Looking for a way to make reflexive verbs and daily routine vocabulary actually stick with your French students? 

This interactive lesson takes learning off the page and into real life. Students will move, speak, act, and laugh their way through the language as they learn to describe their daily routines, all while collaborating with classmates and completing a Goosechase Scavenger Hunt. Whether you’re reviewing a unit or introducing new content, this lesson gets your students thinking (and speaking!) en français from bell to bell.

Grade: 7 - 8

Subject: Core French

Learning Objectives:

• By the end of this lesson, students will:
  • Learn and use vocabulary related to daily routines (e.g., je me réveille, je prends le petit déjeuner).
  • Practice using reflexive verbs in the present tense.
  • Be able to independently describe a typical day in French.
  • Demonstrate understanding through an interactive Goosechase scavenger hunt.

Materials:

• Whiteboard or slides with vocabulary
• Handouts or digital access to daily routine vocab + reflexive verb structures
• Mobile devices (tablets, phones, or laptops) with the Goosechase app installed
• Timer or classroom clock

Preparation:

• Create an Experience on the Goosechase app with a series of Missions focussed on the French language
• Develop Missions that require students to demonstrate their understanding of what they have learned. Example Missions:
  • Prends une photo de toi en train de faire une activité de ta routine du matin (par ex. : te brosser les dents, te réveiller)
    • Take a photo of yourself doing an activity from your morning routine (e.g., brushing your teeth, waking up).
  • Fais une vidéo où tu joues ta routine du soir et décris-la en français avec au moins 3 verbes. (Act out and narrate your evening routine with at least 3 verbs.)
  • Écris 5 phrases avec des verbes réfléchis pour décrire ta journée. (Write 5 sentences using reflexive verbs to describe your day.)
• Montre un objet que tu utilises chaque jour et identifie-le en français.
  (Show an object you use every day and identify it in French.)
• Créez un tableau chronologique (dessin ou liste) de la journée parfaite – utilisez au moins 5 verbes français! (Create a timeline of the perfect day using at least 5 French verbs)

Find Example Missions in the Goosechase Templates below

• Adapt the difficulty of the Missions based on the proficiency levels of your students to keep the activity inclusive and engaging for everyone.
• Prepare hints or resources that might help students solve the Missions if needed.
• Divide students into teams and assign each team a mobile device with the app, or have students complete the scavenger hunt individually.
• Run your Experience during one class period or longer.
• App Set-Up 
  • Dedicate time to ensuring all students have the Goosechase app downloaded and joined to the Experience to avoid any tech issues.

Lesson Outline:

• Warm-Up Activity: Quick Brainstorm - "Ma Journée"
  • Ask students (in English or French, depending on comfort level) to list as many things as they do in the morning. Write a few key routines on the board in English and French.
    • Ex: Wake up = se réveiller, eat breakfast = prendre le petit déjeunerTeacher-Led Instruction
  • Ask: “Qu’est-ce que tu fais le matin / l’après-midi / le soir?”
• Mini-Lesson: Vocabulary & Reflexive Verbs
  • Teach key daily routine vocabulary and the structure of reflexive verbs in the present tense.
    • Examples:
      • Je me lève à 7h00.
      • Je me brosse les dents.
      • Je vais à l'école.
• Visual Aid: Display a sample timeline or comic strip of a person’s day in French.
• Group Activity: Partner or Small Group "Timeline Talk"
  • In pairs or groups of 3, students create a mini skit or short timeline describing a typical school day using 5–7 reflexive verbs.
  • They can draw it out, act it out, or write a dialogue.
  • Encourage them to be creative or silly—bonus points for saying what their dog does all day too!
• Goosechase Scavenger Hunt
  • Read through Missions with students, emphasizing the importance of evidence and analysis in their responses.
  • Monitor progress and provide assistance as necessary.
  • If working in teams, encourage them to strategize and collaborate to solve the Missions.
  • Sit back and enjoy watching your students collaborate and demonstrate their learning.
• Debrief and Reflection
  • Review the activity, discussing which missions were the most challenging or fun.
  • Discuss how teams collaborated and solved problems together.
• Optionally, award prizes to the team(s) with the highest score.

Optional Post-Experience Activities:

• Exit Ticket
  • Write one new French word you learned today and how you used it.
• "Ma Journée" Comic Strip (Visual and Writing)
  • Students illustrate and label a comic strip showing 6–8 parts of their daily routine in French. Each panel must include:
    1. An image
    2. A sentence with a reflexive verb (e.g., Je me réveille à 7h00.)
• Short Paragraph
  • Students write a short paragraph (6–8 sentences) describing their typical school day in French. Students must use at least 5 different reflexive verbs, time indicators, and write in the first person point of view. 
• Partner Oral Interview (Speaking and Listening)
  • In pairs, students ask and answer questions about their routines using a prompt sheet.

Assessment

• Participation and teamwork during activities.
• Exit ticket or written submission
• Engagement with Goosechase missions.
• Use of accurate vocabulary and verb forms

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