Pupils needing extra support: rehearse sections of the song in a small group focussing on the number words only, supporting with fingers for counting; begin with 1-6 from the previous week and adding on 7-9 and 10-12 as they begin to repeat with more confidence.

Pupils working at greater depth: challenge them to devise and play their own lotto, noughts and crosses or ‘guess my number’ style game to rehearse numbers 1-12 (see ‘During the week’).

• Get the children to write and the number words for one to 12 on card, decorate them and display on large red circles or balloons, to hang like cherries.
• Make an earworm of the song Un, deux, trois, nous irons au bois, and hum the tune while the children are lining up, or during transition times.
• Write the figures 1-12 on the board in a 3 x 3 grid to make a noughts and crosses board. Teams win the square by naming the French number word.
• Get the children to answer the register by counting in sequence so the first person says un, the second deux and so on.