A powerpoint and two worksheets for pupils to practise naming six familiar animals. Simple format is free from distracting details - suitable for autistic children. The powerpoint is animated so each picture shows first; you click to reveal the word below the picture, which gives pupils time to name the animal. One worksheet has the animals' names beneath their pictures in dotted writing, for pupils to trace over. The other worksheet is for pupils to match the names in cursive and non-cursive writing. Laminate the first page, cut out and laminate a set of words from the second page (duplicates provided in case you want more than one set). Add Velcro so that pupils can attach the words to the correct places.

A set of 9 Foundation role plays covering all GCSE themes. I’ve kept them very similar in structure to the sample assessment materials from all 3 major exam boards. Each role play has an unprepared element, a question to ask, an opinion and a past tense. I’ve made up teacher’s prompts as well. The 9 role plays fit on 2 sides of A4, so you could give your pupils the whole lot at once if you like. The teacher’s prompts follow on the last 2 pages and include reminders of the pupil’s role to save flicking between two sheets.

A set of sentences in German with the words jumbled. Pupils apply their knowledge of German word order rules to rearrange the words into sentences with correct word order. Make the task harder by asking pupils to find more than one possible correct version of each sentence - numbers in brackets show a minimum number of possibilities.

A simple poster showing the first most basic word order rules for German. Could be used as a display or added to a mat or stuck into books.

A short worksheet with 10 sentences in German for pupils to insert the correct word for “who” or “which”. All possible spellings of “who/which” are shown at the start , in nominative, accusative and dative cases. All 3 cases are covered in the sentences and pupils must decide which case to use each time. Answers are provided on page 2. Two copies of the worksheet fit on one page of A4.

This worksheet is a structured and fairly simple way to practise using German verbs in the present tense. Spielen is written out in full as a guide, then there are 3 tasks. First pupils just choose the correct spelling of spielen from the list above, to complete the 10 sentences. Then there are 12 sentences in German with a gap to complete with the correct spelling of the verb which is given in the infinitive each time. Finally there are 10 sentences in German for pupils to complete with the correct spelling of some strong verbs (which may change their vowel). Again, the infinitives are given. Pupils are also asked to translate all the sentences into English. Answers provided on page 2.

A very simple worksheet which asks pupils to complete the verb endings on each line for the present tense of habiter.

A French starter activity with suggestions of what life will be like in the future, using ‘on va/on ne va pas’, could easily be adapted to use whole aller paradigm. Pupils can construct complete sentences and match to pictures, could extend this by adding more detail or substituting the vocab.

A set of sentences in French about the school day, chopped in half for pupils to match starts and ends. This sheet is photocopiable and would suit pairwork: I keep the starts of the sentences together and chop up the endings so pupils can move them around.

A worksheet with a list of sentences about the school day. The sentences have been chopped up and jumbled so pupils must match them up again to make sense. I would cut up the right hand side so pupils can move the pieces around. Pupils can also translate the sentences into English, or they could adapt the sentences and add more details, to write about their own school day.

Print this out or copy and paste each sentence onto your smartboard for pupils to put back into the correct order. When correct, the sentences make a postcard written in the past tense about a holiday. Extend the task by asking pupils to change at least 5 of the details, or use as a translation task.

A set of 15 sentences in French with a word missing in each. Pupils choose the correct word from the list below to fill each gap. Sentences describe hotel accommodation in the imperfect tense. Could then be used as a translation exercise into English, or pupils could adapt or extend the sentences. Two copies fit on a side of A4, making it cheaper to photocopy. Answers provided on page 2 of the document.

A list of 9 questions about school, all present tense except one future conditional. Can be used as pair work for listening/speaking, is suitable for exam preparation or revision, could also work as a lesson starter (one pupil gives a statement, another says which question it answered, for example). Four sets of questions fit on one side of A4.