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Some fun, simple visuals and resources for novice or elementary learners of French.

This interactive website is a great classroom tool for authentic, age appropriate readings. It is set up like an average news website, which offers students information on a broad range of topics. In addition, there is a teaching corner that offers free resources and topics for debate!

Create a free account on this French language website so you have access to all the great videos, articles and "dossiers".  For example, there's a one minute animated video that explains why we have the 1 hour time change this weekend.  Great for high school level French students.

A nice site for both students and teachers of French, German, Spanish and Welsh.  Click on Resources at the top of page to access language content.  Be sure to then click on the links on the left for individual language content.  Videos seem to be promising - especially for French. 

This audio dictionary (French) gives students immediate access to pronunciation of over 2,500 words.

blog with links for french teachers

 a really good review of the French vs. English numbers, especially how to count at 70 and above.  A look at transcribing telephone numbers and the comma vs decimal point. 

A fantastic resource for level 1 vocabulary with audio, visuals and simple sentences.

This is an awesome YouTube channel by Sylvia Duckworth. I would use her Chansons au Powerpoint to pre-teach vocabulary and then reinforce the learning with the music/PowerPoint combination.  Other videos offer a plethora of topics that can be used in your classroom.  Her use of GoAnimate inspires me to have my students create similar projects to tell stories.   Although in French, the ideas are easily used in Spanish and other WL classrooms. 

Infographics (in French) on a variety of current topics.  

This website, in English, is a great place to find the names of currently popular French musicians and songs. Some videos are embedded. Teachers could select songs to exploit in class, or they could direct students there to discover new music.

This project is listed on the ePals website and is my choice for the Global Networks activity. The languages listed in the project description are French and English, however, I think this kind of project could work in just about any language setting.

TV Episodes for FL language learners The episodes are available in German, French and Spanish. This website includes episode transcripts. Liscense priviliges must be purchased

Updated March 2013 iPHONE AND iPAD APPS iPhone and iPad apps collated by Kristyn Paul (scroll down for French ones) MAINLY GRAMMAR Royal Grammar School High Wycombe's (UK) excellent and attractive Languages Online site has a wide range of Hot Potato and Spellmaster exercises for all levels.

This is a slideshare where the owner provides many songs to help teach French vocabulary, tenses, and verbs. She offers detailed lessons on how to teach the music beyond just the words.

A great resource for German, ESL, French, Spanish and Russian teachers. Download lesson ideas, worksheets and much more

Audio-Lingua offers mp3 recordings in several languages, at several levels of study.  You can select by theme, length, voice (male/female)

Excellent native-speaker audio clips (from 15 - 120 seconds long) available in multiple languages and filtered by proficiency level.

This is a wonderful site with many activities for French student to complete in honor of Earth Day. There are coloring pages, descriptions, and games for students to do either at home or in school.

LanguageGuide.org is an online language learning resource available in numerous languages ranging from English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Turkish, Arabic, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, to Korean. This illustrated vocabulary guide contains sound-integrated exercises at three levels -- beginner, intermediate, and advanced, and allows for independent practice at the learner's own pace. These practice exercises are appropriate for elementary and middle school students and this resource would be well suited on a teacher webpage. Thematic topics vary by language but generally include numbers, parts of the body, clothing, food, animals, weather, home, and school. There is an option menu on each screen for listening, speaking, and reading practice, as well as a quiz for students to check their comprehension. Some languages also feature a Grammar and Readings section for more advanced learners.

The Office of State Assessment for New York provides comprehensive exams for French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. Available are past exams, teacher dictation sheets, and scoring keys including rubrics to assess student performance. Several past exams are provided for free.