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J'ai mal: Snakes and Ladders game

Last updated: 01/06/2026
Contributor: Helen Mapstone
French J'ai mal snakes and ladders game
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Help KS3 French students become more confident as they learn vocabulary to describe illnesses with this fun J'ai mal: Snakes and Ladders game. 

What's included

  • Free printable PDF resource for students to expand their knowledge of personal illness and wellness vocabulary.
  • For subscribers only, an adaptable and customisable Word document resource. 

Available as a free PDF download, or access the editable Word document version as a subscriber.

J'ai mal: Snakes and Ladders game resource

Designed for KS3 French students, this fun game based on Snakes and Ladders helps pupils explore different ways to express illness, maladies or pain and where these are located on the body. 

The speaking practice board game can be used with French classes to practise the use of "J'ai mal" with different body parts. When students land on a square with a body part picture, they have to say "J'ai mal" + correct body part. If they get it wrong, they miss a turn. 

How to use this resource

This fun and flexible game resource can be used at any stage during KS3 to reinforce personal description vocabulary understanding and confidence. The game can be used as a revision tool or while teaching personal topics or key subject areas. 

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A sample extract from the resource:

Instructions

1.   Students play in pairs or small groups.

2.   Roll the dice and move forward.

3.   When landing on a square, the student must say the French sentence correctly.

4.   If correct, they stay on the square.

5.   If incorrect, they move back one square.

6.   Ladders move the player up.

7.   Snakes move the player down.

8.   First player to reach the final square wins.

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