This French scheme of work video introduces teachers to the skills needed to help Key stage 2 pupils describe places in a town and their route to school. It explores how to teach vocabulary for transport and locations, as well as preposition phrases to support speaking and writing. The video demonstrates each step, from active listening games with cut-out cards and pronunciation practice to modelling sentences and guiding pupils to build their own descriptions with increasing independence.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Language teacher video resources. It simplifies the process, ensuring teachers feel confident and prepared to support the pupils in developing their descriptive writing and speaking skills. With opportunities to present routes, use dictionaries for new vocabulary and perform a French song about school journeys, the lesson builds engagement, accuracy and confidence in using French in real-life contexts.

French, Upper key stage 2, Year 6, Unit 5: Visiting a town in France, Lesson 1: French directions to school