Learning objective
- To write a letter describing my home.
Success criteria
- I can describe all the rooms in a
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Read
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Cross-curricular links
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: In my bedroom. Click on the objects beforehand so that the words are visible. Ask the class to remind you of the preposition words they have learnt in French: sur – on sous – under à côté du/de la – next to devant – in front of derrière – behind dans – in Organise the…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could complete the Activity: A letter to Sandrine by copying the words in bold from the original letter in the Presentation: My French home; should aim to replace some of the words in bold with alternatives.
Pupils working at greater depth
could be challenged in the writing activity to use a bilingual dictionary and to replace all of the words in bold in the original letter; could write up the letter on writing paper after preparing the gapped version.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing all the rooms in their
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Vocabulary and translations
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J’habite dans…
I live in…
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un appartement
an apartment
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 28th August, 2025
Assessment – French Y6: In my French House
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Lesson 2: My French house and family
Writing a short description of a house and who lives in it, combining existing vocabulary...
Lesson 1: My French house
Learning how to describe different types of houses and the rooms in a house. Practising...
Lesson 4: Where is it in my French bedroom?
Practising using prepositions before writing sentences to describe where objects are in relation to each...
