Lesson 4: School bag French detectives
Focusing on the written word, pupils read descriptions of school bag items, matching them to the correct images and noting the plural form of the nouns. Designing and writing sentences about the contents of an imagined school bag, using the appropriate article and plural noun endings.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Explain the game numéro secret which helps remind the children about numbers 10-12.
Think of a number between 1-12 and ask the children to guess what the number is. Say:
J’ai un numéro secret entre un et douze. C'est quel numéro ? - I’ve got [I'm thinking of] a secret number between one and twelve. What's the number?
The children guess using the format:
C'est ... [number word, for example, quatre]
Use hand gestures for plus haut (higher) and plus bas (lower) until the children guess the correct answer.
Ask a volunteer to take over with their own new secret number.
If the children are confident, arrange them in pairs or small groups and let them play the game in their groups.
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Belinda has been a French and Spanish teacher based in Bath for more than 15 years. She has delivered a range of courses for teachers and PGCE students and is particularly passionate about weaving language, culture and global learning across the curriculum. Having previously worked in travel publishing, she is a keen explorer and nature lover with a fondness for all things South America.
Belinda has created topics on introductions through puppets, playground games, and has created a French science lesson on the circle of life.
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