Celebrate Bastille Day in your classroom with this activity pack including different activities to support pupil’s learning.
Activities included in this resource:
French National Flag Template
Bastille Day Comic Strip Template
Bastille Day Research Fact File
Bastille Day Wordsearch
Bastille Day Colouring Page
Marie Antoinette Fact File
Louis XVI Fact File
Bastille Day Comprehension Text & Questions
Creative, fun lesson aimed at describing, exploring, evaluating and judging France’s National Festival. Suitable for KS3 or KS4.
Introduces and embeds key French vocabulary through a range of activities including matching, linking and interactive games.
Dictation and Read Aloud activities.
Short video clips which explores and immerses pupils into this key French festival.
Creative poster activity, highlighting and linking authentic French posters.
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Bastille Day KS2 Resource Pack | French Revolution, Culture & Celebrations Activities
Bring French culture and history to life with this engaging KS2 Bastille Day teaching resource. Ideal for language lessons, cultural enrichment days, or cross-curricular MFL and history links, this pack helps pupils explore the significance of le 14 juillet, the French Revolution, and national celebrations in France.
What’s Included: PPT with activities and tasks
Intro to Bastille Day and French national traditions
Simplified timeline of the French Revolution for KS2
Creative tasks: Classroom Activity: Make a Bastille Flag design, parade posters, party planning
French language vocabulary (linked to food, fireworks, celebrations)
Comprehension texts with retrieval, inference & vocab questions
Art and writing prompts: “If I were in Paris on Bastille Day…”
Quiz: Bastille Day facts and symbols
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What is Bastille Day?
A: Bastille Day (le 14 juillet) is France’s national day, marking the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789. It celebrates liberty, revolution, and national pride.
Q: What subjects does this KS2 pack cover?
A: This resource links to History, Geography, MFL (French), English, and Art/Design, making it ideal for cross-curricular teaching.
Q: Is this suitable for all KS2 year groups?
A: Yes! Activities are designed for Years 2 and 3 and include differentiation opportunities to suit a range of abilities.
Q: Can this be used for a French Day or cultural week?
A: Absolutely. The resource is perfect for whole-school themed events or classroom-based MFL enrichment sessions.
Q: Are the activities printable and editable?
A: Yes – all worksheets, slides, and tasks are provided in a printable, editable format for flexible use.
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A lesson all about Bastille Day including a range of activities. It is presented in English, so it is suitable for low-ability or younger pupils. It could also be used during form time for cultural awareness. Includes:
-Presentation of facts with questions mixed in to check understanding (these could be answered on mini-whiteboards).
-Listen to the Marseillaise and put the French lyrics into the right order (first verse, chorus and second verse). Then match to the English translations (flashcards are included, plus link to anthem.)
-Two truths and one lie: pupils must decide which statement about France is false/myth (again mini-whiteboards would be good for this!)
-Word race: use dictionaries to find translations for all the vocabulary.
This Bastille Day puzzle pack contains a set of ten differentiated word searches, anagram puzzles and crosswords on words and vocabulary connected with the French Revolution and Bastille Day/La Fête Nationale which takes place on the 14th July. The pack includes three word searches, four anagram puzzles and three crosswords.
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Bastille Day Presentation
This resource contains a fully editable and informative 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on Bastille Day and the French Revolution which takes place on the 14th July.
The PowerPoint focuses on:
The causes of the French Revolution
The key events of the French Revolution
King Louis XVI
The Three Estates
The French Flag
The French National Anthem
The establishment of Bastille Day
Bastille Day celebrations
The PowerPoint also includes three hyperlinks to the French National anthem, an animated video of the history of Bastille Day and the French Revolution and Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
Bastille Day PowerPoint Quiz
The quiz can be used for individuals or teams. There is a sheet for individuals/teams to record answers. The answers to the questions can be found by clicking on the flag image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. There are three possible answers.
Sample questions include:
On what date is Bastille Day?
What is Bastille Day known as in France?
In what year did the storming of the Bastille take place?
What was the Bastille?
Who was the King of France at the time of the storming of the Bastille?
Who was King Louis XVI’s wife?
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Bastille Day Presentation, Quiz, Puzzle Pack
This resource contains a fully editable and informative 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on Bastille Day and the French Revolution which takes place on the 14th July.
The PowerPoint focuses on:
The causes of the French Revolution
The key events in the French Revolution
King Louis XVI
The Three Estates
The French Flag
The French National Anthem
The establishment of Bastille Day
Bastille Day celebrations
The PowerPoint contains three hyperlinks to the French National anthem, an animated video of the history of Bastille Day and the French Revolution and Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
You may also be interested in:
Bastille Day Quiz
This resource contains a 40-question PowerPoint quiz on Bastille Day ( La Fête Nationale) and the French Revolution. Bastille Day is France's National Day and takes place on the 14th July.
Bastille Day Puzzle Pack
This Bastille Day puzzle pack contains a set of ten differentiated word searches, anagram puzzles and crosswords on words and vocabulary connected with the French Revolution and Bastille Day. The pack includes three word searches, four anagram puzzles and three crosswords.
Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate:
Bastille Day Bundle - Presentation, Quiz and Puzzle Pack
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This resource contains a 40-question PowerPoint quiz and a 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on Bastille Day ( La Fête Nationale) which takes place on the 14th of July.
Bastille Day Presentation
This is a fully editable and informative 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on Bastille Day. The PowerPoint focuses on:
The causes of the French Revolution
The key events of the French Revolution
King Louis XVI
The Three Estates
The French Flag
The French National Anthem
The establishment of Bastille Day
Bastille Day celebrations
The PowerPoint also includes hyperlinks to the French National anthem, an animated video of the history of Bastille Day and the French Revolution and Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
Bastille Day Quiz
This is a 40-question PowerPoint quiz on Bastille Day. It can be used for individuals or teams. There is an answer sheet for individuals/teams to record answers. The answers to the questions can be found by clicking on the flag image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. There are three possible answers for students to choose from.
Sample questions include:
On what date is Bastille Day?
What is Bastille Day known as in France?
In what year did the storming of the Bastille take place?
What was the Bastille?
Who was the King of France at the time of the storming of the Bastille?
Who was King Louis XVI’s wife?
Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. The resource can be found in the zip file when you download it.
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Bastille Day Puzzle Pack - Differentiated Word Searches and Anagram Puzzles
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Bastille Day Presentation, Quiz, Puzzle Pack
This resource contains three resources on Bastille Day.
PowerPoint Presentation
This is a fully editable and informative 60-slide PowerPoint presentation about Bastille Day which takes place on the 14th July.
The presentation focuses on the causes of the French Revolution, the key events of the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, the Three Estates, the French flag,
the French National Anthem, the establishment of Bastille Day and Bastille Day celebrations. The PowerPoint contains three hyperlinks to the French National anthem, an animated video of the history of Bastille Day and the French Revolution and Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
Bastille Day Quiz
This is a 40-question PowerPoint quiz. The quiz can be used for individuals or teams. There is a sheet for individuals/teams to record answers. The answers to the questions can be found by clicking on the flag image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. There are three possible answers provided.
Sample questions include:
On what date is Bastille Day?
What is Bastille Day known as in France?
In what year did the storming of the Bastille take place?
What was the Bastille?
Who was the King of France at the time of the storming of the Bastille?
Who was King Louis XVI’s wife?
Bastille Day Puzzle Pack
This Bastille Day puzzle pack contains a set of ten differentiated word searches, anagram puzzles and crosswords on words and vocabulary connected with the French Revolution and Bastille Day/La Fête Nationale which takes place on the 14th July. The pack includes three word searches, four anagram puzzles and three crosswords.
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The posters are displayed around the classroom. Pupils have a worksheet and using previous knowledge, cognates or the pictures fill the answers in. There is a harder worksheet for higher levels. Then, the powerpoint is shown for correcting and extra information, culminating at the end with a link to join in singing La Marseillaise! It was prepared for KS3, but I have just done it with yr5 and it worked very well. Have fun!
This PowerPoint presentation is designed for KS3 learners to explore and understand Bastille Day, its historical significance, and cultural impact.
Features:
Engaging Slides:
Introduction to Bastille Day with historical context.
Overview of key events from the French Revolution.
French vocabulary related to Bastille Day.
Descriptions of modern Bastille Day celebrations.
Interactive Elements:
Vocabulary matching activity to reinforce learning.
Fun project to create a Bastille Day poster using learned vocabulary and images.
Link to a YouTube video showcasing Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
Quiz to assess students’ understanding of the material.
Teacher Notes:
Instructions for preparing materials for activities.
Suggestions for interactive engagement using tools like Kahoot.
This resource provides a comprehensive and interactive way for students to learn about Bastille Day, enhancing their vocabulary and cultural knowledge.
A cultural, stand alone lesson to explore the background to 14th July or 1/3 lessons for an end of term project on the French Revolution which studies symbols of La Terreur, historical and literary references together with a reading comprehension and creative task. This can be used in conjunction with Expo 2 and a well known film. A part 2 follows in a second power point.
French GCSE resources to introduce Bastille Day as part of the ‘festivals’ topic. Includes a PPT and student worksheet with information about the history of Bastille day, vocabulary, reading comprehensions, gap-fill, translation, a photo card with questions and a writing exercise. Also includes a mini quiz at the end of the PPT. Could be used for KS3 and KS4 and adapted accordingly.
Four powerpoints providing a variety of class, individual or research/project based resources to teach the background to these events at both KS3 & 4. There are activities around the historical, cultural and political facts as well as a look at the fashion of the times and an opportunity for pupils to be creative and imagine themselves as the aristocracy before La Terreur…always nice to accompany any of the resources with the Soffia Coppola film, Marie-Antoinette which allow pupils to com out of their imaginations and onto the screen!
Storming of the Bastille and an opportunity for a diary entry. Storming of the Bastille resources can be used as a game, students working in teams of max 4
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**LO: to learn about France’s national day and how it is celebrated across the country
Plenty of activities :
a) wordsearch of key vocab of the 14th July
b) a short history of the French revolution (pupils have to draw the key information into a comic strip)
c ) values of the French Republic
d ) customs and celebrations in France (link to fireworks in Paris)
e) quiz
Comes with handout
Introducing the Bastille Day Snakes and Ladders Adventure!
Are your pupils ready to embark on an exciting journey through the French Revolution while having a blast with their peers? Look no further! Our Bastille Day-themed Snakes and Ladders game is the perfect way to learn, play, and celebrate the spirit of freedom and revolution.
Join Marie, Louis, and their friends as they navigate the treacherous path of the revolution, filled with twists, turns, and historical landmarks. Climb the ladders of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and watch out for the sneaky snakes that represent the challenges faced during this pivotal era of history.
Here’s why our Bastille Day Snakes and Ladders Adventure is a must-have for your classroom:
Educational and Engaging: This game brings history to life by incorporating key events, figures, and symbols of the French Revolution. Children will learn about the storming of the Bastille and weigh up the positive and negative scenarios they encounter on the game board.
Strategy and Fun: Snakes and Ladders is a classic game loved by children worldwide. Our Bastille Day-themed version adds an extra layer of excitement and strategy, as players strategise their moves to avoid snakes and reach the top of the ladders.
Quality and Durability: This game board is high-quality and ideal for laminating to be used with different classes or year after year.
Perfect for Classroom Use: Teachers can incorporate the Bastille Day Snakes and Ladders Adventure into their lesson plans, making history lessons interactive, memorable, and enjoyable. It’s a fantastic tool for engaging students and fostering a love for learning. The game comes with a supplementary worksheet that provides opportunities for pupils to reflect upon the events of Bastille Day.
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to combine fun, education, and celebration with our Bastille Day Snakes and Ladders Adventure. Get your hands on this captivating game today and let the revolution begin! Vive la liberté!
This resource includes:
1 x Snakes and Ladders Game Board (Ideally printed in A3 format)
1 x Bastille Day Scenario Worksheet
This resource contains a 40-question PowerPoint quiz on Bastille Day ( La Fête Nationale) and the French Revolution. Bastille Day is France's National Day and takes place on the 14th of July.
The quiz can be used for individuals or teams. There is a sheet for individuals/teams to record answers. The answers to the questions can be found by clicking on the flag image on the bottom right-hand corner of each slide. There are three possible answers provided.
Sample questions include:
On what date is Bastille Day?
What is Bastille Day known as in France?
In what year did the storming of the Bastille take place?
What was the Bastille?
Who was King Louis XVI’s wife?
Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. The resource can be found in the zip file when you download it.
If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free.
You may also be interested in:
Bastille Day Presentation
This resource contains a fully editable and informative 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on Bastille Day and the French Revolution. It also contains three hyperlinks to the French National anthem, an animated video of the history of Bastille Day and Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
Bastille Day Puzzle Pack- Differentiated Word Searches, Anagrams and Crosswords
The puzzle pack contains a set of ten differentiated word searches, anagram puzzles and crosswords on words and vocabulary connected with the French Revolution and Bastille Day/La Fête Nationale which takes place on the 14th of July. The pack includes three word searches, four anagram puzzles and three crosswords.
Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate:
Bastille Day Bundle
This is a word search on Bastille Day / La Fête Nationale which takes place on the 14th July.
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Bastille Day Puzzle Pack - Differentiated Word Searches, Anagrams, Crosswords
This Bastille Day puzzle pack contains a set of ten differentiated word searches, anagram puzzles and crosswords on words and vocabulary connected with the French Revolution and Bastille Day/La Fête Nationale. The pack includes three word searches, four anagram puzzles and three crosswords.
Bastille Day Presentation
This resource contains a fully editable and informative 60-slide PowerPoint presentation on Bastille Day.
The PowerPoint focuses on:
The causes of the French Revolution
The key events of the French Revolution
King Louis XVI
The Three Estates
The French Flag
The French National Anthem
The establishment of Bastille Day
Bastille Day celebrations
The PowerPoint also includes 3 hyperlinks to the French National anthem, a video of the history of Bastille Day and the French Revolution and Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
Bastille Day Quiz
The quiz can be used for individuals or teams. There is a sheet for individuals/teams to record answers. The answers to the questions can be found by clicking on the flag image on the bottom right- hand corner of each slide.
Sample questions include:
On what date is Bastille Day?
What is Bastille Day known as in France?
In what year did the storming of the Bastille take place?
What was the Bastille?
Who was the King of France at the time of the storming of the Bastille?
Who was King Louis XVI’s wife?
Save money and buy all three resources in a bundle at a discounted rate:
Bastille Day Bundle
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Reading challenge aimed at Y9/Y10 pupils taken from authentic resource : 1jou1actu.com
Vocab search and comprehension tasks.
Link to the article and video on document