Searching for French back-to-school FREEBIES? Well, this post has a long list of free printables for your French classroom, along with links to videos and more.
All perfect for “la rentré scolaire”!
Keep reading to check it all out.
[post updated in 2025]
French Back-to-school Resources
From writing prompts with a school theme to personal word walls, from alphabet charts to back-to-school craftivities, there’s a little bit of everything in the list below!
I’ve divided the resources in 3 groups: free printables from TpT, free resources from around the web, and school-themed videos.
Check them out:
Free Back-to-school Resources on TpT
- Mots d’encouragements pour la classe
- B&W French classroom labels: just words
- For positive reinforcement and getting your kids to speak the target language, use these French speaking punch cards!
- School-themed cartoon writing prompts
- French alphabet chart (image below)
- Back-to-school easy reading comprehension puzzles
- Classroom vocabulary task cards
- want to try some bell ringers and see if they work in your classroom? Try these sample Bell Ringers for grades 3-5
- Desk name plates with the alphabet and numbers 1-20
- Classroom bulletin board signs
- Verbs posters
- and if you want to hit the ground running, you can use these common irregular verbs worksheets to review, well, verbs!
- “Ici on parle français!” posters for elementary grades (images below)
- Back-to-school word wall
- Get-to-know-you worksheet so you can learn more about your students (for upper grades)
- All about me pennant
- Smartboard attendance with a back-to-school theme
- Back-to-school craftivity
- “Mon prénom crayon” for your kiddos to spell their first names and “build” a pencil with the letters!
- Your students will enjoy discovering what the secret back-to-school message is!
- Monthly Calendar Headers in English and French
- Routines du jour 1re année: jours 1 à 15
- Posters to foster inclusion, a sense of community and belonging!
- Name Game: not the one you know! (picture below)
- Classroom Setup Checklist
- Colours Posters
- Greetings Minibook
- Back-to-school Colouring Pages
- Colour Vocabulary PowerPoint Game
- French Partner Pairing Cards
- Back-to-school Activities Grades 2-4
- Activités pour la rentrée scolaire Grades 9-12
- Phrases utiles en français
- Icebreaker Activity for French Immersion Grades 6-12
- Positivity Note Cards
Videos
Free from around the web
- List of things to do before the school year starts
- Poster for a calm-down corner
- Eight procedures/expected behavior posters
- Bathroom passes and “washing hands” poster
Read: French Phonics 101
Read: 15+ Attention Grabbers in French
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Lucy 🙂
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