Count Your Body in French
Count your eyes, hands and toes and write the number in French. Watch for un and une!
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- My body and feelings
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming parts of the body, Following simple commands, Naming feelings, Using un and une with body words
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- For one thing, say un with a masculine word and une with a feminine word: un nez (a nose), une bouche (a mouth).
- Count. Write the number in French.
Teacher tip
Have kids count on their own bodies out loud before they write each number.
How to use it
- Touch each body part as you say it and have kids copy you.
- Play Jacques a dit before and after the sheet.
- Say every French word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Saying “les œils”. The plural of l’œil is les yeux.
Talk about it
- What part of the body do you use to hear?
- How do you say that in French?
Take it further
Sing a French body song like “Tête, épaules, genoux, pieds”.
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More my body and feelings worksheets
French Body Word Search
Find twelve French words for parts of the body. They go across, down and diagonally.
Label the Body in French
Write the French word for each numbered part of the body with the word bank.
Jacques a dit (Simon Says)
Match each French command to its meaning, then play Jacques a dit, the French Simon Says.
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