Lesson 3: Compass points in French
Learning the cardinal compass points and combining these with weather phrases to make statements about the weather in different parts of France.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Divide the class into two teams. Explain that you will show some pictures and the team that remembers the correct weather phrase first will win a point.
Show the Presentation: What's the weather like? and go through the slides, revealing the answers on alternate slides. Keep a running tally of the scores.
Once complete, offer bonus points for any other weather phrases the children can remember. There is a list on the final slide.
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Previously a generalist Primary teacher for 12 years, Simone now specialises in Languages. She is MFL Consultant and Languages Teacher at Robin Hood Primary. Her work with Mandarin Chinese resulted in the IoE Confucius Institute for Schools awarding her school with Confucius Classroom status. Simone is also a Confucius Classroom Manager. She teaches Mandarin across the key stages, with reciprocal visits to a link school in Beijing.
Simone has created a range of French lessons from KS1 to KS2 for Kapow Primary.
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