12th Grade French Independent Work Packet

Kickstart your French 2 classroom with this comprehensive Back to School Bundle! Perfect for the first weeks of school, this bundle has everything you need to review previous knowledge and build new skills for the year—plus, save 20%!

Included in this Bundle:

• Academic Contract and Student Information Sheet: Essential first day of school activity is designed to set clear expectations, promote accountability, and start relationship building!
• Ice Breaker: Fun ice-breaker activity to help students get to know each other
• Cognates: Build on what students already know! Learn about false cognates, morphology and building blocks of language.
• Discussion Topics: 60 seasonal topics to use as bell-ringers, for early finishers or enrichment.
• Ultimate French I Grammar Review: Presentation highlighting more than a dozen concepts including conjugation, negation, sentence structure and more.
• French Review Boardgame Project: Review Grammar, Vocabulary, and Culture from the previous year through an engaging, student-led project.
• Regions of France Virtual Field Trip: Student-led geography project combines research, creativity, presentation skills, and cultural exploration to deep-dive into the birthplace of the French language.
• All About Me Infographic: Students create visual representations of themselves including adjectives, family, hobbies/activities, likes/dislikes, and school subjects.
• School Vocabulary Activities: Vocabulary lesson plan is packed with fun and interactive activities to help students brush up on school subjects and supplies at the start of the year.
• First Quarter Review Packet: Includes reading, writing, speaking and listening activities that cover greetings, numbers, time, date, and weather.

Designed with busy teachers in mind, this bundle provides a variety of resources to make your back-to-school transition smooth and effective. Each activity is crafted to build confidence in your students while fostering a love for the French language and culture to last for years to come!

Make your French II class a success from day one with this essential Back to School Bundle. Ideal for new and experienced teachers alike, these resources will set the stage for an exciting and productive year of learning.

Save 20% on this comprehensive set of French wordsearches covers essential themes such as Francophone Artists, Numbers 1-100, Family Members, iconic Paris Landmarks, French Cognates, Holidays, and more! Perfect for vocabulary building, cultural exploration, and classroom engagement, this bundle is an indispensable resource for French teachers aiming to enrich their lessons with fun and educational activities throughout the school year.

Wordsearches include:

• Francophone Artists
• French Body
• French Calendar
• French Clothing
• French Cognates
• French Family
• French Food
• Francophone Countries
• French Greetings
• French Halloween
• French Historical Figures
• French Rooms of the House/Furniture
• French Mardi Gras
• French Noel
• French Numbers 1-100
• French Regions
• French Paris Landmarks
• French Thanksgiving
• French Modes of Transportation and Travel
• French Valentine's Day

All wordsearches include an optional extension translation or research chart and corresponding answer keys.

Wordsearches are excellent to use as bell ringers, for early finishers, homework assignments, or for when you just need a minute to catch up!

Check out my French Vocabulary Emergency Sub Plans for lots of other themed vocabulary sets and dozens of practice activities that can be used for a sub or when you just need an in-person mental health day! :)

Get your French 1 classroom off to a great start with this comprehensive Back to School Bundle with THIRTEEN different resources! Perfect for the first weeks of school, this bundle includes everything you need to engage your students and lay a strong foundation for the year ahead - and save 20%!

Included in this Bundle:

• Academic Contract and Student Information Sheet: Essential first day of school activity is designed to set clear expectations, promote accountability, and start relationship building!
• Ice Breaker: Fun ice-breaker activity to help students get to know each other
• Cognates: Build on what students already know! Learn about false cognates, morphology and building blocks of language.
• Greetings and Introductions: Wordsearch and bonus translation chart for common greetings and introductions.
• Discussion Topics: 60 seasonal topics to use as bell-ringers, for early finishers or enrichment.
• Exploring French Influence in American Culture: Gain profound insights into how French language, traditions, and people have woven their presence into modern American life.
• Calendar and Dates: Learn months, seasons and days of the week in a variety of ways that reach every learning style!
• Numbers and Counting: Engaging worksheets and games to practice numbers in French. Also includes partnered speaking activity.
• Francophone Country Virtual Field Trip: Unique student-led geography project combines research, creativity, presentation skills, and cultural exploration.
• French Pronoun: Illustrated notes and 7 different practice sheets to really cement those basics!
• Fall Vocabulary Activities: This seasonal vocabulary lesson plan is packed with fun and interactive activities that will enrich your students' French Autumn vocabulary.
• First Quarter Review Packet: Includes reading, writing, speaking and listening activities that cover greetings, numbers, time, date, and weather.

Designed with busy teachers in mind, this bundle provides a variety of resources to make your back-to-school transition smooth and effective. Each activity is crafted to build confidence in your students while fostering a love for the French language and culture to last for years to come!

Make your French 1, Intro to French, or French Foundations class a success from day one with this essential Back to School Bundle. Ideal for new and experienced teachers alike, these resources will set the stage for an exciting and productive year of learning.

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Can't decide or want them all? Grab our complete set of 20 French vocabulary lessons and emergency sub plans! This comprehensive bundle contains 500 vocabulary words and will cover your needs from the first day of school to the last all while saving you 20%! Word searches, magic squares, matching, drawing, word jumbles and more provide meaningful and independent vocabulary practice, ensuring that students are actively learning. These worksheets are great for homework, exit tickets, bell ringers or when you just need a break to catch up!

Enjoy stress-free, print-and-go topics, including:

• School vocabulary
• Professions vocabulary
• Clothing vocabulary
• Foods vocabulary
• Places around town
• Fall vocabulary
• Winter vocabulary
• Spring vocabulary
• Summer vocabulary
• Calendar terms
• Thanksgiving vocabulary
• Halloween vocabulary
• Christmas/Noël vocabulary
• Valentine’s Day vocabulary
• Mardi Gras vocabulary
• Numbers 1-100 vocabulary
• Family vocabulary
• Body parts vocabulary
• Rooms of the House and Furniture Vocabulary

Lessons contain vocabulary lists with 25 words and 7 different options for practice worksheets. These include:

1. Repetition-Based Learning: Utilize the power of repetition to solidify vocabulary retention. Students will practice writing place words multiple times, enhancing their memory and fluency.
2. Drawing and Labeling: Tap into your students' artistic side as they sketch and label new words. This activity promotes creativity while reinforcing vocabulary and spelling.
3. Decoding Secret Message: Pictorial symbols provide visual cues that help learners associate meaning with the target language vocabulary. By decoding a message using symbols, learners reinforce their understanding of the language's visual representation.
4. Alphabetizing: Alphabetizing vocabulary requires active cognitive processing. Students must analyze the words, compare their initial letters, and determine their correct placement in the alphabetical sequence. This cognitive engagement deepens understanding and promotes stronger memory connections with the vocabulary terms.
5. Short Answer: Provide an opportunity for students to apply the vocabulary in meaningful ways. By constructing responses, students connect the vocabulary to specific contexts, demonstrating their understanding of how the words are used. This application helps with recall and enhances their ability to use it effectively.
6. Creative Writing: Students draw from previous language knowledge to create complete sentences relevant to the new vocabulary. This is a slightly more advanced activity that allows students to use higher-level thinking and creativity to form sentences using verb tenses and additional they are familiar with.
7. Code Breaker: Decoding the vocabulary is like solving a puzzle. It encourages critical thinking and problem-solving skills as learners work to match the symbols to the correct letters to form vocabulary while providing ongoing review and reinforcement.
8. Crossword Puzzle: When students create a crossword puzzle, they actively engage with the vocabulary words. They must think about the meanings of the words, consider their spelling, and create clues that correspond to each word. This active involvement promotes deeper processing and understanding of the vocabulary.
9. Word Search: Let your students become puzzle masters! They'll create their very own crossword puzzles using new vocabulary. This activity enhances spelling, vocabulary recognition, and problem-solving skills.
10. Magic Square: Learners must analyze the available options and find the correct matches. This process stimulates critical thinking, encourages logical reasoning, and enhances cognitive skills, all while reinforcing the vocabulary.
11. Matching: Learners to make connections between words and their translations. By actively associating and pairing words together, learners establish meaningful connections that enhance their understanding and retention of vocabulary.
12. Categorizing: Engage your students in critical thinking as they categorize their new vocabulary This activity encourages them to analyze and sort words according to different genres.
13. Vocabulary Maze: Students encounter visuals that require them to choose the correct translations to proceed through the maze. This repeated exposure to new vocabulary promotes active learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, making the acquisition of new words more effective and memorable.
14. Reading comprehension: This involves the ability to understand, interpret, and analyze written text. It is essential for academic success and everyday communication, as it enables individuals to extract meaning, make inferences, and critically evaluate information from what they read.

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*Includes FREE fully editable Substitute Notes Template!

Use when your students need a little vocabulary boost or save for super-easy emergency sub plans. Your health and well-being matter. So give yourself the time you need to get back to your best. Students will remain engaged and continue their learning, even if your substitute has no knowledge of French.

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