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Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 2: Pencils and things in the French classroom

Understanding that every French noun is either 'masculine' or 'feminine' and that gender affects the form of the word for the indefinite article - 'un' or 'une'. Using games to learn the French names for common classroom items.

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Learning objective

To name school bag objects and recognise if they are masculine or feminine.

Success criteria

I can spot whether a noun is masculine

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National curriculum

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Class commands to remind the children of the command vocabulary that they learned in the previous lesson, French, Year 3, In a French classroom, Lesson 1: Follow the French teacher.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could have a reduced list of words as appropriate, focusing on these items in each game. They may require either peer or adult support to recall and pronounce vocabulary accurately.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could be challenged to ‘be the teacher’ and lead an activity; should be able to create longer phrases naming multiple items.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: their ability to identify correctly masculine

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Vocabulary and translations

un crayon

a pencil
un taille-crayon

a pencil sharpener

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In this unit

Assessment - French Y3: In a French classroom

Lesson 1: Follow the French teacher

Lesson 2: Pencils and things in the French classroom

Lesson 3: To have or have not in the French classroom

Lesson 4: School bag French detectives

Lesson 5: In my French bag

Originally created by:

Belinda Dean

French specialist

Belinda has been a French and Spanish teacher based in Bath for more than 15 years. She has delivered a range of courses for teachers and PGCE students and is particularly passionate about weaving language, culture and global learning across the curriculum. Having…

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