Curated OER
Un Séjour à Paris
Everyone dreams of going to Paris! Challenge your advanced French speakers to really get to know the city of lights. They use the plethora of worksheets provided to really explore the monuments, museums, and shops of Paris. They use a...
ESL Holiday Lessons
Bastille Day
Eleven worksheets follow an informative reading about Bastille Day. Scholars complete sentences found in the reading by matching, filling in the blanks, and choosing from a series of multiple-choice questions. Participants spell and...
Beverly Hills High School
Napoleon: What Would You Do?
Begin a study of Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution by presenting class members with 10 situations that Napoleon would face as he rose to power. Individuals select one of three options for each scenario that represents what...
Curated OER
The Eiffel Tower is the Symbol of Paris
Fashioned in a simple format, the subject of this presentation is the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and could be a model for future projects. Even if your class does not do a unit on famous sites in European cities, this could be used a a way...
Curated OER
City Life In Europe
Middle schoolers explore Paris. In this geography skills lesson, students watch "City Life in Europe," and conduct further research on the city of Paris and the country of France. Middle schoolers create postcards that feature Parisian...
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Exploring Impressionist Landscapes
Students visit an on-line art museum in Paris, analyze several landscapes, and explore the painting techniques. They become familiar with distinctive aspects of classical Impressionist landscape paintings.
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Europe To The Max DVD: Four Great Cities of Europe Questions
In this geography skills worksheet, students watch the video "Europe to the Max." Students then respond to 18 short answer questions about London, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris.
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Rise of the Modern City
Pupils explore industrial design and photography with an emphasis on the history of Paris. In this modern art lesson, students analyze and discuss the images of modern city life in Paris and the Eiffel Tower. Pupils participate in a...
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Un Grand Magasin ¿¿ Paris
Young scholars review the catalog pages of a famous department store in Paris. Using the internet, they identify the types of clothing found on the website and create a list of words that are similiar to the words in English. They find...
Curated OER
I Had a Euro in Paris
Third graders pretend to take a trip to Paris, France. Using the city as a guide, they identify its unique characteristics and research a physical feature that dominates the city. They follow the journey of one euro to show the concept...
Curated OER
Words in The News ' "Crunch Time For Climate Change"
Students read about the Geneva Convention, Paris peace treaties, and Kyoto protocol. After discussing the importance of each event, students choose vocabulary words from their readings and answer questions dealing with the topic.
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Paris la Nuit
Students use the internet to locate popular night clubs in Paris. Individually, they choose one club and identify if they find all the information they expected. They list words that are similar to English and words they do not know.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Vincent Van Gogh
This biography of van Gogh expresses his life as one who was important in the formation of Fauvism and expressionism.
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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Red Balloon [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Ruby Cremaschi's story adaptation, The Red Balloon, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
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Pigeon Post Into Paris 1870 1871
This site describes the pigeon post which was in operation during the Franco-Prussian War. It gives historical background, discusses communications, organization of the pigeon service, and dispatches.
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University of California, Riverside: Balzac's Paris [1799 1850]: A Guided Tour
Paris in the early 1800s through the eyes of the author Honore de Balzac. Born in 1799, Balzac lived in Paris during a period of intense renovation. The guided tour provides many unique insights into the city's development as a major...
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France Landmarks: Virtual Panoramic Tour
Go on a virtual tour through France with these panoramic photos! Simply click on a city, VR panoramas, then the photo, to watch the 360 degree pictures of the French landmarks and countryside.
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Ministry of Culture and Communication: Paris, a Roman City
Explore the history of Paris (or Lutetia, as the ancient Romans called it) by following archaeological remnants and still-extant traces of its earlier inhabitants. Paris, A Roman City, focuses principally on the Roman phase of the city's...
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Campeoles
This cute website offers various types of information to viewers: stays, specials, reservations, and a boutique. If you click on "campeole," you will be able to read more about the organization.
University of Texas at Austin
France
Excellent series of maps from University of Texas at Austin - Provides political and shaded relief maps of France and a multitude of historical maps and maps of overseas territories overseas. Also includes maps of several large cities.
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France, All You Need to Know
It's not easy to describe an entire country and teach the language on one website, but this publisher has managed pretty well. They cover everything such as general information about France, French language lessons, regional and...
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Office De Tourisme De La Ville De Paris
Fun, beautiful site about Paris with details on hotels, accommodations, trips, tours, maps, transportation, museums and monuments.