6 Activities to Celebrate French Week 2026
Celebrate National French Week from November 4–10, 2026 with six activities exploring French food, music, expressions and culture, plus opportunities to connect with students in France.
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French Lesson Plan: Discover the Carnaval de Québec
Bring the Carnaval de Québec into your classroom with a free French lesson plan featuring cultural videos, winter vocabulary, listening practice, discussion questions, and a creative postcard activity.
Exploring Senegal with Students: Firsthand Insights from a Travel Program Adviser
First-hand reflections from travelling to Senegal with students, capturing moments of cultural exchange, local traditions, creative activities, wildlife encounters, and the everyday experiences that made the journey meaningful for the group.
Célébrez Mardi Gras comme sur l’Île de la Réunion
Celebrate Mardi Gras in your French class with a short video from Île de la Réunion. Explore Carnaval traditions and make banana fritters with your students.
La Chandeleur in French Class: Celebrate Crêpe Day on February 2
Celebrate La Chandeleur with your French students! Our student interns from Lycée La Salle Saint-Charles created this video in French to introduce your students to La Chandeleur and share their crêpe recipe.
French Lesson Plan: Explore French-Arab Culture through Raï Music and the Song “C’est la Vie”
Take your students on a musical journey through North Africa to discover how music connects language, identity, and culture — and how one song can bridge generations and continents.
French lesson plan: Learn how to play pétanque
Introduce your students to the beloved French tradition of la pétanque—more than just a game, it’s a cultural institution deeply rooted in the daily life of French leisure culture.
Classroom resources | France | French | Language learning | Local Guide Tips & Highlights | Student Stories
La Gastronomie du Monde Francophone
In the spirit of both March Madness and practicing food vocabulary, we've created this fun and simple activity for your students to learn about different dishes from the "monde du francophone," while engaging in a friendly class competition.
Exploring Senegal: A Journey with Landing, Our Expert Guide
Landing, our seasoned Senegalese Tour Manager shares what he loves most about leading student groups in his homeland, Senegal.
Student Virtual Tour: Québec
Forum by Prométour has created an interactive itinerary for your students to explore Senegalese culture through podcasts, videos, recipes, poems and more...
Canada | Classroom resources | Cultural Tour | French | Language learning | Local Guide Tips & Highlights
Organizing a Global Project: Empowering the Tuareg Tribe Through AP French
Learn how the Trinity Prep students implemented a fundraising project with Friends of Tabelot as a part of their AP French WE service program and how you can organize a similar program at your school!
Classroom resources | French | Service Learning | Student Stories | Teacher stories
Connecting Classrooms: Hometown Tour & Regional Culture
Students give a virtual tour of their school and share about their daily routine with the partner school abroad.
