Cool French Games for Kids

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If you are looking to change things up a bit in your French class, try playing some enjoyable and educational games. Students may find taking a break from the normal routine so enjoyable that at first they won't realise how much they're learning. By the end of the games, however, they could impress themselves and each other with just how strongly they grasp the language.

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This is a great game for any group just learning French. Instead of the typical memory game, where players are expected to match exact pictures or images, players must match a picture with the correct word in French. You can print pictures online and glue them onto 5 by 8 index cards to create the game cards. If you're more artistic, you might want to draw the images directly onto the cards. Create corresponding cards by writing the French word in thick marker. Consider laminating the cards to save them from wear and tear.

Family Feud

Create a classroom game based on this iconic game show. It requires some planning, but is guaranteed to involve everyone. Create categories that pertain to what you've been teaching or choose generic ones like "household cleaning items" or "things you take to the beach." Write the answers on slips of paper and tape them face down on a blackboard. Number the papers using a point system -- for example, one through five -- and have an answer key so you can reveal an answer if it's called out. Divide the class into two large or four smaller groups -- depending on class size -- and have them rotate and play against each other. Remember, all game instructions and conversation should take place in French and students may only speak French when giving the answers.


This game tests not only the skills of audience members -- who must call out words in French -- but also the student on stage, since he or she must think quickly when receiving answers or noting when the audience is getting closer. Pick words and phrases in French, such as vocabulary words you've learnt or phrases you've recently studied in class.

Feminine and Masculine

In the French language feminine nouns are preceded with "la" and masculine nouns are preceded with "le." Since students often get the feminine and masculine confused, play this game as a way to quiz kids on their knowledge and help them correctly remember. Divide students into small groups. Give each group a closed box to be opened once you start the game. Fill each box with different objects, but make sure each one contains the same number of items. Put anything you want in the boxes, but some ideas are pencils, paper, cups, rulers, dolls or a toy cat. The point of the game is to see which group can properly identify the feminine "la" words and the masculine "le" words in the shortest amount of time. It will be exciting watching the groups reason and debate with one another as they try to discern the correct answer. After the game is complete, go over the correct answers with the entire class.

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