+
Instructional Video3:19
1
1
TV411

How Many Languages Do You Speak When You Speak English?

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
What do the words pizza, broccoli, and ciao have in common? Why they are all English words that originally came from Italian. Ask your middle schoolers to guess the origins of a list of words by matching the word with the language from...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

French Grammar: Hobbies

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Incorporate grammar into your lesson on hobbies in French. This two-page instructional activity has learners review basic articles, prepositions, and the past tense. A great way to review grammar and sports-related vocabulary! 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

J'ai mal à la tête! (I have a headache!) -- Health Expressions in French

For Teachers K - 4th
Oh, no! Everyone is getting sick! Young French speakers use French expressions regarding physical health, some of which are idioms. With the use of health expressions provided in the lesson plan, pairs work together to write stories that...
+
PPT
Curated OER

English Cognates in Various Indo-European Languages

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Studying the history, influences, and cognates of the English language, this presentation provides students in linguistics and language classes with several charts of information on cognates from languages around the world. The slideshow...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Home Spelling Practice: Words From French

For Students 6th - 7th
This worksheet asks middle schoolers to copy words derived from French. While rigor is absent from this assignment, it could be altered slightly to require more thought. Instead, ask that class members look up each English word in a...
+
Lesson Plan
PBS

The Pursuit of Excellence

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Who doesn’t love French pastries and the idea of hard work? Discover different philosophies on hard work, and the skills of French pastry chefs as the documentary concerning the “Best Craftsmen in France” or Meilleures Ouvriers de France...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Allons Au Cinema: French Movies

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students study reviews of French movies. They research French movies on the Internet, identify key vocabulary used in movie reviews and design a promotion for a movie based on its reviews.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Rhyming Words in a French Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore rhyming in this phonemic awareness and French lesson. Listen to the poem "J'Adore la Pizza" by Karen Kransky and identify rhyming words. Compare grapheme spelling patterns with like phonemes, and sort word cards according to...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

French Vocabulary: Animals

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing names of animals in French worksheet, students observe pictures of animals and write their name on the corresponding lines in French. Students write 7 words.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

French: Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this comprehending a paragraph in French worksheet, learners read the paragraph and state whether the statements about the paragraph are true or false. Students write 3 answers.
+
Printables
Curated OER

Printable Alphabet Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Decorate your classroom with a simply adorable alphabet poster. Each letter is represented with a cute drawing and a cursive word. The poster is in full color and designed to print at 24 by 36 inches. See the materials tab for additional...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using the Subjunctive

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How can you get your class to remember how to use the subjunctive tense in French? Create mobiles and booklets! Pupils work in groups to make mobiles that depict the correct usage of the subjunctive, and for each time they use one of the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Canada: Our Neighbor and Friend

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners investigate the geography and culture of Canada by practicing the French language.  In this world geography lesson, students create a continent map of North America while analyzing the unique geography of Canada.  Learners...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

French Sayings

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students become investigators by examining "Elements of French and English Conversation, in new, familiar, and easy dialogues" 1814. They create a written paragraph to accompany the responses of the dialogues. Student create a slide show...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Exploratory Approach to the Teaching of French in the Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the most recent vocabulary list of French words. Using literature by Victor Hugo and Guy de Maupassant, they discover the history and culture of France. Using a map and the text, they locate the cities and regions of...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Guided Journal

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students complete Dossier handouts that define qualities of fictional journal characters, and then write journal entries with specific grammar requirements, while assuming identity of fictional adults.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pet Guess Who

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Est-ce que ton animal grand ou petit? Pair up your beginning French speakers for a game of Pet Guess Who! Using pet advertisements from newspapers or the Internet, pairs try to guess what kind of animal their partner has. Also, use the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hobbies

For Teachers 6th - 9th
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...
+
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Charles Baudelaire: Poète Maudit (The Cursed Poet)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
After learning the main ideas of the Decadent movement, high schoolers work in small groups to read and translate poems by the French poet Charles Baudelaire using basic etymology skills. They then read the accurate English translations...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Le Futur

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Introduce your intermediate French speakers to the future tense with this plan. The plan is broken up into teacher tasks and student tasks, making it clear and easy to understand. There are also three worksheets included, but only one...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cooking Crepes in Ms. Stentella's French Class

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars explore eating, cooking, and life in France and identify table-setting vocabulary and restaurant conversational skills. After reviewing the crepe recipe, students pair up and do a mini WebQuest on crepes and find cultural...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Art Exposes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view examples of art forms of specific artists. They choose one artist from the country they are studying and present information along with a slide show. Studenys create their own work of art in the style of their chosen...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tell Me A Foreign Language Story

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students practice retelling a simple story representative of the country where the target language is spoken: French, German, or Spanish. Given a worksheet with story details, students fill in missing details and rearrange details to...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Learn Sight Words: Boy an Girl

For Teachers K - 3rd
In this French and English sight word worksheet, young scholars look at the pictures, say the words boy and girl in English and then in French. Students also trace the French words.