Y3/4 (A): Unit 3: Playground games - numbers and age
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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Recall the numbers one to six in French, with generally accurate pronunciation, in particular vowel and combination sounds (‘un’, ‘eu’, ‘oi’, and ‘in’).
- Join in with a song using actions.
- Respond to numbers by showing fingers or ticking on whiteboards.
- Ask and answer a question about their age.
- Recognise number words.
- Listen carefully and relate sounds to written phonemes.
- Recall numbers one to twelve with increasingly accurate pronunciation.
Suggested prior learning
Y3/4 (A): Unit 2: French adjectives of colour, size and shape
Get startedLessons
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: Let’s count in French
- To count in French.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: Let’s count higher in French
- To count beyond six in French.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: How old are you in French?
- To use number words to give more information about ourselves.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: Reading French numbers
- To recognise the numbers one to twelve, written in French.
- To identify French words that use the key phonemes.
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Outdoor games in France
- To use the number words one to twelve when playing playground games.
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Unit resources

French
Knowledge organiser: French – Y3 Playground games – numbers and age
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit "French playground games – numbers…

French
Vocabulary display: French playground games
A display version of the key vocabulary from the French playground games unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
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