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FREE and Easy Games for French Immersion Students

 On va jouer un jeu...These 5 words always perk up my students' attention and curiosity the moment I say them. I haven't taught one class yet where students did not look forward to playing a game in class, even if it involved conjugating verbs or recalling vocabulary we have learned.  Students love the element of fun that comes with playing games in the language classroom.   Games are also very important in helping students build their knowledge of the French language.  Most games I play encourage oral language development in the classroom.  This is an area of learning that sometimes can be quite neglected at the cost of learning grammar rules and acquiring reading and writing skills. Here are some games that I highly recommend your students play: 1.  Une minute pour gagner (A minute to win it) -provide a student with a challenge that they must complete in order to win.  Because we have been working hard on practicing our verb conjugations, I ofte...