Unit 2: French adjectives of colour, size and shape
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Unit 2: French adjectives of colour, size and shape
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Listen carefully to build correct sequences of three to four blocks.
- Show understanding by correctly identifying a described shape, drawing it in the air or pointing on the board.
- Recognise cognates.
- Use please and thank you.
- Listen carefully to instructions.
- Describe some of the shapes in their work using language of colour, size or shape.
- Listen and then select the correct decoration according to its colour.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 1: French greetings with puppets
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Colours in French
- To recognise and name colour words.
Lesson 2: Shapes and colours in French
- To describe shapes by their colour.
Lesson 3: Shapes of different colours and sizes in French
- To describe shapes by their size and colour.
Lesson 4: Using shapes like the French artist, Matisse
- To understand and recognise what are cognates and near cognates.
Lesson 5: In the style of the French artist, Matisse
- To follow instructions in French.
Key skills
Key knowledge
Related content
Resources
Unit resources
French
Knowledge organiser: French Y3 – Adjectives of colour, size and shape
Knowledge organiser for the Year 3 unit, Adjectives of colour, shape and size.
Other
French phonics videos: Y3 Adjectives of colour, size and shape
Phoneme practice for sounds used in this unit.
French
Vocabulary display: French adjectives of colour, size and shape
A display version of the key vocabulary from the French adjectives of colour, size and shape unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Art and design
‘Pupils should be taught
- about great artists, architects and designers in history.’
See 'National curriculum - Art and design key stages 1 and 2'.