Are you looking for free French resources for French class to get started on planning? Or are you looking for inspiration for your French classes?
To help reduce your stress load and to inspire you, I am sharing 10 of my favourite TPT freebies for Core French teachers!
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1. African Culture and History Activity | Africa Free Distance Learning (La Libre Language Learning)
To begin, this activity is an EXCELLENT resource for remote learning and to begin a conversation on stereotyping and generalizing the continent of Africa.
Specifically, it comprises of a Google Forms activity created by La Libre Language Learning.
In short, students will watch a short clip of an Al Jazeera interview with Angélique Kidjo and answer a series of questions to further their understanding.
La Libre Language Learning’s Instagram
2. Free French Virtual Field Trip – le Calvados (La Brunette)
I recently discovered La Brunette‘s Instagram and I have fallen in love with her resources!
La Brunette creates engaging and super creative virtual trip presentations to francophone destinations.
In this particular free French resource, students will visit the region of Le Calvados in Normandy.
Consequently, students will complete listening and reading comprehension work and consequently discover the beautiful city whilst never leaving home!
3. French Conversation Starters: Les Activités / Activities (Madame Yak)
Madame Yak creates super engaging resources. A unique aspect about her resources is that she creates the clipart in her work as well!
This particular free resource is perfect for the first few weeks of an introductory French class.
Essentially, over the span of several classes, you will introduce your students to a new question. Students will practice pronouncing and answering the question. In addition, they will also have the opportunity to practice with partners, in small groups or with the whole class!
4. Food Bingo – La nourriture Bingo (Fleavecmmed)
This resource is one of my own! Introduce your students to French food vocabulary with this freebie! It comes with vocabulary sheets and FOOD BINGO! I have a class set laminated and we play with whiteboard markers! My students always beg for more rounds when we play food bingo!
5. French Simple Future – Task Cards (French with Elise)
French with Elise created a task card set to practice futur simple with intermediate-advanced students.
All you have to do is print and cut out the card sets for your class and print out a copy of the worksheet for all of your students.
In short, students will then take turns reading each card, predicting the future (the image on the task card) and writing a sentence for the subject pronoun indicated on the card.
6. Edith Piaf French Homework Passes (La libre language learning)
Next, this one is a super fun and creative idea. La Libre Language Learning created Edith Piaf-themed homework passes!
I don’t know about you guys — but nothing motivates my students more than the prize of a homework pass during a competitive game or activity!
Even if we rarely have homework in my classes, my students will fight fiercely for these types of passes!
La Libre Language Learning’s Instagram
7. Les oeuvres de Claude Monet (Fleavecmmed)
Thé et Monet is one of my own and one of my favourites! The goal is for students to practice imparfait or the present tense while describing Claude Monet’s famous paintings!
Further, I add a little twist to this activity and make my students hot chocolate or tea while they are working and they ABSOLUTELY LOVE being served a hot drink while working. Who wouldn’t?
Lastly, It’s peaceful, relaxing and they are practicing description vocabulary and either the imparfait or present tense with a cultural twist!
It’s a win-win for everyone!
8. Core French Listening Pack (Smalltownfrenchie)
This activity is a listening comprehension activity suitable for a number of age groups. Students will listen to a series of sentences and then either draw and/or write down what they hear.
Additionally, Smalltownfrenchie has provided a few different worksheet options in this resource so that this activity works with different levels of French!
9. Les signets de la rentrée (Sprinkle it with French)
Start off the school year by printing these fun, watercolour-themed bookmarkers for your students. Grades included are 1-7!
10. Le verbe FAIRE (Fleavecmmed)
Last but not least, introduce your students to the verb FAIRE and all of its relevant vocabulary and grammar with this free French resource.
Students will complete a number of fun activities while learning all about this important verb!
I hope that you found some amazing free resources for French class in this article!
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