Lily Of The Valley Day in France

Pepper is enjoying a public holiday in France.  Join her to celebrate the blooming of lilies of the valley and human rights in Lily of the Valley Day and National Labor Day on May 1 here.

Wildlife in Spanish, French and English

Learn some popular animals by continent and by movie 

with Pepper as she tours wildlife reserves of the world, 

in booklets, interactive PowerPoint presentations, 

worksheets and pictures.

In English, French and Spanish.

French or Spanish Board Game

Join Pepper for her board game which will have students 

hearing and saying Spanish or French words and phrases to each other.

The board, game pieces and cards, and a pocket booklet of phrases, are included in Pepper's 

Essential Phrases in Spanish

and

Essential Phrases in French

 on TeachersPayTeachers.

Below are the objects and rules of the game so you can see how it can be used.  

Pepper says "Have fun!"

Welcome to Pepper's board game for learning essential phrases and commonly-used verbs and prepositions!

Object of the Game

To see who has the most cards when they finish the board.  But the primary object is to have students reading, hearing and saying Spanish (or French) words and phrases to each other while the teacher, or substitute teacher, walks the classroom monitoring each group playing the game and helping with pronunciation if necessary and making sure students are playing well together.

How to Play

1.  Stack the piles of Pepper cards in three separate piles according to the picture on the back.  The three piles cover Essential Phrases, Verbs and Prepositions.

2.  Place all players' game pieces off the board just below the first square.

3.  Have the first player roll the die and move as many squares as indicated by the roll of the die.

4.  Have the second player read the top card from the stack that corresponds to the picture the first player lands on.  Decide before the game starts if the players will read the English or Spanish on the cards.  The second player then reads either the English or the Spanish as decided and the first player must provide the corresponding English or Spanish answer.

5.  If the first player gets the answer right, he/she keeps the card and stays on the space landed on.  If not, the card goes to the bottom of the pile and the player moves his/her game piece back one space.

6.  Then it is the second player's turn to roll and move while the next player reads the top card for him/her.

7.  The game finishes when all players have landed on or beyond the final square.

8.  Each player counts his/her cards.  The one with the most cards wins.

Adjustable by age and level of understanding

For about ages 5 to 8

For the youngest players, use only a few cards containing introductory vocabulary that needs to be reinforced.  If desired, print the cards twice so that a word can be asked more than once in the game.  For example, print only the first page of vocabulary of "CardsEssentialPhrases", "CardsVerbs" and/or "CardsPrepositions".  If one or two of the stacks of cards is omitted, those squares on the board can be just places to land with no action.

For about ages 8 to 10

For older players, use all the cards.

For about 9 and up

For advanced players, have them conjugate the verb cards, have them use the preposition cards correctly in a sentence, and have them provide an appropriate response or an opposite phrase (such as 'adiós ' as an opposite of 'hola') to the essential phrases.

Materials needed for each set of two to four players:

One die

Two to four game pieces (either Pepper's pieces or other game pieces)

Pepper's game board

A selection of Pepper's cards (choose which cards to use depending on the level of difficulty required)

Print the board and game pieces one-sided.  The game pieces come in color and in black and white for students to color.  Print the game cards double-sided so the words are on one side and the pictures are on the other.  There are a few blank cards to add your own words.

French and Spanish Phrases

Pepper aims to boost students' confidence in their ability to communicate a meaningful and useful phrase in a foreign language by giving them a booklet that fits in their jean pocket.  Students can study it during the holidays and then review the phrases with their teacher using the PowerPoint presentation or practice worksheet when school resumes.

In French at:  Teachers-Pay-Teachers Essential Phrases in French with Pepper

In Spanish at:  Teachers-Pay-Teachers Essential Phrases in Spanish with Pepper

Pepper's Earth Day Plan - French, Spanish, English

Join Pepper in an activity to have students thinking about what they personally can realistically do to help the environment on Earth Day and every day.  For use as a quick, stand-alone thinking exercise, or as an introduction or supplement to your own class Earth Day projects. 

On TpT at 

Earth Day with Pepper and

Earth Day with Pepper in French and

Earth Day with Pepper in Spanish