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Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn
This resource is rich with primary and secondary source material regarding major events in the Atlantic world during the Age of Revolution. While there are suggested classroom activities toward the beginning of the resource, its true...
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Oú suis-je?
Follow the monkey and learn your prepositions! This is such a great way to illustrate new vocabulary. Learners review the French words sous, sur, à coté de, devant, derrière, entre, au-dessus de, and au-dessous de. There's a short...
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Jouons dans la neige!
Winter is upon us! Teach your beginning French language learners some basic winter-related vocabulary. First, they read a short reading passage that highlights 11 new vocabulary words. Then, they unscramble a list of words and complete a...
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Comment le Chat et la Souris sont venus au monde
Read this Vietnamese fairy tale with your advanced French speakers. The story itself is two pages long, and there are two pages of questions that follow. Readers must do their best to guess new vocabulary words in context before they...
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Camping Concentration Game
Fun! Play some concentration games to help your French speakers develop vocabulary related to camping. There are two game options included. Your learners are sure to have fun and develop their vocabularies!
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En Sécurité Sous Les Étoiles
Do you like astronomy? Engage your learners with this short reading passage about a boy who loves studying stars and space. After completing the reading, your middle schoolers will complete five simple recall questions. Perhaps you can...
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Fruit and Vegetable Bingo!
Everyone loves a game of Bingo! Use these Bingo cards to treat your class to a fun game of vocabulary review. Each card has pictures of vegetables and fruits, and as you call a specific one, learners can put a small X in the box. Who...
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Au Marche Sandaga a Dakar
A 3-day French lesson targeting food shopping vocabulary. It is designed for elementary French learners pretending to communicate with merchants in a small village outside of Dakar. The plan follows a class reading of the picture book,...
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Exploring Instruments
Orchestral instruments are the focus of this introductory presentation. Learners identify individual instruments on slide two and then read about the characteristics of six other instruments typically used in orchestral pieces.
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Hobbies
How many different hobbies can you name in French? Using this question, French classes are asked to list as many hobbies as they can. Although the activities themselves are not included in this teacher guide, you could create them...
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Lesson 2: The United States, France, and the Problem of Neutrality, 1796–1801
While the French Revolution could be considered inspired by the American Revolution, it created thorny problems for the new United States. Should the United States get involved and be drawn into a European drama? Was the US strong...
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Color Me: La grenouille
Young French language learners will love coloring in this frog. The French word is written underneath the image, and there's a place for learners to practice writing it themselves. Everyone can learn French, so get them started while...
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Color Me: Thanksgiving Turkey
Beginning French learners will love coloring this Thanksgiving turkey! Each number is associated with a specific color, so learners must be familiar with numbers and colors in French to complete this activity.
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Le Temps Crossword Puzzle
Review weather vocabulary terms with your beginning French language learners. There are 19 terms listed at the top of the page, and your learner must use the English translation to find the correct French word for each space in the...
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Oral Activity: Camping
Review camping vocabulary terms with your French language learners. Pair your learners up to practice the brief dialogues provided here. Each member in the pair gets a different sheet, and learners practice asking and answering questions.
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Soins de toilette
What activities do you do each morning before you leave the house for work or school? Your beginning French learners are introduced to 12 phrases that describe daily actions. They match the French word with the English translation, and...
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Quel temps fait-il?
How do you describe the weather in French? This short presentation shows how the French describe the weather using the words il fait and the descriptive word. Several examples are listed, so your learner will know quite a few words to...
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Le cigale et la fourmi
Explore French literature by reading the short poem "La cigale et la fourmi." On the second page, there's a literal translation of the poem (into English), but consider having your learners try to translate it on their own before showing...
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La Tête
How do you say tongue in French? Hair? Learn vocabulary for all of the facial features. The first page has each vocabulary word and its illustration, while the second requires learners to label parts of the face. Then, they complete a...
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Fruits and Vegetable Vocabulary
This isn't your typical fruit and vegetable vocabulary review. Test your learners' knowledge of thirty-eight different food-related vocabulary words. They match the picture of the food with its correct French word. A great way to...
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Crossword: Les fruits et les légumes
Start by cutting out the mini-flashcards on the last two pages. Almost 40 different fruits and vegetables are shown with their French translation. After using these cards to build vocabulary, learners complete the crossword puzzle on the...
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Comparez les animaux
Beginning and intermediate French language learners use the phrases plus que, moins que, and aussi que to compare animals with a one-page worksheet. After comparing a list of animals provided, writers are encouraged to craft their own...
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Les Misérables: Study Guide
A writer has the responsibility to defend the less fortunate members of society. At least that was the view of Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables. The novel is the subject of a study guide from Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Learners...
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Buzz Aime Les Abeilles
Part of becoming fluent in another language is being able to read and comprehend the language. Intermediate or early advanced learners read the page-long passage provided here and complete the reading comprehension questions that follow....