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Lesson 5: The water cycle in French

Describing the water cycle in French, aided by a practical activity and knowledge of cognates and near cognates; drawing and labelling a water cycle diagram.
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Dix, vingt, trente and, using slide 1, ask the children to practice the song from Lesson 3 to the tune of Frère Jacques.

Ask the children for the answers in French to the simple maths operations on slides 2-9.

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Simone Haughey French specialist

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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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 11 May 2026

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