French Christmas Lesson KS2–KS3 Noël | PPT + Vocab Grid Worksheet + Image Match-Up Sheet | Cover
Bring festive fun to your French lessons with this ready-to-teach Christmas (Noël) lesson, ideal for KS2–KS3 students aged 10–15. Highly engaging, low-demand for teachers, and perfect for cover.
This download includes a full PowerPoint lesson and two printable worksheets:
a vocabulary grid worksheet where pupils translate key Christmas activities
an image match-up sheet with Christmas icons to reinforce key vocabulary (elves, Santa, gifts, snowman, lights, reindeer, etc.)
Everything is designed to be clear, accessible and cover-friendly, with no preparation required.
PowerPoint Lesson (editable)
A structured, step-by-step lesson featuring:
Retrieval starter (vocabulary, connectives, grammar recap)
Christmas vocabulary with matching tasks
Whole-class whiteboard game with images
Think–Pair–Share speaking prompts
Reading comprehension with four characters
Vocabulary hints (tôt, tard, en hiver, de la dinde, etc.)
A trapdoor (trampille) speaking activity for sentence-building
End-of-lesson speaking task with “7 lives” challenge
Worksheet: Noël Activities Translation Grid
Students translate Christmas activities such as:
décorer le sapin de Noël, chanter des chants de Noël, faire un dîner spécial, ouvrir les cadeaux, aller à la messe de minuit, etc.
Worksheet: Christmas Image Match-Up Sheet
A colourful sheet with repeated Christmas icons (elves, Santa, presents, lights, snowman, tree, reindeer, fireworks/New Year sign).
Perfect for:
starter or plenary
pair work
quick-fire revision
Learning Objectives
To recognise and use French Christmas vocabulary
To understand simple opinions (j’aime / je n’aime pas) in context
To read and understand short festive texts
To talk about what people do at Christmas in French
To build simple sentences using activities and opinions