High School French Activities

This French cultural activity packet will help your students to understand the structure and practical life in the French school system. Different activities will let your students explore the life of a French high school student and compare it to their own experience.

Each activity has links they can use to find the information they need to complete the activity. The links are kept in a Google document that you can share with your students, but each page also has clickable links as well. You can share my links, or if you find particular links you would like them to use, you can give them those instead.

Activities in this unit include:

• Types of schools and grade levels in France
• Le Bac (the new reformed one)
• Le Bac Pro
• Recent Reforms to the school day
• Eating lunch in la cantine
• Daily schedules
• Report cards
• the role of the MJC
• Visit a French high school online
• Bullying in school
• A list of school supplies

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Un Voyage à Paris

It's all about family! This dynamic, fully customizable resource is designed to help students master 15 different French family members through interactive and engaging activities.

This resource has 4 different activities plus an illustrated chart to ensure comprehensive vocabulary coverage. It's perfect for promoting creative learning or offering a thorough review. Whether used in classroom activities, homework assignments, or left with a substitute, this versatile tool is a must-have in any French teacher's toolkit.

What’s included:

1. Illustrated Vocabulary Chart: Listed in both French and English.
2. Blank English Vocabulary Chart: Vocabulary chart with French vocabulary only.
3. Blank Spanish Vocabulary Chart: Vocabulary chart with English Vocabulary only.
4. Vocabulary Maze: A fun and challenging way to reinforce vocabulary.
5. Blank Vocabulary Maze: Allows students to create their own maze, encouraging creativity and deeper learning.

This resource not only builds French language skills but also fosters critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving. Mix and match these sheets to find the best fit for your class. Download now and watch your students’ vocabulary knowledge grow. Great for ELL too!

Want more family practice? Grab French Family/La Famille Vocabulary Activities/Practice/Emergency Sub Lesson! or check out French Vocabulary Activities/Emergency Sub Lessons for more themed vocabulary sets!

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Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet in The French language

You will get a pdf file that contains the word search and the solution

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Learn time in French through drawing, writing, and choosing the correct answer through these worksheets

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"I have, Who has?" is a fun and engaging whole-class game for your French class to practice vocabulary. The vocabulary used on the cards covers animals (please download the preview to view the terms used). This game includes 2 versions of the activity in a zipped file - one with the images in color and another with the images in black and white. Each set includes the same 32 cards as well as directions, an answer key, and a student answer sheet. My students love playing this game, especially when I time them. They love trying to beat their times.

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This game of "Four Corners" is not new or unique; however, this one will work great for your middle schoolers who need to get up and move, and you'll find they are more apt to share without raising their hands or writing it down. This quick and easy, no prep and no printing activity will allow you to truly get to know them on a personal level very quickly.

It's HIGHLY visual so this could even fly in a Core French classroom (Grades 5 - 9); however, I use it in an immersion setting (Grades 5 and 6). It could comfortably be used in any Immersion or French first-language classroom (Grades 3 - 9). As with all of my products, it's not at all babyish and doesn't feature fonts that are frilly or hard-to-read.

For this activity, simply project and GO. I let my students know that they will have to choose their response and move to the corner of the room that suits their answer. You can either click through the slides, have a student touch your SmartBoard to move them along, or you can use a remote clicker or mouse (I do while I'm playing!) to keep the slides rolling.

This Google Slide Deck features :

• 29 pre-created, non-modifiable question slides with 4 options to choose from.
• A template for you to use if you'd like to add in your own questions at the end of the presentation.

Other ways to play:

• I've also allowed students independently to each create a slide and add it into the mix on day 2! Should you choose this option, simply copy the last slide into a Google Slide (11" x 8.5") and share a copy to each student in Google Classroom. Let the magic begin!
• You can choose to extend this activity by having your students huddled in their corners chat about their preferences, or share with the whole group. You can also (I do!!) play WITH them and get to know your students based on these small conversations in the "corners" of your classroom.

I hope you have a G R E A T back-to-school, and hope your kids love you! I sure appreciate all of you!

Don't forget to have fun and be real!

Kaitlyn.

This download includes a Spanish and a French version.

The Calendar Talk - Conversation Cards and Daily Journal Writing: Vocabulary Builders is designed to help students start reading and writing immediately to discuss the day, date, and weather as well as FEELINGS! Students can also begin speaking in the same class period with some guidance. 

Product includes: 

• A set of vibrant and thought-provoking conversation cards featuring a wide range of vocabulary words.

• Each card contains a vocabulary word and picture as a visual aid.

• There are 9 terms on the conversation cards as well as the slides.

• 3 Different Journal pages total - 

• One with information about how to write and discuss feelings. A good journal to start with for the first few days.

• Two with feelings vocabulary (one in color and one black and white)

• Daily journals include calendar talk questions - Day, Date, and Weather

• The feelings journal includes pictures of feelings/facial expressions along with a related prompt or question to encourage writing, discussion and critical thinking.

• Lists of possible ways to use the vocabulary and activities to be used today

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Vocabulary Coverage: Explore a diverse array of vocabulary words across various themes and subjects.
• Differentiated Learning: Suitable for learners of different proficiency levels, with options for scaffolded or extension activities.
• Printable and Digital Formats: Accessible in Google Slides. Google slides can be downloaded as images to be used as digital worksheets or downloaded as a PDF. 

How to Use:

(See embedded video in slide as well.)

Bell Ringers - Daily Journals for French class.

1. Day 1:  Show them the presentation and model for them.

2. Day 2: 

3. Print, copy, and have them ready for students as they walk in.

4. Saving on paper? Copy machine never works? Download the slide as a png and have students write on them on a touchscreen device or their own papers. My students use the app Chrome Canvas on their Chromebooks. I loan styluses to students during class. They aren’t too expensive. Some students just write with their fingers. (Please see my terms of use for using digital downloads.)

5. Day 2: Discuss the responses as a class. If you need to repeat Day 1 for the talking part for a few days, that’s okay. They will get it.

6. Days 3-5: Continue discussing responses after the journal each day. This will help them with writing and speaking.

7. Days 6 and on (or when you know they are ready): When used consistently, students will be able to speak with the phrases very quickly. Have them sit in groups and discuss their journals as you walk around the room. I often keep track of points on Class Dojo and give them a goal to shoot for.

8. Scaffold so that students will be able to talk without the journal eventually.

9. Use the words and phrases that they have learned in other activities.

10. Add the questions and answers to write stories as a class or individually. I tell students to include the day, date, weather, etc. in all of their stories.

11. Ask students what another student said work on other perspectives, i.e. I, you, he, she, etc. 

12. Student A: Je me sens triste.

13. Student B: Elle dit, «Je me sens triste.» or «Elle se sent triste.»

For Conversation:

1. Day 1:  Show them the presentation and model for them.

2. Every day: Start with the journal at the beginning of each period. I usually do this for a few weeks. It will help with the conversation cards.

3. Day 2: Discuss the responses as a class.

4. Scaffold - Gradually, have students talk without the aid of the journal. I generally let students use their journals for 2 or 3 weeks, depending on the level, before having them talk without their work in front of them.

5. Slide 13 - Ask, Ask, Trade- Each student gets a card and switches cards throughout the activity to practice various types of weather.. 

6. Student A: «Comment est-ce que tu te sens?» (Or teach the formal «Comment est-ce que vous vous sentez?» (This could be on the board in front  so students can refer back to it as they learn it.)

7. Student B (who has a happy face): , “Je me sens heureux.” or “heureuse.”  Then Student B asks: “Comment est-ce que tu te sens?”

8. Student A (who has a sad card): “Je me sens triste.”

9. Students A and B exchange cards and find new partners.

10. During Ask, Ask, Trade- After students have had more practice with the cards, have them tell new partners what previous partners said. (Ex: Je me sens triste mais Sarah se sens grincheuse.)

11. Win, Lose, or Draw: Draw a conversation card from a pile. Draw it on the board and class guesses. Students or the teacher can draw.

12. Aïe! Game Instructions are included when slides are in “edit” mode.

Benefits for Students:

• Enhances vocabulary acquisition and retention through active engagement.
• Encourages critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Fosters creativity and self-expression through daily writing practice.

Why Choose This Resource?

• Developed by an experienced French teacher with 
• It fosters student engagement.
• Aligns with Common Core State Standards and supports language development goals.
• Provides a versatile and adaptable solution for diverse classroom settings and instructional approaches.

Enhance your French language teaching with this comprehensive collection of 100 conversation starters! Perfect for beginners and intermediate learners, these prompts will help spark engaging discussions, improve speaking skills, and boost confidence in conversational French.

What's Included:

• 100 Conversation Starters: A mix of beginner to intermediate prompts, covering various topics such as hobbies, food, travel, and personal experiences.

French dictée with 10 sentences using the plus-que-parfait tense are included in this dictation exercise that will help students with listening comprehension and written production. Each sentence is read twice, giving plenty of time for students to write. An M4A audio recording, and an answer key with English translations are included.

Sample dictations:

1. Vous nous aviez commandé ces enveloppes il y a un mois et nous les avons enfin reçues.
2. Sa grand-mère avait appris l’espagnol dans sa jeunesse et elle le parlait toujours aussi bien.

Grammar topics included:

• Avoir and être helping verbs
• Negation
• Object pronouns
• Reflexive verbs

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Enhance your French language teaching with this comprehensive collection of 100 conversation starters! Perfect for beginners and intermediate learners, these prompts will help spark engaging discussions, improve speaking skills, and boost confidence in conversational French.

What's Included:

• 100 Conversation Starters: A mix of beginner to intermediate prompts, covering various topics such as hobbies, food, travel, and personal experiences.

FRENCH Scoot La conjugaison des verbes en –ER au présent Activity is perfect for beginner-level French learners to practice la conjugaison des verbes en –ER au présent in a fun way! This resource is ideal for classwork, review tasks, early finishers activities, sub lessons, homework, or end-of-year

This non-prep resource includes a PDF version. Print these out and you're ready to go!

Print Version includes:

- Teacher Instructions

- Directions

- Printing Checklist

- 40 task cards

- Student recording sheet

- Answer keys

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This essential knowledge organiser is designed to support students in mastering Module 2, LE TEMPS DES LOISIRS, from the IGCSE Studio French (Edexcel) textbook. It provides a thorough compilation of key vocabulary across all module units and highlights essential grammar points. Additionally, it includes a convenient Quizlet QR code, enabling students to practice vocabulary and grammar independently and reinforce their skills outside of class.

The knowledge organiser is useful for students during in-class writing or speaking activities and also serves as an excellent tool for independent revision.

This resource is ideal for Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, or any student preparing for the IGCSE French exam.

The units included are:

• Point de départ 1
• Point de départ 2
• Tu es plutôt foot, tennis ou basket?
• Ma vie d’internaute
• La lecture
• Mes émissions préférées
• Zoom sur le cinéma

Whether you teach Spanish, French, German, or Mandarin Chinese, this is the perfect lesson to get your students thinking about the purpose of studying foreign languages!

This product features an engaging "Language Talk" activity that will have your new students thinking, writing, speaking, and moving on the very first day of school. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about the purpose of learning languages and articulate why the quote aligns with their perspective. I use this lesson every year to set the tone for what I expect in class - it is a great way to gain insight about their current attitudes towards speaking another language while they get to know one another with a higher level thinking activity as opposed to the same-old, same-old icebreaker.

Product includes:

• Comprehensive Lesson Plan
• "Language" Sheet for students to fill out
• 6 Corresponding "Language Quote" signs to hang up around your room

Though I utilize this product on the first day of school, it really can be used all year long. I hope that it is as successful in your class as it is in mine!

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Imagine turning your classroom into an exciting escape room adventure where students are engaged and eager to learn! The "French Halloween Escape Room - The Spooky Subway" offers a fun way to enhance vocabulary acquisition through interactive challenges focused on Halloween themes. With 27 pages, including 6 challenges, teacher instructions, an answer key, and tracking sheets, this resource is designed to make your teaching experience smoother and more effective.

You can introduce the escape room as a special end-of-unit activity or as part of a Halloween celebration. With both printable and digital formats, you can easily adapt the resource to fit **different learning styles and classroom settings.**The included Google Forms link and QR code allow for easy access, making it simple to create a memorable learning experience!

Download the “Free French Escape Room Rewards" now and celebrate your students' achievements in a fun and engaging way!

SKILLS TARGETED

- Reading

- Comprehension

- French Halloween Vocabulary

- Critical Thinking

✅ Size : 8.5 x 11 in

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Introducing a back to school French Second Language FSL resource to help review basic personal questions with core French students. This is a great way to get to know your students.

Students can interview their classmates to get extra speaking practice. Next they can either write about the classmate (Tout sur ____) or about themselves with several templates to pick from (Tout sur moi!). Finally there are 24 personal basic profiles given with 3 suggested games and activities for more speaking practice with personal questions (i.e. How old are you? What is your favorite pastime?).

In addition to the pre-designed templates, there are blank options which gives more flexibility to stronger classes. There are 22 interview questions included which students can use for support while writing a paragraph. There is a simplified version also included.

This resource works as a low prep review activity or for a substitute plan. These worksheets can be printed and some can also be uploaded to your Google Classroom for seamless digital completion.

Included:

-Four template formats including smartphone, retro signs, basic style or pennant flag

-Let students investigate you with "Qui est mon prof?" (2 levels included)

-Students also become a detective with "Le Détective des Camarades"

-A list of 22 basic questions (with English for support) - this allows students to pick their own sentences or it could be used for an interview

-Blank templates that allow for more personalized sentences

-Additional templates to write about a classmate

-Twenty questions handout (with English support)

-Twenty-four basic personal profiles and suggested activities and games

-Bonus activity : Guess who ? Students write 8 clues and classmates have to guess who it is...

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

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Need a fun way to start the year in World Language class?  How about a team-building  game!  This reading about why students should learn another language goes from dull to exciting as students work together and move around the room to solve a mystery!  This is a simple “print and go” with no work for the teacher!  This is a great way to get the year started with new students, or to provide motivation when you see interest and effort waning.  This activity is in English, and can be used by any World Language class!

All World Language teachers want to motivate and encourage our students, and help them see the value of becoming proficient in the language they’re studying. This story gives 10 teen-friendly reasons why it’s so beneficial to prioritize learning a new language! 

The story revolves around two teens trying to decide what classes to take.  Your students play the role of the mystery solvers.  They have to read all 10 parts of the story to figure out the answer to the final question;  what will the students grow up to be in their career?   While your students read the story parts, they are looking for “code words” in the story.  Students record the code words on a special answer sheet that will eventually lead them to solving the mystery of teens’  future career.  It’s so much fun! 

After, you can decide which of the 4 follow-up activities you want to do with your students.  There are 4; a True or False Activity to check for basic comprehension, a “tell me in your own words” summary activity, an opportunity to work with a group and write a story about a adventure the teens will have in their career (which can be done in the TL),  and an activity where they can explore possible careers for bilingual people.   Answer key to the True/False is also included.  Best of all?  If there’s something you’d like to change for your students, you are free to edit!

Who can use this product?

• Students taking a World Language
• Middle or High School 

How can I use this product?

• Print out the reading cards (10)
• Hang them up around your room
• Print and copy the answer sheet
• Let students loose to solve the crime! 
• Assign follow-up activities if you wish

What’s included in this product?

• Everything!  No prep beyond print and photocopy!
• Teacher instructions and hints
• 10 reading cards
• Student instructions (in English)
• Student answer sheet
• Answer Key for the code word questions and answer trail
• True/False Comprehension Activity
• Answer Key to True/False
• Summarize in your own words activity
• Writing Follow-up: Tell about a future adventure
• Research jobs for bilingual people 

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This French reading comprehension unit will give your students the chance to learn about the sport of basketball, entirely in French!

It is 51 pages and has the following sections:

• 14 pages of intermediate-level reading about the topics of
• the sport, including:
• The invention of the sport (basic info)
• Wheelchair basketball
• Equipment
• Referees
• An international sport
• The championship
• the best players of yesterday and today
• Francophone players
• The WNBA and its players
• Positions

16 pages of full-color 8.5x11 printable vocabulary posters with photos. All of the words your students would need to know to talk about the sport!

10 pages of printable writing and comprehension activities. Writing activities include prompts for several levels (present tense, past tense, conditional tense). True and false activity, design and describe a jersey activity, and even some numbers and math practice activities - one with smaller numbers and one with much larger numbers so you can use it for different levels.

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This no-prep activity focuses on 20 Francophone countries, making an excellent introduction or review of French geography! This print-and-go activity is engaging, educational, and perfect for students of all ages to practice in a fun, interactive way.

Resource includes:

• Wordsearch with 20 Francophone countries from across the globe
• Optional Capital Research List (students will need textbooks, maps or internet to conduct research)
• 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!

Want to explore Francophone countries in greater depth? Check out my Francophone Country Virtual Field Trip Travel Video Project for a dynamic student-led project that spans the globe! Or, for a seasonal twist, try one of my Francophone Country Winter Holiday Projects (available in group or individual options)!

Love wordsearches? Check out more French Wordsearches for dozens of other wordsearch options.

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Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet in The French language

You will get a pdf file that contains the word search and the solution

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