Y3/4 Lesson 1 (Cycle A): Let's count in French

Children learn the numbers one to six and play the traditional French board game 'jeu de l’oie'

Learning objective

  • To count in French

National curriculum

Languages

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding.

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 play the games in small groups supported by the teacher to aid pronunciation and recall.

Pupils working at greater depth: Challenge children to count backwards from six in French. Some may also be able to  say what number comes before/after a number. eg Quel nombre vient avant/après cinq ? – What number comes after five ?

Wrapping up

During the week

  • Include French number sentences in your maths starters.
  • While tidying or lining up, give the class a countdown from six to one in French (and even add zéro).
  • Give the children the Activity: jeu de l’oie grid, which is blank, so they can design their own game. They could add quiz questions, famous places in France, or even have a Tour de France theme.

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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