Y4 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 3
Medway
Lesson one
Resources/preparation: flashcards for compass directions, p.24 Early Start on OHT and IWB for labelling map
of France.
Framework
Learning
Introduction/
Plenary/
New
Activities
KAL
refs
Objective
Warm up
consolidation
Language
Introduce au nord,
Show map of France on either
Pass the word
Active:
To use
O4.2 – listen compass
au sud, à l’est, à
OHT or whiteboard. Children
parcel game
Au nord,
for specific
match up labels to cities. Say a
with flashcards
au sud, à
directions to l’ouest, showing
words and
flashcards. Display
direction and children respond with in the bag.
l’est, à
describe
phrases
card around the
the name of a city.
l’ouest.
where cities room and play 007
are located
game.
Play Fruit Salad
Passive:
L4.3 – read
words aloud
and
pronounce
them
accurately
on a map.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Register: names of four compass directions.
Numeracy/ PE/ Geography- revision of compass points.
Evaluation
ICT LINKS
www.linguafun.eu Click on Où habites-tu? for map of
france
Additional map of France:
www.allfrenchhotels.com/images/france_map.gif
IWB La France Map – label cities
Y4 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 3
Medway
Lesson Two
Resources/preparation: map of France (Interactive or real), flashcards for compass directions, and class set of atlases.
Framework
refs
O4.2 – listen
for specific
words and
phrases
L4.3 – read
some familiar
words and
phrases
aloud and
pronounce
them
accurately.
Learning
Objective
To reinforce
compass
directions to
describe
where cities
are located
on a map.
Introduction/
Warm up
Splat game
using
flashcards.
Activities
Display map of France again with some
labelled cities.
Revise au nord, au sud, à l’est, à l’ouest.
Teacher to model phrase, e.g. Paris est à
l’est de Calais, etc.
In mixed ability pairs children practise using
the map of France. Use atlases to find a
large town in France and give directions to
partner.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Register : compass directions
Numeracy/ PE – directions
Evaluation
Plenary/
consolidation
Each pair to
present their
ideas to
another pair
using large
map of France
and
flashcards.
KAL
New
Language
Active
au nord,
au sud, à
l’est, à
l’ouest.
Passive
ICT LINKS
www.linguafun.eu Click on Où habites-tu? for map of
france
Map of France
www.allfrenchhotels.com/images/france_map.gif
IWB La France
Y4 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 3
Medway
Lesson three
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O4.2
memorise
and present
a short
spoken text
Find Me’ game either on OHT or IWB. Classroom object flashcards from Year 3 plans.
Learning
Objective
To reinforce
compass
directions
Introduction/
Warm up
Display flashcards
around the
classroom. Identify
classroom objects
and directions, e.g.
‘c’est un cahier au
nord’.
O4.4
Ask and
answer
questions on
a topic
Plenary/
consolidation
Play noughts and crosses on OHT Trouvez la
or use powerpoint on CD. Children maison activity
in teams need to give directions to on IWB
square and say the name of the
classroom object.
Activities
Ask ‘quel objet?’
‘Le cahier s’il vous plaît..
Au nord, à droite etc’
Play in pairs on noughts and
crosses template.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Register: compass directions
Numeracy/ PE – directions
Evaluation
ICT LINKS
Noughts and crosses ppt
KAL
New
Language
Active
Y4 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 3
Medway
Lesson four
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O4.2 listen for
specific words
and phrases
O4.4 ask and
answer
questions on a
topic
IU 4.4 learn
about ways of
travelling to the
country
P.44 ‘Plan du Ville’ of Early Start on either IWB or OHT. P.24 map of France on OHT or IWB.
Learning
Objective
To learn
about ways
of travelling
to France
(Multicultural
link).
Introduction/
Warm up
Recap directions
from term 2.
Using IWB, direct a
‘man’ through the
roads of the map,
using directions
learnt previously. Or
done in pairs using
copy of Plan du Ville.
Activities
Show map of France and identify
where England is. Identify a route
from Medway to Paris and work
out distances using scales and
knowledge of how far it is across
the channel etc.
Geography: Looking at where France is in relation to other countries.
Numeracy: Distances in Km and miles between countries.
Evaluation
KAL
(Or use a Roamer,
and direct roamer
around a map)
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Plenary/
consolidation
In pairs, draw a
number on each
other’s back
partner has to
try to guess and
say the number
in French.
ICT Links
IWB trouvez la maison activity
New
Language
Active:
32 – 40
(quarante)
Y4 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 3
Medway
Lesson five
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O4.2 memorise
and present a
short spoken
text
O4.3 listen for
sounds, rhyme
and rhythm
O4.4 ask and
answer
questions on a
topic
L4.3 read some
familiar words
and phrases
aloud and
pronounce
them accurately
Early Start DVD, Chapter 8, Class set of number bond flashcards (multiples of 10)
Learning
Objective
I repeat and
recognise
the numbers
up to 30 and
then
numbers 40,
50, 60, 70,
80, 90 and
100.
NB. Please note
that numbers in
the 70s and 90s
work like this;
71 = 60+11
78= 60+18
95 = 80+15
Introduction/
Warm up
Revise numbers that
they already know 131.
Activities
Watch Early Start DVD, Chapter 8,
to help introduce the new vocab.
Reinforce the French number
system 70 = 60+10, 80 = 4x20 and
90 = 4x20+10.
Introduce new vocab. 50, 60, 70,
80, 90 and 100.
Practise with repetition strategies,
choosing from a variety of games:
# ‘Hot and Cold’
# 007
# Kim’s game with teacher versus
class- best out of five!
# number fans
# ‘Mad dash’
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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PE – Call numbers between 40 - 50, run to one end of the hall for odd numbers (10,
30, 50, 70, 90), the other end for even (20, 40, 60, 80, 100 numbers.
PE – ‘The Tortoise Race’ Early Start 2, page 83.
Numeracy: 10 x tables
PE: Put spots or flashcards on floor and run to called numbers.
Evaluation
Plenary/
consolidation
Give children
multiples of 10
cards (one
each). Children
to find their
complimentary
pair (bonds to
100, e.g. 40 +
60)
Child must keep
the card a
secret and only
communicate
verbally (in
French!)
E.g. J’ai 20
KAL
New
Language
Active
41 – 50
Cinquante,
60
(soixante)
70
(soixantedix)
80 (quatrevingts)
90 (quatrevingts-dix)
100 (cent)
ICT Links
www.linguafun.eu Click on Les nombres 32
– 41 and Les nombres 42 – 60 for various
activities introducing and revising numbers
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/language
sonline/french/sect25/index.htm
numbers 20 -100
Y4 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 3
Medway
Lesson six
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O4.3 listen for
sounds, rhyme
and rhythm
L4.3 read some
familiar words
and phrases
aloud and
pronounce
them accurately
IU 4.2 know
about some
aspects of
everyday life
and compare
them
Early Start2 DVD, class selection of Euros,
Learning
Objective
I can
recognise
Euro notes
and coins
values.
Introduction/
Warm up
Watch Early Start 2,
Chapter 9.
Activities
Ensure each child has a note or
coin and say;
‘Montrez-moi ... euros’
Discuss with the
Children hold up if they have that
children what they
amount in front of them. Invite a
had seen, what
child to take on the role of the
pictures did they see, teacher.
colours, etc.
Teacher to call out an amount,
Give a selection of
children to make that amount,
coins and notes to
progressively harder.
small groups, allow
time to familiarise
themselves with the
currency.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Singing French zero à cent CD track 21
Research the images found on the Euros.
Research what countries use the Euro.
PE – Play ‘Fruit Salad’, but using Euro values.
Evaluation
Plenary/
consolidation
Play ‘C’est
combien?’
(Early Start,
Page 91).
Draw or bring
up an object on
the board.
Teacher to
decide price,
children to
guess, teacher
to tell children
‘plus’ or ‘moins’,
until they guess
correctly.
KAL
Coinage
amounts
are same
as English,
e.g., 1, 2,
5, 10, 20,
50.
New
Language
Passive
Montrezmoi
Plus
Moins
Euro
Active
See key
pronunciati
on sounds
Early
start2 pg.
90.
ICT Links
IWB C’est combien? hidden prices activity
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Y4 French 30 minute Lesson Plans – Term 3