PRIMARY FRENCH KS2 FRENCH KS3 FRENCH COLOURS Les couleurs en français - 8 posters / flashcards These four my favourite colour posters make an ideal speaking prompt in the Primary French classroom - I encourage students to ask each other Quelle est ta couleur préférée? as a lesson starter / warm-up, and to select a different colour every time they answer. As they learn more colours, their answers become more varied. I tend to introduce the plural form with the connective et (and) quite quickly, so that students can extend their answers as much as they possibly can - they have great fun seeing who knows the most colours, and can create the longest answers.
The key colours are: blue, green, pink and yellow. There are two backgrounds to choose from - either the French flag, or black wave, so 8 flashcards / posters in total.
Use them as flashcards to introduce and practise language too - it’s a traditional and successful low-tech teaching method, which gives students a welcome break from the whiteboard - varying teaching methodologies in the language learning classroom is always a good idea, and I also encourage my students to take the role of the teacher too, which they find really motivating.
It doesn’t matter if this particular language doesn’t feature in your immediate or even longer-term learning plan: the flashcards / posters provide learners with daily opportunities to engage with the written word in French, to develop their recognition and recall of individual words, to identify cognates, and to begin to link spelling with sound in French.
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FRENCH FACTS ABOUT FRANCE BUNDLE #1
**PRIMARY FRENCH YEAR 7 FRENCH FRANCE COUNTRY FACTS & ACTIVITIES 2 SETS @ £2.25 EACH** ***eight topics areas: arts & culture; country/society; famous people; food; geography; history; landmarks and language*** ***Files are non-editable in a zipped format. They may not be copied, rewritten, amended, shared or distributed outside your own classroom in any way. The license for purchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use.*** The range of activities really do help to create a lively language learning environment for ***young beginner French students***, and offer a popular alternative to more traditional, teacher-led ’***information about France***’ lessons. Students can develop their knowledge of the ***francophone and French-speaking world*** - and through guided whole-group discussion - their home / host country too, in a cooperative, communicative and interactive way, in part independently of the teacher. There is a ***bonus multi-focus on listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading, writing and spelling***, and is a great way of ***introducing cross-curricular learning in your world languages classroom***, aligning language learning with other areas of the curriculum, such as ***geography, history, and developing literacy skills in both French and English***. ***The bundle comprises the following non-editable files:*** ***40 facts cards*** - there are four facts in each of the following topic groups: ***geography; arts & culture; country/society; famous people; history; landmarks; language and food***. There are four cards per 8.5x11 (A4) sheet. The language on each of the cards ranges from fairly basic to more advanced, which challenges and enhances children’s English reading comprehension skills. There are blank templates for children to research and create their own facts cards for each other. This is a really successful way of building knowledge and learning together. As their knowledge and understanding of the ***French-speaking world*** grows, children should add to their facts cards, which eventually builds up into a fabulous facts bank, which they can use the entire school year, and beyond. ***Facts recording sheet challenge level 1*** - there are two options: either two or four fact recording boxes per page. Children read their selected facts, and copy the information in the boxes. Encourage children to be as accurate as possible with their spelling and punctuation, to pay particular attention to the spelling and accents of the French words that are included, and of course to make sure they are recording the facts in their best handwriting ***Facts recording sheet challenge level 2*** - there are also two options: two or four fact recording boxes in this challenge level. However, there is a more open-ended task: responding to the question ***“What did you learn?”.*** This requires children to read their fact card, process the information, and then recreate it in their own words, describing the fact in the context of what they have learned. Encourage children to look for lateral information, such as the existence of other countries where ***French*** is spoken, and to think about the continent where those countries are located. ***48 question / comprehension cards*** - the questions have a differentiated range of challenge, and are based on the knowledge developed through the whole-group presentation and discussion, and the facts cards. There are some ***independent research questions***, which I use as a springboard for further discussion based on children’s own developing interests about ***France***. There are blank templates here too - creating questions is a great way to think about and apply knowledge and learning. ***question / comprehension cards recording sheets***: the recording sheet has four boxes per page. I encourage children to write their answer in full sentences, and to give as much relevant information as they can. They can also give more detailed responses than they can learn from the cards, engaging in further independent research. I like to combine this activity where possible with organised visits to the school library to gather relevant titles on ***France and La Francophonie***, and do allow children to access ***pre-vetted websites***. ***2 x whole-group facts presentation & discussion*** - I’ve found this a really useful means of encouraging and stimulating classroom discussion. Children can reflect on what they may already know about ***France***, and share it with their peers. Use the facts themselves to prompt discussion about the home / host country, for example ***“What is our capital city? Is it also our largest city?”,*** which really does create a successful cross-curricular learning environment. The activities work really well across a series of lessons, rather than a single lesson. Print, laminate and cut out the cards - laminating is certainly worth the prep time, as the cards will last for many years. You can either give each small group of children a complete set of cards to choose from, or any particular number you think is appropriate. Decide how long you want the reading and writing activity to last for, and tell children how many cards you would like them to work with. This is quite a ***basic way of differentiating the activity***. Children can then select random cards from their bowl. You can also select particular cards yourself if you prefer to ***differentiate by content, seating plan or learning groups*** for example. Print out an appropriate number of recording sheets - you can also ***differentiate by quantity*** - for example, if you want to challenge children to complete 8 fact recording boxes or question / comprehension cards in a given time, it’s best to print the sheets double-sided. Choose which challenge level is more appropriate for each child, and whether they will feel more comfortable with two or four recording boxes per sheet. Over time, ensure that all children are given opportunity to complete Challenge Level Two - I’ve found that most children are more than able to make significant progress with their literacy across a period of time, and engage happily (and realistically) with Challenge Level Two. Remember to tell children how much time they have to complete their activity. The question/task cards and accompanying recording sheet are a really popular activity too, with a slightly different approach to reflecting on and applying knowledge. Children do like to discuss their ***favourite fact*** and what other things they might like to discover about ***France and the French-speaking world***, so do given them the opportunity to do so over the school year. They should ideally stick the recording sheets into their workbooks, or keep carefully in their learning files or folders as both a reference resource and a record of learning, both for themselves and for you - it’s a great way of monitoring progress and assessing learning. ***Have a browse in my store for more country facts activities, and a wide range of other French resources created for young beginner learners, with special offer bundles, resource boxes, and lots of freebies too - I've included a couple here for you to try.*** **MERCI BEACOUP ET BON VOYAGE !**
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FRENCH CLASSROOM LANGUAGE POSTERS BUNDLE #1
**PRIMARY FRENCH KS3 FRENCH YEAR 7 FRENCH TARGET LANGUAGE POSTERS @ £2.00 EACH IN THE BUNDLE** ***All files are non-editable in a zipped format. They are copyright, all rights reserved. They may not be copied, rewritten, shared or distributed in any way. The license for purchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use.*** ***French target language display posters*** creating an instant introduction to ***40 commonly-used expressions in your French classroom***. The posters also give the learning environment a fabulous ***French*** look and feel, promoting ***French*** as a living language, featuring in the everyday life of your learners. They introduce learners to a range simple everyday language in ***French*** from the very beginning of their learning, and they are able to familiarize themselves with both the ‘look’ of ***French*** words, and how sounds are represented in the written form. The language is simple and effective, suitable for absolute beginners. I use the posters to ***promote use of the target language*** in contexts that we meet frequently and regularly, such as ***Asseyez-vous ! Levez la main ! and Qui a fini ?*** There are some greetings, such as ***Bonne journée ! and Bonjour tout le monde !*** It’s important to ***build routines in the languages classroom***, using only the ***target language***, and avoiding translating everything orally when we speak to learners. It’s easy to ***develop conversational routines*** too, starting with greetings, and asking how people are - I generally do this with ***talk time***, encouraging learners to ask each other how they are for example. The posters do show the ***English translation***, as I’ve found that this facilitates learner understanding initially, and certainly helps them feel more confident in the very early stages. I explain that the words do not necessarily match correctly, for example ***Quel jour sommes-nous ? literally means What day are we?*** but translating correctly means recreating meaning in the second language: ***in English, we ask What is the date today?*** This is really useful knowledge for both current and future learning. I also move the posters around a little in our first lesson, and give learners sheets with certain expressions in English, and they walk around looking for the corresponding expression in ***French***, writing it down on their sheet - I've included one of these in each set. I’ve found this to be a really successful way of getting learners to ***write and spell correctly in French***, again from the very beginning of their learning. I definitely focus a lot on ***pronunciation***, emphasizing that words often do not sound how they look - ***accurate pronunciation*** needs a lot of practice, and the written word can actually confuse learners unless we work on pronunciation and producing the accurate sounds of words, and look closely at ***linking spelling with sound***. ***The expressions in Set 1 are*:** Let's speak French; Hello everyone; Goodbye everyone; How are you?; I'm very well thanks; Sit down please; Stand up please; Look please; Listen please; Repeat please; Everyone together; Once again; Put your hands up; Don't shout out; Put your hands down; Quietly please; Stop please; Put your things away; Well done ***The expressions in Set 2 are*:** Do you understand?; Yes, I understand; A volunteer please; Let's start please; Put your pencils down; Open your workbooks; Close your workbooks; Who has finished?; I have finished; Louder please; Have a good day; Have a good weekend; Sit in a circle; What is your name?; My name is...; What is the date today?; The date us...; More quickly; More slowly; Very good There are two backgrounds to choose from - ***French flag*** or plain white, so 80 posters in total. The flag background will definitely use a lot of printer ink, but I always laminate my posters, so that I can use them for years. The plain white background looks great too! ***Have a browse in my store for more French classroom decor and flashcards, and a wide range of ther French teaching and learning materials, with special offer bundles, resource boxes and freebies - I've included a couple here for you try.*** **MERCI BEAUCOUP ET BON APPRENTISSAGE !**
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PRIMARY FRENCH POSTERS FLASHCARDS BUNDLE #1
**PRIMARY FRENCH DISPLAY POSTERS FLASHCARDS** *instant back to school and year-round learning displays*!V I really make the most of my classroom learning displays, using them for *speaking prompts, to embed vocab, to practise pronunciation, reading and spelling*. This is a great starter display bundle for **Primary and Year 7 French**. A successful classroom language learning display enables students to make links in language, to identify patterns, to engage with a range of linguistic concepts, such as adjectival agreement and gender, and to begin to understand how sounds are represented in the written form, which is a really useful platform for working with phonics. It doesn’t matter if some of the vocab doesn't feature in your immediate or even longer-term learning plan: the posters provide learners with daily opportunities to engage with the written word in **French**, to develop their recognition and recall of individual words, and also help learners begin to work out the meaning of new and unknown words from visual clues or prompts. Along the way, learners can suggest new related vocab or language they learn to add to the displays, which makes them really interactive, and a reflection of their learning path. The posters work just as well as flashcards, which are great for introducing and practicing language in general (students don't have to learn all the nouns or phrases!), and for playing games to engage students with French. All the posters/flashcards are great for young learners to learn with together in groups too! **Animal Kingdom** (40 posters, 20 French flag background, 20 animal footprint) My younger French students really love the animals posters, and like to compare the French and English words, or words in other languages they know and speak. I've found that they also help very young children develop their growing understanding of the animal kingdom. We don't necessarily learn all the animals, but we do use them for pronunciation and speaking practice, and for memory games too. They really give the classroom a great French ambiance. *Students definitely notice the different words for a/an, and ask why some animals are un, and others are une. I've used this as a useful prompt to introduce the concept of gender*. There are *20 animals using the masculine and feminine indefinite article*, which again is a great opportunity to begin to compare French to English. I���ve chosen a couple of insects and birds, as well as animals that feature in very popular stories, such as ours and loup. Looking at language, and the ways it works, either similarly to, or differently from their first language, helps learners become implicitly aware of linguistic concepts in both languages, which I've found to be really useful for both current and later learning. **Breakfast** (40 posters, 20 French flag background, 20 blackwave) There are *20 breakfast items within a sentence, Je prends… Je mange…, Je bois…, using either indefinite or partitive article, singular or plura*l - I designed these specifically to combine high-frequency vocab building, and to promote more speaking in the classroom, both teacher-student and paired speaking ie student-student **Christmas** (60 posters, 30 blue winter background, 30 blackline snow) I love to give my learning environment a really French Christmas feel - even my older students appreciate it. With my younger learners, it's not about learning all the French Christmas vocabulary (30 is too many for young beginners!), it's about giving them daily opportunities to engage with the French language through guessing games, pronunciation practices and so on. *I’ve included a selection of both generic Christmas words, such as bauble and Christmas tree, as well as more Francophone-specific words, such as Père Fouettard and la galette des Rois.* **Clothes** (40 posters, 20 French flag background, 20 black wave) There are 20 nouns relating to clothes and what we wear, *focusing on singular and plural nouns with the indefinite / partitive article, some with color/adjectival agreement*. There are four poster headers: *les vêtements, Qu’est-ce que tu portes ?, Qu’est-ce que tu as ? and Qu-est-ce que c’est ?* The labels/answers correspond to the question format. This really does help to promote speaking in the classroom, and I often use the posters for quick speaking refreshers at various points in an individual lesson, or across a series of lessons, really getting the most out of the display. **Colours** (36 posters, 18 French flag background, 18 black wave) The key colours are: *black; blue; brown (both brun and marron); cream (both crème and vanilla); green; grey; navy blue; orange; bright pink; pink; purple; red; turquoise; white; yellow. There's also a poster / flashcards showing the French Flag*. I've included a couple of French colours freebies in the bundle - one focusing on favorite colour, so that we can do some speaking based on the initial question *Quelle est ta couleur préférée?* and one focusing on adjectival agreement with the colour green, using questions such as *Vrai ou faux ? Le monstre verte?* **Fruits** (50 posters, 25 French flag background, 25 black wave) There are *25 fruits, definite article, feminine and masculine* - that's so useful as a way into the concept of gender. We don't actually learn 25 fruits at this stage, but I use a range that includes some that children may not know yet, such as *starfruit* and *redcurrants*. That's ideal for discussing healthy eating, and for generally developing children's vocabulary in their own language too. **Numbers 1-20** (40 posters, 20 French flag background, 20 black wave) Number displays are great for linking vocab with some mental math - *there's definitely a French theme to a lot of the posters, such as the Eiffel Tower and pain au chocolat!* **Numbers 0-31** (64 posters, 32 French flag background, 32 black wave) There is a lot of potential for speaking and pronunciation practice, as well as a focus on spelling French numbers correctly - I tend to do more complex mental math calculation with these numbers, as well as more general production and manipulation of language, as there are many contexts this range of numbers address, such as birthday, which is always a popular one! **Vegetables** (50 posters, 25 French flag background, 25 black wave) *There are 25 vegetables, definite article, feminine and masculine* - as with the fruits posters, these are really useful to start to engage with the concept of gender. We don't actually learn 25 vegetables at this stage, but I use a range that includes some that children may not know yet, such as *asparagus* and *artichoke* to stimulate discussion in general, and encourage students to discover and suggest (and try!) new vegetables for the display. **Telling the Time in French**: o'clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past the hour, analogue There are two backgrounds to choose from - French flag or black wave, so that you can choose which would suit your learning environment. The posters show analogue clock times o'clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past the hour. I use them as classroom display, and also as flashcards during the introduction phase of telling time. I tend to focus initially on o'clock and half past, as I've found that when students are confident with the concept of telling the time in French, they're able to assimilate all the clock times more successfully at a slightly later date. They're great for flashcard introduction and practice of new language, particularly with small groups. I often display a set of a particular clock time (or indeed vocab theme) at different times of the school year, as this gives us chance to revisit and practise vocab and concepts. I've included a range of my elementary **French freebies** for you to try, in case you haven't seen them in my store. The products are all non-editable in zipped formats. They are copyright, all rights reserved. They may not be copied, rewritten, shared or distributed in any way. The license for puchase is a single-user license only. Please read the Terms of Use. **MERCI BEAUCOUP ET BON APPRENTISSAGE !**
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