Schemes of Work
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Sue Cave has designed and created Smart notebook support files and accompanying detailed planning for a scheme of work to support the delivery of French in Key Stage 2. There is also a scheme of work for Mixed-Age classes and a Year 7 French Transition Project with lesson plans and classroom activity resources. To obtain the login and access these for FREE, please see the information in the PDFs below about how to provide evidence of the purchase of the referenced resources.You can also download an example of the files and accompanying lesson plans.
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French Scheme of Work for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6
There are enough planned lessons to teach one lesson a week in Years 3 - 6. The resources include:
- interactive whiteboard activities with sound files for all vocabulary items
- embedded 'Physical French Phonics' images with sound files
- templates for the classroom resources
- audio files for the scanned story books and rhymes read by native speakers
- accompanying workbooks to download
- phonics and knowledge mats
- learning recall activities at intervals throughout the scheme
The scheme of work for Years 3 - 5 is based on the language progression in the 'Catherine Cheater' Schemes of Work with additional material to meet the attainment targets of the KS2 Programme of Study. The scheme of work for Year 6 has been designed by Sue Cave. There is also a Fast-Track scheme for Years 5 and 6, if needed. All these lessons have been tried-and-tested in numerous primary schools and found to be effective with both specialist and non-specialist teachers.
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French Mixed-Age Scheme of Work
This scheme of work is suitable for classes in Key Stage 2 with mixed-age children from Years 3/4 and Years 5/6. There is a two-year cycle for each mixed-age group with enough lessons to teach a weekly lesson for four years. The resources include:
- interactive whiteboard activities with sound files for all vocabulary items
- embedded 'Physical French Phonics' images with sound files
- templates for the classroom resources
- audio files for the scanned story books and rhymes read by native speakers
- accompanying workbooks to download
- phonics and knowledge mats
- learning recall activities at intervals throughout the scheme
There is also a Fast-Track scheme for Years 5 and 6, if needed. To find out more, see the information below and the examples of the planning and resource files.
Purchase the embedded resources as a bundle at a discounted price here
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French Phonic Resources
These resources, created using 'Physical French Phonics', are available to anyone who can prove purchase of this resource. You will have access to Smartnotebook files with accompanying lesson plans for a series of lessons to teach some basic vocabulary, namely, colours, numbers, days of the week, months and animals. The vocabulary has been chosen to introduce the key sounds of French as well as introduce liaison, as described in 'Physical French Phonics'. In addition, there is a phonics frieze; phonics mats; interactive games and assessment activities. To find out more, see below for information and examples of some of the resources and plans.
Home Learning Lessons
Step-by-step lessons for independent learners leading to creative writing projects, see below and on Cave Languages YouTube channel.
Year 7 French Transition Project
This transition project is designed to review and consolidate prior learning in primary school in the first term of Year 7. There are detailed lesson plans with suggestions for language activities for which resource templates are provided. The plans are supported by Smart notebook files with interactive classroom activities. The teaching of phonics is embedded within the scheme and all the key 26 French sounds are systematically introduced. The KS3 Programme of Study attainment targets are referenced. There are sufficient lessons for a minimum of ten hours.
