This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 Core French students, but is suitable for younger grades and would be easily adaptable for older ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71, Beth Peddle

The very basics of French, as though you have just arrived in a French-speaking country. Instructions are in English.

Topics include:

-Greetings
-Hobbies
-Accommodation
-Meals
-Work
-Health
-Trips

Apprendre le français has many more units and lesson sequences, aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, but the language of instruction is more often in French: https://apprendre.tv5monde.com/en

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 Core French students, but is suitable for younger grades and would be easily adaptable for older ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in primary French Immersion classes!

THIS UNIT'S THEME: Body Parts & Monsters (Le corps & les monstres)

In addition to tips for incorporating French into daily routines, the unit includes:

-Vocabulary
-Pronunciation videos
-Kahoot/flash card games
-Word games
-Games and activities for oral practice
-An art & writing activity

The same page details other units and a Cultural Study: La culture de Montréal.

Card and board game kits for many of the Comox Valley Schools (SD71, B.C.) middle-grade Core French units (also searchable on the Resource Bank). All would be adaptable for younger and older students. There are also flash card sets with the units themselves.
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Ces jeux sont destinés aux élèves de Core French, mais seraient également très utiles pour susciter la participation à l'oral dans les cours d'Immersion! Des cartes flash sont aussi disponibles avec chaque unité (recherchables dans la Banque de Ressource).

UNIT THEMES (those with flash cards and games, searchable on the Resource Bank):

-Greetings & letters (saluer & alphabet)
-Numbers & calendar (chiffres & calendrier)
-Who are you? (Qui es-tu?)
-Body parts & monsters (le corps & les monstres)
-Clothing (les vêtements)
-Sports (les sports)
-Hobbies (les passe-temps)
-Animals (les animaux)
-High-frequency words (Les mots de haute fréquence)
-Food (la nourriture) - unit 2/2e unité

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 Core French students, but is suitable for younger grades and would be easily adaptable for older ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in primary French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71, Beth Peddle

This themed project from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 Core French students, but is suitable for younger grades and would be easily adaptable for older ones. Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71 

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 7 Core French students, but is suitable and/or adaptable for both younger and older grades. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Beth Peddle, Comox Valley Schools, Learn71

French Headstart for Belgium (Audio Instruction Course)

«How people speak is generally influenced by the specific situations in which they are. Throughout this course, the style and level of speech correspond, therefore, to broad behavioral patterns used by French language speakers in situations which you are likely to encounter in Belgium. The emphasis of the course is on speaking and understanding French, and you will be working extensively with the tapes. You will also learn to read various information signs, such as traffic signs and signs found in public-buildings.»

Listen and learn to youtube videos for free online. Short clips of basic vocabulary and sentences for the beginner learner. The script is shown as the words are spoken.

"Bienvenue!
This site is designed to support Grades 4 - 6 French as a Second Language Teachers across the province. We hope it provides a helpful starting point for teachers new to FSL and provides enrichment for FSL teachers seeking new ideas.
Teachers from across our region have generously contributed favourite go-to sites, lesson ideas and resources that they use with their students. We have done our best to share quality materials, websites and resources, but the lesson ideas have not all been vetted.
Teachers will need to judge what constitutes effective practices for their own context and be conscientious about selecting resources and designing lessons and assessments that align with curricular outcomes and the communicative focus of the Alberta Education FSL Nine-Year Program of Studies Grades 4-12."

This site offers links to other websites where French language games can be found for your students.

** Some time will have to be spent searching for the perfect games that your class might enjoy.

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 7 Core French students, but is suitable and/or adaptable for both younger and older grades. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!

THIS UNIT'S THEME: High-Frequency Words (Mots de haute fréquence)

In addition to tips for incorporating French into daily routines, the unit includes:

-Vocabulary
-Pronunciation videos
-Kahoot/flash card games
-Word games
-Games and activities for oral practice
-An art & writing activity

The same page details other units and a Cultural Study: La Francophonie.

This thematic unit from Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C. is aimed at Grade 6 Core French students, but is suitable for older grades and would be easily adaptable for younger ones. It is focused on oral practice and participation and would also be useful in French Immersion classes!Content Authors: Comox Valley Schools, Learn71, Beth Peddle

Overview: Courtesy of Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C., an archived site with a series of excellent kits for middle-grade Core French units that carefully structure and encourage oral communication. Some elements would be adaptable for younger or older grades, and/or useful in immersion!

THIS KIT'S THEME: La nourriture (Food)

« After asking and answering questions together as a class, students can then move
between stations. These stations are not sequential, but rather provide practice
communicating about each theme in different ways. The station titles ... are:

a. Bingo
b. Cartes -Memoire/memory game
c. L’intervue -The interview
d. Dictionnaire visual / Visual dictionary
e. Les jeux de vocabulaire / Vocabulary games
f. Sac magique / Magic bag »

Courtesy of Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C., an archived site with a series of excellent kits for middle-grade Core French units that carefully structure and encourage oral communication. Some elements would be adaptable for younger or older grades, and/or useful in immersion!

THIS KIT'S THEME: Les activités (Activities)

« After asking and answering questions together as a class, students can then move
between stations. These stations are not sequential, but rather provide practice
communicating about each theme in different ways. The station titles ... are:

Station A. Memoire / Memory game
Station B. Icônes / Icons
Station C. Un sondage / Survey
Station D. Mon activité préférée / My Preferred Activity
Station E. Les bulles / Bubbles
Station F. Objets d’activités / Activity objects
Station G. Jeux/Games: Partenaires/Chercher les mots »

Courtesy of Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C., an archived site with a series of excellent kits for middle-grade Core French units that carefully structure and encourage oral communication. Some elements would be adaptable for younger or older grades, and/or useful in immersion!

THIS KIT'S THEME: Les vêtements (Clothing)

« After asking and answering questions together as a class, students can then move
between stations. These stations are not sequential, but rather provide practice
communicating about each theme in different ways. The station titles ... are:

Station A. Bingo
Station B. Devinez qui? / Guess who?
Station C. Parade de mode / Fashion show
Station D. Colorier et étiquetter / Colour and label
Station E. Jeux / Games – Partenaires et Mots croisés
Station F. Dialogue
Station G. Sac magique / Magic bag
Station H. Écouter et répondre [/ Listen and respond] »

A free, online, English-French dictionary with the pronunciation of French words!

For pronunciation help: type in the word you are searching for (in French or English), hit Enter or click the magnifying glass/search button - or click on the best result from the live search suggestions that will appear - and press the speaker button beside the result.

This dictionary also has a standard English-to-French and French-to-English search function.

*There are a lot of ads on this site, but it has excellent live search suggestions, recognises many phrases (as opposed to single words), and compares your search with (non-reviewed) external sources to give you context from real-world use on the Internet.*

**Remember that the site's web-based external sources are no more filtered than anything else on the Internet (or most dictionaries, for that matter)!**

The Lethbridge Curriculum Developers Group Explore French Through Music website is a free, open access resource to support French language instruction with fun and interactive songs. Their are various materials provided on the website including songs, interactive activities, and cultural exploration. Activities are available for individuals to download for use in your class or use them as models for developing your own language materials.

Courtesy of Comox Valley Schools (SD71) in B.C., an archived site with a series of excellent kits for middle-grade Core French units that carefully structure and encourage oral communication. Some elements would be adaptable for younger or older grades, and/or useful in immersion!

THIS KIT'S THEME: Ma vie... c'est moi! (My Life... It's Me!)

«This Mon passport theme , “Ma vie” / “My life” includes basic greetings,
basic questions, emotions, colours and numbers.

« After asking and answering questions together as a class, students can then move
between stations. These stations are not sequential, but rather provide practice
communicating about each theme in different ways. The station titles ... are:

a. Comment ça va?
b. Bandes dessinées / Comics
c. Emojis
d. C’est moi! / It’s me!
e. Chanter/Sing
f. Une dictée / Spelling list or Spelling bee
g. Calculer / Calculate
h. Colorier / Colour
i. Sac magique / Magic bag »