French Medium Term Planning Autumn Term
Cycle
1
Theme
Britain since 1930 /
Lifestyles and cultures
MFL Links
World War Two (role of France in the war, Vichy,
Resistance, countries involved)
MFL (discrete)
French Festivals – Le Tousaint + Christmas
School days in France – timings, uniform etc
Café culture
Healthy eating – food and drink
Keeping teeth healthy
Year 6 –
Greetings (Allo, salut, a
bientot)
Numbers 40-60
Classroom objects (label
objects / posters)
Festivals – Christmas and
Beaujolais Nouveau (Nov)
Time
Alphabet and sounds
Year 5 –
Geography (France in
Europe/main features France)
Greetings
Numbers 0-12
Classroom language – plural
instructions
Name
Christmas/Le Tousaint (All
Saints Day)
Alphabet and sounds
Unit (SOW)
Unit 1:
Greetings
Numbers 0-12
Classroom instructions
Classroom language
Name
Unit 2:
Alphabet and sounds
Unit 5:
Numbers 40-60
Time
Unit 6 (QCA)
European countries
French towns
Unit 8 (QCA):
Festivals
Food, drink
French Medium Term Planning Autumn Term
Cycle
2
Theme
Tudors / Biscuits
MFL Links
Family – 1st and 3rd person / Family trees /
relationships
I am wearing / He/she is wearing
Clothes
Colours
Physical descriptions (using portraits for
example)
Dance instructions in French
MFL (discrete)
Tasting and giving opinions
Cooking – ingredients, quantities, limited
instructions
Year 6 –
Greetings (Allo, salut, a
bientot)
Numbers 40-60
Classroom objects (label
objects / posters)
Festivals – Christmas and
Beaujolais Nouveau (Nov)
Time
Alphabet and sounds
Year 5 –
Geography (France in
Europe/main features France)
Greetings
Numbers 0-12
Classroom language – plural
instructions
Name
Christmas/Le Tousaint (All
Saints Day)
Alphabet and sounds
Unit (SOW)
Unit 1:
Greetings
Numbers 0-12
Classroom instructions
Classroom language
Name
Unit 2:
Alphabet and sounds
Unit 3:
Colours
Expressing a preference
Family members
Unit 5:
Numbers 40-60
Time
Unit 6 (QCA)
European countries
French towns
Unit 8 (QCA):
Festivals
Food and drink
Unit 9 (QCA):
Likes and dislikes
PE instructions
Unit 10:
Clothes
French Medium Term Planning Spring Term
Cycle
1
Theme
Rivers / Flatford
MFL Links
Chart the journey of some French rivers
River wildlife
Activities you can do on a river (boating,
swimming, fishing etc)
MFL (discrete)
Wild animals (birds, fish, mice etc)
Colours to describe
Pond dipping – creating a key with French names
on it
J’ai vu – to report back on findings
Leisure activities (walking, cycling, drawing etc)
Map reading, compass directions, normal
directions (turn right etc)
Year 6 –
Classroom language – I’ve
forgotten etc..
Festivals – January 6th +
Easter
Birthdays – asking and
answering
Numbers 61-79
Alphabet and sounds
Year 5 –
Numbers 13-21
Festivals – New Year +
Easter
Alphabet and sounds
I live in (village and country)
Age
Classroom language – singular
instructions
Unit (SOW)
Unit 1:
Classroom language
(instructions continue)
Unit 2:
Alphabet and sounds
Numbers 13-21
I live in
Age
Unit 3:
Colours
Unit 4:
Festivals
Unit 5:
Birthdays
Unit 6 (QCA):
Points of the compass
Unit 8 (QCA):
Festivals
Unit 11 (QCA):
Ask, give and understand
directions
French Medium Term Planning Spring Term
Cycle
2
Theme
Hats / Gymnastics
(functional use of limbs)
MFL Links
Colours / size / cost / descriptive adjectives
Occupations / Sports – who would wear this hat?
Expressing preferences and giving opinions
MFL (discrete)
Parts of the body
Giving instructions (jump, balance, etc)
Recounting what has been done (j’ai…….)
Year 6 –
Classroom language – I’ve
forgotten etc….
Festivals – January 6th +
Easter
Birthdays – asking and
answering
Numbers 61-79
Alphabet and sounds
Year 5 –
Numbers 13-21
Festivals – New Year +
Easter
Alphabet and sounds
I live in (village and country)
Age
Classroom language – singular
instructions
Unit (SOW)
Unit 1:
Classroom language
(instructions continue)
Unit 2:
Alphabet and sounds
Numbers 13-21
I live in
Age
Unit 3:
Date
Colours
Unit 4:
Festivals
Unit 5:
Birthdays
Unit 8 (QCA):
Festivals
Money
Unit 9 (QCA):
Names of sports
Parts of the body
Likes and dislikes
Unit 10 (QCA):
Clothes
French Medium Term Planning Summer Term
Cycle
1
Theme
The history of Little
Brickhill
MFL Links
Parts of the house
Buildings in a town
Road (roundabout / traffic lights etc). Revisit
directions
Extend I live in to include j’habite dans une
maison à………….’
MFL (discrete)
Year 5 –
Festivals - Bastille day
Numbers 22-40
Date (day and month)
Alphabet and sounds
Pets
Year 6 –
Café/Food/Drink
Festivals – Joan of Arc
festival (May time)
Numbers 80-100
Alphabet and sounds
Unit (SOW)
Unit 1:
Classroom language
Unit 2:
I live in…
Alphabet and sounds
Unit 3:
Numbers 22-31
Months and date
Unit 4:
Numbers to 40
Pets
Unit 8 (QCA):
Festivals
Food, drink
Unit 11 (QCA):
Ask, give and understand
directions
Names of places in a town
French Medium Term Planning Summer Term
Cycle
2
Theme
Mountains / Kingswood
(sports)
MFL Links
Add Alps / Pyrenees to French maps
Mountain sports / equipment needed
European countries revisited
Weather and seasons
MFL (discrete)
Sports done in Kingswood
Seaside vocabulary / seaside clothes etc
Weather and seasons
Transport
Year 6 –
Café/Food/Drink
Festivals – Joan of Arc
festival (May time)
Numbers 80-100
Alphabet and sounds
Year 5 –
Festivals - Bastille day
Numbers 22-40
Date (day and month)
Alphabet and sounds
Pets
Unit (SOW)
Unit 1:
Classroom language
Unit 2:
Weather
Alphabet and sounds
Unit 3:
Numbers 22-31
Months and date
Unit 4:
Numbers to 40
Pets
Unit 5:
Seasons
Unit 8 (QCA):
Festivals
Food, drink
Unit 10 (QCA):
Clothes