Year of learning 4 · KS2 · Primary

Year of learning 4 French Resources

9 units for Year of learning 4, typically ages 8 to 9. A Fresh Start recaps Year of learning 3, so classes new to French can join here.

Year of learning 4 is for pupils typically ages 8 to 9, and any year group can start. A Fresh Start recaps Year of learning 3, so classes new to French can join here. Each unit is six ready-to-teach lessons built around one “Can I…?” question, with a growing sentence builder, a picture story, games, phonics, a song or chant and Talk time at support, core and challenge level.

Every unit is a PowerPoint viewed on the site. Word, PDF and audio files can be downloaded and kept. Members can also download PowerPoints to edit and keep — three a month on a yearly plan, one a month on a monthly plan. New resources are added regularly.

Year of learning 4 units

Year of learning 4 units (typically ages 8 to 9, any year group can start)

  1. Fresh Start: On recommence ! (Fresh Start) — Can I remember and use the key language of Year of learning 3?
    Six short lessons that bring back the core of Year of learning 3 – perfect for new starters and a quick warm-up for everyone else.
    Lessons: Hello, friends! · The colour workshop · The animal parade · The fruit market · The circus of actions · The puppet weather show
  2. Unit 1: Les petits détectives (The little detectives) — Can I introduce myself and describe my pet?
    Pet detectives! Who has a cat, a dog or a tortoise? What's it called?
    Lessons: The detective badges · The pet train · The colour studio · Do you have a pet? · The hidden pet · The detective file
  3. Unit 2: La chasse au trésor en classe (The classroom treasure hunt) — Can I name classroom objects and say where they are?
    Pens, pencils, books — and a little pencil who loves hide-and-seek!
    Lessons: In my bag · Have you got a rubber? · My colourful things · On, under or in? · The secret clues · Our treasure hunt
  4. Unit 3: L'album des familles (The family album) — Can I present my family and say what they are like?
    Real or pretend — every family fits in our album!
    Lessons: Here's my family · Brothers and sisters · The names in the album · The paper family · Kind, funny or shy? · Our family album
  5. Unit 4: Le pique-nique des choix (The picnic of choices) — Can I say what food I like and ask for things politely?
    Cheese, pizza, chocolate, carrots: say what you love, then order in our café!
    Lessons: Our basket · Picnic tastes · But not that! · Please · The little menu · Our class café
  6. Unit 5: Les clubs de la récré (The playtime clubs) — Can I say what I do at playtime and why?
    Football, tennis, basketball, cycling, dancing and singing: say what you do and why!
    Lessons: Our clubs · Play or do? · My favourite activity · The mystery club · And you, at playtime? · The club fair
  7. Unit 6: Les portraits mystères (The mystery portraits) — Can I describe what someone looks like and what they are like?
    Hair, eyes and personality — can you guess who it is?
    Lessons: Colourful hair · The portrait's eyes · He or she? · He's funny! · Who is it? · Our mystery gallery
  8. Unit 7: Le calendrier des aventures (The adventure calendar) — Can I say the months and seasons and when my birthday is?
    Months, birthdays, seasons and weather — then what we do all year!
    Lessons: From January to June · From July to December · Happy birthday! · The four seasons · My seasonal activities · My year of adventures
  9. Unit 8: Notre exposition française (Our French exhibition) — Can I guide visitors round our class exhibition using everything from this year?
    Six stands, one big show: welcome the visitors in French!
    Lessons: The treasure stand · The family album · The exhibition café · The clubs stage · Portraits and seasons · Welcome to our exhibition!

Common questions

What format are the resources in?

Units are PowerPoint files, viewed on the site in the browser. Word, PDF and audio files can be downloaded and kept. Members can also download PowerPoints to edit and keep: three a month on a yearly plan, one a month on a monthly plan. Buying a unit outright includes its PowerPoint to keep.

Are they suitable for my exam board?

Resources are designed to be broadly compatible with AQA, Edexcel, and OCR. GCSE units are most closely aligned to AQA 8652 (French) and AQA 8692 (Spanish), with Cambridge IGCSE 0520 / 7156 (French) and 0530 / 7160 (Spanish) folders organised by the five Cambridge modules.

How many lessons does each pack cover?

Each KS3 and GCSE topic pack covers 7–9 lessons, and each KS2 unit six 30-minute lessons. Some larger topics include additional extension or revision materials on top of that.

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