French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ ARIELLE The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Here’s what you need to know about ARIELLE: elle mesure un mètre 85, blonde aux yeux bleus elle joue au volley-ball dans l’équipe de sa ville elle n’aime pas beaucoup les sucreries, elle suit un régime très strict elle court tous les jours au moins 5 kms elle veut changer de travail, elle travaille dans la publicité, elle voudrait travailler plutôt avec des enfants sa maman est décédée il y a 2 mois INCLUDED: Detailed background information about ARIELLE Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Arielle based on her background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about ARIELLE, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know ARIELLE’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about ARIELLE. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

Pouvoir - Essential French Verb - Translation Exercise - Distance Learning Translation exercise from English to French. Present and conditional tenses of the verb pouvoir used along with common regular er, ir, and re verbs. 18 sentences total using each subject pronoun twice, once in the present tense and once in the conditional. Answer key included.

Savoir + Infinitive - Essential French Verb - Translation Exercise - Distance Learning Translation exercise from English to French. Present and conditional tenses of the verb savoir + infinitive to reinforce using savoir as to know how to do something. 18 sentences total using each subject pronoun twice, once in the present tense and once in the conditional. Answer key included.

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ CLÉMENT The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Read on to find out more how you can use this resource for creative writing and speaking. Here’s what you need to know about CLÉMENT: il a 55 ans il est divorcé depuis 10 ans il n’a pas d’enfant il a changé de profession à l’âge de 48 ans il travaille maintenant comme blogeur il habite au bord de la mer il se déplace en scooter INCLUDED: Detailed background information about CLÉMENT Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Clément based on his background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about CLÉMENT, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know CLÉMENT’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about CLÉMENT. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

French Numbers 1 - 100 Fortune Tellers - Cootie Catchers Use fortune tellers to have students practice French numbers 1 - 100 in a fun and different way. Your students already love them, and fortune tellers are a perfect activity for learning and reviewing complicated French numbers. This resource includes 13 fortune tellers, and instructions on how to use the activity and fold the paper.

Vouloir - Essential French Verb - Translation Exercise - Distance Learning Translation exercise from English to French. Present and conditional tenses of the verb vouloir used along with common regular er, ir, and re verbs. 18 sentences total using each subject pronoun twice, once in the present tense and once in the conditional. Answer key included.

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ ALEXANDRE The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Read on to find out more how you can use this resource for creative writing and speaking. **Here’s what you need to know about ALEXANDRE: ** c’est un homme de 80 ans il est veuf il a 2 enfants et des petits-enfants il habite seul dans sa maison il est en bonne santé il est très indépendant INCLUDED: Detailed background information about ALEXANDRE Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Alexandre based on his background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about ALEXANDRE, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know ALEXANDRE’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about ALEXANDRE. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

La Saint Patrick - French St. Patrick’s Day Vocabulary Fortune Teller Use fortune tellers to have students practice 8 vocabulary words related to La Saint Patrick in a fun and different way. Your students already love them, and fortune tellers are a perfect activity for reviewing English - French themed vocabulary. Words included are: un trèfle, un arc-en-ciel, l’or, une cornemuse, Irlandais(e), le 17 mars, un lutin, une parade. This resource includes 1 fortune teller, and instructions on how to use the activity and fold the paper.

French Connect 4 Game - ÊTRE - Present Tense This is a fun, quick, and easy way to have your beginner students review être in the imperfect tense. In order to win, students connect four boxes by filling them in with the correct conjugations of the verb être, which is listed at the bottom of the game board. Subject pronouns are listed on the left. Students take turns filling in boxes until four are connected. At this point, they can check their work using the answer key provided. If any of the conjugations are incorrect, the game continues. Full instructions are included. Included: One game board How to play Answer key

French Connect 4 Game - ÊTRE - ALLER - AVOIR - FAIRE - Imperfect Tense This is a fun, quick, and easy way to have your beginner students review être, aller, avoir, and faire in the imperfect tense. In order to win, students connect four boxes by filling them in with the correct conjugations of the verbs, which are listed twice each at the bottom of the game board. Subject pronouns are listed on the left. Students take turns filling in boxes until four are connected. At this point, they can check their work using the answer key provided. If any of the conjugations are incorrect, the game continues. Full instructions are included. Included: One game board How to play Answer key

French Connect 4 Game - ALLER - Imperfect Tense This is a fun, quick, and easy way to have your beginner students review avoir in the imperfect tense. In order to win, students connect four boxes by filling them in with the correct conjugations of the verb avoir, which is listed at the bottom of the game board. Subject pronouns are listed on the left. Students take turns filling in boxes until four are connected. At this point, they can check their work using the answer key provided. If any of the conjugations are incorrect, the game continues. Full instructions are included. Included: One game board How to play Answer key

French Connect 4 Game - FAIRE - Imperfect Tense This is a fun, quick, and easy way to have your beginner students review faire in the imperfect tense. In order to win, students connect four boxes by filling them in with the correct conjugations of the verb faire, which is listed at the bottom of the game board. Subject pronouns are listed on the left. Students take turns filling in boxes until four are connected. At this point, they can check their work using the answer key provided. If any of the conjugations are incorrect, the game continues. Full instructions are included. Included: One game board How to play Answer key

ALLER - Imperfect Tense - French Connect 4 Game This is a fun, quick, and easy way to have your beginner students review aller in the imperfect tense. In order to win, students connect four boxes by filling them in with the correct conjugations of the verb aller, which is listed at the bottom of the game board. Subject pronouns are listed on the left. Students take turns filling in boxes until four are connected. At this point, they can check their work using the answer key provided. If any of the conjugations are incorrect, the game continues. Full instructions are included. Included: One game board How to play Answer key

Name That Tense is an activity for reviewing verb tenses with your advanced French students. These 200 practice cards provide a challenging AP or French 4 review. You can use this activity on a few different levels. The most challenging way is to use the cards written in English, have students name the French tense that needs to be used, then have them translate the sentences to French. You may choose to use the cards written in French, and simply have students identify and name the tenses they read. These practice cards provide an excellent opportunity to review the answers together, and to explain why each tense was chosen for a particular sentence. The files are easy to share with your students for distance learning. The first 50 cards use these tenses: le présent, l’imparfait, le futur simple, le passé composé, le conditionnel, le plus-que-parfait et le conditionnel passé. The second 50 cards use all of the tenses mentioned above, and also include cards using: le futur antérieur, le subjonctif, le subjonctif passé, l’impératif, et le passé récent, and many si clauses are included. Included: 100 practice cards written in English 100 practice cards written in French Answer key in French and English

French Connect 4 Game - ÊTRE - ALLER - AVOIR - FAIRE - Present Tense This is a fun, quick, and easy way to have your beginner students review être, aller, avoir, and faire in the present tense. In order to win, students connect four boxes by filling them in with the correct conjugations of the verbs, which are listed twice each at the bottom of the game board. Subject pronouns are listed on the left. Students take turns filling in boxes until four are connected. At this point, they can check their work using the answer key provided. If any of the conjugations are incorrect, the game continues. Full instructions are included. Included: One game board How to play Answer key

French Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Activity: RENCONTREZ MANON The personal description of the personnage in this activity can either be used a speaking or writing prompt. Reading and listening comprehension included. Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with good ideas for creative story-telling or imaginative writing. Very often, we’re so focused on producing correct grammar that we forget how much fun it can be to tell stories! If you’ve been looking for creative prompts to get the ball rolling for your upper-intermediate level students, I know you’ll have fun with this resource. It includes a story to listen to and read along, then students can complete listening comprehension and 1st conditional SI CLAUSE activities. Read on to find out more how you can use this resource for creative writing and speaking. Here’s what you need to know about MANON: c’est une jeune femme de 20 ans elle est étudiante elle travaille beaucoup elle partage un appartement avec deux autres étudiants elle rentre chez ses parents deux fois par mois elle n’a pas de voiture INCLUDED: Detailed background information about MANON Si clause writing activity - 1st conditional - Futur simple + present tense Story about Manon based on her background information - Approximately 500 words MP4 audio recording - Listen to the story read aloud Listening comprehension cloze activity STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Read the personal details about MANON, an interesting personnage. STEP 2: Once you know MANON’S background, complete the si clause prompts provided. They all begin in the futur simple, and you should finish them in the present tense. This step will help you build up to writing a story! STEP 3: Listen to a story about MANON. Don’t read the text yet. Just listen, and see how much you can understand. STEP 4: Complete the cloze activity to test your listening comprehension before you read the actual text. Fill in 20 blanks with words you hear in the MP4 recording. A word bank is provided. STEP 5: Check your work as you read the full text for the first time. Take some time to read the English translation provided to compare sentence structure. Be sure to note new vocabulary words and expressions. STEP 6: It’s time to try your hand at creative writing in French! The story you listened to will give you an idea of what kind of story you can write, but be sure to use your imagination! The background information and the si clauses you wrote will give you something to work with. The more you read and write in French, the better your understanding of sentence structure will be. You’ll also be amazed at how much vocabulary you will learn! Use as many verb tenses, pronouns, and other grammatical structures as possible in your story.

L’école - Lecteurs débutants - French reader cut and paste This set of five RÉSOUS-LE / SOLVE THE SENTENCE hands-on puzzle activities will keep your primary French students engaged while learning to read by putting words together to form sentences. This set follows a school theme and includes sight words (mots fréquents) for first and second grade. In addition to having fun while reading, students will be challenged and develop reasoning skills while solving each of the 5 puzzles. They will feel such a sense of pride and accomplishment every time they get to color in a computer screen on the progress chart. Once they’ve completed all five puzzles and hooked them together with a ring or stapled them, they can take them home and show mom and dad how much they’re learning in your class. Begin with the DÉBUT strip, look at the word written on it, find the strip with words that make sense to continue a sentence, and keep going this way until you reach LA FIN and have logically sorted out a sentence with at least 12 words. Here’s what you get: 5 worksheets with sentence puzzles to solve A handy fill in chart for students to track their progress A cover page to color and decorate Teacher instructions A few ways you can use these worksheets: No prep homework Warm up work Early finishers Literacy centers Test review Tutoring Mini-assessment

French Connect 4 Game - Avoir Mal This is a fun, quick, and easy way to have your students review avoir mal + body part. In order to win, students connect four boxes by filling them in with the conjugations of avoir and the body parts listed at the bottom of the game board (see the body parts used below). Subject pronouns are listed on the left. Students take turns filling in boxes until four are connected. At this point, they can check their work using the answer key provided. If any of the conjugations are incorrect, the game continues. Full instructions are included. Expressions used: AVOIR MAL À LA TÊTE AVOIR MAL AU VENTRE AVOIR MAL AUX YEUX AVOIR MAL AUX OREILLES AVOIR MAL AU DOS AVOIR MAL À LA GORGE AVOIR MAL AUX DENTS AVOIR MAL AUX JAMBES Included: One game board How to play Answer key

French Connect 4 Game - Faire Expressions This is a fun, quick, and easy way to have your students review faire expressions in the present tense. In order to win, students connect four boxes by filling them in with the conjugations of faire along with the expressions listed at the bottom of the game board (see the expressions used below). Subject pronouns are listed on the left. Students take turns filling in boxes until four are connected. At this point, they can check their work using the answer key provided. If any of the conjugations are incorrect, the game continues. Full instructions are included. Expressions used: FAIRE DU SPORT FAIRE LES COURSES FAIRE DU PIANO FAIRE DU SHOPPING FAIRE LA CUISINE FAIRE DES BÊTISES FAIRE LA QUEUE FAIRE LA TÊTE Included: One game board How to play Answer key

French Connect 4 Game - Aller with Places This is a fun, quick, and easy way to have your students review aller in the present tense with prepositions and places. In order to win, students connect four boxes by filling them in with the conjugations of aller along with the prepositions and places listed at the bottom of the game board (see the places used below). Subject pronouns are listed on the left. Students take turns filling in boxes until four are connected. At this point, they can check their work using the answer key provided. If any of the conjugations are incorrect, the game continues. Full instructions are included. Prepositions and places used: À L’ÉCOLE CHEZ MES AMIS AU PARC À LA PHARMACIE DANS LE JARDIN À L’HÔPITAL DANS LA CUISINE CHEZ LE MÉDECIN Included: One game board How to play Answer key