Are you a French teacher looking for engaging French Valentine’s Day activities for your French class? Here are some fun activities for Saint-Valentin to try in your classroom!

Saint-Valentin Day lesson – les phrases de drague

Celebrate St. Valentin in your Core French and/or French Immersion classroom this season with this Saint-Valentin French pickup lines activity.

Please note that this resource is a French Valentine’s day lesson for high school French language students. This French pickup lines lesson is bound to make your groan and giggle!

This Saint-Valentin activity is set up in three parts

1. Before you begin the lesson, your students with explore new French vocabulary and sentence structures they may not be familiar with. The goal of this handout is to decrease overwhelm and to scaffolded and prepare your French language students.
2. The lesson – you will project the Google Slides. As you go through the slides, your students will record the English translation of each phrase de drague on handout #2. There are 30 total slides in the slideshow.
3. Finish the lesson by having your Core French and/or French Immersion students write their own silly French pickup line. 

French Valentine’s Day reading comprehension text

Explore Saint-Valentin traditions in Canada and Haiti using high-frequency vocabulary, and structures. Two versions are included: high novice level and intermediate level.

Saint-Valentin word search

French Valentine’s vocabulary word search

Students explore common winter vocabulary in this French Valentine’s activity.

Valentine’s Day colour by code

In this activity, students explore six Valentine’s vocabulary categories:

• Desserts
• Love songs
• Gifts
• The word ‘love’ in different languages
• Famous couples in film
• Valentine’s colour

Their task is to find out which category a specific French vocabulary word belongs to know which colour to shade in that vocab word. Answer keys have been provided to make this task seamless for you and your students. 

Try these French Valentine’s Day activities with your students

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Are you a French teacher looking to go beyond typical classroom Christmas activities and lessons? Here are five Francophone Christmas traditions to teach in French class! All five of these Francophone Christmas traditions from different parts of the Francophone world. We’ve got representation from Provence (France), Haiti, les Antilles, Quebec, and Switzerland.

Why teach about Christmas traditions in the Francophone world?

French classes have traditionally focused significantly on France. I’ve discussed in detail why this is extremely harmful to French language learners as it intentionally ignores the diverse peoples, cultures, practices, dialects, and perspectives of all French-speaking people.

Teaching about Francophone traditions is one way to de-center France.

Francophone Christmas Tradition #1 : les 13 desserts de Noël (Provence, France)

When creating this resource, I really wanted to focus on a lesser-known French Christmas tradition.

Full disclosure – I am a Punjabi/Sikh teacher. If you are Christian, you may of course be more familiar with these traditions than I am.

The 13 Christmas Desserts is a tradition from Provence, France.

The resource I’ve created briefly explains each of the 13 desserts and what they represent.

Francophone Christmas Tradition #2 : Le chanté Nwèl aux Antilles

The second Francophone Christmas tradition to teach about in French class is Chanté Nwèl from the French Antilles.

In fact, Chanté Nwèl is connected to the history of slavery in this region. This Christmas tradition represents solidarity and a culture of sharing among the Antillian community.

I’ll be honest, this one was my favourite to learn about!

Francophone Christmas Tradition #3 : la Tourtière au Québec

The third Francophone Christmas tradition is a beloved dish from le Québec! C’est la tourtière!

In this part of the lesson, students will learn about when les Québecois eat tourtière. They will also watch a historical video and learn about what ingredients are typically found in tourtière.

Francophone Christmas Tradition #4 : le Krémas en Haïti

The fourth Francophone Christmas tradition is a delicious drink called Krémas which is consumed in Haiti.

Many students may even make comparisons between Krémas and the popular Christmas drink of eggnog!

Francophone Christmas Tradition #5 : le marché de Noël de Bâle, Suisse

The last Francophone Christmas tradition is le marché de Noël de Bâle, Suisse.

Did you know that this is the largest Christmas market in the world?

Over a million people visit this Christmas market every year.

Want a ready-made resource to teach Francophone Christmas traditions?

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French Winter Celebrations Flipbooks – Les fêtes d’hiver

Looking for an French project to celebrate les fêtes d’hiver including le Diwali, le Hanoukkah, le Kwanzaa et le Noël? This resource is a research project for intermediate to advanced Core French and / or French Immersion students. Students will research and learn about diverse winter celebrations that occur between October and December.

French Christmas Game – Jeu de trivia sur le Noël

Looking for a fun and engaging way to quiz your Core French or French Immersion students on fun facts about le Noël? This French reading comprehension-themed game will test your students’ prior knowledge of Christmas and teach them about interesting cultural aspects of the celebration.

French Christmas Daily Slides Templates

Looking for a fun and engaging way to quiz your Core French or French Immersion students on fun facts about le Noël? This French reading comprehension-themed game will test your students’ prior knowledge of Christmas and teach them about interesting cultural aspects of the celebration.

French Christmas Reading Comprehension Article – Le fanal de Noël

Learn all about this Haitian Christmas tradition & craft with your Core French or Immersion students in this written comprehension article. Students will learn about this craft, which is similar to gingerbread houses, its’ significance to Haiti, and other facts about the tradition. This French reading comprehension article is an excellent way to zone in one underappreciated francophone tradition regarding le Noël.

French Christmas Writing Activities & Crafts

Are you looking for creative & engaging French Christmas writing activities? These fun prompts for le Noël are perfect for intermediate to advanced Core French and / or French Immersion students! This resource includes 6 French Christmas crafts or art-ivités.

French Christmas Colour by Code – French Christmas Activities

Practice French vocabulary and grammar concepts through this French Colour by Code resource for Noël or le temps des fêtes. This is excellent for early finishers, stations work or independent work!

La bûche de Noël – French Christmas Reading Comprehension

The bûche de Noël is a dessert that has so much history attached to it. This famous dessert is eaten at the end of a Christmas dinner. However, it wasn’t always a cake! In this French Christmas reading comprehension article, students will learn all about the origins of this dessert – dating back to pre-Christian times!

Cartes de Noël – French Christmas Cards

It is impossible to find beautiful French Christmas cards if you live outside of a francophone region. Check out these gorgeous French Christmas cards that are ready to print!

French Christmas Bingo – Loto de Noël – French Game

Teach & reinforce French Christmas vocabulary by playing BINGO or loto de Noël with your beginner French students. This game is ideal for any level of FSL, Core French or French Immersion. To use this bingo de Noël resource, all you have to do is print and laminate! This French game is a perfect activity to leave for a non-French speaking sub!

Freebie : Christmas activities

Wahoo – you made it to the end! As a thank for reading all the way to the bottom, go download these free French Christmas activities and worksheets from my TPT!

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Dear professeur-e de français! It is October and therefore C’est l’Halloween! Oh yes, the spooky season has arrived and I’ve got 6+ super awesome French Halloween activities for your Core French or French Immersion students! Many high school French teachers think that Halloween is too “bébé lala” for their older students. I definitely used to think so as well, which is why I ended up creating Core French French Halloween resources to suit my high schoolers!

Explore Les origines de l’Halloween with this French reading comprehension worksheet

To begin, we have a French Halloween activity that teaches our students all about the origins of Halloween!

I always find it super interesting how well-loved Halloween is in North America, yet very few actually know the origins of this celebration.

This structured French reading comprehension text walks students through the long, complex yet super interesting history behind l’Halloween!

Following this French Halloween activity, I get my students to research other celebrations throughout the world honouring deceased ancestors and then they create One-pagers on their celebration!

Teach your students about the history of Halloween with this resource

Learn about les Catacombes de Paris through this French reading comprehension article

This Halloween-themed French reading comprehension article is ideal for high intermediate to advanced French students.

It breaks down the history of the Paris Catacombs as well as information regarding the Catacombs as a popular tourist attraction.

Discover le Catacombes de Paris with this French reading comprehension article

Listen to the cult classic French Halloween song – C’est l’Halloween!

Regardless of what grade or program you teach, C’est l’Halloween is well-loved by all students! Here are some ideas for activity extensions :

• analyze lyrics with older students
• have your students create a poster illustrating part of the lyrics
• get your students to make a music video based on the song

Research Project : Les célèbres du Cimetière Père-Lachaise

Explore the francophone world in Core French through this renowned Parisian cemetery which is home to many famous stars! This resource is also ideal for intermediate to advanced French students.

The purpose of this Core French Halloween resource is to get your students to do a virtual tour of the cemetery and then to research and present information on one particular celebrity.

Explore the lives of those who rest in Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

Catch Monsieur Steve’s Halloween vid!

We definitely cannot get through this spooky season without an awesome video from Monsieur Steve! If your beginners aren’t already obsessed with this local celeb, you need to get them on this train!

L’écriture créative – using French Halloween vocaulary creatively

Some of my fondest memories of Halloween during Elementary school was when my teachers would get us to write creatively with very few limitations.

In my intermediate years, I even had one amazing teacher who had us write scary stories (and then share them in the dark).

This French Halloween resource consists of a variety of Halloween writing prompts and activities. You can spread these French Halloween activities among grade levels or you can even do them all with your class and just spread them out through the month of October.

Click here for these creative Halloween writing prompts

Make Halloween Posters!

Have you ever made Halloween-themed inspirational posters with your students? Or even Halloween character posters? This is a fun way to combine art, Halloween and practice French at the same time!

If you teach younger students, you can have them draw the posters. With older students, I would teach them how to use Canva and make digital posters!

Free French Halloween Printables

Last but definitely not least, I have got a series of free French Halloween activities that are ready to print!

These printables are ideal for the afternoon of Halloween when your student have had just a little too much candy and fun and now they’re super hyper.

These Core French Halloween activities include a colouring page, word search and a few other fun activities!

Click here for these free Halloween activities

French Halloween LOTO

Have your Core French or French Immersion kiddos practice Halloween bingo with this French LOTO game! My students are obbbbsessed with bingo and they will literally take any opportunity to win candy and practice their vocabulary!

Click here to play Halloween BINGO with your students

Grab all of these French Halloween activities on a discount in this bundle!

What French Halloween activities do you do with your classes?

Let’s keep the convo going! Let us know in the comments below what kinds of activities you do with your own Core French or French Immersion students.

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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!

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