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Useful resources to download

Please feel free to download, adapt and use the following:

Assessment

Excel Teacher Monitoring Template for KS2 MFL Attainment Targets 2017Microsoft Excel file, size: 19.2KBKS2 French Skills Overview by Year GroupMicrosoft Word file, size: 18.9KBKey Stage 2 Programme of Study September 2013Microsoft Word file, size: 17.4KBOverview of statements for suggested stages of MFL attainment targets 2016 v3Microsoft Word file, size: 33.4KBPlan Assess ProgressPDF file, size: 1.4MBTeacher Monitoring Template for KS2 MFL attainment targets 2016 v3Microsoft Word file, size: 32KB

Policies and Reports

Examples of Primary MFL School PoliciesMicrosoft Word file, size: 123.5KBFrench Reports Years 3 - 6 - learning statements and descriptorsMicrosoft Word file, size: 22.6KBPrimary Languages - School Self-Audit Tool 2019PDF file, size: 198.8KBTransition information languages KS2-3Microsoft Word file, size: 16KB

Teaching and Learning

A French take-home bag of activitiesPDF file, size: 200.9KBAction Research Project Report - Word Class ActionsPDF file, size: 528.3KBActions for word classesPDF file, size: 202.1KBFrench Partitive article flow chartPDF file, size: 319KBFrench Spontaneous Conversation awardMicrosoft Word file, size: 72.6KBFrench definite article flow chartPDF file, size: 316.4KBFrench word order cardsPDF file, size: 310.9KBGrammar MovesPDF file, size: 1.2MBKS2 Suggested French Grammar and Key Feature ContentPDF file, size: 134.8KBLanguage detective reward cardsPDF file, size: 197.6KBLanguages spoken by class door displayPDF file, size: 323.4KBOrganising a French BreakfastPDF file, size: 537.9KB

Primary MFL Updates

Monthly updates with useful information about what is happening locally and nationally. If you would like to receive these regularly by email, please contact me.

2020-21

January 2021Microsoft Word file, size: 16.2KBNovember-December 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 15.3KBOctober 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 15.9KBSeptember 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 16.3KB

2019-20

July 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 14.5KBJune 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 15KBMay 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 15.6KBApril 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 14.7KBMarch 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 17.3KBFebruary 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 14.2KBJanuary 2020Microsoft Word file, size: 17.4KBNovember-December 2019Microsoft Word file, size: 15.8KBOctober 2019Microsoft Word file, size: 15KBSeptember 2019Microsoft Word file, size: 15.9KB

2018-19

July 2019Microsoft Word file, size: 14.8KBJune 2019Microsoft Word file, size: 15.3KBMay 2019Microsoft Word file, size: 15.8KBMarch-April 2019Microsoft Word file, size: 16.9KBFebruary 2019Microsoft Word file, size: 16.4KBJanuary 2019Microsoft Word file, size: 15.6KBNovember-December 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 15.7KBOctober 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 15.2KBSeptember 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 15.6KB

2017-18

July 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 14.4KBJune 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 14.1KBMay 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 14.3KBApril 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 14.5KBMarch 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 15.5KBFebruary 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 14.9KBJanuary 2018Microsoft Word file, size: 14.1KBNovember-December 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 14.2KBOctober 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 15.2KBSeptember 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 15.3KB

2016-17

July 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 16.2KBJune 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 14.6KBMay 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 15.8KBApril 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 13.8KBMarch 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 14.1KBFebruary 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 14.2KBJanuary 2017Microsoft Word file, size: 16KBNovember-December 2016Microsoft Word file, size: 16.1KBOctober 2016Microsoft Word file, size: 44KBSeptember 2016Microsoft Word file, size: 16.5KB

2015-16

July 2016Microsoft Word file, size: 15.4KBJune 2016Microsoft Word file, size: 16.4KBApril-May 2016Microsoft Word file, size: 16.8KBMarch 2016Microsoft Word file, size: 18.1KBFebruary 2016Microsoft Word file, size: 17.1KBJanuary 2016Microsoft Word file, size: 15.8KBNovember-December 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 17.6KBOctober 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 14.8KBSeptember 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 15.7KB

2014-15

July 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 15KBJune 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 15.4KBMay 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 14.9KBApril 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 15.4KBMarch 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 15.4KBFebruary 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 15.6KBJanuary 2015Microsoft Word file, size: 15.6KBNovember-December 2014Microsoft Word file, size: 16.2KBOctober 2014Microsoft Word file, size: 15.7KBSeptember 2014Microsoft Word file, size: 15.9KB

Recommended sites and blogs

An association which supports the teaching of languages in all sectors
Association for Language Learning

A very interesting blog about teaching languages in primary schools
changing-phase.blogspot.com

Lots of free teaching resources
TES Resources

Join this closed Facebook group for great ideas
Facebook Languages in Primary Schools

Links to interesting resources and information online

January 2021

J'aime chanter songs - free download
Brilliant Publications

Oak National Academy Online KS2 Spanish Lessons
Oak National Academy

Oak National Academy Online KS2 French Lessons
Oak National Academy

Free online Primary MFL Hub meeting for ALL members 25th February 4.00pm
PHOrum

ALL Language World Conference 12th and 13th March
ALL

French cultural calendar links
Polly Glot languages

Free access to magazines for young learners of French
Milan Jeunesse

Video of tradition - la galette des rois
BBC Bitesize KS2

Year of the Ox - education pack
British Council

December 2020

Videos Simple Christmas Songs in French
YouTube Madame Cantin

Simple Spanish Christmas Songs
Vamonos

Simple French Nativity Story with audio also in Spanish
YouTube Primary Languages Network

French Christmas Song Playlist
YouTube Madame Birtwistle

Advent Calendar - a festive greeting in a different language every day
Coffee Break Languages

November 2020

World Nursery Rhyme Week - Spanish
Kidslingo

World Nursery Rhyme Week - French
Kidslingo

French teachers day - free online webinars 28th November
Institut francais

Primary French - free online webinars 26th November
Institut francais

Free CLIL lesson plans and resources
Elapse

Online Christmas Festival - 10th December
Lingotot

Foreign Language Christmas Card Competition
Routes into Languages

Christmas traditions in the German classroom - free webinar 1st December
Goethe Institute

Find out about the Arsenal Double Club German Resources
Arsenal Double Club

CLIL Mondays - free webinars
Aston University

British Council free webinar - Languages for All: how do we get there? 16th November
British Council

October 2020

Free online Primary MFL Hub meeting for ALL members 11th November 4.15pm
PHOrum

Languages Show Live - online and free
Languages Show Live

ALL Primary Languages Conference Online - 17th October 2020
ALL PL Conference

New BBC KS2 Bitesize - French, Spanish, Mandarin
BBC KS2 Bitesize

September 2020

ALL Primary Languages Conference Online - 17th October 2020
ALL PL Conference

Free MOOC Primary MFL - October
University of Southampton and Essex

Online School Activities
Institut Francais

Database of free MFL CPD webinars
ALL London

European Day of Languages Free Online Festival
Lingotot

No singing, no problem
PLN Podcast

Managing Choral Speaking
Changing Phase Blog

French Film Festival UK Schools
French Film Festival

Tour de France Resources
Nattalingo

September Seminar - Fun Ways to teach German Syntax and Grammar
Goethe Institute

Tour de France Resources
Madame Birtwistle

October Seminar - German Rhythm and Songs in a Primary Classroom
Goethe Institute

August 2020

Animated French stories for Primary
TV5Monde

Spanish KS2-3 Language Learning Transition Toolkit
ASCL

July 2020

ALL Primary Languages Conference Online - 17th October 2020
ALL PL Conference

Language Trends Survey 2020
British Council

CLIL online course 6th-10th July
CLIL registration

French KS2-3 Language Learning Transition Toolkit
ASCL

June 2020

Free webinar for Primary Teachers of German 30th June
Goethe Institut

Animated bi-lingual stories in several languages
Book Box You Tube Channel

Free MOOC Primary Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
University of Essex

Free online MFL conference June 20th
ALL London

May 2020

20% discount on all Brilliant Publications resources
Brilliant Publications

ALL Languages Today Magazine May 2020 free online
Association for Language Learning

Free webinar Primary German teachers 11th June
Goethe Institute

ALL free summer webinar 4th June
Association for Language Learning

Multilingual Performance Project Online workshop
Creative Multilingualism

Free online Spanish Teaching CPD
Education Office Spanish Embassy

Free online Primary MFL CPD
Language Angels

Free online CLIL course
Learning through languages

April 2020

New online school
Oak National Academy

Cultural packs for different countries
British Council

Free phonics webinar 7-4-20
Linguascope

Free Home Learning Resources

Step-by-step French lessons for independent learners
Cave Languages YouTube

Free 20 Primary German songs
Singt mit uns - Brilliant Publications

Free 20 Primary Spanish songs
Vamos a cantar - Brilliant Publications

Learn Primary French videos
Madame Cantin

Learn Primary Mandarin videos
Robin Hood Primary Languages

Learn Spanish at Home videos
Light Bulb Languages

Free songs, stories and activities in French and Spanish
A Green Mouse

Free downloadable French songs for young children
J'aime chanter

Free access to resources to learn French with the family
Power Language

Online French activities - free after 4pm
Zut Junior

French songs for little ones
Madame Chadier

Video activities in French
Little French House

Daily French challenge on video
Nattalingo Youtube

Free topic based resources in several languages
Northern Ireland curriculum

Free topic based home learning resources in several languages
Power Languages

Free cooking and languages app in several languages
Linguacuisine

Free cultural videos online in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin
BBC Bitesize KS2

Free online interactive activities in French, Spanish and German
Languages Online

Free online stories read slowly in German
The German Experiment

Free online stories read slowly in Spanish
The Spanish Experiment

Free online stories read slowly in French
The French Experiment

Free interactive online games in Spanish
Rockalingua

Free downloadable Spanish-English cookbook
Cooking with Languages

Free independent research activities in French and Spanish
Lightbulb languages Languages

Free interactive French and Spanish resources
Lightbulb languages Languages

Free access to High Five French and Spanish courses
Radiolingua

March 2020

Free webinar - distance learning
TiLT

Physical Spanish Phonics has been published
Brilliant Publications

German Teacher Award
German Missions in UK

Free online course dyslexia and foreign language teaching
Future Learn

Considering CLIL Webinar March 11th
ALL

ALL Roadshow Update Free Webinar
ALL

French books for World Book Day
Nattalingo

Spanish books for World Book Day
Lisibo

February 2020

The Foreign Language Primary Bee
Routes into Languages

Description of Thames Valley Primary Hub
The Linguist Online Magazine

The Great Languages Challenge
British Council

Write Away Issue 4
Lightbulb Languages

January 2020

French Pop-Video Competition
IFRU

Supporting FL teaching - information for governors in primary school
ASCL

ALL Language World Conference 13th-14th March
KC Jones

December 2019

Free Year of the Rat Education Pack
British Council

20% December discount - Brilliant Publications
Brilliant Publications

Francophone Advent Calendar
Polly Glot Languages

French Song Advent Calendar
CS Draveurs

Interactive Christmas Stories in English, French, German and Spanish
Little Red Languages

French colouring by numbers
Hugo L'escargot

November 2019

Call for contributions ALL Language World
KC Jones

Foreign Language Christmas Card Competition
Routes into languages

Winter competition for primary schools
Goethe Institut

Primary Teachers German Day February 2020
Goethe Institut

Free FL Literacy CPD Workshop
University of Southampton

Languages Show Olympia 15th-17th November
Languages Show

October 2019

ALL Southern Primary Languages Show - 9th November 2019
Book a place

Free Support and Advice for Primary Languages
Languages Today

Poetry Competition
Little Red Languages

Language learning resources for 3 - 9 year olds in English, French and Spanish
The Adventures of Yopane

E-twinning free resources
British Council

September 2019

Southern Primary Languages Show Workshop Programme - 9th November 2019
SPLS

Pop-up museum of languages
Pop-up museum

ALL European Day of Languages competition
ALL competition

Outstanding primary schools - Ofsted inspection of languages 2019-20
Ofsted School Inspection Update

Lovely word link posters to display - free to download
Lightbulb Languages

Traditions from around the world to mark the start of school
BBC Bitesize

European Day of Languages Resources
EDL

July 2019

Language Trends Survey 2019
British Council

Primary Languages Policy Webinar
RIPL

June 2019

ALL Southern Primary Languages Show
Call for presenters

Free Women's World Cup Resources in several languages
Arsenal Double Club

School Inspection Handbook 2019
Gov.Uk

We are the children of the world - multilingual composition
Creative Multilingualism

Free Spanish Teaching Guide for Primary
Primeros Pasos

Cross-Curricular LanguageLearning Conference
Sheffield - June

Spanish Primary and Secondary CPD course - London
Spanish Embassy Education Office

May 2019

FL literacy in primary practice workshop - free places
University of Southampton

Online Magazine for celebrating writing in primary languages
Write Away

Primary Languages Network Conference
PLN

University of Chichester Modern Foreign Languages Conference
Chichester

East Midlands Primary Languages Conference
LEAD

French Pronunciation and Grammar Course for Primary Teachers
YPO

Free 6-week Beginner Latin Course
Classics for all

April 2019

French Playground Games
Bien enseigner

Eurovision song contest site
Eurovision

Grants for summer teacher training course in France
Institut francais

Free animated French, German, Spanish Easter story
Little Red Languages

Language World Presentations
ALL Language World 2019

March 2019

Primary Languages White Paper
RIPL

World Book Day Resources
Nattalingo

Free German Up-skilling Twilight Sessions
Goethe Institute

February 2019

Free MFL Conference - April
MFLTwitterati

Valentines Day Resources
Nattalingo Blog

Talk Spanish Activity Kit
TTS Resources

National Centre for Excellence for Language Pedagogy
NCELP

French greetings with premier league footballers
BBC Sport

Spanish Greetings with premier league footballers
BBC Sport

January 2019

Talk French Activity Kit
TTS Resources

Language World Conference
Association for Language Learning

French Pop Video Competition
Institut Francais

Year of the Pig Education Pack
British Council

December 2018

Free Christmas Greeting Card in 5 Languages
Language Nut

Free Christmas Bunting in 4 Languages
Language Nut

Online French Advent Calendar
Light Bulb Languages

Oxford Language Teaching and Learning Event
ALL Oxfordshire

Free Inset Primary Latin for Non-Specialist Teachers
Hands Up

Free Online Course Teaching FL to Young Learners
Future Learn

November 2018

Free interactive Francophone advent calendar
Polly Glot Languages

Research in Primary Languages
RIPL

Free Webinar Speaking in the Primary Classroom
ALL London

Free Guess Who Teaching Resource
Language Nut

All-colour 2nd edition of Physical French Phonics
Brilliant Publications

Free Spanish CPD Coventry
Spanish Embassy Education Office

October 2018

Free French Halloween Games
Headstart Languages

French Videos Online
TV5Monde

French Book Box
Institut Francais

Free Languages Show
Olympia London 9th - 11th November

September 2018

European Day of Languages Quiz
British Council

Free Primary MFL workshops
University of Southampton

Great idea for spreading love of languages
Language Stones

Resources to celebrate Mexico and Spanish Language
British Council

Language of the month
Newbury Park website

European Day of Languages
European Commission site

Ideas for European Day of Languages
Nattalingo

New drive to deliver a nation of confident linguists
Language Boost

July 2018

Interview with Cave Languages in QA Education
QA Education

Article about dyslexia and language learning
British Dyslexia Association

Free 1 year subscription to ResearchEd Magazine
Researched Magazine

Language Trends Report 2018
British Council

French Teachers Day - October
Institut francais

Host a German Teacher
Uk-German Connection

June 2018

Free online course 'Teaching a foreign language to young learners'
Future Learn course

CLIL Resources and videos
CLIL

Free Foreign Language Conference - Unlocking reading
July Conference in Oxford

British Council Primary Education Pack - India
India Resource Pack

British Council Primary Education Pack - Polish Language and Culture
Polish Language and Culture

May 2018

Links to World Cup resources for the classroom
World Cup Resources

Grants for Teacher Training Course in France in Summer
Institut Francais

Northern Languages Show in July
ALL North East

Primary Spanish Training Course in London in June
Primary Spanish course

April 2018

Free Primary MFL assessment tool in computer game format
The Language Magician

University of Chichester MFL Conference
Chichester MFL Conference

Amusing videos for learning French
Fou Fou Channel

Blog posts about Language World conference
Vamonos

March 2018

German Easter Resources
German Easter Resources

Links for Easter activities and resources
Easter Resources

Free foreign language films for your school
Film Club

Free Primary Latin Course
Primary Latin

February 2018

Well-known stories read by German native speaker
German Stories

Grants for a Chinese Language Assistant
Chinese Language Assistant

French animated songs to accompany BBC Radio Labo
French songs

Chinese New Year Primary Resources
British Council

International Mother Language Day
Unesco

Delightful Primary French Choir
Les Enfantastiques

January 2018

Teach Languages Conference in London
Conference

French and Spanish Teaching Resources with video clips
A Green Mouse

Pinterest for French songs and stories for KS1
Pinterest

Chinese Online Training and Workshops
Chinese Teacher Training Course

New BBC Spanish programme for KS2
BBC KS2 Spanish

December 2017

Free Primary Latin Online Resources and Inset
Free Latin Course

African Christmas song
African Christmas Song

Recommended Christmas books in French
French Christmas Books

Goethe Institute video Christmas in Germany
German Christmas Video

Festive Phrases in different languages
Festive Phrases

Key Stage 1 Christmas Activities in French
KS1 Christmas Activities

Christmas Songs and Stories in French
Christmas songs and stories

Languagenut Free Christmas Resources
Languagenut resources

German Christmas Resources
German Christmas resources

November 2017

Videos on Youtube for teaching German
German Videos

Article about convincing head teachers about the importance of language learning
Article

Theatre Company Tour - Performance in Simple French
Theatre Company

October 2017

Free webinar on French phonics
Webinar

Article about combining language teaching and PE
Languages and PE

September 2017

Free online course - teaching languages using short films
Short film and language teaching

Well-known stories read by French native speaker
French Stories

Free online course about effective teaching and learning of languages
Online course

German resources - going back to school
German Resources

French stories with English subtitles
French Subtitled Stories

July 2017

Host a German teacher in your school 2017-18
Host German Teacher

Ideas for 14th July French celebration
14th July

Tour de France ideas
Tour de France

Official site European Day of Languages
European Day of Languages

June 2017

Research in Primary Languages - new website
Ripl

Fairer funding for all - impact on languages survey
Survey

Assessment of languages in KS2
An ALL presentation for discussion

BBC radio programmes in French
Radio Labo

May 2017

Ideas for Spanish Playground games
Spanish Playground Games

Spanish Embassy Primary Language Workshop
Primary Spanish Workshop

April 2017

Interesting blog about high-frequency vocabulary
High Frequency Vocabulary

Story writing competition
B Small Publishing

MFL conference in Chichester
Chichester Conference

Eurovision Songs in Different Languages
Eurovision Songs

Primary Languages Conference in the North West
Primary Languages Network

March 2017

Storybooks in several languages online
Children's books forever

Short video about Easter eggs in France
Easter eggs in France

Easter mini-books
Mini-books

Easter egg story in French and Spanish
Easter egg hunt

Simple Easter poem in Spanish
Easter poem

February 2017

Excellent blog about French story book recommendations
Story book blog

Trailer for forthcoming primary language assessment tool
Language Magician

British Council Primary Languages Starter Pack
Starter Pack

Free Primary German workshop in London
Primary German workshop

BBC Radio Progammes for Learning French
BBC Radio Programme

January 2017

Fully funded immersion courses in France and Spain
Funded courses

Goethe Institute German Course
German course

December 2016

Christmas song - Canon de Noel
Canon de Noel

Christmas song - Quand le pere Noel
Quand le pere Noel

Christmas song - Voici un petit sapin
Voici un petit sapin

Interactive French advent calendar
French online advent calendar

French story advent calendar
Story advent calendar

A French song for every day of advent
French song advent calendar

A delightful French Christmas story
On a vole les rennes du PN

A simple French version of Frosty the Snowman
Bonhomme de neige

November 2016

Content and Language Resources
CLIL

Fully funded CPD course in France
Course in France

Book now for Language World Conference In Nottingham March 2017
Language Conference

October 2016

Languages Show Live 2016 London - free CPD
Languages Show Live

September 2016

European Day of Languages website - lots of ideas
Official website

Eu website - free resources
EU website

Great song about languages around the world
Song about languages

Creative ideas for European Day of Languages
Celebration of language learning

More creative ideas for European Day of Languages
More celebrations of language learning

June 2016

Free Olympics resources
Olympics resources

Funding for German networks - Goethe Institut
German networks funding

Free Euro 2016 resources
Euro 2016 resources

May 2016

Chief Ofsted Inspector's comments on Primary Language Provision
Ofsted Comments

Free Primary Language and Literacy Development Conference - University of Reading - 26th May
Primary Language and Literacy Conference

ALL Primary Hub meeting - University of Reading - 10th May
Free network and support meeting

April 2016

Language Trends Survey - annual survey on language teaching in primary and secondary
Language Trends survey

March 2016

Survey to complete on primary languages teaching
NALA survey

Ofsted inspector on primary languages
Ofsted video

Employ a primary foreign language assistant
Foreign Language Assistant

Free online course about language learning
Free online course

ALL KS2 coordinators handbook - looks useful
Coordinators Handbook

ALL Transition Toolkit to download
Transition Toolkit

Teaching German - plans and resources
German plans and resources

February 2016

SW London Primary MFL Conference 18th March
Primary MFL Conference

Stories online in several languages
Book Box

January 2016

Great CPD
ALL Languages conference

Free ICT and Languages Conference
ICT and Languages conference

December 2015

Advent Calendar online - Multilingual Festive Phrases
Multilingual Advent Calendar Online

Advent Calendar online - French, German, Spanish and English
4 languages Advent Calendar Online

Funded immersion courses for primary teachers in France and Spain
Funded courses for primary teachers

November 2015

Some good ideas for attention grabbers
French Attention Grabbers

Interesting resources for teaching Latin
Latin Resources

Traditional French songs with videos online
Videos of French Songs

Resources, a scheme of work and funding to teach Japanese
Japan Foundation

Stories for children in Spanish
Stories in Spanish

October 2015

Some delightful animated songs in French
Jeanne de la lune

Languages Show Live - free CPD at Olympia, London 16th-18th October
Language Show Live

September 2015

European Day of Languages - see posts for September 2014 also some good ideas here
European Day of Languages ideas

July 2015

Collins Dictionaries offer
Collins Dictionaries

Free DfE funded CPD for primary and secondary teachers
Free CPD

June 2015

Opportunities for teaching Japanese
Japan Foundation

A French/English Year 6 leavers song
Leavers song

May 2015

Host a German teacher
German Teacher

Babcock Modern Languages Conference June 2015 Surrey
Modern Languages Conference

April 2015

Dyslexia and Language Learning Course
Dyslexia Course

Spanish for Primary Schools Workshop
Spanish Course

Easter Resources March 2015

A template for a rabbit Mask
Rabbit Mask

A rabbit finger rhyme
Rabbit finger rhyme

A delightful song about an Easter rabbit
Easter rabbit song

An Easter card and rhyme
Easter card rhyme

A site for Easter crafts and rhymes
Crafts and rhymes

A simple video in French about Easter
Easter and the bells

February 2015

Ideas for World Book Day
World Book Day

A great online jigsaw creator tool
Jigsaw Creator

January 2015

ALL Language World Conference 2015
ALL Conference

Languages South East Conference
Languages SE conference

Primary Spanish Teacher blog
Primary Spanish Blog

French, Spanish and German resource ideas
Janet Lloyd network

Christmas 2014

French songs advent calendar
Musical advent calendar

Interactive advent calendar
Interactive advent calendar

Mini books ideas
Christmas Mini-books

Lots of ideas including snowman beetle drive
Snowman beetle drive

St Nicholas biscuits recipe
St Nicolas biscuits

Some original Christmas songs
Christmas songs

French Christmas craft ideas
Craft Ideas

Multilingual Festive Phrases one a day
Festive Phrases

November 2014

French and Spanish resources
Lightbulb Languages Resources

French Linguistic Upskilling Resources
Getting Started French

Ideas for using Ipads
French Ideas Ipads

October 2014

Lots of ideas and online resources for German
Voyage Kids

Video clips of French, German and Spanish children
BBC Virtually There

September 2014

Great ideas for the European Day of Languages
European Day of Languages

Ideas for cross-curricular language learning
CLIL

Links between languages
The Language Investigator

June 2014

Tour de France resources on Head Start Languages website
Tour de France resources

A free scheme for beginners German
German resources

Language Detectives Day

Some years ago, Sue Cave and her former colleague Jean Haig created a ‘Language Detectives Day’ for able primary linguists. It was a day of activities which were tried and tested on an annual basis. In the morning the trainees received training in learning language strategies and knowledge about language in Spanish, Italian, German and Welsh. In the afternoon they used their training from the morning to solve a crime mystery being planned by a multilingual gang. The resources and planning for the day can be downloaded here. The templates for the morning resources can be found in the attachment section of the Smart notebook file - Language Detectives Day and the afternoon resources in the attachment section of the Smart Notebook file - Clues for Mystery.

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Clues for MysterySmart Notebook file, size: 11MBLanguage Detectives Day session planMicrosoft Word file, size: 153KBLanguage Detectives DaySmart Notebook file, size: 10.4MBPresentation Language DetectivesPDF file, size: 1.5MB
To contact Sue Cave: sue@cavelanguages.co.uk - 07503 620097