Learning objective
- To say the days of the week in French.
Success criteria
- I can say the days of the week.
- I
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
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Cross-curricular links
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Organise the children to stand in a circle and then hand a ball to a pupil to start the game. This child will say un – one, then pass the ball to the next child, who will say deux – two, and so on until the children reach trente-et-un – thirty-one. Repeat several times, using a timer to see…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
May need support to fold and accurately cut the calendar.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Challenge them to create the calendar and add the days of the week without tracing the words, referring to the unit Knowledge Organiser: French – Y4 Numbers, calendars and birthdays if needed; they may wish to research words for daily activities to add to their calendar.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: saying all the days of the
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Vocabulary and translations
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les jours de la semaine
the days of the week
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la semaine
the week
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 29th October, 2025
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Learning the seasons in French. Conducting a class survey of classmates' birthdays, using vocabulary recently...
Lesson 1: Learning numbers 1-31 in French
Learning the French for numbers 1-31 and using this vocabulary to complete mathematical calculations.
