Hand out the whiteboards and pens (one each). Working in pairs, ask the children to discuss and list all of the language detective skills they can think of that help them work out the meaning of new words.
Take feedback then display the Presentation: Language detective strategies for possible strategies.
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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.