Y3 French Lesson Plans – Term 1
Lesson one
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O3.1 sing
songs
O3.2 listen,
identify
phonemes,
speak clearly
O3.4 repeat
words, use
physical
response
IU3.4 view
video
Early Start video part 1
Learning
Objective
Learn
greetings
culture;
Say ‘Guten
Tag”, ‘Guten
Morgen”.
Introduction/
Warm up
*#Can do around
the class
Activities
* Teach words ‘Guten Tag and
‘Guten Morgen” using #standard
repetition strategies
* Watch video clip and discuss.
* Activity 1: pupils move around the
class greeting each other and the
teacher to see how many ‘Guten
Tag and ‘Guten Morgen can be
collected in one minute.
* Activity 2: teacher says word,
pupils respond with action i.e. wave
for Guten Tag, thumbs up for Guten
Morgen. Then reverse, the teacher
prompts with an action (wave or
thumbs up) and the pupils respond
with the words Guten Tag or Guten
Morgen.
* Activity 3: paired pupils repeat
activity 2 taking turns to mime.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES



Repeat for register daily
Repeat whenever seeing pupils
Repeat with other adults
Evaluation
D:\533576732.doc
Plenary/
consolidation
* Sing “Guten
Morgen” from
cassette
“Learning
German through
songs”.
New
Language
Pronunciati Passive
Classroom
on of
instructions
German
words in
this lesson
Active
is very
Guten Tag
phonetic.
Guten
Morgen
KAL
Y3 French Lesson Plans – Term 1
Lesson two
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O3.1 sing
songs
O3.2 listen,
speak clearly
O3.3 ask and
answer
questions
O3.4 repeat
words, use
physical
response
Early Start video part 1; Flashcards (faces); Whiteboards/pens
Learning
Objective
Revise
greetings
Learn:
‘Wie geht’s?’
Mir geht’s
gut/ sehr gut/
nicht gut/
schlecht/
Es geht so
Introduction/
Warm up
Sing “Guten Morgen”
whilst swinging arms
Activities
* Introduce ‘Wie geht’s?’
Mir geht’s gut/ nicht gut/ schlecht/
using flashcards and #standard
repetition strategies.
* Teacher models actions for each
phrase (i.e.) two thumbs up for Mir
geht’s sehr gut one for gut, etc.
* Activity 1: teacher mimes action,
pupils record face on whiteboard
and show.
* Activity 2: Pupils mime and
teacher says phrase and reverse,
teacher mimes and pupils say
phrase.
* Activity 3: #True or false - teacher
shows flashcard and says phrase,
pupils repeat phrase ONLY if
correct
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES



Include in register greetings.
Play # 007 in spare time.
Could use Wie geht’s? as a question when checking understanding in any subject.
Evaluation
D:\533576732.doc
Plenary/
consolidation
Teach and sing
song Guten
Morgen und wir
geht’s?’
KAL
Recognise
? and
negatives
*German
words are
negated by
using the
word
“nicht”
placed in
front of the
adjective.
New
Language
Passive
Classroom
instructions
Active
Wie
geht’s ?
Mir geht’s
gut/sehr
gut/nicht
gut/schlec
ht
Y3 French Lesson Plans – Term 1
Lesson three
Resources/preparation:
Framework
Learning
refs
Objective
O3.1 sing
Learn
songs
numbers 0
O3.2 listen,
to 12
speak clearly
O3.4 repeat
words
Flashcards (numbers),
Introduction/
Warm up
Play #Fruit Salad
with “Wie geht’s?
terms.
Activities
* Watch video clip
* Use flashcards and chant
numbers, pupils repeat.
* Sing numbers to #Frere Jacques
* Play #007.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES






P.E. warm up, getting into groups of (German) numbers.
Answer register as a number.
Numeracy – simple calculations using numbers 0-12.
Numeracy warm up #Play your cards right.
The songs and #Noughts and Crosses are good time fillers.
Play #Bingo.
Evaluation
D:\533576732.doc
Plenary/
consolidation
Play #Elevens
KAL
New
Language
Eins, zwei,
drei, vier,
fünf,
sechs,
sieben,
acht, neun,
zehn, elf,
zwölf.
Y3 French Lesson Plans – Term 1
Lesson four
Resources/preparation:
Early Start video part 1; Flashcards (numbers), digit cards
Framework
Learning
refs
Objective
O3.1 sing
Reinforce
songs
numbers 0
O3.2 listen, to 12
speak clearly
O3.4 repeat
words
Introduction/
Warm up
* Sing numbers to
#Frere Jacques or
#London’s Burning.
* #Mexican wave
* #Fruit Stall
Activities
* Use flashcards and question
‘Wieviel?’ to elicit responses.
* Play #Elevens
*Model mathematical vocabulary
and make a simple addition
together on the board. In pairs the
pupils should use digit cards to
create simple addition calculations
and say them out loud.
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES






P.E. warm up, getting into groups of (French) numbers.
Answer register as a number.
Numeracy – simple calculations using numbers 0-12.
Numeracy warm up #Play your cards right.
The songs and #Noughts and Crosses are good time fillers.
Play #Bingo.
Evaluation
D:\533576732.doc
Plenary/
consolidation
Write a few
calculations on
the board and
say together.
Ask the class to
share a few that
they made up
themselves.
KAL
t.
New
Language
Passive
Wieviel?
Active
Eins, zwei,
drei, vier,
fünf,
sechs,
sieben,
acht, neun,
zehn, elf,
zwölf
Y3 French Lesson Plans – Term 1
Lesson five
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O3.1 identify
rhyming
words, sing
finger
rhymes
O3.2 listen,
speak clearly
O3.3 recall
vocabulary,
ask and
answer
questions
O3.4 repeat
words,
remember a
sequence of
words
Dice, cuddly toy, finger puppets; Early Start video part 1
Learning
Objective
To ask the
question Wie
heisst du?
To say Ich
heisse …
Introduction/
Warm up
* Using dice, throw
two numbers, add
together. Aim to
make as many
addition calculations
as possible in two
minutes.
* Watch video clip
Activities
*Chant ‘Wie heisst du?’ a few times
using body percussion to internalise
the rhythm of the phrase.
* Display it on the board. Ask the
class to ask the question all together..
Walk around the class replying to a
few confident pupils “Ich heisse …
Frau Kelly, und du…? Model a
response for them either Ich heisse ..
or just their name. When most of the
pupils have introduced themselves in
this way to you, do it again, this time
they turn to their neighbour and say,
“Ich heisse…Und du?” Then give
each child a finger puppet and get
them to repeat the exercise using a
variety of names (German ones from
board or nonsense names if they
prefer).
*learn and sing to a song
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES



Answer register using Ich heisse …
Play #WILDFIRE.
Play #WILDFIRE extension.
Evaluation
D:\533576732.doc
Plenary/
consolidation
Throw a cuddly
toy around the
room. When a
child catches
the toy
everyone asks
Wie heisst du?
The child
holding the toy
replies Ich
heisse … or
with just their
own name
depending on
how confident
they are.
KAL
New
Language
Passive
Active
Wie heisst
du? Ich
heisse,…und
du ?
Y3 French Lesson Plans – Term 1
Lesson six
Resources/preparation:
Framework
refs
O3.2 listen,
identify
phonemes,
speak clearly
O3.3 recall
vocabulary,
ask and
answer
questions
O3.4 repeat
words,
remember a
sequence of
words
Early Start video Part 1, digit cards, quoits
Learning
Objective
To ask the
questions
Wie alt bist
du? To say
Ich bin...
Introduction/
Warm up
Stand up and march
on the spot. To the
beat of the army
marching tune all
chant Wie heisse
du? Pupils take in in
turns to come
forward and say Ich
heisse … in the
same tune or just
chant their name a
few times in the
same tune.
Activities
*Watch video clip. Reinforce with
repetition.
*using sets of digit cards give ach
pupil a card. They should go
round asking everyone their age to
find the others with the same card.
Disqualify anyone speaking
English or showing their card!
EMBEDDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES



Ask Wie alt bist du? During the register.
Play #WILDFIRE.
Play #WILDFIRE extension.
Evaluation
D:\533576732.doc
Plenary/
consolidation
*Play #Pass the
parcel
KAL
New
Language
Passive
Classroom
instructions
Active
Wie alt bist
du?
Ich bin..
Numbers
1-20