Here is a powerpoint to practise /describe the colour of pets. I included two slides to recap pets and colours first. Then I explain the rules with colour adjectives. Next I show some pictures and the pupils have to work out and write down on their whiteboard the colour of the pets. There are also a ‘correct or incorrect’ and ‘choose the correct answers’ tasks. I included two differentiated reading and writing tasks where the pupils have to apply the grammatical rules with colours.

Here is a very lengthy powerpoint presentation that can be used over two or three lessons. It gives the pupils plenty of opportunities (orally or in writing) to use the correct ending for each pronoun. I tried to use it with free time and hobbies (to model possible answers for speaking exams). I have also included few board game (5 in a row class work or pair work) and some blockbuster games. Powerpoint overview: Slides 1 and 2 understanding pronouns. Slide 3 : understanding infinitives Slide 4: what is the present tense? Slide 6: endings for each pronoun Slides 7 and 8: Je and Tu endings Slide 9: il and elle ending Slides 10 to 19: which sentence is correct?# Slide 20: pair work (choose an action to go with each pronouns, guess your partner’s choices) Slides 21 to 25: write or say a sentence for each picture. Slide 26: write sentences Slide 27: add adverbs Slide 28: add frequency expressions Slide 29: use the negative Slides 30 and 31: Blockbuster (boys vs girls) translations Slide 32 : write sentences using adverbs Slide 33: nous and vous forms Slide 34: ils and elles forms Slides 35 to 49: which sentence is correct. Slides 50 to 52: Translation Slides 53 to 55: French culture quiz

I created a powerpoint presentation on the French Revolution in English to teach my year 6 about this important historical period of French history. It is a condensed version and it highlights the main facts. I have attached a worksheet with questions (also in English) that children/pupils have to answer while going through the powerpoint.

Here are two powerpoints to explain and introduce key vocabulary about Easter in France and four worksheets which will cater for lower and upper ks2 children. I made these differentiated worksheets for my year 3, year 4 and year 5 children but they can be adapted for other years. One of the activities is a wordsearch. I haven’t attached the twelve they have to find. You can see the list on the year 3 worksheet.

Two differentiated booklets on French food and drinks. There is plenty of visual and written support for lower ability children and more challenging tasks for higher ability pupils. The booklet starts with two easy tasks of labelling the pictures and a wordsearch then gradually becomes more challenging as the children get to extend their writing skills. There is also an opportunity for the children to revise numbers and use them with food or drinks. I have also added differentiated reading tasks (for instance correct the wrong statements, read the paragraphs and answer the questions, a code to crack and a task on breakfast in different countries)

Here are three powerpoints to introduce adjectives to describe ourselves. One powerpoint aims at practising ‘je suis’ and the other focuses on ‘il est’ and elle est’. The third one is a mixed of ‘je suis’, ‘il est’ and ‘elle est’. I have added other famous characters from Roald Dahl and David Walliams. I have also included two differentiated worksheets to practise writing ‘je suis’ .

Two worksheets to practise using the verb etre at the present tense with different pronouns and adjectives. There is a also a speaking activity card game to be used in group or with a partner. Children have to translate into the French/ English. Suitable for upper keystage 2 children (year 6 or high ability year 5) but also suitable for Ks3 pupils (year 7, 8 and 9) who need to practise this high frequency verb.

Here is a powerpoint presentation on rooms of the house with family members and pets. I made it as a guessing game to encourage my primary children to say where mon pere, ma mere, mon frere, ma soeur, mon chien and mon chat are (all the answers are on the last slide). I would use the battle-ship template or the worksheet (piece de la maison, famille and verb etre) as a written support to help them say correctly the sentence. I have included a lot of written support for my primary but it can be obviously be deleted and adapted for more confident learners. Attached to this powerpoint are some worksheets (differentiated) I made to practise writing and reading skills.

Here are two comprehension tasks with differentiated questions. It’s a long text using past and future tense. One worksheet contains questions in French to answer using full sentences, some translation and a short grammar task on some frequency verbs. The other sheet has questions in English. It would suit well a high ability year 9/year 10. This text can also be used later as a model to support their own writing. I have attached the answer sheet.

I prepared these resources for my year 6 primary children who find learning the French Alphabet a bit challenging. First slide goes through the sound of each letter while singing. The second task is a listening task where the children have to listen and circle the correct letter. Third task is another listening task where the pupils have to listen and write the correct missing letters. The last task is reading/ writing/ cultural task where the letters have been replaced by their sound and the pupils have to work out the names of famous French people/ brands. Then they have to link the name with correct pictures. Finally I made another worksheet where they have to work out the names of celebrities/ football players.

Here is a powerpoint you can use to introduce the topics on holidays and the near future. The first slide recaps/ introduces the verb aller at the present tense (get the pupils to give the correct answers). The next slides can be used as a pair work or group work. Then there is translation task (spot the mistakes). Slide 10 can be used as battle ship task. Slide 11 is a class game (boys vs girls), say a sentence using aller for each picture. Slides 12 and 13 are ‘find the following…in the text’. Last slide can be used as visual for a plenary

A powerpoint presentation on numbers 1 to 100 and the euros (notes and coins) and two writing tasks to practise numbers and euros. I use these resources to teach numbers and euros to year 6 children. I organise French Residentia every year and I want them to be able to understand numbers and use euros confidently. I am a native French speaker and I have used centimes for euro cent as they do in France.

A reading and listening pair-work activity where children have to read sentences to each other. They can’t show their sentence and they have to sit back to back to do this activity. One child reads a sentence about the price of some food and the other listens and record. This is a challenging activity for confident and capable children or pupils.

Here are some resources (matching cards which can be used as memory game if you turn them over, an assessment or a reading task match the time with the correct clock) 5 in a row time game, and two writing and reading tasks) to practise time in French.

Here are a powerpoint presentation on family and a worksheet on pets. The powerpoint can be used as a recap of family members names or an introduction to the topic ‘la famille’.I haven’t changed any of the characters names as pupils have most likely read the books or seen the films in English and won’t know their names in French. To tackle grammar I use three colours (blue for masculine nouns, red for feminine nous and green for plural). I also use these three colours for the different pronouns e.g. il, elle, ils and elles. I have included a writing task to go along the presentation (slide 16) so that the pupils have to read and listen carefully while the presentation is being played. The powerpoint includes differentiated writing and reading tasks (gap-fills, translation, true or false and spot the grammatical errors). The slides 22 to 27 show the answers. The worksheet can be used as a recap task on pets.

I made these worksheets for my year 6 but they can be used for older pupils. The various tasks will help practise their writing skill on breakfast food and drinks. The cross-words task can be used with help or with very little help depending on your children’s ability. For my class I only added a few letters for each word and they have to work out what could be the breakfast food. There is also a battleship to practise speaking as a pair-work.

Here is a powerpoint presentation and a worksheet on French Christmas with moderate to challenging language.On each slide you will find a recording attached (check speaker icon). You can play it without showing the slide and use it as a listening/comprehension task. I have attached a worksheet with questions to answer in English and some vocabulary to find in the powerpoint. I have also attached the answer sheet. If the sound does not work on each slide, I have attached a Youtube link with the audio recording.

Here is a powerpoint presentation to practise food and quantities. Slide 1: match writing to picture. Slide 2: guess my partner choice or pair work mouthe and guess. Slide 3: complete the conversation with correct word. Slide5: feedback Slide 6: speaking task noughts and crosses

Here is a powerpoint to teach hobbies/leisure. It’s an old presentation but you can change some of the picture to modernise it.

Read the clues in French and work out which monument/landmark is described.