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DESERT ISLAND EXPLORERS | FRENCH/ENGLISH | LONG TERM SUB PLANS | LESSON PLANS
By French Made Fun!
Desert Island Explorer is an engaging, two-week game-based sub unit designed for grades 5 to 9, offering an immersive and bilingual experience centered around the theme of desert islands. This project-based learning module combines elements of language arts, science, and teamwork to enhance students' critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative skills.
Nothing is more stressful than having to leave work for an extended time: our profession requires us to plan, to create engaging resources, and to assume the subs covering have French capabilities. We all know that's... not the reality of this profession. When you've gotta be out, you've gotta be out, and frankly, when you're in this position, you've not got the time, energy or mental health to allow for this level of planning. That's where I come in! This ressource covers you for roughly two weeks: providing your sub with direction in English, and activities in both English and French to ensure a seamless absence... And if you aren't actually out (or maybe you're checked out and just a body in the room!) but just want someone to tell you what to do for 2 weeks, this checks out for that, too.
I integrate discussion-based prompts, writing activities, reading activities, film watching, reflections, games, math tasks, group work, projects, presentations, art tasks - just about everything to keep them engaged while you're away! This is a clear and engaging this resource for your next emergency absence.
In this mega crypt of activities relating to desert island survival, you'll discover the following activities:
Hopefully this provides a sense of relief and calm to you in this time of need!
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Kaitlyn.
FRENCH | NOVEL STUDY/ÉTUDE DE ROMAN | N'IMPORTE QUEL ROMAN | CHOICE BOARD |
By French Made Fun!
Cette ressource propose 11 projets (chacun avec sa propre rubrique) pour une évaluation formative après la lecture d'un roman. Je les utilise avec mes élèves après un club de lecture ou après une lecture indépendante de leur choix.
Vous pouvez choisir de faire travailler tous les élèves sur le même projet, ou leur donner un élément de choix et leur faire choisir leur propre activité, en fonction de leurs intérêts, de leurs forces et de leurs objectifs.
Ces projets offrent aux élèves des occasions de faire preuve de créativité, d'ingéniosité et d'explorer leurs romans sous un angle différent.
Les options de projet dans cette ressource incluent :
Impressionism digital escape room - in French and English
By Frenchified
ake learning about Impressionism interesting with this no-prep digital escape game. The game includes access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks. Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read texts to find the information they need to win the game. Very easy to use - just send your students to the website and let them work! Students can play individually or in teams.
Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit. They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event. This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.
This item includes:
Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning! The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused!
Topics in this game include:
The topics include:
The game includes two versions - a French version and an English version. In the French version, the clues and websites are in French. Students in second year French and higher should be able to use the French version, although they may need some assistance.
Le trésor de Chambord - french digital escape room
By Frenchified
Learn about the history and architecture of Chambord in this fun digital escape game - no prep and great for distance learning!
One version is entirely in English so your level 1 and 2 students can enjoy the game. The clues are a little tricky, but the information pages are in English so it will be challenging but not too challenging.
The other version is in French for upper levels. The clues are a little clearer in what the students are looking for, but the information pages are in French so they will still be challenged. The only clue that is NOT in French is a video about the castle - there was not a video in French that had the right information that I thought would be easy enough for French learners to understand, and I would not want them to be frustrated.
The game comes with a complete teacher guide for both versions of the game with the clues and answers so you can give your students a little bit of a hint if they get stuck.
Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit. They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event. This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.
This item includes:
Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning! The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused!
Topics in this game include:
Prep is very easy - you just need to share the website URL with your students. You may want to test the site before you use it, just to make sure nothing is blocked by your district. As some of the clues can be challenging to unlock, you may choose to help your students with the trickier ones. With the teacher guide, you will have the answer key - so you can help guide students towards the correct answer by giving them hints, or if you have limited time, you can adjust the game by reducing the number of locks they need to unlock - just give them the answer(s) to help the activity fit your time constraints.
the Métro - a cultural unit about tranportation in Paris
By Frenchified
This French culture and French reading activity unit includes readings and other activities about the Metro system and other transportation in Paris. It includes:
• articles: how to use the Metro, history of the Metro, rules of etiquette, the Vélib', other means of transportation
• an activity on how to navigate the Metro (including a printable map of the Metro lines, although it's much easier if you have the free maps given out in Paris)
• a set of printable flashcards with important terms
posters - a set of 16 printable 8.5X11 vocabulary mini-posters with image and definition
• a crossword puzzle for vocabulary items
• a word search puzzle for vocabulary items
• a set of 32 printable Bingo cards to play vocabulary bingo
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Take your students on a virtual field trip to the region of Normandy. This lesson uses Google™ maps to visit the places around Normandy. Learn about the cities, tourist attractions, culture and people by clicking on the different links. Each link includes photo and/or video - some are in French and some are in English.
This item includes different options so you can use what YOU need for whatever your teaching situation:
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100 French conversation prompts - One's gotta go
By Frenchified
Do you start off your class with a quick poll or check-in question? This set of French conversation prompts graphics can be used from day one to get students using French. This set has 100 different graphics that you can use in Desmos, Nearpod, Peardeck, or on a social media post to get input from your students. You can also just post in Teams, on a smartboard, or anywhere you can share a jpg image. Each graphic gives them a choice of four different things - and one's gotta go! You can use it in different levels by adjusting the task.
Level 1 - from the beginning, you can have them just choose between options A, B, C and D. Get lots of comprehensible input by having a class discussion about who wants to get rid of each item. Later on, have them write complete sentences starting with "je choisis."
Level 2 - have students start to add more detail to their responses. Tell them to include details - why did they choose the item they did? Have them write more complex sentences explaining why they think their item should go.
Level 3 - have students make their choice and then talk about why they are getting rid of the item and why the other three items get to stay.
Some graphics have very basic vocabulary, some have more advanced items - but all are easy to understand due to the images. There are also some cultural graphics mixed in.
Combine this set with the freebie set of 5 for 105 different graphics.
BONUS - with your purchase you will receive a link to a template on Canva so you can make your own graphics! Use specific vocabulary items or things that come up in your own classroom to personalize them.
French housing - a cultural activity unit French culture
By Frenchified
This cultural activity unit is a great addition to whatever your current curriculum has for housing in France. Learn about the different types of housing available in France and do real-world activities such as finding a house or an apartment, shopping for furniture, and reading a real estate listing.
It includes:
Activities:
Posters:
Resources:
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Virtual Paris trip - internet activity unit for French
By Frenchified
This internet activity unit has everything you need for your students to plan a virtual trip to Paris! Air travel, hotels, shopping, meals, transportation, museums, spectacles, and budge worksheets - you can use them on a stand-alone basis to address different themes, or together as one big unit. Includes a list of websites that will be useful to complete the project. Planning travel is a useful skill for all students but it's also a fun activity to do.
As your students work their way through the activities, they will be learning about different aspects of planning a trip. They will also learn about the city of Paris and its history and monuments. Each activity addresses a different aspect of trip-planning. Once they've done all of the activities, you can have students turn in the completed activities or put them together in a presentation about their trip. A fun way to learn a useful skill!
While the printable worksheets in this unit are in English, you can use it for more advanced French learners by requiring them to use the French language version of the websites they visit.
Activities in this unit include:
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French pets - a French reading comprehension, culture and activity unit
By Frenchified
This French reading comprehension activity unit will teach your students about the role of pet in France with a focus on dogs. Students will learn about the relationship French people have with their pets as well as some challenges associated with owning a pet.
This printable unit includes:
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Save Notre Dame!/Il faut sauver NotreDame French digital escape room
By Frenchified
Make learning about the cathedral of Notre-Dame interesting with this no-prep digital escape game. The game includes access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks. Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read texts to find the information they need to win the game. Very easy to use - just send your students to the website and let them work! Students can play individually or in teams.
Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit. They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event. This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.
This item includes:
Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning! The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused!
Topics in this game include:
The game includes two versions - a French version and an English version. In both versions, the clues are given in English (otherwise it would be too difficult for French learners to pick up the nuances in the clues). In the French version, the clue pages will lead to sources written in French. In the English version, the clue pages lead to English language sources.
$3 from each sale of this game will go to the Friends of Notre-Dame, a foundation working to rebuild and renovate the cathedral.
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Les Bijoux de Versailles French digital escape room
By Frenchified
Make learning about Versailles interesting with this no-prep digital escape game. The game includes access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks. Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read texts to find the information they need to win the game. Very easy to use - just send your students to the website and let them work! Students can play individually or in teams.
Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit. They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event. This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.
This item includes:
Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning! The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused!
One version is entirely in English so your level 1 and 2 students can enjoy the game. The clues are a little tricky, but the information pages are in English so it will be challenging but not too challenging.
The other version is in French for upper levels. The clues are a little clearer in what the students are looking for, but the information pages are in French so they will still be challenged. You may have to give your students some hints if you use the French version, as it can be challenging! The one video clue is in French but the video is in English, as otherwise it would be too frustrating for all but the most advanced students.
The included topics are:
Prep is very easy - you just need to share the website URL with your students. You may want to test the site before you use it, just to make sure nothing is blocked by your district. As some of the clues can be challenging to unlock, you may choose to help your students with the trickier ones. With the teacher guide, you will have the answer key - so you can help guide students towards the correct answer by giving them hints, or if you have limited time, you can adjust the game by reducing the number of locks they need to unlock - just give them the answer(s) to help the activity fit your time constraints.
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French housing - a cultural activity unit for Google™ Drive
By Frenchified
It includes:
3 reading articles, 1 page each, in both French AND English:
one article on renting an apartment in Paris
one article on buying "en viager"
one article on the differences between French and American houses
comprehension questions for each article (in English)
Activities:
1 internet activity with links for students to find a Paris apartment
1 internet activity with links for students to find a house
a reading activity on how to read real estate ads
an activity with rubric for students to make their own ad
1 internet activity for furnishing an apartment
Vocabulary: a 14 slide notebook with some of the most important vocabulary for talking about houses/apartments in French.
Resources:
A page with clickable links to some useful resources when learning about French real estate.
A page of links to use with the internet activities.
Mont Saint Michel French digital escape room
By Frenchified
Make learning about Mont Saint-Michel interesting with this no-prep digital escape game. The game includes access to a website where your students will hunt for the keys to unlock a set of locks. Students will need to read the clues very carefully and watch videos, visit websites, and read texts to find the information they need to win the game. Very easy to use - just send your students to the website and let them work! Students can play individually or in teams.
Digital escape games are a fun way to start a unit, or to review at the end of a unit. They can also be used to learn about a cultural or historical event. This game will have your students reading carefully and paying attention to the smallest details in order to complete the challenge and unlock the locks.
This item includes:
Your students will enjoy learning without even realizing that they are learning! The challenging game format will get them excited about finding the code to unlock each lock - and the format of the clues for each lock will have them paying close attention - there's no way to solve the puzzles without being 100% focused!
One version is entirely in English so your level 1 and 2 students can enjoy the game. The clues are a little tricky, but the information pages are in English so it will be challenging but not too challenging.
The other version is in French for upper levels. The clues are a little clearer in what the students are looking for, but the information pages are in French so they will still be challenged. You may have to give your students some hints if you use the French version, as it can be challenging!
The included topics are:
Prep is very easy - you just need to share the website URL with your students. You may want to test the site before you use it, just to make sure nothing is blocked by your district. As some of the clues can be challenging to unlock, you may choose to help your students with the trickier ones. With the teacher guide, you will have the answer key - so you can help guide students towards the correct answer by giving them hints, or if you have limited time, you can adjust the game by reducing the number of locks they need to unlock - just give them the answer(s) to help the activity fit your time constraints.
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Differentiated French reading comprehension - Euro song contest
By Frenchified
UPDATED FOR 2024!
This French reading comprehension activity will teach your students about the big song contest that takes place every year and gets all of Europe excited! This year the contest will be hosted by Turin, Italy and will take place between May 7-11.
This French reading activity includes three versions of the article - one for novice learners, one for intermediate learners (includes more past tense and expanded vocabulary) and one for advanced learners (includes the subjunctive and other more complex verb tenses). No matter which version you use with your students, the comprehension questions in French and English will allow them to show you that they've understood. Each reading includes a glossary at the bottom of each page.
In addition to the readings, you will find an answer key and related resources - including a list to the playlist of all the songs! Your students can use the included voting form to rate each song and determine which ones they think have earned enough points to move on. Watch as a class or as homework, then calculate votes from your own students - how closely will they match the results of the real contest?
The print version includes:
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This item is available in the following formats:
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Short Intermediate French reading comprehension worksheets - Symbols of France
By Frenchified
Are you looking to take your French students' reading skills to the next level? Then these short non-fiction French reading passages could be just what you need! Designed specifically for students who are at A2/novice-high level, these readings provide an effective way of moving towards the B1/intermediate-low benchmark.
Each passage is roughly 300-350 words long, with a handy glossary that follows each one to help with any unfamiliar words or phrases. This means you can expand their vocabulary and hone their reading skills without worrying about getting stuck on unknown terms. And with a range of topics covered – from historical accounts to wild animals – there’s something for everyone, no matter what you’re interested in learning!
This item includes 10 different passages about symbols and products of France. Includes a printable PDF version as well as a digital Google™ slides version.
Each reading is on one page and includes an image about the event, a short glossary of less-common words, and 3-4 question in English to check for comprehension. An answer key is included.
Use the readings for independent reading practice, bell work, reading assessments, or class practice. They can also be used for sub plans.
Short Intermediate French reading comprehension worksheets Animals/les animaux
By Frenchified
Are you looking to take your French students' reading skills to the next level? Then these short non-fiction French reading passages could be just what you need! Designed specifically for students who are at A2/novice-high level, these readings provide an effective way of moving towards the B1/intermediate-low benchmark.
Each passage is roughly 300-350 words long, with a handy glossary that follows each one to help with any unfamiliar words or phrases. This means you can expand their vocabulary and hone their reading skills without worrying about getting stuck on unknown terms. And with a range of topics covered – from historical accounts to wild animals – there’s something for everyone, no matter what you’re interested in learning! (This is the first set of topics - there will be more to come!)
This item includes 10 different passages about interesting animals from around the world. Includes a printable PDF version as well as a digital Google™ slides version.
Each reading is on one page and includes an image of the animal, a short glossary of less-common words, and 3-4 question in English to check for comprehension. An answer key is included.
Use the readings for independent reading practice, bell work, reading assessments, or class practice. They can also be used for sub plans.
French Food and cooking digital readings & activities unit for Google Drive™
By Frenchified
This Google drive activity includes a set of vocabulary pages and a set of activities for your students to do on their Google drive or OneNote accounts - no copying, no papers!
The vocabulary set includes 23 slides of different foods. Some of them are French specialties such as ratatouille, mousse, crêpes and more. There is also a slide of fruits, a slide of vegetables, and a slide with table settings vocabulary. Students can go back and refer to the vocabulary in this set as they do activities, or you can use it as a launching point for a presentation about French cuisines.
The activity set includes 20 slides of readings and activities. These include:
• an article about fast food and everyday food (in English and French versions)
• an article about haute cuisine (in English and French versions)
• a single page article about how to read a French menu (in English)
• an activity on fast food in France
• an activity on finding a restaurant in France
• an activity on making a menu in French with rubric
• an activity on reading a recipe in French
• a vocabulary matching activity
• an activity on grocery shopping in France
• an activity on reading a French menu
• a matching activity on buying food in specialty shops
• an activity on reading online restaurant reviews
• a page of related links/activities
100 French culture authentic resource signs from France - set 2
By Frenchified
This set of French signs is a fun way to practice reading comprehension, use context clues and get some cultural information to your students!
100 different signs from different places in France, all collected and ready for your use. A wide variety of topics and purposes - ads, notices, informational, historical. Some of the signs are handwritten (let your students practice reading French cursive writing!), some are printed.
This is a fun way to get your class reading, discussing, and learning about the culture of France. Use the signs as class openers, assessment, discussion prompts - each sign is on a form that asks students to consider the purpose and tone of the sign as well as the most relevant information.
Some of the signs are very simple and easy to understand, others are more complex and require more vocabulary knowledge. Many of the signs have some sort of picture on them, but some don't - lots of opportunities for differentiation!
There are three different sign bundles - buy one or get all three at a discount.
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School in France Internet activity packet - French culture
By Frenchified
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:
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