This newly updated 94-page Core French unit covers roughly 7–9 one-hour classes and includes a full teachable slide deck, worksheets, lesson plans, rubrics, success criteria, a word wall, a phrase wall, and everything you need to teach low-level middle-school Core French with confidence. It’s high-energy, game-based, ready to print, and can easily be left with a substitute teacher.

Designed for very beginner classes (Grades 3–7), this unit builds essential vocabulary through movement, speaking, listening, reading and simple writing tasks. It also connects to Grade 5–6 science concepts such as biodiversity and adaptations. Three guided projects anchor the unit:

• Mon drôle d’animal (create & describe an invented animal)

• Mon animal perdu (poster project)

• Une interview à la radio (partner skit)

Included in this resource:

• Warm-Ups: 11 worksheets, games, and mini-lessons to support students with colours, animals, and basic vocabulary

• Colour & animal activities: picture dictionary, sorting tasks, writing practice, simple independant activities

• Lesson Plans: 6 detailed days including prompts, materials, extensions, differentiation, and class management suggestions

• Slide Deck (38 pages): interactive games (Tapette à mouches, Bones?! Où es-tu?!), listening/speaking activities, preference discussions, riddles, final project slides, partner tasks, and click-and-go activities

• Worksheets, Games & Activities (25 pages): cut-and-paste tasks, riddles, Guess Who-style games, body coverings, habitats, adaptations, infographics, flashcards, and more

• Word Wall + Phrase Wall: teacher and student versions

• Final Project: poster task, checklist, collar activity, partner radio interview script, and formal rubric

Perfect for busy teachers, split classes, relief teachers, and Core French classrooms needing a fun, structured, confidence-building low-prep unit.

For goodness sakes, don't forget to have fun!

Mme Kaitlyn