Looking for a way to review unit vocabulary or to provide a fun fast-finisher game in your classroom? Based on the game Spot it, this 31-card game is a fun way to have your students practice their French vocabulary! Just print out the cards, cut and laminate them (or print them on heavier stock paper), and you are ready to play! This game is a HUGE hit in my classroom and it a great way for student to improve vocabulary recognition, speed, and accuracy! This bundle includes the files for 6 of th
Based on the game Spot it, this 31-card game is a fun way to have your students practice their French food vocabulary! Just print out the cards, cut and laminate them (or print them on heavier stock paper), and you are ready to play! This game is a HUGE hit in my classroom and it a great way for student to improve vocabulary recognition, speed, and accuracy! This game is available individually or as a BUNDLE with the other 5 versions (Get one FREE)! For other links see below! The game file incl
Looking for a way to help scaffold your student's writing and speaking? These printable cheerful word bubbles make for a great way to create a word wall for your classroom that students can reference any time. Based on high-frequency French vocabulary, these bubbles range from connecting words, negation, transitions, simple/common verbs, question words and more. See the Preview for the complete list and for a view of the words in action. There is also a blank set included for any additional voca
Based on the French 7 Familles game, this version consisting of 42 cards reviews vocabulary for different family members and encourages students to speak in French. The deck contains 7 different families of 6 cards each with different family members in each family to provide a wide variety of vocabulary practice. My students really loved the competitive side of this game! The zip file includes black and white two-sided cards with cut lines and a sheet with rules and useful vocabulary to stay in
If you're looking for a mini unit or activity pack to review vocabulary for places in town, prepositions and direction-giving in French, here are a few activities to enhance your unit that incorporate reading, writing, speaking and play! The activities all use the same vocabulary and images so students can reinforce their learning across a variety of activities. Several of these activities can stretch across several days or the games can make up an entire day of vocab reinforcement. They work we
Based on the game Spot it, this 31-card game is a fun way to have your students practice their French clothing vocabulary! Just print out the cards, cut and laminate them (or print them on heavier stock paper), and you are ready to play! This game is a HUGE hit in my classroom and it a great way for student to improve vocabulary recognition, speed, and accuracy! This game is available individually or as a BUNDLE with the other 5 versions (Get one FREE)! For other links see below! This file incl
Looking for a way to review unit vocabulary or to provide a fun fast-finisher game in your classroom? Based on the game Spot it, this 31-card game is a fun way to have your students practice their French vocabulary! Just print out the cards, cut and laminate them (or print them on heavier stock paper), and you are ready to play! This game is a HUGE hit in my classroom and it a great way for student to improve vocabulary recognition, speed, and accuracy! This is my second bundle of French Spot th
Do you like classic games and are looking for a game to get your students speaking (and even reading and writing) in the target language? Then this Guess Who inspired game is for you! Like with traditional Guess Who, students will take turns asking questions to determine which character their partner has chosen, only THIS time, you're trying to figure out what activities the character does or likes instead of what he/she looks like. This activity ALSO includes both reading and writing activities
Based on the game Spot it, this 31-card game is a fun way to have your students practice their French number vocabulary for numbers 0-30! Just print out the cards double-sided, cut and laminate them (or print them on heavier stock paper and skip the laminating), and you are ready to play! The game also includes a vocabulary reference sheet you can print and add to the game. This game is a HUGE hit in my classroom and it a great way for student to improve vocabulary recognition, speed, and accura
Based on the game Spot it, this 31-card game is a fun way to have your students practice their Spanish food vocabulary! Just print out the cards double-sided, cut and laminate them (or print them on heavier stock paper and skip the laminating), and you are ready to play! This game is a HUGE hit in my classroom and it a great way for student to improve vocabulary recognition, speed, and accuracy! The game file includes: --A printable PDF of 31 cards + 3 instruction cards --5 options for different
Here are two French-Inspired Practice Maps for use in direction giving practice, descriptions using prepositions of place or anything with a French unit on Places in Town or directions. There is also a reading comprehension worksheet and key for practice reading and interpreting written directions using the map. A few additional activity ideas with the filled-in map: 1. Come up with descriptions either written or out loud and have students guess which place you're describing. 2. Start in one lo
Looking for a way to have students practice the present tense for common irregular verbs ÊTRE, AVOIR, ALLER, and FAIRE en français? With this Google Sheets Coloriage magique / Mystery Pixel Art - students will conjugate the four key verbs in the present tense in French in order to reveal a pixel art image. This self-checking digital activity works with ANY device that can access Google Sheets and is easy to post as an assignment on Schoology or Google Classroom. Perfect for homework or as a fas
Looking for a no prep activity to practice conjugating new verbs or reviewing old ones? This product includes 3 different blank battleship templates to allow you to customize verbs, subjects, and length as well as 7 pre-filled verb battleship games to use to review passé composé, regular -ER, -IR, and -RE verbs, and irregular verbs. Get your students speaking and having fun with this classic verb review game! For a time-telling version, check out Bataille navale: French battleship game & templ
Looking for a way to get your students speaking in the passé composé? Here's a fun activity to use. This activity is ideal for reviewing the passé composé and catching up at the beginning of the school year after Summer vacation or after Spring Break since it provides students a structured format to discuss what they did over their vacation. In addition to two 5x5 speaking boards (one with follow-up questions and one without), this file also includes a vocabulary sheet to help review all the ne
Based on the game Spot it, this 31-card game is a fun way to have your students practice their French animal and pet vocabulary! The set includes a mix of zoo animals, pets, and forest animals. Just print out the cards double-sided, cut and laminate them (or print them on heavier stock paper and skip the laminating), and you are ready to play! The game also includes a vocabulary reference sheet you can print and add to the game. This game is a HUGE hit in my classroom and it a great way for stud
Looking for a way to review the imparfait and get your students to talk about their childhoods? Here's a fun activity to use. This activity is ideal for reviewing the imperfect since it provides students a structured format to get to know facts about the other members of the class. In addition to two 5x5 speaking boards (one with follow-up questions and one without), this file also includes a pair interview activity, a vocabulary sheet to help review all the necessary vocabulary and a structur
Looking for a way to have students practice regular ER verbs in the present en français? With this Google Sheets Coloriage magique / Mystery Pixel Art - students will conjugate regular ER verbs in the present tense in French in order to reveal a pixel art image. This self-checking digital activity works with ANY device that can access Google Sheets and is easy to post as an assignment on Schoology or Google Classroom. Perfect for homework or as a fast-finisher activity. This Google Drive file i
Looking for a way to have students practice the correct conjugations for French verbs among other topics? With these Google Sheets Coloriages magiques / Mystery Pixel Art activities - students will conjugate regular and irregular verbs in every tense as well as French 1 vocab! This is a growing bundle and I will add pixel arts to it as they are made! Right now, this includes 36 activities. These self-checking digital activities work with ANY device that can access Google Sheets and are easy to
A multi-use and multi-language version of my Spot the Match games! Based on the game Spot it, this jumbo 55-card game is a fun way to have your students practice their number vocabulary for numbers 0-100! Open the preview file to see more of the cards and the PowerPoint vocab! This product includes Vocabulary sheets for English, French and Spanish an editable PDF sheet customizable for any language! There are also four card back designs for French, Spanish and English as well as non-language s
Based on the game Spot it, this 31-card game is a fun way to have your students practice their French classroom vocabulary! Just print out the cards, cut and laminate them (or print them on heavier stock paper), and you are ready to play! This game is a HUGE hit in my classroom and it a great way for student to improve vocabulary recognition, speed, and accuracy! This game is available individually or as a BUNDLE with the other 5 versions (Get one FREE)! For other links see below! This game can
Only French teacher at a rural high school in Central Ohio -- Exploratory, 1, 2, 3, & AP
Teaching style
I try and focus on getting the students to communicate and engage with authentic resources all while including games and lessons with some traditional grammar. That said, I like making my handouts look pretty. I believe that the more visually engaging a paper is, the more the students will want to look at it and interact with the material.
My own education history
B.A. in French and English, Ohio University
M.A. in French, The Ohio State University
M.Ed. in Foreign Language Education, The Ohio State University
Additional biographical information
When not teaching or lesson planning, I love to teach indoor cycling, cook, do home reno, and hang out with my husband and our three kids.
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