Delivering a progression in French earning is an important part of the life and work of our school. Within the Madras Cluster, we have an agreement on how to develop French across all our schools to ensure that the P7s leaving will have the same experience and learning so that there will be a common starting point in S1.
In 2023-24, all children in P1-7 will focus on these areas:
In P1-4, the focus will be on vocabulary and grammar points will be discussed as they arise but not be a main focus. P5-7 will be specifically taught the grammar points and will work towards being able to apply these in a short oral or written sentence or conversation and to identify them in an oral or written text.
Some of the resources and vocabulary we will be using in school are shared below for staff and parents to access. Please check any links to Youtube before they are used with children as adverts can vary.
Familiar Stories Read in French (linked to our Topics)
Weather
Pets
A guide to animals and pets in French
Sentence starters:
Avez-vous un animal de compagnie?
Oui j’ai..
Non, je n’ai pas d’animal de compagnie.
Alphabet
P5-7: aim is for children to recite the alphabet
P1-4 will not work on the alphabet as they are still learning to spell phonetically and it could prove confusing.
Colours
Colour Song (contains key vocab)
Guide to making French adjectives agree with the noun they describe
Classroom Routines
Calendar/Birthdays
Conversation about Birthday Party
Sentence Starters:
C’est quand votre anniversaire?
C’est quand toi anniversaire?
Mon anniversaire est le..
Bon anniversaire!
In addition to the above, children in P5-7 will also work on these areas:
