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Les héros de la Nouvelle-France French Readers' Theatre Scripts

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Bring French Canadian history to life with 6 readers' theatre drama scripts about New France, all in a comic format. Read and act out interviews with 16th century characters. Includes a true/false comprehension questions. Answers sheet

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, French

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Cultural Activities

$3.75

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French BOOM Cards Les Classes de Mots or Parts of Speech

By Madame Yak

With these digital task cards, learn the parts of speech in French. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, pronouns, articles and conjunctions--the building blocks of language--will finally make sense and provide shared vocabulary for your

Subjects:

French, Other (World Language), en Français

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, Games, Task Cards

$3.00

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French Boom Cards Passé Composé (avoir, -er verbs)

By Madame Yak

With this set of French Boom cards, learn to form the past tense (passé composé) using "avoir" and -er verbs, with "manger" as the example. Illustrations support meaning. 24 cards plus cover. Click here to preview.This set includes multiple choice

Subjects:

French, Other (World Language), en Français

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Task Cards

$2.50

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How To Sew a Face Mask Accordian-Style

By Madame Yak

Show students, families or teachers how to sew a face mask during Covid-19 times. Useful donations to health care workers too, when medical-grade masks aren't available. Send this original illustrated infographic with images to support

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Life Skills, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities

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Beginner French Comic and Skit: Oncle Jacques et les Mois de L'Année

By Madame Yak

Boost reading comprehension with a comic that shows the months of the year in a friendly conversation. Includes worksheet for comprehension questions, answer key, and options to animate the story with a drama activity/ readers' theatre skit from the

Subjects:

World Languages, French, Drama

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Scripts

$3.50

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French Action Verb Game Bundle

By Madame Yak

In these 2 games, students learn the infinitives of 32 high-frequency French action verbs. The bingo games include enough cards for the whole class, and in "Serpents et Échelles", students play in pairs or threes to race through the verbs. The games

Subjects:

French, Other (World Language), en Français

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$6.25

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10 Pays Francophones or 10 French-Speaking Countries

By Madame Yak

Colour French flags, research capital cities and mottos from francophone countries, and gain appreciation of cultural symbols across the globe. In this activity, students follow a code to colour 10 flags from North America, Europeand Africa. They

Subjects:

French, en Français

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$2.50

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Beginner French Comic and Skit: Le Monstre au Restaurant

By Madame Yak

Share an offbeat French comic about a restaurant patron with a monstrous appetite. Boost reading comprehension with a follow-up worksheet, and animate the story with a drama activity/ readers' theatre skit from the comic's dialog. This original

Subjects:

World Languages, French, Drama

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Scripts

$4.00

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Pauses Cerveaux: French Brain Breaks (student-led)

By Madame Yak

Students write and lead an active brain break, and demonstrate the imperative form in French at the same time. With the help of illustrated vocabulary, students combine physical actions to make a short stretching or exercise routine to get the

Subjects:

World Languages, French

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$2.25

Digital Download PDF (2.94 MB)

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Le Vocabulaire des Métis: French Métis vocabulary games and activities

By Madame Yak

Build awareness of Indigenous cultures through this vocabulary-rich set of activities about the Métis. Identify key terms through labelling a set of images on a worksheet. Play a "Go Fish" style card game to reinforce comprehension*. Finish up with

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, French, Canadian History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$4.25

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The Story of Us Responses for CBC New France docudrama

By Madame Yak

This resource provides comprehension and reflection questions for the CBC video, a dramatic overview of French colonization and Indigenous communities in Canada in the 1600s (45 minutes, available on Youtube or from the CBC website). My grade 7 and

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, French, Canadian History

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Printables

$2.25

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Les Billets de Sortie or French Exit Slips

By Madame Yak

With "les billets de sortie"or French exit slips, students reflect on a lesson or review vocabulary. Either way, the quiet focusing activity wraps up a lesson. The slips are also great to have on hand when your lesson ends early--just copy and

Subjects:

French, en Français

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$2.50

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Les Éléments d'Art: French Art Elements Activity

By Madame Yak

In this French art activity, students expand their visual vocabulary for the elements of design. After labeling examples of art elements, they can doodle, sketch and colour to confirm and extend meanings. In a follow-up activity, students illustrate

Subjects:

French, Visual Arts, en Français

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$2.25

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L'Action de Grâce or French Thanksgiving Gratitude Board

By Madame Yak

Talk in French about gratitude this Thanksgiving. In this short activity, middle grade students recognize the Canadian holiday by noting what they're grateful for, and contributing to a classroom "gratitude wall". Includes:p 1: suggestionsp 2:

Subjects:

French, en Français, Classroom Community

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$1.50

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A French Pronunciation Poster: The Spotted Ox Rule

By Madame Yak

Improve students' French pronunciation with this easy-to-remember rule in 8 1/2 x 11" printable poster form. Colour and black and white versions included. Freebees and DiscountsFollow this store for product updates and sales. Often new products are

Subjects:

World Languages, French, Oral Communication

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

$1.50

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4 Jeux Oraux Préférés or 4 Favourite Speaking Games for French

By Madame Yak

With these 4 games, students speak and listen in guided French conversations. Illustrated, high-frequency vocabulary increases, as well as pronunciation. The gamesare also great for team building, and through friendly competition, students are

Subjects:

French, Other (World Language), en Français

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Printables, Games

$3.25

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Journal des Chansons/ FRENCH Music Log for middle grades

By Madame Yak

This resource engages intermediate students in French listening and contemporary music culture. By describing what they hear and supporting their preferences, students strengthen writing skills in the present tense, develop music vocabulary and

Subjects:

French, Other (World Language), en Français

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$2.75

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Langues de Chat Recette de biscuits or French cookie recipe

By Madame Yak

Bake these French cookies ("Langues de chat" or "cats' tongues") with your class from an illustrated recipe. These tasty traditional cookies can be made in a school kitchen, or the recipe could be sent home and made by volunteers before a special

Subjects:

French, Other (World Language), en Français

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$1.75

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Les Mots Imaginatifs: French art and vocabulary activity

By Madame Yak

In this French art activity, students draw words in imaginative ways to show their meanings and reinforce understanding. Copies, pencils and pencil crayons are all you need.Two worksheets are included: one for adjectives and one for objects/nouns,

Subjects:

French, Visual Arts, en Français

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$1.50

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French Conversation Starters: La Famille / The Family

By Madame Yak

Boost discussions in French with themed question and answer prompts on the family/la famille. Speaking is easy with illustrated vocabulary. "Prof du Jour"-appropriate. A black and white printable for core French teachers in grades 4 - 8. Also

Subjects:

French, Other (World Language), en Français

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (2.76 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been teaching grades 4 - 8 core French in Ontario, Canada for over 10 years, and before that, visual art and English in upper grades. I've also written a young adult novel (Signs of Martha, 2011) published by Great Plains Publications, and have published a number of short stories and illustrations.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love using visual support to build language skills. I appreciate the communicative approach to language learning too, where students learn through authentic opinions and experiences. Language-learning through visual arts and drama also engages diverse learners and opens more windows into French and French culture.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Moon Beam Children's Book Award for writing (2011), for novel Signs of Martha.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Visual Arts/English at University of Waterloo, Ontario; Humber School for Writers; additional qualifications in French, Special Education and Visual Arts and English as a Second Language

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Other big interests? Two beautiful (of course) grown-up kids, Alice the poodle, yoga, reading graphic novels and drawing and drawing and drawing!