Learning objective
- To identify nouns by their gender, number and meaning.
Success criteria
- I can match a written word to how
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Explore
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Gimme five! Ask the children to think of five words added to the word bank last week, along with the translations. After feedback, check the class word bank together to see how many words were recalled.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could use the Activity: Monster body part words for extra support with vocabulary; could concentrate solely on the singular nouns in the Carroll diagram activity.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should create their own monster descriptions, using phrases from the matching task or beginning to adapt their descriptions e.g. with different colours.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recognising and sorting nouns by gender
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Vocabulary definitions
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la tête
the head
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les épaules (f)
the shoulders
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 1st September, 2025
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