French: Seasons - les quatre saisons Lesson 4

A West Sussex approach to a scheme of work
Half-Term: Y3/4 Spring B
Wk Fwk
Learning
Refs
Objectives
L3.1
4
Recognise some familiar
words in written form
Language
(En) hiver (shiver) in
winter
(Au) printemps (gesture
with arms to show plant
growing) – in spring
O3.2
O3.4
O4.2
O3.3
O3.1
O4.1
O3.3
L3.1
Recognise & respond to
sound patterns & words
Listen attentively and
understand
instructions…..
Listen for specific words
and phrases.
(En) été (gesture with arm
to show sun shining) – in
summer
(En) automne (gesture
with fingertips to show
leaves falling) – in autumn
Qui a un mois d’été? – who
has a summer month ? etc
Qui a un mois de
printemps ?
Qui a un mois d’automne ?
Qui a un mois d’hiver ?
C’est dans quelle saison? –
which season is it in ?
Perform simple
communicative tasks
using single words,
phrases & short
sentences
C’est……………… it is …
Listen & respond to
simple rhymes, stories &
songs
Memorise & present a
short spoken text
Au printemps
Petites feuilles
In spring, little leaves
En été
Grandes feuilles
In summer, big leaves
En automne
Tombent les feuilles
In autumn the leaves fall
En hiver
Plus de feuilles
In winter no more leaves
Perform simple
communicative
tasks………
Recognise familiar words
in written form
Subject: French: Seasons - les quatre saisons
Activities
Resources
Support /
Extension
1. Revise months from last lesson by playing
‘Flip the flashcard’. This can be done with
pictures respresenting each month, or written
words (or both – a picture for Y3, a word for
Y4.)
Word/picture cards
representing the months
Use picture cards for less able
children
2. Ask the children to name the 4 seasons in
English. Say the words in French. Put an action
to each one (see left) – ch copy.
3. Practise new vocabulary explaining how to
say ‘in the spring’ (au printemps) etc. Use
mood cards for variation.
Mood cards
4. Give each child a card representing a month
(word or picture). Display a heading on board
for each season. Ask ch eg. who has a summer
month? (Qui a un mois d’été ?) Ch come to
front and match up their month card to the
correct season.
Word/picture cards
representing the months
5. T calls out a month. Ch respond with the
action for the season.
6. Form a chain. Four children are the seasons.
The rest of the class have a month card. The
four seasons circulate round class whispering
their season repeatedly. Children who have a
month in that season say their month and join
up with them. Continue until there are no more
‘free’ children left.
Month cards
6. Learn a simple poem – see left. T reads first,
ch respond to familiar words (seasons). This
can then be acted out by the whole class, or
with four groups, each group saying and acting
out one ‘season’
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7. Play ‘Pass the Parcel’. A bag containing a
month card is passed round class/table to
music. When music stops ch holding bag takes
out card, says month and says what season it
is in
Encourage Y4/more able ch to
respond with sentence ‘C’est
en hiver, c’est en automne,
etc.
Peer support
www.leclubfrancais.co.uk/
babelzone
Bag or envelope, month
cards
Suitable music, CD player
This could be ‘Octobre,
automne’
Or for more able/Y4
‘Octobre, c’est en automne.
A West Sussex approach to a scheme of work
Half-Term: Y3/4 Spring B
Wk Fwk
Learning
Refs
Objectives
Language
Subject: French: Seasons - les quatre saisons
Activities
Resources
Support /
Extension
Opportunities for reinforcement / cross-curricular work: KAL:
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This poem is also available as a simple rap, together with linked activities on
www.leclubfrancais.co.uk/babelzone
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Imitate pronunciation of sounds
Recognise that languages describe familiar things differently
LLS:
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Use mental associations to help remember words
Plan and prepare for a language activity
Use actions and rhymes to aid memorization
Use gestures to show they udnerstand