La Fête du Chocolat ~ French Chocolate Festival ♥ La St.-Valentin

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."

Charles Schultz

(American cartoonist - creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip ~ 1922 - 2000)

Did you know that there is a Salon du Chocolat in Paris ?

It's the biggest chocolate festival in the world.

Or that there is actually a Musée du Chocolat in Paris ?

Did you know that the Swiss consume more chocolate than any other people ?

Or maybe you'd just like to celebrate National Chocolate Day on October 28th ?

For a special treat during National French Week or as a French Club activity, why not hold a Fête du Chocolat ?

Step-by-step instructions in English are included along with ready-to-use forms so you can easily organize your fête.

Included here are seven fun-filled activities:

1. Chocolate Tasting Contest

2. Chocolate Trivia Contest

3. Choco-Alphabet-Jeu

4. Crowning of le Prince du Chocolat et la Princesse du Chocolat

5. Rafraîchissements ~ en chocolat bien sûr

6. Choco-Tombola

7. Choco-Fête Test (purely optional)

Where necessary, answers are provided.

Everything is classroom-ready so you can have an informative and enjoyable activity. (32 pages)

* EXPANSION ACTIVITY 1 *

You may love those chocolate croissants from 'Trader Joe's', but you won't find them in France.

Here's what Géraldine on Comme une Française has to say:

* Les viennoiseries *

* EXPANSION ACTIVITY 2 *

For a delightful film on the topic of chocolate, why not show Chocolat with Juliette Binoche ?

* Feature * Film ~ Chocolat *

* EXPANSION ACTIVITY 3 *

And here's more about

* The History of Chocolate In France

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Sub Plans

* Sub * Pac For French Class ~ Set 1

* Sub * Pac For French Class ~ Set 2

* SINGLE SUB PLANS NOW AVAILABLE *

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* Single Sub * Plan 1 For French ~ In The Know

* Single Sub * Plan 2 For French ~ Can we talk - French ?

* Single Sub * Plan 3 For French ~ Un Abécédaire

* Single Sub * Plan 4 For French ~ Regardez bien !

* Single Sub * Plan 5 For French ~ Le savez-vous ?

* Single Sub * Plan 6 For French ~ Nous, on parle français !

* Single Sub * Plan 7 For French ~ Les Nombres

* Single Sub * Plan 8 For French ~ Measuring Metric

* Single Sub * Plan 9 For French ~ Quel temps fait-il ?

* Single Sub * Plan 10 For French ~ Les jours de la semaine

* Single Sub * Plan 11 For French ~ 40 Fascinating Facts

* Single Sub * Plan 12 For French ~ European Cities From A To Z

* Single Sub Plan ~ César Ritz ~ Founder of the Ritz Hotels .. Viewable online ~ link is provided ..

Prefer a savings ?

* La Rentrée ~ French Back-to-School Bundle

* French Crossword Puzzle Bundle .. Easy way to review, reinforce & remember new vocabulary ..

Special Back-to-School Activities & Review Resources

* Back-To-School Review * Pac For French .. 10 activities for 10 days to ease your students back into French ..

* The Use of tu * vous In French

* A Light History Of The English Language For French Class

* The Color * Game For French Class .. Attention ! This can get pretty exciting ! ..

* Telling Time * Pac For French Class

* Le Passé Composé * Pac ~ Activities For French Class

* Menu * Project For French Class

* Card Game * Pac For French Class

* Nuage de Mots ~ Word Cloud Activity * Pac For French .. Be prepared for Excitement with a capital E ! ..

* Practice * Pac ~ savoir et connaître

* Tissue * Box Project For French Class .. A good back-to-school review project. ..

* Mon Classeur ~ Setting Up A French Notebook .. It's free ..

* Open House ~ Sign-In Sheet for French Class .. It's free ..

* Fiche d'info ~ Student Information Sheet .. It's free ..

* French Names On Hands Display

* French Cognates .. Easy & engaging activities exposing students to

over 90 cognates ~ nice for beginning students or that one errant student in ISS ..

* La rentrée ~ Mots cachés ~ Back-to-School Activity

* Les Mois ~ Devoirs + Jeu + Mots croisés + Interros

* Faux amis ~ French False Cognates .. Partner game and word review ..

Customs & Life in France

* Wedding * Customs In France

* School * Pac For French

* French Baby * Names .. It's free ..

* Most students like the cachet of having a special French name

for French class ~ here are some easy-to-use, A to Z lists for them to choose from.

* They'll fondly remember their French name for the rest of their lives.

Famous People

* Le Marquis de Lafayette * Pac

* Julia Child * Fabled French Chef

* Coco Chanel * Pac

* Coco Chanel * Trivia Game

Holidays

* French Halloween Activity * Pac

* November 1st * Tombstone Project For French

* Le Cimitière du Père-Lachaise + French Burial Customs + Word Search

* In Flanders Fields ~ Au Champ d'honneur ~ Veterans Day ~ Remembrance Day

* Christmas * Pac For French Class

* Joyeux Noël Puzzle * Pac

* Noël ~ Numbers Review ~ French Christmas Activity

* La Fête de Saint-Nicolas ~ le 6 décembre

* Le Jour de la Marmotte Activity * Pac

* Mardi gras * Masks For French Class

* La St.-Valentin ♥ 15 Activities For French Class

* Carte de St.-Valentin ♥ For French Class

* Messages de Cupidon .. Good practice for students correcting Cupid's mistakes ..

* Une Lettre d'Amour ~ A Love Letter From Napoléon .. Sympa pour le jour de la St.-Valentin ..

* Le Jour de la St.-Patrick

* Les Choses Qui Sont Vertes ~ Le Jour de la St.-Patrick

* Le Poisson d'avril ~ April Fools' Day Activities

* Mother's Day Project * Pac For French

Assessments & Projects & Activities

* Final * Exam For French 1 .. Both written and oral parts ..

* Final * Exam For French 2 .. Both written and oral parts ..

* Loto * Pac For French .. Review more than just numbers with Bingo - a fun way to reinforce vocabulary, too. ..

* Proverb * Pac For French Class

* The Doctor * Is In For French Class

* Food Activity ~ Pass The Plate For French Class

* The Food * Pac For French Class

* Crossword Puzzle * Pac For French

* Bulletin * Board Bonanza For French Teachers

* The Weather * Pac For French

* The Calendar Activities * Pac For French Class

* Battleship * Pac For French

* Monster * Project For French Class .. Easy review of body parts ..

* Chutes and Ladders Verb * Project For French Class

* Country Map * Project For French Class

.. Easy for French 1 and makes a nice bulletin board or hall display of student work. ..

* End-of-Year Review * Activities For French

* Grammar * Pac For French Class ~ Set 1 .. Concise explanation of the basics ..

* Grammar * Pac For French Class ~ Set 2

* Grammar * Pac For French Class ~ Set 3

* Grammar * Pac For French Class ~ Set 4

* Fun End-Of-Year Awards For French Class .. Nice way to end the year ..

* Household Chores * Activities For French

* Geography * Pac For French Class

* La Fête du Chocolat

* Word Wise Vocab * Pac For French

* Photo Scavenger * Hunt For French Class

* Switzerland * 26 Fun Facts

* Switzerland * Webquest .. Makes a good sub plan, too ..

* La Famille ~ French Family Unit Activities

* Tableau de Choix ~ French Choice Board

* 40 Fascinating Facts .. Good as a sub plan, too ..

* Une Chasse au Trésor ~ Scavenger Hunt

* Le Petit Prince ~ Vocabulary Chapter by Chapter

* Pauvre Anne Activities ~ 2017 Edition ~ Text Messages From Richard

* Pauvre Anne Activities ~ 2000 Edition ~ Letters From Richard

* Scrabble On Paper ~ French Vocab Review

* World Kindness Day ~ Thank You Letter To A Teacher .. Perfect for November 13th, World Kindness Day, or Teacher Appreciation Day in May ..

* Le Camion-Restaurant ~ French Food Truck Project

* Le Futur ~ Fortune Teller Activities ~ The Future Tense in French

* French Recruiting Ideas

* Silhouettes for French Class ~ French Adjectives

* French Toast Isn't French !

Great Films & Documentaries

* Movies ~ Generic Review Form

.. For at-home movie assignments, extra credit, or distance learning ~ an easy way

to help students stay focused and document their learning for you ..

* Feature * Film ~ Les Misérables .. You'll be on the edge of your seat till the very end. ..

* Rick Steves France * Ciné-Feuilles For French Class

* Feature * Film ~ Coco avant Chanel

* Feature * Film ~ The Man In The Iron Mask

* Feature * Film ~ Chocolat

* Feature * Film ~ The Monuments Men

* Burt Wolf ~ Ticino, Switzerland

* Feature * Film ~ Vitus .. A child prodigy not only on the piano … but what

do you do when your child is smarter than you are ? ..

* Feature * Film ~ Influenza 1918

* Feature * Film ~ Joyeux Noël Merry Christmas

* Feature * Film ~ The Day of the Jackal

* Feature * Film ~ The Fabulous World of Fabergé

* Feature * Film ~ The Great War Christmas Truce

* Feature * Film ~ War Horse

* Feature * Film ~ Bizet's Dream

* Feature * Film ~ Cyrano de Bergerac

* Feature * Film ~ Flyboys

* Feature * Film ~ Darkest Hour

* Burt Wolf ~ What's Cooking In Switzerland

* Feature * Film ~ Au revoir les enfants ~ Goodbye, Children

* Feature * Film ~ Jean de Florette ~ Manon des Sources

* Feature * Film ~ L'Argent de poche ~ Small Change

* Feature * Film ~ La Gloire de mon Père ~ Le Château de ma Mère

* Feature * Film ~ Mona Lisa Is Missing .. She went missing from the Louvre for two whole years.

Where was she ? Who took her ? This documentary explains it ..

* Feature * Film ~ Les Choristes ~ The Chorus

* Rick Steves ~ Switzerland's Great Cities

* Burt Wolf ~ Geneva Switzerland

* Burt Wolf ~ Northwestern Switzerland

* Burt Wolf ~ The Swiss Mittelland

* Samantha Brown ~ Passport To Europe * France

* Feature * Film ~ Jean de Florette

* Feature * Film ~ Manon des Sources

* Burt * Wolf ~ Southwestern France

* Feature * Film ~ Loving Vincent ~ Van Gogh A Stroke Of Genius

* Feature * Film ~ La Doublure ~ The Valet

* Feature * Film ~ The Count of Monte Cristo ~ Le Comte de Monte-Cristo .. With Jim Caviezel ..

* Feature * Film ~ Les Aristochats

* Feature * Film ~ Le Chef ~ Comme un Chef

* Feature * Film ~ Le Comte de Monte-Cristo .. Avec Gérard Depardieu ..

* Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ~ Home Alone .. Fun to watch in French ..

* Feature * Film ~ La Vie en rose .. Nice review of Édith Piaf's life ..

* Feature * Film ~ The Hundred-Foot Journey

* Rick Steves ~ Paris: Regal and Intimate .. Viewable online ~ link is provided ..

* Rick Steves ~ Paris: Grand and Intimate ~ French Riviera Uniquely Chic

* Jules Verne ~ Iconic French Author ~ Movie Guide + Word Search .. Biography of the author ~ viewable online ~ link is provided ..

* Mystère ~ Vicky and Her Mystery ~ Movie Guide + Word Search + Quiz + Crossword

* Un Homme et Une Femme ~ A Man and A Woman .. Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ..

* Midnight In Paris ~ Minuit à Paris ~ Movie Guide + Word Search + Overhead + Quiz

* La femme et le TGV ~ The Railroad Lady

* Moulin Rouge ~ Movie Guide + Word Search

* La Belle et la Bête ~ Beauty and the Beast .. Movie Guide + Quiz + Word Search ..

* Klaus .. Parfait pour Noël - watch it in French ~ Movie Guide + Quiz + Word Search + Student Reflection ..

* Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris .. Le monde de la haute couture et de la maison Dior ..

* Délicieux ~ Delicious .. Movie Guide + Quiz + Word Search + Student Reflection ..

Other Ready-to-Use Resources

* Flashback * Pac ~ Grammar Review .. Review of grammar basics in English ..

* The Traveler's * Ten Commandments For FL Students .. It's free. ..

* Alphabet Games * Pac

* Valentine's Day ♥ Trivia Game

* Eponym Activity .. Have you ever eaten a madeleine ? Or drawn a silhouette ? Useful as a sub plan, too ..

* Letter of Appreciation to Parents .. It's free. ..

* Permission To Watch Movie Form .. It's free. ..

* Pas de Devoirs ~ No Homework Pass .. It's free. ..

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