Grades 1–5
French Animals Word Search
Find twelve French animal words. They go across, down and diagonally.
French worksheet · Animals
Sea Animals in French
Draw a line from each sea animal to its French name, from le requin to l’hippocampe.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Animals
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming pets, farm, zoo and sea animals, Learning each animal word with le or la, Finding French words in a puzzle
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Draw a line from each sea animal to its French name.
Teacher tip
Point out that étoile de mer is three words: star of the sea. Ask kids what each word means.
How to use it
- Show each cartoon animal, say its name and make the animal sound.
- Have kids repeat every word with its le or la, never alone.
- Say every French word out loud and have kids echo it before they read or write it.
Watch for
Forgetting l’ before a vowel: l’éléphant, l’hippocampe.
Talk about it
- Which animal words look like English?
- How do you say that in French?
Take it further
Have kids draw a zoo and label every animal.
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