Looking for a low-prep French vocabulary activity that keeps beginner students engaged while reinforcing spelling and comprehension?
These French body parts criss cross puzzles help students practise les parties du corps in an interactive, beginner-friendly way, designed for Years 7–8 French students and novice learners. With three differentiated puzzle versions included, teachers can easily support mixed-ability classes while keeping all students working on the same topic.
These no-prep vocabulary activities help students build confidence with French body parts vocabulary, spelling, reading comprehension, and French-English word recognition in a fun and accessible format.
What's Included
✔ 3 French criss cross puzzles:
- Head and face vocabulary only
- Full body parts vocabulary
- Mixed French/English clue version for extra challenge
✔ Vocabulary support page
✔ Answer keys
Why Teachers Love It
- Low-prep and easy to print
- Beginner-friendly vocabulary support
- Encourages careful spelling and reading
- Great for early finishers
- Supports vocabulary retention through repetition
- Easy differentiation option built in
- Helps reluctant learners engage with French vocabulary
Vocabulary Focus
Students practise common French body parts vocabulary such as:
- la tête
- les yeux
- le nez
- la bouche
- les bras
- les jambes
- les mains
- les pieds
…and more.
Perfect For
- Year 7–8 French
- Beginner French learners
- Introductory French vocabulary units
- Vocabulary consolidation
- Fast finisher tasks
- Homework
- Literacy reinforcement
- French centres/stations
- Quiet independent work
- Revision lessons
- Relief lessons
Australian Curriculum: French v9.0 – Years 7–8 (Year 7 entry)
Understanding language and culture
- AC9LF8EU02 – Develop knowledge of, and use structures and features of, the French grammatical and writing systems to understand and create spoken, written and multimodal texts
