Want to celebrate Valentine’s Day in your French class with some fun and engaging activities? Here’s a peek at some of my favorite activities that you can use in your FSL, Core French, or French immersion class. Whether you want a complete French Valentine’s Day bundle, a packet of writing activities, or set of speaking cards, I’ve got you covered.
Seasonal activities are so much fun for a lot of reasons, but the main reason I love them is that students just get a little sick of grammar and vocabulary that the teacher thinks they need to know. (We do actually know what they need to know, but sometimes they want to learn things just because it’s fun, right?)
Here are some of my favorite French Valentine’s Day activities and resources.
1. J’ai… qui a….
This fun game comes with 30 cards and a printable image-based vocabulary list for students. The object of the game is to go full circle with all of the cards. The player with “J’ai la première carte” starts and the game ends with “Qui a la première carte?” You’ll get 30 cards so you can easily play this with big classes. If you have more than 30 students, simply pair a few student up, and if you have less than 30 students, give some students two cards.
This set includes cards with and without the words with the images, so it’s really easy to make it a little challenging or offer the support students need. It’s the perfect French Valentine’s Day activity to do to learn new words or review what your students have been learning in class!
2. Bingo
Every class I’ve ever taught loves bingo! It’s such a fun and engaging way to review vocabulary and practicing listening skills that even beginners can do! This game comes with 30 Bingo boards and a printable vocabulary list of 26 French Valentine’s Day words, plus calling cards and space markers.
Use it at your Valentine’s Day party or anytime in early February for a fun and festive French class!
3.French word wall cards
Want to decorate or effortlessly expose students to French Valentine’s Day vocabulary words? Hang some word wall cards and challenge students to use a few words each day. Another fun idea? Hang them around the school and do a scavenger hunt!
No matter how you choose to use these French word wall cards, students are sure to love the visual support as they recall important words!
4. French Valentine’s Day packet
If you’re looking for something fun that requires no preparation on your part, these French Valentine’s Day worksheets and speaking activities are just what you need! From word matching and fill in the blank activities to Find Someone Who and partner activities, this has fun activities for multiple levels!
Want to teach a Valentine’s unit but don’t have time because you have SO MUCH grammar to teach? This set includes grammar-themed pages for practicing these concepts, too!
- French -er verbs
- adjectives
- passé composé
- futur simple
- subjonctif
- direct and indirect object pronouns
Want to spread some holiday cheer? There are also 16 cards that students can give to one another!
Teachers absolutely love this packet! Here’s what they say:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”I love that I was able to use this resource across different classes/levels.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This was great for oral lang and for st. valetin in our class. Merci!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This file contains a wide variety of activities. There was something in it that I could use at every level. It contains vocabulary, grammar, speaking, games, etc. It is a great resource for the price.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I needed a quick Valentine’s Day activity for my students and I knew where to look immediately ! Thanks so much, students loved it !”
5. French speaking prompts
These cards are a favorite of many teachers! This Valentine’s Day set includes 30 beginner questions and 30 questions with more advanced verbs and vocabulary, so they can be used in a variety of levels. Pack includes 6 fun ways to use them in class so you can change up activities and use the cards in a variety of ways.
6. French verbs dice game
This free French resource can only be found here at my blog! Includes 3 versions so you can pick the level of difficulty. Have students play with any tense you want. You will need dice to play. 🙂
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