Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
At Rattlesden we have chosen to teach French as our language and follow the ‘Primaries in Languages KS2 Framework’ to ensure that the children at Rattlesden:
Although the teaching of a language is not statutory at KS1, languages are shared through incidentals, greetings at register time, sharing songs and stories and taking part in whole school events.
Resources
We follow Rigolo, a computer teaching resource, to plan a consistent and well-structured curriculum across Key Stage 2. However, our teaching staff are confident at combining a variety of resources to support and enhance the teaching of French. Stories and songs in French are also used to enhance the teaching of languages at our school. We use well known stories written in French to make links and enhance the children's learning. In lower KS2, we use Where's Spot? and The Hungry Caterpillar and in Year 5, we use Handa's Surprise and Goldilocks and the 3 Bears). In Year 6, the children complete a unit of work, planned and resourced by Thurston Community College, as part of our tranistion work. We have a link with a French school, which is used to compliment the teaching of French in Key Stage 2 and allows the children to write for a real purpose and explore the cultural differences between the two schools.
- Listen attentively and understand and respond to spoken and written language.
- Speak with increasing confidence and fluency and finding ways of communicating what they want to say, including describing people, places and things; expressing their opinions; responding to others and asking and answering questions.
- Improve their pronunciations and intonation when speaking.
- Can write at varying length for a variety of reasons, using the grammatical structures they have learnt.
- Broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words.
- Appreciate songs, poems, rhymes and stories.
Although the teaching of a language is not statutory at KS1, languages are shared through incidentals, greetings at register time, sharing songs and stories and taking part in whole school events.
Resources
We follow Rigolo, a computer teaching resource, to plan a consistent and well-structured curriculum across Key Stage 2. However, our teaching staff are confident at combining a variety of resources to support and enhance the teaching of French. Stories and songs in French are also used to enhance the teaching of languages at our school. We use well known stories written in French to make links and enhance the children's learning. In lower KS2, we use Where's Spot? and The Hungry Caterpillar and in Year 5, we use Handa's Surprise and Goldilocks and the 3 Bears). In Year 6, the children complete a unit of work, planned and resourced by Thurston Community College, as part of our tranistion work. We have a link with a French school, which is used to compliment the teaching of French in Key Stage 2 and allows the children to write for a real purpose and explore the cultural differences between the two schools.
Intercultural Understanding
An integral part of our curriculum is introducing the children at Rattlesden School to different celebrations and customs of other countries and religions so that the respect and tolerance for those different from ourselves can be fostered and encouraged. This may be as world,
national or religious events arise or by sharing songs and stories from other cultures. We welcome visitors to help the children explore this aspect of our curriculum.
Online Resources to use at home:
www.duolingo.com
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z39d7ty
https://www.french-games.net/
Long Term Plan
Intercultural Understanding
An integral part of our curriculum is introducing the children at Rattlesden School to different celebrations and customs of other countries and religions so that the respect and tolerance for those different from ourselves can be fostered and encouraged. This may be as world,
national or religious events arise or by sharing songs and stories from other cultures. We welcome visitors to help the children explore this aspect of our curriculum.
Online Resources to use at home:
www.duolingo.com
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z39d7ty
https://www.french-games.net/
Long Term Plan
Rattlesden welcomed two teachers from a school in Boulogne in France in February. They shared stories and songs with the children and taught some French to the older pupils.
