This lesson is designed to support busy teachers with a clear, structured approach to teaching and practicing the topic.
Recap & review tasks to activate prior knowledge and check understanding
New topic-specific vocabulary presented clearly and accessibly
Key pronunciation rules to build confidence and accuracy in speaking
A range of engaging activities centered around one core text, perfect for whole-class practice, pair work, and discussion
The lesson builds progressively, helping students move from recognition to confident spoken use, while keeping planning simple and effective for teachers.
This resource is ideal as the second lesson in a beginner French sequence, or as a standalone lesson for key stage 3 beginners or key stage 2 learners.
The lesson focuses on feelings, making use of French to English cognates to build confidence and promote early success. Pupils develop their understanding of pronunciation rules while beginning to move beyond single words into full sentences.
An added level of challenge is introduced through translation tasks, allowing pupils to apply their knowledge in a structured and supportive way.
What is included:
A focus on feelings vocabulary, with emphasis on cognates
Opportunities to explore and practice French pronunciation rules
Introduction to subject pronouns to describe:
-how you are feeling
-how someone else is feeling
-Sentence translation tasks (English - French)
-A short reading and translation activity (French - English)
-Built-in challenge and stretch for more confident learners
Why teachers like this resource:
-Works as the next lesson in a series or as a standalone
Ideal for key stage 3 beginners or key stage 2
Builds confidence through cognates
Introduces grammatical thinking in a clear, accessible way
Supports progression from words to sentences
Progression
This lesson follows naturally from an introductory French greetings lesson and continues to build pupils confidence in pronunciation, meaning and sentence-level understanding. Further lessons in the series will continue to develop vocabulary, grammar and translation skills.
This resource is ideal for the very first French lesson, whether you are introducing French at key stage 3 or delivering key stage 2 transition lessons.
It provides a friendly, low-pressure introduction to French through greetings and basic opinions, with a strong focus on speaking, listening and pronunciation.
Pupils are introduced to key classroom phrases and sounds, with plenty of opportunities to notice pronunciation patterns, practice aloud and build confidence from the start.
What is included:
Introduction to basic French greetings
Simple opinions to express likes and dislikes
Clear opportunities to discuss French pronunciation rules
Knowledge check activities to assess understanding
Structured speaking tasks to encourage early oral practice
A link to a friendly song to support listening and engagement
Why teachers like this resource:
Perfect for first-ever French lesson
Suitable for key stage 3 beginners or key stage learners
Builds confidence in pronunciation and speaking
Minimal preparation required
Engaging and age-appropriate
Progression:
This lesson is part of a developing series, with future lessons planned so pupils can build on prior knowledge and teachers can follow a clear sequence from lesson to lesson.
Technology in everyday life resources for GCSE Spanish. This resource pack contains the following:
8 x lessons with audio tracks (where required), Conti style sentence builders, reading tasks, writing frames, exemplar photo cards and other varied whole class and individual tasks. Opportunities for extension and differentiation.
Lesson 1: How do I describe items of technology and give my opinion?
Lesson 2: Can I explain the pros and cons of technology?
Lesson 3: Can I write about how I use technology?
Lesson 4: Can I explain how I use social media and what I think of it?
Lesson 5: Can I explain what other people think of social media?
Lesson 6: Can I talk and write about social media and the internet?
Lesson 7: Can I talk about social issues linked to social media and the internet?
Lesson 8: What strategies do I need to improve my written Spanish?
Suitable for SEND French year 7. Can be adapated for various levels.
Includes a ‘tick me quick’ style activity, sentence builder, tangled translation, team translation and recall.
Lesson suitable for KS3 and KS4 Spanish to talk about family members. Includes the following:
Vocab recall game on members of the family
Sentence builder to describe who is in your family and how you get along with them
Team translation tasks
Tangled translation task
Scaffolded writing task (based on a GCSE style bullet point)
Feedback game
Based on the Viva 2 book - Unit 3 lesson on ¿Qué desayunas? Includes the following:
-Sentence builder
Translation tasks with answers
Listening tasks which link to the book
This is a resource I have put together to use alongside Claro 2.
The PowerPoint contains vocabulary learning, use of the verbs comer and beber in the present tense. There is a suggested game and vocab learning homework task.
The listening task contains 2 tasks (differentiated) and should be used with the listening track on page 8 of Claro 2.
Please correct any Spanish errors - I am a French specialist but I also teach some KS3 Spanish and I am starting to create more Spanish resources to support my lessons.
Lesson based on Viva 2 topic. Includes:
Differentiated ‘telling the time’ tasks
Translation tasks with answers
True/False/Not Mentioned tasks with answers
Listening task which links to the book