Y3/4 (B): Unit 3: Birthday celebrations
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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Say the numbers 1-31 in French.
- Read and calculate Maths sums correctly.
- Match French months to their English equivalents.
- Ask when someone’s birthday is and say when their birthday is.
- Compare similarities and differences between birthdays in the UK and France.
- Write sentences to create a wish list, describing things orally and in writing.
- Appreciate songs in the language.
- Compare French festivals and their traditions with English ones.
Suggested prior learning
Y3/4 (B): Unit 2: School days
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Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: Numbers 1-31
- To use numbers one to thirty-one in French.
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 2: Months of the year
- To recognise the months of the year in French.
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 3: Seasons and dates
- To locate and express information about important dates.
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 4: Celebrating a French birthday
- To apply new vocabulary to write sentences about birthdays.
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 5: Birthdays in France
- To apply knowledge of number words to write descriptive sentences.
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British values
- Further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions by enabling students to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures.