Learning objective
- To apply new vocabulary to write sentences about birthdays.
Success criteria
- I can identify similarities and differences between children’s
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National curriculum
Languages
Pupils should be taught to:
- Present
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the children into pairs and ask the children if they can remember how to ask somebody when their birthday is and how to answer. Explain to the children that they need to ask each other when their birthday is using the question below. Ask the children to find a different partner and ask them…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the knowledge organiser to source language for creating a wish list; could write the first part of the sentence and not extend it; could work with a partner.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could create an extended wish list and present this to a peer and/or the class verbally, starting the sentence with pour mon anniversaire je voudrais – I would like, using the correct indefinite article and a range of nouns.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining similarities and differences between birthdays
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Vocabulary and translations
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mon anniversaire
my birthday
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joyeux anniversaire
happy birthday
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In this unit
Assessment - French Y3/4 (B): Birthday Celebrations
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: Numbers 1-31
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 2: Months of the year
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 3: Seasons and dates
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 4: Celebrating a French birthday
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 5: Birthdays in France