Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: Pencils and things in the French classroom

Understanding that every French noun is either 'masculine' or 'feminine' and that gender affects the form of the word for the indefinite article - 'un' or 'une'. Using games to learn the French names for common classroom items.

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Assessment – French Y3/4 (A): In a French classroom
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: Follow the French teacher
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: Pencils and things in the French classroom
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: To have or have not in the French classroom
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: School bag French detectives
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: In my French bag
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Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: To have or have not in the French classroom

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