Y3/4 Lesson 3 (Cycle A): To have or have not in a French classroom

Asking the question 'Tu as un/une…?', children circulate around the room trying to guess classroom items their peers are hiding behind their backs, before playing the card game 'Happy school bag families'

Learning objective

  • To ask and answer a question about something you have or do not have

National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand basic grammar (feminine, masculine and neuter forms) and how to apply it to build sentences.
  • Engage in conversations; ask and answer questions.

See link: National curriculum - Languages - Key stage 2.

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Teacher knowledge - language points

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: can use fewer classroom items. Instead of the ‘Tu as..?’ question, they can simply say the item name and answer ‘oui’ or ‘non’ to say if they have it or not.  can be challenged to independently construct their own sentences using the conjunctions ‘et’ and ‘mais’ using intonation to communicate meaning.

Pupils working at greater depth: can be challenged to independently construct their own sentences using the conjunctions ‘et’ (and) and ‘mais’ (but) using intonation to communicate meaning.

Wrapping up

During the week

  • Find excuses during the day to ask children for different items you need.
  • Have the mini cards available for use at break or other appropriate times. Encourage the children to design their own rules for new games and share them.
  • Don’t forget to keep practising your numbers – can you and the class count down from 12 to be ready? (It’s not so easy backwards!)

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

Created by:
Belinda Dean,  
French specialist
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…
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