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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: Days of the week in French

Learning the days of the week in French to the tune of ‘Camptown Races’. Practising French cursive handwriting and making a lift-the-flap week planner.

Learning objective

To say the days of the week in French.

Success criteria

I can say the days of the week.
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Organise the children to stand in a circle and then hand a ball to a pupil to start the game. This child will say un – one, then pass the ball to the next child, who will say deux – two, and so on until the children reach trente-et-un – thirty-one. Repeat several times, using a timer to see…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

May need support to fold and accurately cut the calendar.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Challenge them to create the calendar and add the days of the week without tracing the words, referring to the unit Knowledge Organiser: French – Y4 Numbers, calendars and birthdays if needed; they may wish to research words for daily activities to add to their calendar.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: saying all the days of the

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Vocabulary and translations

les jours de la semaine

the days of the week
la semaine

the week

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In this unit

Assessment - French Y4: Numbers, calendars and birthdays

Lesson 1: Learning numbers 1-31 in French

Lesson 2: Days of the week in French

Lesson 3: Months of the year in French

Lesson 4: Seasons and dates in French

Lesson 5: Celebrating a French birthday

Originally created by:

Simone Haughey

French specialist

Previously a generalist Primary teacher for 12 years, Simone now specialises in Languages. She is MFL Consultant and Languages Teacher at Robin Hood Primary. Her work with Mandarin Chinese resulted in the IoE Confucius Institute for Schools awarding her school with Confucius Classroom…

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