Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: Days of the week
Learning the days of the week in French, making accurate sound-spelling links.
Learning objective
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Introduce yourself in French using the following format:
Bonjour ! Je m'appelle [Monsieur/Madame [name]] - Hello! My name is + [Mr/Mrs [name]].
Select a child and say:
Bonjour ! Comment tu t'appelles ? Ça va ? - Hello! What's your name? How are you?
The child should reply along the following lines or as much as they can manage:
Bonjour ! Je m'appelle [name] et ça va ! - Hello! My name is [name] and I am fine!
In pairs, the children practise asking and answering the question.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary and translations
Previously a generalist Primary teacher for 12 years, Simone now specialises in Languages. She is MFL Consultant and Languages Teacher at Robin Hood Primary. Her work with Mandarin Chinese resulted in the IoE Confucius Institute for Schools awarding her school with Confucius Classroom status. Simone is also a Confucius Classroom Manager. She teaches Mandarin across the key stages, with reciprocal visits to a link school in Beijing.
Simone has created a range of French lessons from KS1 to KS2 for Kapow Primary.
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