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I'm currently a long-term substitute teacher for middle school French. And while I have found many good resources, I never seem to find exactly what I need. So, what I do not have, I create. I'm slowly getting these creations uploaded here for others to use.

I'm currently a long-term substitute teacher for middle school French. And while I have found many good resources, I never seem to find exactly what I need. So, what I do not have, I create. I'm slowly getting these creations uploaded here for others to use.
French Turkey Clothes & Adjectives
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French Turkey Clothes & Adjectives

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This is a project where students, after or while learning about clothing and colors in French put together a well-dressed turkey (dinde) and describe it. They pick 6 items of clothing to dress their turkey. Each piece is them colored a different color. Then each piece is described on a turkey feather in a complete sentence (1 sentence per feather). Each sentence must include: the item of clothing the color of the clothing one other descriptor (long/short, big/small, cheap/expensive, etc.) This it is all put together with the feathers behind the turkey (as much as possible with the writing), and the clothing attached to the turkey. Usually all of this is pasted to a blank piece of paper. On the paper the students must then introduce their turkey using full sentences stating: Their name Their age Where they are from How they are feeling. This includes: Informational PowerPoint with directions Directions sheet Rubric Sheet Printouts for: Turkey Feathers Clothes (clothes look warped because they are sized to fit the turkey printout aprox.) **All images used under are under creative commons license.
French BANGS Adjectives
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French BANGS Adjectives

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Slideshow discussing and demonstrating how adjectives work in French and the difference with BANGS adjectives. Slide 1: Cover Slide 2: What are BANGS adjectives? Slide 3: How adjectives work (In English versus French) Slide 4: B (Beauty) [with examples] Slide 5: A (Age) [with examples] Slide 6: N (Number) [with examples] Slide 7: G (Goodness) [with examples] Slide 8: S (Size) [with examples] Includes the PowerPoint, notes worksheet with key, and worksheet with key practicing placing adjectives around a noun. Worksheets are in Word .docx format.
French Definite, Indefinite, & Partitive Articles
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French Definite, Indefinite, & Partitive Articles

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A PowerPoint presentation discussing and explaining the articles “a”, “an”, “the”, and “some” in French and how they differ from English. 9 Slides: Title Slide. What is an Article? definition. The Difference Between English & French Articles explaination. Definite Articles in French with examples and explaination. Singular Indefinite Articles in French with examples and explaination. Plural Indefinite Articles in French with examples and explaination. Partitive Articles in French pt. 1 English vs. French differences. Partitive Articles in French pt. 2 Singular masculine and feminine partitive articles in French with examples. . Partitive Articles in French pt. 3 Plural Partitive articles in French with examples and explaination.
French /ɑ/ Sound PowerPoint
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French /ɑ/ Sound PowerPoint

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A simple but detailed PowerPoint presentation discussing the [ɑ]or [in English] short a or “ah” sound. There is SO few resources for French phonics, I’ve had to create my own. The last slide includes a list of vocabulary my class(es) have already learned that include the target phonic, this can be updated for your class. SLIDES: Title/ cover Comparing how this sound is made in English versus French How to make the sound / Discussion of how [ɑ] is an open low back unrounded vowel, including definitions of all of these terms. Describes how to physically make the sound with your mouth. Vocabulary list
French Chimera Project
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French Chimera Project

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Votre Chimère PowerPoint presentation for a French class project practicing French vocabulary for animals, body parts, colors, and habitats. It also includes using irregular verb avoir, and conjugating regular -er verbs for il/elle specifically. Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Defining what a Chimera is Slide 3: Describing the project Slide 4: Discussing the regular verbs habiter, visiter, aimer, and manger, that they will use and the irregular avoir. Slide 5: An example image with example description written out. Slide 6: Listing project requirements. Instructions with checklist/rubric on the back or page 2. Uses a Halloween theme, so it’s a fun Halloween-adjacent project! We practiced vocabulary for 4-5 classes before starting. It would probably be simple to update the theme if you don’t want the Halloween theme.
French /e/ sound Phonics
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French /e/ sound Phonics

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A simple but detailed PowerPoint presentation discussing the /e/ or [in English] long A sound. There is SO few resources for French phonics, I’ve had to create my own. The last slide includes a list of vocabulary my class(es) have already learned that include the target phonic, this can be updated for your class. SLIDES: Title/ cover Comparing how this sound is made in English versus French How to make the sound. English dipthong versus French short sound. Discussion of how [e] is a close-mid frontal unrounded vowel, including definitions of all of these terms. How to physically make the sound with your mouth. Vocabulary list