Are you looking for creative and fun French activities to teach French adjectives? If so, you are definitely in the right place! Teaching this particular French grammar concept can be a little tricky given the fact that there are thousands of French adjective rules. That said, if you structure your lessons with intent, understanding French adjectives can be made a lot easier for our students.

Colour by code – understand French adjectives rules by exploring

When teaching adjective rules, the biggest mistake I made was TELLING my students all of the rules! This is a rule that pretty much applies to all French grammar lessons!

I know. That sounds wild, doesn’t it?

Just giving our students French adjectives lists or lists of French adjectives rules does not mean your students will have a good grasp of the concept or know how to use them!

Instead of telling your students the rules, have them explore and analyze the rules by themselves! This first activity does just that!

It took me SIX hours to create this colour by code activity and I have ZERO regrets!

I have my students explore French adjectives rules by analyzing what the adjective ends in and whether that ending is masculine, feminine, neutral, masculine plural or feminine plural.

How I set up this colour by code worksheet with my students:

1. Project the worksheet on your board.
2. Pick 1 adjective from the colour by code sheet
3. Go to www.wordreference.com and type the adjective into the search bar (see image below)
4. I zoom into the orange rectangle and show them which form of the adjective is masculine or feminine.

Me voici – get your French students to describe their identities with French adjectives

In my classroom, we spent a lot of time celebrating our identities as well as the diversity of the francophone world. One of the activities we do in French 8 (or French 1 if you’re from the US) is practice describing our identities.

This resource is a free download in my TPT store!

Acrostic poem

This next activity is simple, but effective! I have my beginner French students write an acrostic poem. Each letter of their first name will be a placeholder for an adjective that describes them.

Crayola

Finally, we have an activity which I LOVE so, SO much!

Basically, I asked my students to create a list of 20 adjectives that describe their identities. PS, I let me students know that the choice of adjectives is THEIR choice.

If they want to choose words that describe their religion, ethnicity, race, gender or sexual orientation – they absolutely can! However, if they don’t want to, that is okay too <3.

Also, if you choose to do this activity, I ask that you have diverse shades of crayons/markers/pencil crayons for your students with melanin!

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In 1960, there were 3.9 million chickens in the whole world. In 2014, we had 21.41 billion. Crazy right? Teaching about Earth Day and the environment isn’t just something that should occur in Science class. French class is most fun when the learning is relevant to real-world issues. Here are 6 French Earth Day activities and resources for Core French & French Immersion teachers.

French Earth Day Infographics & Research Project

The following project is one I created myself! I am very passionate about informing my students about the harmful effects of our habits. For example, the fast fashion industry is one of the most harmful industries in the world. However, most students do not know how or why that is.

This resource includes 5 infographics on the following topics :

1. Fast fashion
2. Overconsumption of meat
3. Banana and avocado farming
4. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
5. The harmful effects of consumption during Christmas

Finally, for their final assignment, students will conduct research on one or many harmful consumption habits. They will then create a booklet presenting their research.

French Earth Day trivia game for intermediate to advanced students

Le jour de la terre isn’t just an opportunity for cute crafts. It’s an opportunity to engage your Core French and French Immersion students in critically thinking about all of our behaviours as a society and how harmful they are for the planet. This French Earth Day resource is a French reading comprehension game to be completed with the whole class.

What kinds of topics do you cover?

This French game touches on fast fashion, deforestation, heating/air conditioning, Himalaya glaciers, polar bears, recycling (what really happens to it), polyester, food packaging, and more!

Free French Earth Day printables

Looking for an engaging and meaningful French Earth Day resource for your Core French or French Immersion students? The goal of this jour de la terre activité is to engage your students in vocabulary-building and reflective activities regarding les changements climatiques. This activity can be used hand in hand with my other French Earth day activities that teach students about the harmful consequences of our habits as consumers and as a society.

What does this Jour de la terre freebie include?

• Mots-cachés
• coloriage par code
• 10 faits importants
• 4 changements que je vais faire dans ma vie à partir de maintenant

French Earth Day Resource #1 – Fiches pédagogiques sur l’environnement – Le Réseau In-Terre-Actif

First off is Reseau In-Terre-Actif. This is an awesome website where you can find reading comprehension activities on many different subjects.

You can find French Earth Day resources on the following topics :

• Déforestation planétaire
• L’accès universel à l’eau-potable
• La surpêche
• Désertification
• Les énergies renouvelables
• Cuba ; les énergies renouvelables au service du développement international
• Sri Lanka ; les fours solaires
• Bolivie ; l’eau, bien commun de l’humanité
• Mali ; lutte contre la désertification
• Cuba ; l’impact de l’éléctrification par l’énergie solaire

YouTube Playlist – videos & documentaries on écologie

Next is a YouTube playlist of some of my favourite videos and documentaries on climate change. You can find videos on topics such as :

• l’impact de la viande sur l’environnement
• le Nord face aux changements climatiques
• 4 conséquences inattendues du réchauffement de l’Arctique
• Norvège : Svalbard, sentinelle du climat
• Découverte | Le Gulf Stream, ce système régulateur du climat

For now, I will leave you with my favourite video on fast fashion!

Bio Genus

This next resource is an awesome, interactive French Earth Day resource on Quebec’s fauna & flora. The website is friendly for beginner French language learners and it is all written in the first person! The website is divided into :

1. Animaux
2. Végétaux
3. Champignons
4. Habitaux

Drôle de planète

Lastly, Drôle de planète is a fantastic French Earth Day resource from Belgium. It comprises of printable websites, onsite reading comprehension and even a web series you can watch! How cool is that? They even have really detailed labs and experiments to try in the classroom!

You should for sure bookmark this French Earth Day resource!

Consequently, I hope that you found these French Earth Day resources to be helpful! I would love to hear in the comments French Earth Day resources you’ve tried and loved!

Save the pin below to your Pinterest board so you can easily find these resources next year.

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Introduction – Racism in France unit

I recently wrapped up a unit on racial, ethnic, and religious inequalities in France with my intermediate-advanced French students. When I shared about the success of my unit on Instagram, I had over 35 comments requesting more information! So here are the resources I used in my racism in France unit.

The why – why teach about racism in France?

In my third year of University, I took a class on racism in France as part of my Bachelors in French. My professor broke down the experiences of marginalized communities and how they are perceived in France.

I had several professors teach extensively about alterité, racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, the suppression of minority rights, and the concept (or lack thereof) of hybrid identities.

As a teacher, I want my students to have a well-rounded understanding of France. After all, human rights cannot be separated from teaching about French and francophone cultures. They are intricately connected.

Who – who should learn about racism in France?

I did this unit with my intermediate-advanced FSL class, but it would also work with Immersion students as well (Elementary or Secondary).

You can modify your choice of resources and their language level according to the level and age of your students.

Objectives

By the end of this unit, students will :

• understand how the dialect of verlan is intricately connected to the identities of youth of racial, ethnic and religious minorities
• comprehend how French institutions are founded on the concepts of ‘universalism’, aka colorblindness
• understand how French institutions systemically and systematically marginalize minorities
• listen to a podcast episode about living in France vs. the U.S. as racialized minorities
• partake in a Jigsaw assignment
• complete a one-pager project

Structure & format of the racism in France unit

1. Introduce students to ‘verlan’.

If you are looking to increase your knowledge of verlan, I highly encourage that you watch Netflix’s Plan coeur. It’s absolutely hilarious and I picked up so much slang from it!

If you choose to purchase my verlan unit on TPT, a list of French slang/verlan is already included.

2. Introduce students to French banlieues

I wrote my own article on French banlieues for my FSL students. Warning : the level of French is challenging, but not impossible. I had my students :

• highlight all mots-amis and mots-familiers in the text first
• underline 3-4 main key words from each paragraph
• break down the article into small chunks. I assigned 1 paragraph to each partner duo. I asked them to summarize the main idea in their paragraph in 1-2 sentences.
• explain the significance of their paragraph to the class (in English)

Despite the article being extremely tough, my students were SO engaged. After each paragraph, we had a discussion about the themes discussed.

I actually really struggled to bring them back to the article since they were so engaged in discussion! Even my students who struggle so much with French were hooked from beginning to end.

Alternatively, you can also teach your students about French banlieues via articles & videos. See below for my recommendations.

3. Jigsaw activity – reading/listening comprehension

For this activity, pick any 4 resources from this unit to assign to your students. I really recommend the podcast episode below be one of the choices.

Ideally, they should take about 40-50 minutes for your students to break down and analyze.

4. Extension activities of your choice (film study, more primary source analyses, etc)

One-pager final project

I had heard of and seen examples of one-pagers done in Social Studies all over the teachergram world. One of the first examples of one-pagers I had seen on the Internet was from Too Cool From Middle School.

I decided to give them a try for French class! Thank you to my fellow French teacher colleague Jenn Bairos for sending me videos, instructions and samples of her own students’ one-pagers! It was thanks to Jenn that I was able to see how it would work for my own students!

They were a hit!

My students absolutely LOVED this project! So many of my students decided to work on this at home even though it wasn’t assigned as homework!

I loved that they had to take all of the information that they had learned and present it in a visual manner.

There was also a lot of student choice involved, and that is why the end results were so powerful!

Key criteria to emphasize to students :

Important Resources I use

1. Kiffe ta race – Podcast – START HERE

This is hands down one of my favourite podcast episodes EVER. It is entirely in English given that the hosts are interviewing an American.

During this 50-minute episode, the hosts discuss racism and identity in France vs. the US, Islamophobia, and so much more.

2. La France gagne la coupe du monde

If your students are new to the concept of identity in France, then this article is an excellent starting point. The theme is the idea of hybrid identities in France and how French society does not allow its’ citizens to express their identities.

It is a free download in my TPT.

3. Liberté inégalités fraternité – interactive website

This is an interactive website exploring the systemic inequalities of the French education system and how it reinforces a poverty cycle.

4. Banlieusards – Netflix film

This is a BEAUTIFUL film on Netflix about living in French banlieues and I had my students watch this at home as part of an assignment. I highly recommend! There is no foul language and violence – it’s just a piece of art!

5. Aïssa Maïga

Aïssa Maïga is a very popular French actress. You can find many of her films on Netflix! In March 2020, the actress called out the Césars, an awards ceremony similar to the Oscars, for it’s lack of representation.

Aïssa was consequently told off by French media and figures by “racializing” and dividing the nation. Aïssa’s treatment by French media further demonstrated how far French society is from achieving its colorblind ideals when it accuses a Black woman of inciting racial tensions.

Dear France — the problem isn’t Aïssa, it’s you.

She also has a book called Noire n’est pas mon métier.

6. News articles – French & English

• A Racial Awakening in France, Where Race Is a Taboo Topic (New York Times)
• The Other France (New Yorker)
• Comment le système éducatif français aggrave les inégalités sociales (le Monde)

7. DamonAndJo – What is verlan

This is a super fun video that introduces the linguistic background of verlan.

8.Le verlan – articles et activités

This resource is my absolute pride and joy. It took me over three months to write two articles and all of the accompanying activities and tasks. Suffice it to say it was a labour of love and passion. There are two versions of this resource – one for FSL and another for French Immersion. Here is what this resource includes :

1. A research activity introducing students to verlan and argot français
2. A 2-page article on French banlieues, immigration, racism and youth identities (which are all linked)
3. A jigsaw activity with 4 resources
4. Reading comprehension article on the origins and importance of Verlan

Thank you so much for reading!

If you read all the way to bottom, thank you from the bottom of my heart! If you are interested more in diversity and representation in French class, please check out the following articles :

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How sick are you of finding blog posts and websites on teaching passé composé and then being UTTERLY disappointed?

I used to spend FOREVER trying to find resources on Google. I would often find blogs of extremely boring and unoriginal worksheets.

On the other hand, blog authors would also tell me to teach with “music” or “videos” or “photos”. However, they would neglect to share links or examples of videos, music or photos.

Don’t worry fellow French teacher – I have your back!!

This blog post contains tried and tested activities and assessment I’ve done in my own class! It will definitely make teaching passé composé a lot more fun and much less stressful!

1. Deux vérités et un mensonge

This is one of my favourite activities to do when I initially teach passé composé. It also serves as a fun and effective reinforcement game!

If you are reading this during the pandemic, you can play this game whether you are F2F, hybrid or remote. Here’s how I organize this in my own classroom :

1. Have your students write down 2 truths and 1 lie about themselves using passé composé (remind them that no one in the class should know any of them)

2. Go around (F2F or virtually) and have your students share!

Modifications :

• have students create slides with stock photos so that their classmates can comprehend better
• get your students to film their 2 truths and a lie. This is especially nice for the shy ones!

2. No more boring, monotonous YouTube grammar videos – say hello to @Damonandjo

I almost never look up grammar videos on YouTube because they are SO monotonous and boring! They are definitely not created for engaging high school students!

Damon and Jo are French professors in New York and their videos are SO FUN. They incorporate funny trends, slang and pop culture. The best part is that their explanations are so simple!

3. SHH…J’AI UN SECRET

I did this activity with my Grade 10 students this year and we were hybrid. It was a hit!

1. First, have your students brainstorm one secret about them that nobody knows in the classroom. For instance, I broke my elbow as a child, I went to ________, I once choked on _________, etc.) Remind them that it has to be an action in the past tense that is over (passé composé).
2. Get your students to send their sentence to you (via Teams, Google Classroom, email or just collect their paper). Tell them their mistakes (e.g. wrong helping hand verb, look at the past participle).
3. Then, Students correct their sentence and send it back to you.
4. Next, You compile a page with ALL of their sentences. See below to download my free template!
5. Finally, take your students outside (or not) and get to them to walk around asking one another the questions.

4. Passé composé flipbook, cootie catcher, reading comprehension text & more

Okay – stop wasting your time looking for the perfect set of free passé composé worksheets. As someone who did this for months in my first and second years, let me tell you they don’t exist.

Unfortunately, a lot of the free stuff on Google is extremely boring and difficult for our Core French kiddos.

I created a passé composé flipbook for my Core French students. It is an interactive way to get your students to learn about this French grammar concept.

I also always introduce passé composé in context. This means that students will read a French reading comprehension text and highlight present tense & passé composé.

The cootie catcher is to get your students speaking in French by asking and responding to questions with a partner. These are just a few of the activities included in this resource!

5. Passé composé games

Here are a few games I could find on the Internet on passé composé! If you know of any you’d, please share them below in the comments!

• Jeu numérique — Word Wall – frapper une taupe
• Les participes passés réguliers — Kahoot – les réguliers
• Pratiquer la formation du passé composé — Kahoot – la formation
• Les verbes DR MRS VANDERTRAMP — Kahoot – être

6. Le déjeuner du matin

Teaching passé composé doesn’t have to be boring!

Déjeuner du matin is a poem by Jacques Prévert. It is quite possibly the simplest poem that exists out there for FSL students to practice their passé composé. I have included two videos below.

First, you will find the poem itself recounted by Jacques Prévert. Here are some examples of activities to do with your students with the first video :

• Qu’est-ce que t’as compris? –> Get them to write down every passé composé expression they hear
• Tableaux –> break down the poem into sections and split your class into groups. Now assignment each group a sentence and have them act it out in a single motion-less tableau. Have each group stand at the perimeter of the class ready to do their tableau when their line comes up. You can even do this before listening to the whole poem as a class.
• Skits –> assign the whole poem to the class and have them do skits narrating the entirety of the poem (actions + narrate the poem)

This next video is a court-métrage without words! Here are some ideas to use this with your class :

• introduce this video before #1 and get them to write down what happened (in passé composé) the actions within the video
• matching – get them to match up the lines of the poem with the different parts of the short film. They can even recreate the short video in illustrations!

7. La musique

I love using music to reinforce grammatical concepts. Here are two videos that contain tons of passé composé.

You can :

• print out the lyrics and have students highlight all of the passé composé
• get them to listen to the songs and write down all of the passé composé they hear
• print out the lyrics with blanks where all of the passé composé structures are. Then, get them to listen to the song carefully and write down the passé composé structure.

8. La maison d’être – any theme

This next one is honestly so simple and SO good. Everytime I teach DR MRS VANDERTRAMP past participles, I always have my students recreate la maison d’être.

The twist I put to it though is that they can recreate the house in any theme they want! My students are so creative and talented. This assignment always ends up turning teaching passé composé very therapeutic due to how simple the criteria is!

9. DÉCRIS….. (le TikTok, les photos, la vidéo)

Okay so the concept for this one is simple. I get my students to describe past tense actions in photos and videos. During the early stages of the pandemic, I was pulled into the world of TikTok and since then, I have also used funny TikToks as well!

Videos (little to no words)

TikToks

Here are some funny TikToks to teach passé composé in a fun and engaging manner!

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Today I am super excited to share with you one of my favourite books in French called Parfois je suis un renard. Parfois je suis un renard is a picture book written by an Indigenous author.

I often hear from my Instagram teacher community that there aren’t enough resources in French about anti-racism and representation.

That is definitely not true!

As a matter of fact, I have blog posts dedicated to French resources on Indigenous perspectives, BLM, and la francophonie.

While it can be very difficult to find good resources in French, they definitely do exist!

Parfois je suis un renard is a chilren’s book written by Métis author Danielle Daniel. Daniel wrote and dedicated this beautiful picture book to Indigenous children who never got to learn their totem animal.

These children may have lost touch with their culture as a result of a variety of traumas inflicted on Indigenous communities and peoples.

For example, their parents or grandparents were survivors of residential schools, the 60s Scoop or the foster care system which unjustly targeted and continues to target Indigenous families.

Each page of the book introduces a different totem animal. The reader learns about the totem characteristics of each animal and what makes them unique.

Who is Parfois je suis un renard ideal for?

This book is perfect for :

• primary French Immersion & up
• Beginner Core French & up

The book is written entirely in present tense ER verbs! As a result, it is simple to comprehend for French learners of all levels.

In addition, the repetition of a similar sentence structure ensures comprehension.

For instance, each page contains 1-2 ER verbs and a number of adjectives describing the totem animal.

Extension activities for Je suis un renard

So, you have purchased the book and you read it to/with your class. Now what?? I have two activity suggestions for you!

Elementary French Immersion or elementary Core French

Scholastic Canada has a fantastic extension activity for elementary students. It is a PDF printable that you can either project or print for the kiddos.

In this PDF, students circle adjectives that they identify with. In fact, I suggest you do this activity before reading the book. This also a great opportunity to learn the adjectives that will be discussed in the book.

Moreover, the PDF also shares age-appropriate information on the book and author.

FSL Secondary

This next activity is more of an in-depth analysis of the picture book. Students begin by looking up the key vocabulary outlined at the top of the page.

Next, the goal is for students to locate the ER verbs and adjectives located on each page.

They then copy down the ER verb and the adjective in the appropriate box. Finally, I have my students draw an image of that specific totem animal characterized by the verbs and adjectives.

For example, if the animal is wise, they have to draw me a picture showing how the animal is wise.

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Hey there fellow beginner French teacher. Are you feeling lost and confused about how to teach your beginner French class? Do you spend hours looking for beginner French lessons and beginner French worksheets? You are definitely in the right

Don’t forget to grab your beginner French freebie!

1. French Greetings and saluations

One of the first lessons I begin my beginner French class with is salutations and important questions! This beginner French worksheet is a great tool to practice those important questions students will be asking in French.

Bonus tip : I play musical chairs (without the chairs) and have students dance around the classroom. When the music stops, they have to find their closest peer and have a quick French conversation with them!

2. French vocabulary

This beginner French resource is a package of the most essential vocabulary beginner French students will learn in the first year of French.

It includes notes, worksheets and other tools on the following topics :

Pronunciation patterns, numbers, writing the date, colours, seasons, salutations, essential questions, pronouns, prepositions, interrogatory words, and basic vocabulary.

3. French school supply vocabulary

School supply vocabulary is one of the first things we cover in a beginner French class.

In my class, the first term of French class is intense speaking activities, much like a late immersion class. However, sometimes I need a break from the chaos and performance of this teaching style. For that reason, this resource comes in handy. Students can work independently or in partners on a series of vocab-based worksheets and activities on school supplies and my voice gets a break!

4. French indefinite and definite articles

In my classroom, I teach basic grammar and instead try to teach French in a more “natural” way. However, when I do need to teach grammar, I like my worksheets to be simple, aesthetically pleasing and efficient.

I use these notes and worksheets to teach my students indefinite and definite articles, as they pretty much are the foundations of the language!

5. Quelle heure est-il?

I am going to be honest — I do NOT love to teach time in French. I think this is probably because telling time is SO complicated in the French language.

That being said, I find that teaching students the 24-hour clock is actually really important due to its widespread use in universities and during overseas travel. I am also Canadian and Québec uses the 24-hour clock. For that reason, I teach how to read the clock AND telling time in French.

Finally, what I love about this resource is the game my students play to show their understanding of what they have learnt in this mini-unit.

All notes and worksheets included too!

6. Teaching French weather expressions

What is a MORE fun way of FSL students learning French weather vocabulary than becoming little meteorologists? This beginner French resource contains notes, worksheets, a peer survey, instructions and a rubric for weather presentations.

7. Me voici storybook

One of the very first units I begin with in FSL is an All About Me unit.

We learn adjectives, agreement, expressing our interests and preferences, etc.

At the end of the unit, students write picture books describing themselves and their preferences.

8. Food bingo freebie

Stop what you’re doing and go download this freebie pronto! My students absolutely LOVE playing food bingo. I laminate my bingo sheets and students circle their choices using whiteboard markers.

It also includes food bingo vocab worksheets.

9. Introduction aux verbes être et avoir

Everything you need to introduce your students to these important verbs is in this resource.

The resource includes step by step notes, practice, speaking and writing activities and task cards.

10. Le verbe aller et les endroits en ville

Aller et les endroits en ville is another unit my beginner FSL students complete.

They learn the verb aller, its’ conjugations, important prepositions, and location vocabulary.

One of my favourite activities in this resource is a Google Maps virtual tour activity. Students must find two locations in Québec on Google Maps and write a sentence describing what method of transport they should take between the two locations.

11. Introduction aux verbes réguliers

This was one of the first resources I ever made for my beginner French class. Don’t worry — it has been updated many times over the years!

It includes so many notes, worksheets, fun speaking and writing activities in order to help students master regular verbs in French.

12. Unité thématique : la nourriture

This is the final unit my beginner students complete and it is SO MUCH fun!

Students discover all about food and cooking vocabulary and complete a number of reading, speaking, writing AND reading and written comprehension activities.

13. Jeu de vocabulaire : la nourriture

I created this game to reinforce food vocabulary for my beginner students. I also play this in several different courses to refresh their memories when it comes to this essential vocabulary.

14. French verbs vouloir and pouvoir

Finally, I always end the year off by teaching the verbs vouloir and pouvoir. I keep it super simple and have my students complete listening comprehension activity and have them describes things they want vs. things they can do!

If you liked these beginner French resources, please share what you do in your class in the comments below!

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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!

Also, don’t forget to grab my free reading comprehension resource on cabane à sucre by signing up for my mailing list!

Lastly, all of the products in this blog are FREE downloadable resources created by some of my favourite French Teacher Authors. Click on the titles to download the resources.

Click on the subheadings or images to check out each resource!

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.

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La Libre Language Learning’s TPT

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!

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La Brunette’s TPT

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!

Madame Yak’s TPT

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!

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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.

French with Elise’s TPT

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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!

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La Libre Language Learning’s Blog

La Libre Language Learning’s TPT

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!

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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!

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Smalltownfrenchie’s TPT

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!

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Sprinkle it with French’s TPT

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!

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I hope that you found some amazing free resources for French class in this article!

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Back to school can be an exciting, but overwhelming time of year! I am always so excited to meet my students and see my students after a long, restful summer. If you are a new teacher, this can also be a stressful time of year as there is so much to do and to prepare for. Here are my top French Back to School activities for a fun & stress-free rentrée scolaire!

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What kinds of French back to school activities are ideal?

Before we discuss what activities are ideal, let’s chat about the overall goals for the first week back :

1. to get to know our students with the right back to school activities

This is my most important goal for the first week of school in September and thus they inform the kinds of French back to school activities I do. Who are my students as individuals? What are their likes and interests? What are their needs? How do they like to learn? How can I support them?

2. French back to school activities to review and recall learning from last year

I do not do worksheets to review important content and competencies from last year. Worksheets do not, in my opinion, make for valuable and significant learning opportunities.

Instead, I review things like verb conjugations by doing fun craftivities.

Who are these French back to school activities ideal for?

All of these French back to school activities are suitable for Core French and French Immersion students!

1. French & English Syllabus & Course Outline Templates

Syllabus and course outline templates do not have to be boring! In addition, I like to spend LOTS of time going over my class expectations with my students.

This ensures that we are all on the same page when it comes to routines and expectations. Using this template, I also create a course expectations “scavenger hunt” as a fun way to see if my students know the routines on the course expectations sheet.

In my first two years of teaching, I made the mistake of not spending time explaining my routines, expectations and criteria for success. This unfortunately made for a confusing few months. Definitely do not make the same mistake I did!

I use these templates in my own classroom to create course outlines (basic information), classroom procedures (extremely detailed), and a document for Parent-Teacher Night!

2. All About Me Surveys for New & Returning Students

Ever since my practicum days, I have always started every course with a student survey. My student surveys are brief & to the point.

My goals with student surveys are to :
– open dialogue with students
– learn about who they are as individuals, and what their interests and learning preferences are
– learn crucial information that will allow me to support them best
– start the course off on a positive note by indicating that I care about each and every one of them as individuals & that I am going to do my best to support them and their needs.

3. Le vocabulaire du matériel scolaire

If you teach FSL students of any grade, you probably review key vocabulary, such as school supplies vocab, with them at the start of the year.

This resource can be either used to introduce or review vocabulary.

It includes illustrated vocabulary pages in both colour and black and white, a word search activity, a crossword activity, and a dans mon sac à dos, il y a … activity.

4. LOTO sur le matériel scolaire

Bingo is absolutely one of my favourite ways to review vocabulary with students.

School supply BINGO is one of my favourite French back to school activities!

Seriously – my students always beg for more rounds! So much so that I ended up creating multiple BINGO games for them!

I print and laminate my bingo sheets & have students write directly on them using a whiteboard marker.

I love that Bingo is still so popular with students because I have very fond memories of playing Bingo in Elementary!

5. Tout sur moi – les fanions

This next activity is a very fun way to have students introduce themselves and who they are as individuals.

Included in this bundle are three choices of activities for students to share about themselves and also review vocabulary and grammar from the previous year(s).

This one in particular is best suited for students who have completed at least a year of French.

Students describe themselves and their preferences using present tense conjugations.

6. Moi, mes préférences et mes buts

Next up, this French back to school activity is one of my favourites! It includes four different types of templates for students to share all about themselves, their learning preferences and their goals for the year.

And honestly, how cute are they? Each of these drafts comes with a draft template as well, so students know exactly what questions they must answer before working on their good copy.

It’s a fun way to not only write in French for the first time in months, but for students to share about themselves!

7. Me voici – je peux me décrire

For the last choice, students will write and illustrate a picture book about themselves!

This French back to school activity is suitable for students who have at least a year of experience, however, I would use it for any grade.

This activity will take the most amount of time, however, it is also entirely in present tense.

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