All you need to introduce the vocabulary for .
Greetings and initial questions and responses
1.Individual slides with essential nouns on.
2.A slide with all vocabulary on one page (for 'qu'est-ce que c'est? OR an opportunity for pupils to copy into books)
4. In the spotlight activity
5. Match up activity
6. Create a dialgoue activity
7. Link to Voki website for pupils to make French avatars.
Perfect introduction to my other resources on greetings and initial questions and responses including One page Learning Mat, Follow me Cards, Word Cloud, Odd one-out and A flow chart quiz.
A game board to practise nouns and simple sentences.
2 versions included for differentiation purposes.
Answer key included (so pupils work independently).
Great to introduce sports in a novel way- give them the board game and a dictionary and it is a really fun way to challenge them to learn sports nouns.
Use it as follow up once you have introduced the vocabulary as it is an excellent way of practising speaking and listening skills.
Other important features: pupil independence, pupil collaboration, challenge and competition. I always have 100% engagement when I give them a board game (I have others available).
A rewarding way to differentiate- what better incentive to complete the task than to know you can play a game at the end!
No need to cut anything- just print. A4 is fine, A3 is great. Add dice and counters. (I get pupils to use spare coins for counters and lots of them have dice roll app on their phones these days if you are struggling for these).
Any feedback is always gratefully received and if you have any requests for future board games please send me a message.
A set of 30 French infinitives Follow Me Cards.
Teacher instructions included.
Use to teach or revise 30 infinitives.
Excellent for introducing the near furture tense- just add je vais before the infinitive..
Highly interactive activity. Ensures all pupils participate. After traditional rounds where the game snakes around the classroom you could introduce element of competition by racing against the clock.
A fantastic use of the cards is to get pupils to stand in a circle according to the sequence of the cards. Great for energy and enthusiasm!
A board game to practise vocabulary for Easter.
Pupils roll the dice and say the French for the picture they land on. Extra challenge given as they progress through the game and have to describe the pictures and give opinions.
Great lead on from my Easter PowerPoint.
Great speaking and listening practice.
Increased enthusiasm and engagement.
Adds dimension of competition.
Could be used as a reward for early finishes.
This resource is available as part of an Easter bundle, saving you money.
French bundle for the topic of clothes including a PowerPoint presentation, translation worksheets, follow me cards, a board game and a design your own t-shirt task.
3 resources to practise the role play scenarion ‘At the hotel’. Includes a PowerPoint with games, a booklet, a board game and practice role plays with support and suggested answers.
A new doodle sheet ideal for European Day of Languages- especially if you are attempting the ‘build the Eiffel Tower’ game using spaghetti and rolled up newspaper! A fact sheet which comes in 3 different fonts (just print off your fave) and a blank version for pupils to fill in ) either from memory or they could research their own facts.
You could print off the blank version and watch the video while they make notes on whiteboards then fill in their own doodle sheet.
Presentation of Christmas Vocabulary:
20 items of Christmas vocabulary, clean modern style with cute clip art
'Qu'est-ce que c'est?' game (beat the teacher)
'Les mots volants' game
'Qu'est-ce qui manque?' game
'Under the spotlight' game
Listening Activity
Vocab match up
Sentence maker game
Words to chorus of 3 hymns
Links to French Christnas websites
Noughts and Crosses game
A song to the tune of Jingle Bells for beginner learners.
Chorus: ‘Qu’est-ce que c’est?
De quelle couleur?
Il y a combien?’
And 10 lines for individual pupils to shout out ‘une etoile jaune’, ‘sept chausettes roses’ etc.
Good practice of colours and numbers and a lovely way for KS1 learners to demonstrate what they have learnt- could even be performed in an assembly.
Christmas themed bundle including:
- a PowerPoint with all my usual games and opportunities to practise all four skills
- a Board game (great for the last couple of lessons to avoid the usual ‘design a Christmas card’)
- a letter to Father Christmas- great for younger learners and lower ability groups
- Christmas cards to colour- these fold into cards with French instructions on the back such as ‘colour the ribbon in red’
- a Christmas song to the tune of Jingle Bells- again great for younger pupils and it consolidates numbers and colours
a Christmas gift worksheet
a Christmas themed grammar sheet
A really simple but engaging video animation featuring basic Spanish to recap previous learning.
A worksheet to accompany this video is available here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/spanish-first-lesson-back-todo-sobre-mi-sheet-11969691
This is a link to my You Tube channel where you will find a whiteboard animation video. This is great to use in class with the pupils- can they translate te sentences quicker than the pen? They could write them down or say them out loud?
A fabulous task to set as revision as well- pupils more inclined to watch a you tube video to music (I have great stats evidence for previous year’s videos - by analysing the demographics I know that thousands of pupils watched my video in the week before the French exams!)
More topics on the way. There is a bundle of activities for this topic here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-french-role-play-task-at-the-hotel-11874119
These 'all on one page' learning mats go beyond the standard vocabulary you might find in a textbook or PowerPoint presentation.
The language is authentic, up-to- date and relevant including phrases such as hair extensions, false eyelashes, man bun as well as the usual basic stuff.
Use as a speaking frame / a writing frame / a learning mat / a revision aid / an extension tool.
The PDF is in colour but looks nice printed in greyscale as well. I usually print and photocopy in greyscale but put the colour version on the IWB.
All the vocabulary you need on one A4 page for teaching body parts and illness: use it as a learning mat, a homework sheet, a support sheet, an extension sheet, a revision sheet, a classroom poster...endless possibilities.
All the vocabulary for teaching countries and nationalities on one A4 page: use it as a learning mat; a homework sheet; a support sheet; an extension sheet; a revision sheet or a classroom poster...endless possibilities.
Also includes:
Mini word clouds- excellent starter activity. Great for revision as well.
Could give out as an extension tool for early finishers. Give them out upon arrival and give them a time frame. At the end of the timeframe pupils go head to head in a 'bidding war'. Each pupil says how many they can translate and have to prove it. The highest bidder goes first- if he can get to his bid he wins, if he can't the next bidder goes and has to get to his highest bid to win.
New Section - 3 pages of perfect tense
This is a growing resource. I will add sections over the next week- buy it now at a very low price and benefit from downloading it again in the future for free (once the resource is bigger).
It currently provides guidance for writing about holidays in the present tense...but you won't be disappointed, there are some fabulous sentences for your pupils.
This writing guide is more suitable for higher ability pupils.
Big Book: An illustrated story about a garden in springtime.
Beautiful graphics and font.
Simple sentences, spring and garden vocabulary with prepositions eg. sur les branches il y a des oiseaux
Wall words/flashcards
Card game (self correcting)
'Read it, colour it, trace it, write it' printable worksheets.
Labelling worksheet.
Board game (no dice needed)
Mini books (word level and sentence level)
I can statements in French. (2 versions- large and 4 per page)
Key vocabulary:
le printemps
le jardin
il pleut
la pluie
un arbre
les fleurs
les champignons
les branches
les oiseaux
une mare
les grenouilles
les coccinelles
les papillons
A video to reinforce vocabulary used to say how you feel. This video is part of a mini bundle could be used for new learners and includes the video, an interactive quiz and a worksheet.