Y3 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 4
Medway
Lesson one
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O3.3
Perform
simple
communicative
tasks
Colouring pencils, classroom objects, whiteboards
ICT – Pilote Moi and Mon école CD ROMs
Learning
Introduction/
Activities
Objective
Warm up
To revise the Spend a little longer Brother and sister groups: Children
than usual on ça va
repeat how many brothers and
language
learnt so far. terms when greeting sisters they have and form groups
the class.
with children who have the same
brothers and sisters. (The
Numbers 0 – 30.
previous time children did this
Mexican wave using activity, they formed pairs).
different voices.
Take turns round the class. A child
says J’ai une soeur – other
children draw a symbol of what has
been said on a whiteboard.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Number embedding activities:
- lotto (bingo).
- play snakes and ladders with 2 dice
(extension vocabulary: à toi (your turn), à moi (my turn)).
- draw numbers on backs/hands.
- pontoon.
 Prepare for next French lesson: ask children and colleagues for as
many cuddly toys as possible – dogs, cats, fish, rabbits, birds and hamsters.
Evaluation
Plenary/
consolidation
Give pairs a
handful of
colouring
pencils –
children give
instructions to
each other: un
crayon rouge,
un crayon
jaune.
(NB In French
the adjective
goes AFTER
the noun).
KAL
Recognise
that
languages
describe
familiar
things
differently.
New
Language
No new
language
ON-LINE ACTIVITIES
http://www.prescot-school.knowsley.sch.uk/prescotlanguage/mfl-site/primarySchool/FrenchPrimary.htm
Click on brother sister
Medway
Y3 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 4
Lesson two
Resources/preparation:
mini animal picture cards (class set), cuddly toys
Framework
Learning
Introduction/
Plenary/
New
Activities
KAL
refs
Objective
Warm up
consolidation
Language
Using cuddly toys
O3.3 Recall To say the
Provide each child with an
Children play
Identify
Active
brought in introduce
and retain
envelope
containing
pictures
of
pairs.
specific
un chien
names of 4
vocabulary.
Say
name
vocabulary
each animal. Say the name of an
(Encourage
sounds,
un chat
animals.
of cuddly toy (including animal, children hold up that
O3.4
children to say à phonemes un poisson
‘un’), throw to a child
Remember a To use
animal. Invite a child to the front to toi (your turn), à and words un lapin
who repeats the name
sequence of games
take on role of the teacher.
moi (my turn).
and throws to another
vocabulary à child and so on.
spoken
à toi
words
Tell
a
short
story
about
4
animals#
à moi
moi à toi in
Teach children to say à
L3.2
(4/5 sentences). The children
toi (your turn) and
context
Pronounce
should put their animals in the
name the next child.
accurately
order they hear them.
Discuss the ch sound
using chat and chien
the most
as examples.
commonly
used letter
strings
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
ON-LINE ACTIVITIES
www.linguafun.eu Click on Les animaux > 1ère partie>
 REGISTER: say the name of any animal.
Presentation 1 Activities 1 – match sound to animal, 2 –
 Bingo using animals.
pairs, 3 – list, 4 noughts and crosses, 5 – sudoku, 6 – match
sound to animal, 7 – spotlight, 9 – beat the clock
http://www.leclubfrancais.co.uk/babelzone/frenchpages/gam
ezonefrench.htm
Click on animal memory game and animal name game down
the bottom – may need to teach a few extra animals
Evaluation
Y3 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 4
Medway
Lesson three
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O3.3 recall,
retain and
use
vocabulary
animal OHP pictures, mini animal picture cards (class set)
Learning
Objective
To say 6
animals.
To use J’ai
to say what
pets they
have.
Introduction/
Warm up
Do animals actions
and get the class to
call out the name of
the animal.
Introduce un oiseau
and un hamster
using repetition
strategies#
Plenary/
consolidation
#OHP activities using all 6 animals: Join in with
track 5 from
 slow-reveal
Singing French
 Kim’s game
 Wiz-wizz
 Pile-up
Activities
KAL
New
Language
Active
un oiseau
un hamster
Recall using j’ai with frère and
soeur. Model how to use it with
animals. E.g j’ai un chat
In pairs, using animal picture
cards, practise saying j’ai… turning
over random cards to generate
animal names. E.g j’ai un chat
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
 REGISTER: repeat same number of say in sequence – 13, 14, 15.
Evaluation
ON-LINE ACTIVITIES
www.linguafun.eu Click on les animaux Activities in 1ére
partie
Y3 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 4
Medway
Lesson four
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O3.3 Ask
and answer
questions
animal flashcards/cuddly toys, whiteboards, Singing French CD
Learning
Objective
To use j’ai to
say what
pets we
have.
To use je
n’ai pas to
express a
negative
response
To ask the
question astu des
animaux
Introduction/
Warm up
Join in with track 5
Singing French.
Hold up animal
flashcards/ cuddly
toys. Pupils should
respond with j’ai ….
Introduce je n’ai pas
de … and repeat the
activity with them
saying je n’ai pas de
… if you shake your
head while showing
the object.
Activities
Introduce the phrase je n’ai pas
d’animaux guess the meaning!
Learn the phrase as-tu des
animaux using body percussion to
help internalise it. Ask chorally as
a class and get individuals to
respond with j’ai ..or je n’ai pas
de ....
Model a #talk wall on the board
using simple pictures of 3 dogs, 2
cats and a fish with a line through
it.
Show them how to include
numbers j’ai 3 chiens et 2 chats.
Je n’ai pas de poisson.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Plenary/
consolidation
Get them to
create their own
talk walls
including
brother and
sisters if they
can.
KAL
New
Language
Active
et
As-tu des
animaux?
ON-LINE ACTIVITIES
www.linguafun.eu Click on les animaux Activities in 1ére partie
http://www.leclubfrancais.co.uk/babelzone/frenchpages/gamezone
french.htm
Click on animal memory game and animal name game down the
bottom – may need to teach a few extra animals
Evaluation
Y3 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 4
Medway
Lesson five
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O3.3
Ask and
answer
questions
large puppet, finger puppets
Learning
Objective
To revise all
Q&A
Introduction/
Warm up
Use a large puppet
to role play all the Q
& A covered so far.
Ça va ?
Comment tu
t’appelles?
Quel âge as-tu?
As-tu des frères ou
des soeurs?
As-tu des animaux?
Activities
Ensure all vocabulary and phrases
are on display or available to each
pair. In pairs, using finger puppets
practise all the questions and
answers. Make up personal info to
vary responses and make it more
fun! Create mini talk walls for the
puppets.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Ask questions during the register
 Play where am I?# With the first 2 lines of the rhyme at any moment
during the day.
Evaluation
Plenary/
consolidation
Present these
role plays to the
class.
ON-LINE ACTIVITIES
KAL
New
Language
Passive
Active
Y3 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 4
Medway
Lesson six
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O3.1
Perform
finger
rhymes
and sing
songs
L3.2 Read
aloud a
familiar
sentence,
rhyme or
poem.
scrap paper, pens, sellotape, sound file from Medway Website, IWB files
Learning
Objective
Introduction/
Warm up
To learn the Ask each child
rhyme ‘Deux to make little
birds for each
petits
finger (wrap a
Oiseaux’
piece of paper
around, fix and
mark on a beak)
Activities
*Learn the rhyme line by line using the
sound file from the Medway Website, IWB
file or by singing it yourself.
Ensure the finger gestures convey meaning
as well.
Wiggle and fly away at correct times.
*Give the pupils text cards (downloadable)
and ask them to arrange them in the correct
order or use the IWB file activity. Sing
through together to check the order.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Sing at every available opportunity
Evaluation
Plenary/
consolidation
Play #where
am I? Start
saying the
rhyme and
stop at random
points getting
the class to
continue
alone.
ON-LINE ACTIVITIES
KAL
New
Language
Passive
Active
Song lyrics