Francophone Country Studies - English Reading Comprehension Activities

Visit 34 French Speaking Countries: English Language Arts

What is it like to live in French-speaking countries? There are many places all over the world that have French as an official language. For instance, what is it like to live in Benin, Togo, Comoros, France, and Belgium? Learn about each country through the eyes of a pre-teen/teenager!

I have consulted with people from many Francophone countries to depict life as accurately as I can. I hope my experiences reflect in the passion I have put into researching and portraying each country as a universe unto itself. Students may find these country studies relatable as they are illustrated through the eyes of a student from each country.

34 countries:

1. France
2. Belgium
3. Benin
4. Burkina Faso
5. Burundi
6. Cameroon
7. Canada
8. Chad
9. Ivory Coast
10. Democratic Republic of the Congo
11. Equatorial Guinea
12. Haiti
13. Luxembourg
14. Mali
15. Monaco
16. Niger
17. Senegal
18. Seychelles
19. Switzerland
20. Togo
21. Vanuatu
22. Guadeloupe
23. Islands of the Reunion
24. French Guiana
25. Gabon
26. Mayotte
27. Central African Republic
28. Guinea
29. Morocco
30. Tunisia
31. Algeria
32. Martinique
33. Djibouti
34. Madagascar

This bundle of Digital Interactive Notebooks and Mini Flipbook Activities contains THIRTY-FOUR COUNTRIES that can be used for basic country studies, informational texts in English Language Arts, fun geography, social studies reading and comprehension activities and more. Each resource in the bundle contains information and many activities related to the country. Pages can also be coloured like a mini-colouring book!

Learning English, Geography, and Social Studies through country studies is an excellent way to build both intercultural competence, global awareness and an understanding of self. There are ample informational texts and reading comprehension activities throughout the resource for English Language Arts and enough vocabulary and short, simple, fun activities for English Language Learners as well. Each country will have your students reading, writing, researching and engaging in fun activities like designing flags, colouring national animals from the country, researching celebrities and creating a template of an online social media account for them with biographical information, and more!

Included in each resource in the bundle are:

1. A colourful introduction page with information about the student who you will meet along the way.

2. A postcard was written by the student about life in their country.

3. A page of questions about the country based on the postcard.

4. A page for students to list the new words they have learned in English and write the definition or draw an image to help them remember the word.

5. Two pages about celebrities from the country with a small biographical research project on six of the celebrities.

6. A page with two fake airplane tickets for students to fill out and imagine they are travelling to the country of study.

7. Three pages with 12 task cards for students to complete including finding a recipe, and researching about museums and villages in the country.

8. Six fun facts about the country for the student to research and put into the digital interactive notebook. These pages can also be printed out for a paper-based interactive notebook.

9. A travel brochure template for the student to design, illustrate, colour and research.

10. A page for students to research a recipe from the country and fill in the page as though they're making a cookbook.

11. A template for the student to create a Facebook profile for a celebrity from the country.

12. A colouring page with animals, objects and the flag of the country.

13. The mini flipbook activity is six pages in total including a cover page, a map labelling page, a postcard writing page, a page with a fact about the country, a Venn diagram comparing holidays from the country to holidays in your own country and a page looking at music, sports and foods from the country.

I hope you enjoy this BUNDLE! Keep in mind that you can print some of these pages out or employ them as digital or printed interactive notebooks.

Studies have shown that learning about different cultures at an early age expands our horizons, allows us to be open to criticism, be patient, and be willing to consider other points of view. Learning about different countries prepares students to become better citizens in their communities, to become more empathetic, to recognize their own strengths and points of view and makes them open to new ideas. Furthermore, students will feel more confident and safe with differences later in life which allows them to interact in a wider range of social groups and feel more confident in their interactions with others. Another benefit is that students are better prepared for a diverse workplace which is necessary in a globalized world.

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