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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 3: Shapes of different colours and sizes in French

Learning French words for size adjectives and describing shapes using both size and colour. Matching descriptive captions to corresponding images and completing a tangram puzzle.

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Learning objective

To describe shapes by their size and colour.

Success criteria

I can describe shapes using a colour and

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before or at the start of this lesson, you may want to recap with the children what nouns and adjectives are in English. Use the Presentation: Shapes and colours to remind the children how to describe a simple shape (circle, square, rectangle, triangle) using a colour adjective (red, green, yellow, blue). You are checking that…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could focus on one shape and describe using different colours and/or sizes. This will reduce the cognitive load of too much vocabulary. May need repeated actions to accompany vocabulary and to aid recall. May need word mats with images to support vocabulary recognition.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could complete the extension tangram activity.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: being able to show understanding by

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Vocabulary and translations

un cercle

a circle
un triangle

a triangle

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In this unit

Assessment - French Y3: French adjectives of colour, size and shape

Lesson 1: Colours in French

Lesson 2: Shapes and colours in French

Lesson 3: Shapes of different colours and sizes in French

Lesson 4: Using shapes like the French artist, Matisse

Lesson 5: In the style of the French artist, Matisse

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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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