Grades 1–5
French Body Word Search
Find twelve French words for parts of the body. They go across, down and diagonally.
French worksheet · My body and feelings
Feelings in French
Draw a face for six French feeling words, then tell how you feel today.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- My body and feelings
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- 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:
- Some feeling words add an e when a girl says them: content becomes contente. Words that already end in e, like triste, stay the same.
- Draw a face for each feeling.
- Finish the sentence.
- Aujourd’hui, je suis… (Today I am…)
Teacher tip
Make a face and let the class guess the feeling in French before kids draw their own.
How to use it
- Make a face for each feeling and let kids name it in French.
- Touch each body part as you say it and have kids copy you.
- Say every French word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Adding an e to triste for a girl. Words that already end in e stay the same.
Talk about it
- How do you feel today?
- Is this word masculine or feminine? How can you tell?
Take it further
Have kids draw a monster and label its body parts in French.
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