Time is a funny thing…when you have extra class time and 30 pairs of eyes just starring at you?!?!
I don’t know about you but towards the end of the year my lessons seem to get shorter and shorter!
Leaving me with extra class time and a room full of teenagers?!?!?
You may wonder what I do with the leftover class time?
I always have backup activities for students to do that are fun and productive!
Here are some of my favorite non-planned activities for any given lesson.
Give these activities a try!
*Some of these are not the complete activities, please visit my TPT Store for the downloadable materials and detailed instructions.
This game is a great way to review vocabulary and grammar. You can have students translate vocabulary, conjugate verbs or write sentences in French!
This game is a great way to review verb conjugations in all tenses! Whether you are practicing conjugating verbs in the present, past or future this is the game for you! It keeps all students active and participating and time sure does fly by!
This is your simple game of BINGO. This is a great way for students to practice their current vocabulary or review vocabulary from past lessons!
This game is a great way to review vocabulary and grammar. You can have students translate vocabulary, conjugate verbs or write sentences in French!
This is an activity or lesson that can be used for students to practice their vocabulary and listening skills in French while watching a French video or cartoon.
Whiteboards:
Supplies needed: Whiteboards (I would place a piece of computer paper in a sheet protector, not only was this cheaper but a lot easier to store)/ Dry Erase Markers/ Erasers (for each student).
- Simply pass out a whiteboard, marker and eraser to each student.
- Have them conjugate a verb, translate vocabulary, etc.
- Once you have given students enough time to write their answers, have them show you their answers.
- You may say “Un, deux. Trois Montrez-moi!”
- Simply look around the room and check for student comprehension. I always like to clarify the correct answer as a whole for those students who did not get the correct answer.
- Play until you have gotten through your content or class time is almost up.
Simon Says “Jacques à dit”:
Supplies needed: You & your students.
This is your simple game of “Simon Says”. So you just need you and your class and have fun!
- Have everyone stand next to their desk.
- You say “Jacques à dit, touche ton nez”, touche ton genou, etc.
- When students complete the task and they do it correctly they stay standing.
- If you did not say” Jacques à dit”, and they completed the task, then they are out! (It always makes me laugh how seriously they take this game! Even in high school 😆).
- Continue until there is a winner or two! Or class time is almost over.
So the next time your lesson didn’t go as planned or take as long as you thought it would, give one of these go to activities a try! These are great time fillers for any time of the year… instead of having our students just veg out on their phones! 😜
If you are looking for more fun ideas or activities to use with students head on over to my TPT Store.
As always, I hope you found these games and advice helpful to you!
Merci,
Amanda