A FREE French Advent calendar for primary French: one Christmas word and one 3-minute challenge for every day of December. Print, cut and go!
What's inside (10 pages, A4 PDF)
A teacher page with a planning tip, since Term 4 finishes before 24 December
A classroom poster with 24 doors to colour, one a day
24 daily cards: a French word, a picture, a "Say:" pronunciation guide, the English meaning and a quick challenge (say it, act it, count it or draw it)
A student tracker to write or draw the word of the day
A word list of all 24 words with pronunciation and English
Why it works
No French specialist needed: every word has an easy pronunciation guide, plus tips on the French u and nasal sounds
Real French culture: la Saint-Nicolas (6 December) and la Fête des Lumières in Lyon (8 December)
A quick warm-up or end-of-lesson routine for the end of the year
Level: Years 3–6. Instructions in English, words and phrases in French.
Want more? The calendar uses words from our Joyeux Noël ! Year 6 French Christmas Unit: 16 picture words, colours, French traditions, two very slow listening tracks, a letter to le Père Noël, games and a full teacher guide.
Joyeux Noël ! — Christine, Érudits
A FREE French Advent calendar for primary French: one Christmas word and one 3-minute challenge for every day of December. Print, cut and go!
What's inside (10 pages, A4 PDF)
A teacher page with a planning tip, since Term 4 finishes before 24 December
A classroom poster with 24 doors to colour, one a day
24 daily cards: a French word, a picture, a "Say:" pronunciation guide, the English meaning and a quick challenge (say it, act it, count it or draw it)
A student tracker to write or draw the word of the day
A word list of all 24 words with pronunciation and English
Why it works
No French specialist needed: every word has an easy pronunciation guide, plus tips on the French u and nasal sounds
Real French culture: la Saint-Nicolas (6 December) and la Fête des Lumières in Lyon (8 December)
A quick warm-up or end-of-lesson routine for the end of the year
Level: Years 3–6. Instructions in English, words and phrases in French.
Want more? The calendar uses words from our Joyeux Noël ! Year 6 French Christmas Unit: 16 picture words, colours, French traditions, two very slow listening tracks, a letter to le Père Noël, games and a full teacher guide.
Joyeux Noël ! — Christine, Érudits
