This is a very scaffolded resource for the introduction of the complex structure Apres avoir. It reinforces important concepts (infinitives, past participles) before moving on to the practice. It covers scaffolding, formative assessment, live modelling, responsive teaching, deep thinking, inclusion, phonics, speaking, writing, listening, translation.

This resource is a scaffold for the introduction of the three tenses in French. It contains many elements of the latest pedagogy: deep thinking opportunities in pair work, choral repetition for sounds, Mini White board practice, responsive teaching, scaffolded teaching. It will take approximately three lessons to deliver its content. It can also be used as a series of revision lessons to bring together the three tenses. There are accompanying worksheets. The worksheets are following a same format in order to prevent Cognitive Overload and to make sure patterns become obvious.

This is a lesson that ticks all the boxes: Scaffolding, Oracy, Deep-thinking, Phonics, formative assessment, responsive teaching, literacy. It introduces the perfect tense with Etre to pupils who are already familiar with the perfect tense with Avoir and irregular past participles. It revisits key concepts first and embeds some useful terminology. It also allows for metacognition as it invites you to explain the purpose/ why of some activities. By being very scaffolded, it makes the access to a rather difficult grammar point achievable to all. There are helpful footnotes for the teacher. You can enhance it with pictures and your own visual style.

Some students can write coherent essays easily, others cannot despite repeated practice. This is a French focused resource (but can very easily be adapted to other languages as it is mostly in English to ensure clarity of communication) which offers strategies for weaker students to improve their essay writing skills. It offers strategies and language to help students write a better introduction, conclusion and paragraphs. It offers some useful models, sentence-starters and a clear go-ahead strategy for possibly post mock feedback. If your students are nose-diving in essay writing and you want to help them secure a better grade, this could help you achieve this.

This is a very scaffolded resource for beginner/ intermediate students wanting to learn the mechanics of the imperfect tense, its most common use (used to…) and to start distinguishing it from the perfect tense. There is lots of opportunities for formative assessment. The resource proposes alternatives to cater for students of various abilities. It finishes with a creative task to stretch the most able students.