Description
These French puzzles, worksheets, writing prompts, and speaking activities are just what you need to celebrate the American or Canadian Thanksgiving season. Activities require NO PREP from you, and are great for building a French Thanksgiving unit, adding enrichment for fast workers, or for having a little bit of fun in class. It’s a fun time-saver just before l’Action de grâce!
This pack ls designed for teaching Thanksgiving foods, talking about gratitude, and reviewing a little fall vocabulary. Specific American Thanksgiving history and content is NOT included. This pack is appropriate for American and Canadian Thanksgiving.
All directions and activities are in French only so you can use this with FSL and French immersion classes.
Includes the following pages for teaching and practicing vocabulary:
- printable vocabulary list -See preview for complete list of words.
- French Thanksgiving vocabulary activities – sentence completion, fill in the blank, matching, dans mon assiette drawing and writing activity for beginners
- Word puzzles (crossword, word search, word scrambles)
- 10 sentences to unscramble
Includes 4 activities for French speaking practice:
- Find someone who – using present and passé composé
- Face à face for vocabulary practice – perfect for beginners
- Preferences comparison activity – perfect for beginners
- Partner interview and paragraph summary – This is more challenging and appropriate for students who have had 1-2 years French or more.
Includes the following activities and writing prompts – includes activities for beginners + more challenging activities for intermediate and advanced students:
- 1 turkey with plumes for students to write what they are thankful for
- 1 acrostic poem
- 2 basic writing prompts – futur proche + passé composé
- Pre-writing pages + helpful words and conjunctions list
- 3 intermediate – advanced writing prompts
- 3 styles of thank you letters with male and female versions of cher/chère
For practicing French verbs:
Also includes a quick no-prep verb drill game you can use to review the French Thanksgiving verbs used in this packet.
Activities range in interest by age group, so they are great for a secondary students who have proficiency in basic French structures and vocabulary.
Also includes teacher answer key.
French teachers like you said:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I purchase Mme R’s resources because they are consistently well written and well edited. I am proud to present them to my students because they are top quality. The ‘l’Action de grâce’ unit has may types of activities that encourage vocabulary building, speaking, reading and writing, plus I am able to use them with students from grade 4 French Immersion to grade 8 Core French!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Thank you again so much for this resource. It’s such a time saver for those days in November when you need something a little festive. There are so many ways to use it.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Perfect thing for right before Thanksgiving break!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Awesome resource! Great variety, handouts look awesome, lots here! Highly recommend.”
✔️Originally reviewed on TpT.
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Want even more French holiday resources?
Check out my French holidays printable bundle or my mega holiday bundle filled with printables, games, and digital activities.
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Brian Dechene (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat resource for a great price! Students were engaged and on task with this easy to use resource.
French things and more (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTI love the “Find Someone Who” activity! Great interpersonal practice.
Rouba S. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTSaved me time and was able to use it for what I needed.
Mme Eaton (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTAwesome resource! Great variety, handouts look awesome, lots here! Highly recommend.
Mina G. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students enjoyed this unit in class and found it fun
tina B. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTLiked the “Trouve qu’un qui …” activity to get the students speaking.
Olga A. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students loved this resource.
Donna M. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTI purchase Mme R’s resources because they are consistently well written and well edited. I am proud to present them to my students because they are top quality. The ‘l’Action de grâce’ unit has may types of activities that encourage vocabulary building, speaking, reading and writing, plus I am able to use them with students from grade 4 French Immersion to grade 8 Core French!
Carmen D. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGood resource to engage students in a cultural learning.
Anna C. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMerci beaucoup!
Ashley R. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat resource!
Accent Aigu French Ressources (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThis is a great resource! 🙂
maria A. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTIt is a great resources none to little prep. Just choosing different activities for different grade/language level. The students enjoy it very much and look forward to working with the seasonal vocabulary. It is a definite game changer. Thank you
Shannon B. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMerci.
Mary Gegen (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat resource!