Sixth graders learn to talk about hobbies and free-time activities in French — jouer au football, lire, écouter de la musique — and how to say what they like with “j’aime.”
Students will be able to…
What do you like to do for fun? Talking about hobbies is one of the best ways to make friends — in any language! How do you say your loisirs in French?
Project this and match each French hobby to its English meaning — tap the French, then tap the English.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Talking about hobbies makes friends — how do we in French?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpersonal: talk about hobbies and likes.
Interpretive: understand activity words.
Connect to free-time activities.
Compare activity words across languages.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students tell a family member one hobby they like in French — “J’aime jouer au football.” A printable loisirs sheet is in the World Languages library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.