and really does help students consolidate and embed essential advanced beginner Spanish to intermediate Spanish language across all key language skills.
All the sentences are in question format. There are 200 translation questions in total: 100 from Spanish to English, and then repeated from English to Spanish. Translation is a specific skill that students need to work on carefully and gradually as they progress in their language learning. It’s quite common for beginner language learners to attempt to translate word for word from their first / home language, and though this will work occasionally, it frequently leads to errors.
Read more here:
200 SPANISH CONVERSATION TRANSLATIONS FOR ADVANCED BEGINNER SPANISH TO INTERMEDIATE SPANISH STUDENTS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-conversation-translation-worksheets-1-12999437
The activities broadly address the following themes:
= personal information
= family & routines at home
= hobbies & free time
= likes & dislikes
= local environment
= food & drink
= school & studies
= sport & healthy living
= countries & languages
= weather & seasons
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¡MUCHAS GRACIAS Y BUEN APRENDIZAJE!
PRIMARY FRENCH KS3 FRENCH KS4 FRENCH GCSE FRENCH CHALLENGE CARDS 13 sets of challenge cards @ £1.75 each in the bundle.
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Challenge cards are an ideal language learning activity, providing multi-skill language learning opportunities. These sets are ideal for a range of French language classrooms from KS2 French / Primary French to KS3 French, and at KS4 French, students preparing for GCSE French as practice and revision.
This kind of activity really does help to create a lively language learning environment. Students can develop, embed, reinforce and refresh their French language skills in a cooperative, communicative and interactive way, independently of the teacher.
The questions have a bonus multi-skill focus on listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading and spelling. They’re great for helping students familiarise themselves with, and develop competence in, speaking, reading, writing and spelling in French in general, and on the focus language, for example, conjugating French RE verbs in the present tense in particular.
I use task not only when we’re focusing on the focus language and grammar, but also for sub lessons, as an all-year-round starter, plenary and general ‘pick-me-up’ activity. The goal is not simply to learn how French works, and how patterns can be identified and applied, it’s also about enjoying working with French, and to feel confident about doing so.
The questions are differentiated, and range in complexity and challenge, with some calling specifically upon prior and new knowledge too, helping students make links and build bridges in their learning. There may be some vocabulary that students are not familiar with - these questions give them the opportunity to learn and apply new language too. Other grammatical concepts are addressed in the questions too, such as gender agreement, direct and indirect objects, personal pronouns and question formats in French.
The question card template available in some sets enables students to apply their knowledge practically and creatively, which is an essential element to successful language learning.
To get the most from the questions, I frequently look at the multiple-choice questions as a whole-group, identifying not only why there is a single correct response, but what the errors are in the other choices. Identifying errors, and explaining precisely why something is inaccurate or incorrect, helps students to think about language a little more laterally, and ensures that they are thinking concepts through, rather than simply relying on learned responses.
All sets have full answer keys and recording sheets.
Set 1: French Numbers 0-21 : read the full outline here:
FRENCH NUMBERS 0-21 : 36 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-numbers-0-21-challenge-cards-11843713
Set 2: French Numbers 0-31 : read the full outline here:
FRENCH NUMBERS 0-31 : 36 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-numbers-0-31-challenge-cards-11759386
Set 3: French Christmas Numbers 0-31 : read the full outline here:
FRENCH CHRISTMAS NUMBERS 0-31 : 36 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-christmas-numbers-0-31-challenge-cards-12035663
Set 4: French Numbers 0-100 : read the full outline here:
FRENCH NUMBERS 0-100 : 48 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-numbers-0-100-challenge-cards-11741540
Set 5: French Dates, Days, Months & Seasons : read the full outline here:
FRENCH DATES, DAYS, MONTHS, SEASONS : 36 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-dates-days-months-seasons-challenge-cards-11856578
Set 6: French Fruits : read the full outline here:
FRENCH FRUITS : 36 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-fruits-challenge-cards-12586825
Set 7: French Vegetables : read the full outline here:
FRENCH VEGETABLES : 36 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-vegetables-challenge-cards-12587115
Set 8: French Fruits & Vegetables : read the full outline here:
FRENCH FRUITS & VEGETABLES : 36 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-fruits-and-vegetables-challenge-cards-12587126
Set 9: French Telling the Time O’Clock & Half Past the Hour : read the full outline here:
FRENCH TELLING THE TIME O’CLOCK & HALF PAST THE HOUR : 60 CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-telling-time-challenge-cards-1-12833553
Set 10: French Telling the Time Quarter to & Quarter Past the Hour : read the full outline here:
FRENCH TELLING THE TIME QUARTER TO & QUARTER PAST THE HOUR : 60 CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-telling-time-challenge-cards-2-12833561
Set 11: French Telling the Time Range of Analog Clock Times : read the full outline here:
FRENCH TELLING TIME RANGE OF ANALOGUE CLOCK TIMES : 60 CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-telling-time-challenge-cards-3-12833565
Set 12: French ER Verbs Present Tense : read the full outline here:
FRENCH ER VERBS PRESENT TENSE : 48 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-er-verbs-present-tense-challenge-cards-12641881
Set 13: French RE Verbs Present Tense : read the full outline here:
FRENCH RE VERBS PRESENT TENSE : 48 DIFFERENTIATED CHALLENGE CARDS
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-re-verbs-present-tense-challenge-cards-12646092
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ESL EFL BEGINNER ENGLISH ADVANCED BEGINNER ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH : 5 RESOURCES @ £1.00
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This ESL English resource box is ideal for beginner English, advanced beginner English into intermediate English students.
There are 5 resources, each for £1, featuring active, differentiated, multi-skill and independent learning activities. Some of the resources overlap various learning stages, though I’ve found that students, regardless of age or stage, often benefit from, and genuinely enjoy, working with activities that are primarily designed for other ability or knowledge stages. This may be either as practice and revision, or as additional or more accessible and manageable challenge. These factors are all key to motivating learners to engage with, and progress in, a new language.
There’s certainly prep work involved with some of the resources – I always laminate my language and task cards for example, as they’re much more easy to manipulate, and so far more learner-friendly. They do however last in excellent condition for years, so for me, laminating is definitely worth the prep time and extra expense. You don’t have to prepare them all at once – the resources are definitely useful for the longer-term, so you can take your time with the prep, focusing on what you’re working with at any specific stage.
RESOURCE 1: ENGLISH NUMBERS 0-100 WORD SEARCHES WITH ANSWER KEYS
Read the full outline here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-numbers-0-100-word-searches-12683527
RESOURCE 2: ENGLISH CHRISTMAS NUMBERS 0-31 TASK CARDS WITH ANSWER KEY
Read the full outline here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-christmas-numbers-0-31-challenge-cards-2-12948478
RESOURCE 3: ENGLISH 100 CONVERSATION STARTERS #1 FOR BEGINNER ENGLISH TO INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH
Read the full outline here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-conversation-starters-1-12842870
RESOURCE 4: ENGLISH 100 PAIRED SPEAKING PRACTICE CARDS WITH REFERENCE BOOK
Read the full outline here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-speaking-practice-cards-1-12792324
RESOURCE 5: ENGLISH FRUITS & VEGETABLES I HAVE, WHO HAS?WHOLE-GROUP GAME
Read the full outline here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-fruits-and-vegetables-i-have-who-has-12647256
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THANKS AND ENJOY YOUR ENGLISH LESSONS!
ESL EFL ENGLISH FOR CHILDREN BEGINNER ENGLISH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES I HAVE, WHO HAS? 3 GAMES @ £2.50 EACH IN THE BUNDLE
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Set 1 focuses on fruits in English; Set 2 on vegetables in English, and Set 3 on a combination of fruits and vegetables in English, ideal for advanced beginner English and intermediate English students.
I have… Who has… ? is a lively & communicative whole-group language learning game, perfect for practising, reinforcing & refreshing target vocabulary in English. The game has a multi-skill focus: listening, speaking & reading, with an important bonus focus on social interaction and participation.
It’s perfect for pronunciation practice too. Point out particular phonemes and sounds, such as the soft c in lettuce compared to the hard c in carrot, and the addition of n to a when preceding a noun starting with a vowel, such as an aubergine or an orange for example.
The aim of the game is to create an English sentence chain as quickly as possible. The game works well if the sentence sequence is placed on the floor, a longish table, or other flat surface.
There are 29 fruits featured across the 3 games: green apple; red apple; banana; cherry; date; fig; gooseberries; grapefruit; green grapes; red grapes; honeydew melon; kiwi; lemon; lime; mango; nectarine; olive; orange; papaya; peach; pear; pineapple; pumpkin; raspberry; redcurrants; rhubarb; starfruit; strawberry; watermelon.
and 28 vegetables: artichoke; asparagus; aubergine; green beans; beetroot; broccoli; Brussels sprout; cabbage; carrot; cauliflower; celery; cucumber; garlic; leek; lettuce; mushroom; onion; peas; green pepper; red pepper; yellow pepper; potato; sweet potato; radish; spinach; sweetcorn; tomato; zucchini
All the fruits and vegetables may not be in my longer-term learning plan, but the learning objective moves beyond simply learning individual units of vocab - the images help students infer meaning from context, supported by the visual prompts and clues - this in turn supports them in developing their English language skills in the longer and more complex sentences. There is***implicit input on grammatical concepts*** such as the***lack of adjectival agreement and gender***, and position of adjectives, which are often entirely new concepts for many ESL/EFL learners. Nouns feature definite, indefinite and partitive articles too. This is a very successful way of really getting the most of what looks like a straightforward game for consolidating the target vocabulary - it is actually so much more.
The question card template provides an additional learning activity, with students applying their developing English language knowledge creatively and practically, as they make game cards for the class - this is a really popular activity with my students.
Laminate the cards if you can - they’re more learner-friendly, and they remain in excellent condition for years.
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THANKS AND ENJOY THE GAMES!
PRIMARY FRENCH DISPLAY POSTERS FLASHCARDS instant back to school and year-round learning displays!V I really make the most of my classroom learning displays, using them for speaking prompts, to embed vocab, to practise pronunciation, reading and spelling. This is a great starter display bundle for Primary and Year 7 French.
A successful classroom language learning display enables students to make links in language, to identify patterns, to engage with a range of linguistic concepts, such as adjectival agreement and gender, and to begin to understand how sounds are represented in the written form, which is a really useful platform for working with phonics. It doesn’t matter if some of the vocab doesn’t feature in your immediate or even longer-term learning plan: the posters provide learners with daily opportunities to engage with the written word in French, to develop their recognition and recall of individual words, and also help learners begin to work out the meaning of new and unknown words from visual clues or prompts. Along the way, learners can suggest new related vocab or language they learn to add to the displays, which makes them really interactive, and a reflection of their learning path. The posters work just as well as flashcards, which are great for introducing and practicing language in general (students don’t have to learn all the nouns or phrases!), and for playing games to engage students with French. All the posters/flashcards are great for young learners to learn with together in groups too!
Animal Kingdom (40 posters, 20 French flag background, 20 animal footprint) My younger French students really love the animals posters, and like to compare the French and English words, or words in other languages they know and speak. I’ve found that they also help very young children develop their growing understanding of the animal kingdom. We don’t necessarily learn all the animals, but we do use them for pronunciation and speaking practice, and for memory games too. They really give the classroom a great French ambiance. Students definitely notice the different words for a/an, and ask why some animals are un, and others are une. I’ve used this as a useful prompt to introduce the concept of gender.
There are 20 animals using the masculine and feminine indefinite article, which again is a great opportunity to begin to compare French to English. I���ve chosen a couple of insects and birds, as well as animals that feature in very popular stories, such as ours and loup. Looking at language, and the ways it works, either similarly to, or differently from their first language, helps learners become implicitly aware of linguistic concepts in both languages, which I’ve found to be really useful for both current and later learning.
Breakfast (40 posters, 20 French flag background, 20 blackwave) There are 20 breakfast items within a sentence, Je prends… Je mange…, Je bois…, using either indefinite or partitive article, singular or plural - I designed these specifically to combine high-frequency vocab building, and to promote more speaking in the classroom, both teacher-student and paired speaking ie student-student
Christmas (60 posters, 30 blue winter background, 30 blackline snow) I love to give my learning environment a really French Christmas feel - even my older
students appreciate it. With my younger learners, it’s not about learning all the French Christmas vocabulary (30 is too many for young beginners!), it’s about giving
them daily opportunities to engage with the French language through guessing games, pronunciation practices and so on. I’ve included a selection of both generic Christmas words, such as bauble and Christmas tree, as well as more
Francophone-specific words, such as Père Fouettard and la galette des Rois.
Clothes (40 posters, 20 French flag background, 20 black wave)
There are 20 nouns relating to clothes and what we wear, focusing on singular and plural nouns with the indefinite / partitive article, some with color/adjectival agreement. There are four poster headers: les vêtements, Qu’est-ce que tu portes ?, Qu’est-ce que tu as ? and Qu-est-ce que c’est ? The labels/answers correspond to the question format. This really does help to promote speaking in the classroom, and I often use the posters for quick speaking refreshers at various points in an individual lesson, or across a series of lessons, really getting the most out of the display.
Colours (36 posters, 18 French flag background, 18 black wave)
The key colours are: black; blue; brown (both brun and marron); cream (both crème and vanilla); green; grey; navy blue; orange; bright pink; pink; purple; red; turquoise; white; yellow. There’s also a poster / flashcards showing the French Flag. I’ve included a couple of French colours freebies in the bundle - one focusing on favorite colour, so that we can do some speaking based on the initial question Quelle est ta couleur préférée? and one focusing on adjectival agreement with the colour green, using questions such as Vrai ou faux ? Le monstre verte?
Fruits (50 posters, 25 French flag background, 25 black wave)
There are 25 fruits, definite article, feminine and masculine - that’s so useful as a way into the concept of gender. We don’t actually learn 25 fruits at this stage, but I use a range that includes some that children may not know yet, such as starfruit and redcurrants. That’s ideal for discussing healthy eating, and for generally developing children’s vocabulary in their own language too.
Numbers 1-20 (40 posters, 20 French flag background, 20 black wave) Number displays are great for linking vocab with some mental math - there’s definitely a French theme to a lot of the posters, such as the Eiffel Tower and pain au chocolat!
Numbers 0-31 (64 posters, 32 French flag background, 32 black wave) There is a lot of potential for speaking and pronunciation practice, as well as a focus on spelling French numbers correctly - I tend to do more complex mental math calculation with these numbers, as well as more general production and manipulation of language, as there are many contexts this range of numbers address, such as birthday, which is always a popular one!
Vegetables (50 posters, 25 French flag background, 25 black wave) There are 25 vegetables, definite article, feminine and masculine - as with the fruits posters, these are really useful to start to engage with the concept of gender. We don’t actually learn 25 vegetables at this stage, but I use a range that includes some that children may not know yet, such as asparagus and artichoke to stimulate discussion in general, and encourage students to discover and suggest (and try!) new vegetables for the display.
Telling the Time in French: o’clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past the hour, analogue
There are two backgrounds to choose from - French flag or black wave, so that you can choose which would suit your learning environment. The posters show analogue clock times o’clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past the hour. I use them as classroom display, and also as flashcards during the introduction phase of telling time. I tend to focus initially on o’clock and half past, as I’ve found that when students are confident with the concept of telling the time in French, they’re able to assimilate all the clock times more successfully at a slightly later date. They’re great for flashcard introduction and practice of new language, particularly with small groups. I often display a set of a particular clock time (or indeed vocab theme) at different times of the school year, as this gives us chance to revisit and practise vocab and concepts.
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