The teaching of French provides a successful balance of spoken and written language that lays the foundations for further foreign language acquisition in Key Stage 3. Looking to the future, learning another language also equips pupils to visit or work in countries where English is not the primary language, as well as form connections and forge relationships with those from other countries and cultures.
French Curriculum

Year 3
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Ask someone’s name and give our name
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to ask someone’s name with a rising tone
Sentence building
- Introduce je suis as alternative to je m’appelle
Knowledge about language
- Date written in lower case
Week 2
Vocabulary
- To be able to say greetings and ask/give info about how someone is feeling
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Say ç in ça va and français
Sentence building
- Be able to say name and how I am feeling
Knowledge about language
- French has accents on some letters
Week 3
Vocabulary
- List numbers 1-10 from memory and state our age
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce numbers correctly
Sentence building
- Introduce ourselves, say how we feel and/or how old we are
Knowledge about language
- Be aware that most words have silent letters at the end
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Learn days of the week
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on vowels
Sentence building
- Say my favourite day and guess the teacher’s
Knowledge about language
- Notice that French vowels are shorter in comparison to English ones
Week 5
French residential
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Name 6 fruits
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Refocus on vowels when pronouncing fruits
Sentence building
- Learn c’est = this is to introduce a small list
Knowledge about language
- Nouns are either masculine or feminine
Week 7
Vocabulary
- Consolidate our knowledge
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Practise saying words from Knowledge Organiser
Sentence building
- Play word-building games – say a sentence of 3-5+ words
Knowledge about language
- Pool what we have learned so far as a class
Week 8
Vocabulary
- Capture the gist of a famous story The Hungry Caterpillar
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Read short phrases aloud from the PPT story
Sentence building
- Predict a short phrase on the next slide
Knowledge about language
- Identify the meaning of unknown words from their similarity to English
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Name months of the year
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce months correctly
Sentence building
- Say which month my birthday is in
Knowledge about language
- Months are written in lower case (like days)
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Be able to say our birthday
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on vowels contained in names of months
Sentence building
- Choose your birthday number from Knowledge Organiser
Knowledge about language
- Focus on é in two of the months (‘accent’)
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Recap knowledge about months and birthdays
- Introduce idea of ‘third person’
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Correct pronunciation of mon anniversaireand son anniversaire
Sentence building
- Use the connective mais = but
Knowledge about language
- French uses pronouns for he and she (il/elle)
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Sing along to a birthday song and ask someone when their birthday is
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to follow/copy model accent in song
Sentence building
- Try to add another line to the song
Knowledge about language
- Observe that ordinal numbers can be the same as cardinal ones
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise for End of Term assessment
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Review vowel sounds
Sentence building
- Create sentences using the KO
Knowledge about language
- Pupils volunteer what they have learned so far
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Autumn Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Assessment via outcome
Knowledge about language
- Go through self-assessment sheet together
Week 7
Vocabulary
- Feedback and Self-assessment
- Learn Christmas carol Vive le Vent
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pupils reflect on own progress
Sentence building
- Going through test together for diagnostic purposes
Knowledge about language
- French Christmas customs
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Name 8 parts of the body
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Identify a new accent over tête
Sentence building
- Introduce a body part using c’est = this is
Knowledge about language
- Recognise there are different determiners le / la / l’ / les
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Recall parts of the body and introduce ailments
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Dramatise ailments with body language
Sentence building
- Sing Heads, shoulders, knees and toes in French
Knowledge about language
- Be aware that music and song can help us learn a language
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Name up to 9 colours and 6 objects in our pencil case
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- The adjective sometimes changes its spelling
Sentence building
- Challenge each other to say up to 3 objects with their colour
Knowledge about language
- When describing an object’s colour, the adjective comes AFTER the noun
Week 4
Vocabulary
- State what I have / don’t have in my pencil case
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall the correct determiners when writing
Sentence building
- In writing, be able to list a series of objects in my pencil case + a colour
Knowledge about language
- Differentiate between a positive and negative statement
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Practise saying the French alphabet
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on vowel sounds and correct articulation
Sentence building
- Spell out our names (and others’) using the alphabet
Knowledge about language
- Compare vowels in English and French and notice which consonants are similar
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Become more familiar with the alphabet
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Repeat sounds of more than one letter correctly (eu / au)
Sentence building
- Participate in word games for pronunciation such as le pendu (hangman)
Knowledge about language
- Letters can sound different when they are alone compared to inside a word
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Respond to classroom instructions
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- -ez (ay sound) can indicate an instruction or command
Sentence building
- K.O used to construct sentences and recap
Knowledge about language
- We practise listening before speaking before reading before writing (WHY?)
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Describe certain objects in my classroom
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce il y a = there is /are correctly
Sentence building
- We use et = and to join phrases and sentences
Knowledge about language
- The plural of un / une is des = some
- There is a negative version of il y a = il n’y a pas de (extension)
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Compare school in France and the UK
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Listen out for words you might know in the film about a Marseilles primary school
Sentence building
- Prepare to list up to five things you heard j’ai entendu…
Knowledge about language
- Identify any new words you heard in the video which you might be able to guess the meaning of
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Describe how many things there are in my classroom (State numbers up to 12)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall the rule of silent last letters (especially plural -s)
Sentence building
- Complete a piece of writing (using a writing frame)
Knowledge about language
- Be able to use the correct determiners for masculine, feminine or singular / plural nouns
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall alphabet sounds and vowels
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Spring Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self-assessment
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Say what household pets I have / don’t have
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Say animal words with the correct determiner
Sentence building
- Recall the connectives et = and; mais = but
Knowledge about language
- The negative form of j’ai (I have) = je n’ai pas de (I don’t have)
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Describe the colour of animals
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Remember that plural nouns must go with a plural adjective (often adding an -s)
Sentence building
- Describe an imaginary animal with unusual features (extra body parts and colours)
Knowledge about language
- Recall that adjectives of colour come AFTER the noun they describe
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Collect information about how many pets we have
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- State the numbers of pupils’ pets together with a silent plural -s
Sentence building
- Be able to introduce lists using various openers: il y a / j’ai / nous avons
Knowledge about language
- Recognise that we do not need to use an article when we are using a number before a noun (e.g. trois chiens)
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Be able to follow a French fairy tale (Bookbox : La Princesse Fermière)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Re-introduce the feature of accents and highlight the accent going up / down over the letter e
Sentence building
- List up to five animals / objects you have seen in the video (+ colours)
Knowledge about language
- Identify word classes from language found in the story noun / adjective / verb
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Consolidate numbers 1-12 and extend to 20
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Practise our numbers by playing cocorico
Sentence building
- Make comparisons to mathematical functions in English: + (plus), – (moins), ÷ (divisé par), x (multiplié par)
Knowledge about language
- Examine how numbers 17-19 are formed (10 + 7; 10 + 8; 10 + 9)
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Carousel to practise speaking, reading and writing
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Miming / Drama games to stimulate oracy on the subject of pets and numbers
Sentence building
- Construct sentences using K.O to fix knowledge from this half-term
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (pupil-led with support from T)
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Be able to order snacks in a café
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Use tone of voice to convey politeness
Sentence building
- Complete a short café dialogue using a frame
Knowledge about language
- Recognise the importance of using correct forms of address to those serving
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Identify prices in a café and work with French money
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on the expression s’il vous plaît and its abbreviation svp
Sentence building
- Use K.O for support with higher numbers
Knowledge about language
- Be aware of what a currency is; how prices in France are expressed in euros and cents
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Consolidate language of the café
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Act out dialogues in small groups with or without peer feedback
Sentence building
- Re-order/re-construct simple café dialogue in pairs
Knowledge about language
- Observe how we use tone of voice to express meaning when we do not know the exact words
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Sing a song about being hungry Jai faim
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to repeat phrases sung by a native French speaker
Sentence building
- Devise an extra line / verse to the song
Knowledge about language
- Appreciate how music can help us remember new words better
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Week 6
Vocabulary
- End of Year Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self Assessment

Autumn 1
Greetings and numbers 1-10

Autumn 2
Days, months and birthday

Spring 1
Alphabet and parts of the body

Spring 2
Classroom objects

Summer 1
Colours and pets

Summer 2
Café snacks and drinks
Year 4
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Rules and expectations
- Sing song of introductions Bonjour, salut’
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Sing verses with good pronunciation
Sentence building
- Add extra verse with info about self
Knowledge about language
- Elicit 3 facts about French or France to tell a Year 3 pupil
Revision
- Basic greetings, say how you are, give name incl. je suis
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Name siblings and up to 6 members of the family
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- /è/ found in mère, frère, père
Sentence building
- List immediate members of our family, linked by et
Knowledge about language
- Pay attention to rising tone when asking a question
Revision
- J’ai / je n’ai pas de = I have / don’t have
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Give detail when describing family members
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Continue focus on /è/ grave accent
Sentence building
- Use a linking word to lengthen sentences qui…
Knowledge about language
- Be aware if 1st and 3rd person: je > il / elle
Revision
- Recall 5 vowel sounds
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Describe physical appearance
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Remember how adjectives can change spelling according to masculine or feminine nouns
Sentence building
- Use linking words qui / et to extend sentences
Knowledge about language
- Be aware of 1st, 2nd, 3rd parts of verb ‘to be’ Je suis / tu es/ il (elle) est
Revision
- Review what accents are: é and è
Week 5
French residential
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Practise the reading skill
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Read finished re-ordered text aloud with a partner
Sentence building
- Show comprehension by re-ordering text about families
Knowledge about language
- Be aware of many silent letters in written language
Revision
- Revise how we say our age : j’ai _ ans
Week 7
Vocabulary
- Say what belongs to us (possession)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Use correct pronunciation when playing Happy Families
Sentence building
- Introduce family members from cue cards
Knowledge about language
- French do not use Saxon genitive with apostrophe
Revision
- Re-introduce il y a = there is / are
Week 8
Vocabulary
- Describe some inhabitants of the rain forest
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce the sounds -in / –on / –â
Sentence building
- List as many animals as you can
Knowledge about language
- We can use des as a plural determiner to mean ‘some’
Revision
- Revise the soft sound ç (cedilla)
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Describe our eyes and hair
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on –eux and elision: les yeux
Sentence building
- Challenge each other to describe both eyes and hair
Knowledge about language
- Remind ourselves that colours must agree with nouns
Revision
- Revise colours
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Give info about a family member in the 3rd person
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Explain why we sometimes hear last letter: Il a les yeux bleus
Sentence building
- Be able to personalise model sentences in 3rd person
Knowledge about language
- If we use a proper name we don’t need pronouns as well: Jake a les yeux bruns
Revision
- Review parts of the Body
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Say what the weather is like
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to pronounce key question: Quel temps fait-il? with a rising tone
Sentence building
- Use key adverbs of time : en ce moment = at the moment, aujourd’hui = today
Knowledge about language
- Be aware of the meaning of the key verb fait = makes
Revision
- Recall days of the week
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Describe the four seasons
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on rhyming letters in order to find the correct endings to sentences
Sentence building
- Complete an exercise of rhyming words
Knowledge about language
- Same sounds are not always made up of the same letters
Revision
- Who can remember the months in each season?
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- Numbers 1-20
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Autumn Term Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self Assessment
Revision
- Revision
Week 7
Vocabulary
- Christmas customs
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce festive greetings and and vocab correctly
Sentence building
- Write appropriate greetings in festive cards
Knowledge about language
- Compare festival days in UK and Francewith nouns
Revision
- Xmas quiz
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Find out what French call modes of transport
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on en sound
Sentence building
- Play morpion answering in full sentences, opening with je vais = I go
Knowledge about language
- Cultural awareness: view first ever cinema film: arrival of train at La Ciotat
Revision
- Revise sounds of the alphabet
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Say with whom I am travelling
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce the key word ‘avec’ = with, noting that words ending in -c have a hard sound at the end
Sentence building
- Be able to say HOW you are travelling AND with whom
Knowledge about language
- We use the possessive pronoun ‘mon / ma / mes’ to show possession
Revision
- Recall at least 5 family members
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Name countries and ask how we travel there
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on the key destination words: à (to a city), en and au / aux
Sentence building
- Use dice game and model sentences to generate sentences
Knowledge about language
- Elicit from pupils how many home languages are spoken
Revision
- What are pronouns? (je, tu, il / elle, nous)
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Describe languages spoken in other countries
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce the pronoun on correctly
Sentence building
- Use balance in sentence structure: à la maison, on parle urdu, au collège on parle anglais et français
Knowledge about language
- We use on (a personal pronoun) to mean ‘people’ or ‘we’ (alternative to nous)
Revision
- French map of the world starter – for colours and spellings
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Say how we feel depending on the weather
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Notice that final -d sounds like a -t in the phrase quand il fait du soleil
Sentence building
- Use a conjunction quand = when joining 2 parts of a sentence together
Knowledge about language
- The adjective must agree with its noun, depending on masculine or feminine gender e.g. je suis heureuse
Revision
- Revise the verb ‘to be’
Je suis = I am
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Follow a short story about feelings Homme de couleur
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to read aloud short phrases or sentences from the PPT story
Sentence building
- Pupils retell story slide by slide, in shorter sentences
Knowledge about language
- Reflect on useful reading skills in a language, using context and awareness of cognates
Revision
- Review colours
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Follow a fairy tale (Bookbox: le Prix le plus beau)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce key words correctly which are pre-taught
Sentence building
- Pupils re-tell story slide by slide giving key words or phrases
Knowledge about language
- Notice that accents change the sound of letters (é / è / ç )
Revision
- Revise sounds of French vowels
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Express opinions about transport
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on letter string –er at the end of voyager and aller
Sentence building
- Differentiate two ways of giving an opinion: aimer + noun (short) and aimer + second vb (long)
Knowledge about language
- We can add a second verb (voyager) after aime / n’aime pas
Revision
- Determiners: le / la / l’ / and / les /; also des
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Appreciate reading for pleasure: Il y a un cauchemar dans mon placard
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce pre-taught words correctly
Sentence building
- Suggest ideas for adding an extra page / story line (discussion in English)
Knowledge about language
- Improve ability at finding meaning from context and cognates
Revision
- Revise objects and furniture in the classroom
Week 4
Vocabulary
- To become more confident at writing
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Read aloud to each other after completing mini gap-fill on transport
Sentence building
- Use a writing frame to help extend our sentences
Knowledge about language
- Importance of good spelling but less than 100% accuracy can still convey meaning
Revision
- Revise numbers 1 – 20
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- Go through self-assessment checklist
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Spring Term Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self Assessment
Revision
- Revision
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Give a simple opinion about sporting activities
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce vocab of sports, paying attention to determiner
Sentence building
- Be able to list three sports you like / 2 sports you dislike
Knowledge about language
- Be aware of cognates and how they can help with understanding
Revision
- Revise basic opinions (positive / negative)
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Be able to tell when to use jouer* / faire* (to play / to do)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Conduct a class survey / interview each other about sport preferences
Sentence building
- Use a second verb* to extend a sentence
Knowledge about language
- Recognise the difference between sports we play* (ball / racquet) and sports we do* (using other equipment)
Revision
- Definite article and indefinite article (un / une)
Week 3
Vocabulary
- State reasons why we like / dislike a sport
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on marrant, énervant / ennuyeux dangereux
Sentence building
- Use the connective parce que = because to give a reason
Knowledge about language
- View BBC Bitesize film about Marseille sports festival Les Jours de Festival
Revision
- Revise conjunctions and what they co (quand = when)
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Follow a factual text: biography of sportsman / sportswoman
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Use questions with correct intonation when asking for information
Sentence building
- Use a gap-fill exercise to ask for missing information
Knowledge about language
- Be able to ask simple questions in the 3rd person; revise 1st and 2nd person subjects
Revision
- Recall how we describe months + birthdays
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Focus on Les Jeux Olympiques #1
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Use elision to pronounce
- Les jeux olympiques and explore why it happens
Sentence building
- Re-order timeline of the Olympic movement
Knowledge about language
- Be aware of the importance of French in Olympic / international events
Revision
- Remember some names of (participating) countries
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Focus on Les Jeux Olympiques #2
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Letter c is soft before I and e but hard before o, a or u
Sentence building
- Challenge each other to create 5 sentences about France / Les J.O.
Knowledge about language
- Identify any cognates seen in this mini topic
Revision
- Spelling of athletes’ names (using French alphabet)
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Name 10 farmyard animals
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce new vocab correctly with the right determiner
Sentence building
- Use K.O. to list quantities of animals
Knowledge about language
- Gender and animals – each one is allotted a fixed gender
Revision
- Recall names of household pets
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Use crossword clues to identify an animal
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Sing French version of ‘Old Macdonald’ with a good accent
Sentence building
- Add another line to the song
Knowledge about language
- How we use reading / translation / thinking skills
Revision
- Revise how we introduce nouns: c’est = this is
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Follow a fairy tale about animals (Bookbox: La tortue et la flûte)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Use a good accent when repeating pre-taught vocab
Sentence building
- Re-tell the story slide by slide in simple phrases
Knowledge about language
- First use of past tense when giving an opinion about story: j’ai beaucoup aimé / je n’ai pas aimé
Revision
- Elicit possible nouns we will use in the upcoming story (show title page)
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language #1
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- Go through self-assessment checklist
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language #2
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- Revision
Week 6
Vocabulary
- End of Year Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self Assessment
Revision
- Revision

Autumn 1
Family members and appearance

Autumn 2
Weather and the seasons

Spring 1
Countries and transport

Spring 2
Reading skills: fairy tales

Summer 1
Sports and likes / dislikes

Summer 2
Animals at home and on the farm
Year 5
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Rules and expectations / State the multiples of 10 (to 100)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Good pronunciation of multiples, incl. longer numbers 80, 90
Sentence building
- Perform basic arithmetic functions using multiples of 10
Knowledge about language
- Be aware of how higher multiples are formed
Revision
- Revise numbers 1-20
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Work with French currency and prices (euros and cents)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on -eu sound in euro and cent
Sentence building
- Practise shop dialogue in pairs
Knowledge about language
- Acknowledge importance of greetings in shops and cafés
Revision
- Express how we are feeling today
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Practise useful expressions for when arriving at a destination
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Use good intonation with new vocab
Sentence building
- Perform interactive dialogue: at the hotel
Knowledge about language
- Remember that we use ‘de’ after a negative: Merci, je ne veux pas de café
Revision
- Recall likes and dislikes + determiner + food: je n’aime pas la viande
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Name cutlery items and give food preferences
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Introduce the ‘dipthong’ = combination of 2 adjacent vowel sounds within the same syllable
Sentence building
- Order food by choosing from picture trays
Knowledge about language
- Letters and vowels can join together to form new sounds
Revision
- Revise how we order food / drink: je voudrais…
Week 5
Vocabulary
- French residential
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- France residential and Harvest Festival rehearsal
Sentence building
- France residential and Harvest Festival rehearsal
Knowledge about language
- France residential and Harvest Festival rehearsal
Revision
- France residential and Harvest Festival rehearsal
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Compare lifestyle in France and UK
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Contrast speed of delivery in France and UK – how does it affect comprehension?
Sentence building
- Give a reason for liking / disliking aspect of lifestyle using parce que = because
Knowledge about language
- List 3 things I have learned about France
Revision
- Remind each other of weather types
Week 7
Vocabulary
- List 7 typical actions in our daily routine
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Take note of 3 elements in the verb: Je me lève; je me reveille; je me brosse…
Sentence building
- Be able to ask someone else what they do in the 2nd person
Knowledge about language
- Recognise that we use extra words (pronouns) for some daily routine verbs
Revision
- Revise key pronouns: je, tu, il / elle, on, nous
Week 8
Vocabulary
- Sing song of daily routine to tune of French national anthem
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Articulate most lyrics well, to the right rhythm
Sentence building
- Invent an extra line to go with the song
Knowledge about language
- Follow origins of actual anthem of La Marseillaise
Revision
- Pool our knowledge of at least 5 verbs
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Be able to tell the time #1
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Use elision with phrase il est…
Sentence building
- Someone says an action in English, another pupil gives a time in French
Knowledge about language
- Say on the hour, quarter to / past
Revision
- Revise 1-12
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Be able to tell the time #2
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to ask the time using elision: Quelle heure est-il?
Sentence building
- Say half-past the hour with …et demie
Knowledge about language
- Use à to mean ‘at’
Revision
- School timetable: revise days of the week
Week 3
Vocabulary
- State times in the school day
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to interview each other as to what each does and when:
2nd person > 1st person
Sentence building
- Use K.O for support
Knowledge about language
- We raise our tone of voice when asking
Revision
- Focus on word quand both as a question word and a conjunction
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Practise the writing skill: write a short diary entry
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Take care with accents and apostrophes
Sentence building
- Be able to adapt a writing frame
Knowledge about language
- We do not use accents with a capital letter
Revision
- Pool our knowledge of accents seen so far: é, è, à, â, ç
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Follow humorous film about time-keeping (Toujours en retard)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce pre-taught vocab correctly
Sentence building
- Encourage pupils to describe an action in 3rd person with soundtrack muted
Knowledge about language
- Identify exclamation: zut!
Revision
- Elicit knowledge of French Xmas customs
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds this from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- View self-assessment sheet together
Week 7
Vocabulary
- Autumn Term Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self Assessment
Revision
- Revision
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Name the planets of the Solar System
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Compare English names to the French names
Sentence building
- Associate a key word with each planet
Knowledge about language
- Study etymological origins of planets
Revision
- Revise the phrase il y a – there is / are
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Be able to describe the planets’ relative positions
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on vowel sound in plus and in dipthong moins
Sentence building
- State positions of a pair of planets using comparative
Knowledge about language
- We use the comparative plus / moins to mean more / less
Revision
- Recall the verb ‘to be’ in the 3rd person: il est / elle est
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Follow a factual film on the Solar System
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce pre-taught vocab well
Sentence building
- Complete worksheet on relative positions of planets
Knowledge about language
- We call the most that something can be superlative
Revision
- Remember the rule of how adjectives agree with their noun
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Name key geographical features of France (rivers)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to ask the name of a river
Sentence building
- List the main rivers in France
Knowledge about language
- We need to follow a key légende on a map in order to understand info
Revision
- Show a map of France with produce grown in different regions as stimulus
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Name key geographical features of France (mountains)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to ask the name of mountains
Sentence building
- List the main mountain ranges of France
Knowledge about language
- Discuss names of geometric shapes -pupils to guess nickname of France
Revision
- Revise the names of countries + their capitals
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Cultural Focus on Prehistoric Caves of Lascaux
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce place names and terms well
Sentence building
- Re-order Lascaux timeline
Knowledge about language
- Identify cognates to help understand meaning of historical / archaeological terms
Revision
- Place familiar historical terms on screen and invite pupils to identify them as cognates
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Name typical features of French cuisine
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Use a good accent when pronouncing food items
Sentence building
- Group food by type: la viande / le poisson
Knowledge about language
- We use an article / determiner before all nouns, incl. food: j’aime le poulet
Revision
- Revise café food
Week 2
Vocabulary
- State the different meal times
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to ask each other when a meal is taken
Sentence building
- Combine a meal with the time it is eaten
Knowledge about language
- prendre= to take can be used as an alternative to manger = to eat
Revision
- Recall how to tell the time
Week 3
Vocabulary
- To be able to give reasons for food preferences
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on dipthong sound -an’t in piquant and acute accents in salé and sucré
Sentence building
- State a food preference and add a reason WHY using parce que
Knowledge about language
- Re-introduce c’est = this is as a high-frequency expression
Revision
- Remember how to express basic opinions
Week 4
Vocabulary
- To follow a film showing food made to a recipe
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce terms to do with weight and measurement
Sentence building
- Create a short shopping list for basic recipes
Knowledge about language
- Compare the metric system with the imperial system
Revision
- Revise numbers and multiples of ten
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from this from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- View self-assessment sheet together
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Spring Term Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self Assessment
Revision
- Revision
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Express quantities of food (‘some’)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Say du / de la / de l’ / and / des / with a good accent
Sentence building
- Practise the partitive by playing morpion
Knowledge about language
- To recognise the partitive article for the different genders
Revision
- Review fruits
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Make a complaint in a restaurant
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce 3 possible problems correctly (cold food, fly in soup, dirty fork etc)
Sentence building
- State a complaint based on a visual stimulus
Knowledge about language
- Food can be countable or uncountable
Revision
- Recall cutlery vocab
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Plan a restaurant dialogue #1
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Practise script created with partner
Sentence building
- Use a writing frame to construct a partner dialogue #1
Knowledge about language
- Compare ways of making a complaint; how body language and tone are important
Revision
- Revisit key restaurant expressions
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Plan a restaurant dialogue #2
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Practise script created with partner
Sentence building
- Use a writing frame to construct a partner dialogue #2
Knowledge about language
- Inject humour by using exclamations: Zut! Ça alors!
Revision
- (Reminder to bring props for restaurant sketches)
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Performing restaurant sketches
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pupils give basic feedback to each other in French for content / accent
Sentence building
- Pupils demonstrate a range of short and longer utterances
Knowledge about language
- Pupils create their own criteria for a successful sketch
Revision
- Game to randomise / choose performers
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Discuss the meaning of la nourriture saine (healthy eating)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce the food groups with a good accent
Sentence building
- Create simple slogans to promote healthy eating
Knowledge about language
- Use the -ez form of verbs when giving an instruction or advice: mangez, évitez, buvez…
Revision
- Show a French version of The Balance of Good Health as stimulus
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Name 7 places in town
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Say place names with the correct determiner in a good accent
Sentence building
- Play ‘I went to market…’
Knowledge about language
- Use of the past tense: Je suis allé(e) / j’ai acheté
Revision
- Revise il y a = there is / are
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Be able to give basic street directions
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Do not confuse pronunciation of à droite with tout droit
Sentence building
- Practise short dialogues with a partner giving directions
Knowledge about language
- We use the imperative -ez form of the verb when giving orders / instructions: tournez, allez, prenez
Revision
- Name 5 places on George Lane in French
Week 3
Vocabulary
- State where shops are located
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce words correctly, paying attention to vowels and /r/ sound
Sentence building
- Respond to visual clues in a game of morpion
Knowledge about language
- We use prepositions to state where things are located
Revision
- Do we know any place words / prepositions?
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language #1
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- What is the difference between a vowel and consonant / a dipthong?
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language #2
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- Go through self-assessment sheet together
Week 6
Vocabulary
- End of Year Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self Assessment
Revision
- Revision

Autumn 1
Shopping and using euros

Autumn 2
Telling the time

Spring 1
The solar system

Spring 2
Meal times and typical food

Summer 1
Eating out in France

Summer 2
Directions and places in town
Year 6
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Rules and expectations / The Francophone world
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Show pt 1 of Les Francophoniques pronounce some francophone countries
Sentence building
- Use the pronoun on to describe where French is spoken
Knowledge about language
- Be able to explain the spread of French around the world
Revision
- Elicit 3 geographical features about France
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Identify points of the compass and the continents
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Silent letters: be aware that t, d, s, n and x usually silent in final position
Sentence building
- In pairs, ask where a country is located using où?
Knowledge about language
- French spoken in francophone countries not the same: discuss why
Revision
- Name 5 countries and capitals in French
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Describe the flags of francophone countries
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Silent letters: observe that c, r, f, l are not silent at end
Sentence building
- Name a country I’d like to visit and say WHY: Je voudrais visiter Guadeloupe parce que…
Knowledge about language
- Patterns and shapes are also features of flags, not just colours
Revision
- Revise colours (teach shapes)
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Begin to use a bilingual dictionary
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recognise abbreviations
Sentence building
- Timed look-up of French > English words in first half of dictionary
Knowledge about language
- Explore terms such as bilingual, native language, translate and interpret
Revision
- Define the term cognate
Week 5
French residential
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Define features of the town and country
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on grave accent è and letter string -agne
Sentence building
- Use contrast with the connective mais = but
Knowledge about language
- Recap the rule that no article is used after negative: il n’y a pas de rivière
Revision
- Revise the phrase il y a / il n’y a pas de
Week 7
Vocabulary
- Follow a factual film about Marseille
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce pre-taught vocab well
Sentence building
- Pupils describe ‘freeze frames’
Knowledge about language
- Discuss multi-cultural aspects of Marseille
Revision
- Recall 5 places on a typical high street
Week 8
Vocabulary
- Describe my local area
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Partners check spellings in the second half of the dictionary
Sentence building
- Use whiteboards to draft descriptions
Knowledge about language
- Place names and proper nouns are often invariable
Revision
- Define word classes in English
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Examine a poem Poème sans titre using dictionary skills
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Read poem aloud, line by line
Sentence building
- Add a line of your own to the poem
Knowledge about language
- We do not need to look up every word for comprehension
Revision
- Elicit skills useful for comprehension in English
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Begin to pronounce new words more confidently
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pt 2 of Les Francophoniques dipthongs -on, -an, -in
Sentence building
- Say tongue-twisters
Knowledge about language
- We can start to practise saying new words independently
Revision
- Revise vowel sounds
Week 3
Vocabulary
- To describe holiday destinations
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on sounds au and en
Sentence building
- Express preferences with justification
Knowledge about language
- When travelling to a town we use à, to a feminine country en and au to a masculine country
Revision
- Recall 5 places in a region / town
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Consolidate opinions about holidays using longer sentences
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Play Chinese whispers in teams
Sentence building
- Gap-fill sentences composed of words with just initial letter given
Knowledge about language
- The importance of using standard as opposed to colloquial language
Revision
- Recall prepositions
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Follow a factual film on a nature reserve (Les Calanques)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce pre-taught vocab well
Sentence building
- Provide a caption for freeze frames
Knowledge about language
- The ideal order of language learning skills (L,S,R,W)
Revision
- Brainstorm 5 likely objects found in the wild (use a dictionary)
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge
Revision
- Go through self-assessment sheet together
Week 7
Autumn Term assessment
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Describe 10 items of clothing and school uniform
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce new vocab with a good accent
Sentence building
- Say at least 3 items of clothing with colours
Knowledge about language
- We use conjugation to use the right verb form (porter = to wear)
Revision
- What is a determiner and how many do you know in French?
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Use a dictionary to help us to write accurately
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Focus on pronunciation of adjective with a feminine ending
Sentence building
- Dictionary worksheet to practise simple translation (clothes and colours)
Knowledge about language
- Elicit formal rule about adjectival agreement
Revision
- How do we combine nouns and their adjectives? (agreement)
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Provide detail about clothes (colours and patterns) and state preferences
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pt 3 of les Francophoniques PPT
Sentence building
- Justify answers with parce que = because
Knowledge about language
- We use quantifiers to add nuance to opinions: pas tellement = not very much, beaucoup = a lot, un peu = a little
Revision
- Revise how we express opinions
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Design a new school uniform
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Practise tongue-twisters
Sentence building
- Use K.O. to build sentences
Knowledge about language
- We use the conditional tense to say what we would like to do
Revision
- How do we express a negative action? (ne…pas)
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Consolidate dictionary skills by practising the reading skill (pros and cons of uniform)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Read aloud to each other and to the class
Sentence building
- Use substitution to replace key words with alternatives
Knowledge about language
- We can use generic reading skills to help us understand a foreign language text (what are they?)
Revision
- What dictionary skills do we have?
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Play a team quiz to consolidate topic of clothes (Qui veut être Millionaire?)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Peer discussion to determine correct or incorrect answers
Sentence building
- Pupils to reformulate correct answers [from phrases to complete sentences]
Knowledge about language
- We can use various references to check accuracy (ex. book, dictionary, native speaker)
Revision
- Review own progress so far by looking at self-assessment for this half-term
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Describe features of the environment
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Say binary opposites using a good accent
Sentence building
- Use dictionaries to find antonyms
Knowledge about language
- Observe how opposites are created using the prefix -in
Revision
- Revise planets of the Solar System
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Follow a French poem by Paul Eluard (Dans Paris)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Say the poem aloud in part or in whole
Sentence building
- Compose another line for the poem (use a dictionary)
Knowledge about language
- Give personal responses to French literature in English
Revision
- Elicit characteristics of a poem as opposed to prose
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Name types of animal and their habitat
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Note the silent ending -ent in present tense plural habitent
Sentence building
- State where species live: Les lions habitent en Afrique, les éléphants habitent en Inde
Knowledge about language
- We use conjugation to spell the correct form of verbs (plural ending with a plural subject)
Revision
- Review countries and continents with a world map in French
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Practise the reading skill using a dictionary
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Read aloud sections of text on animals and their habitat
Sentence building
- Suggest alternatives for key words (synonyms)
Knowledge about language
- Use strategies for finding meaning when term is not in the dictionary (cognates, context)
Revision
- Elicit useful strategies for approaching reading comprehension
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assistedby T)
Revision
- Go through self-assessment checklist
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Autumn Term Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self-assessment
Revision
- Revision
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Discuss a notable world painter (Degas, Picasso or Kahlo)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Distinguish between the effects of accents over letters
Sentence building
- List the different geometric shapes in a picture: il y a un cercle, un carré, un triangle, etc.
Knowledge about language
- Pronouns in the third person (il / elle / on) must have the correct ending (conjugation)
Revision
- Review known accents
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Describe the features of a picture and how people look
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Pronounce mood words correctly with the phrase il / elle a l’air…
Sentence building
- Use visual stimuli / pictures on screen to generate short / medium / longer sentences
Knowledge about language
- Review the verb avoir = to have in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd persons
Revision
- Revise colours and textures
Week 3
Vocabulary
- Be able to make comparisons about pictures
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Differentiate between plus… que and le / la plus + adjective in pronunciation and spelling
Sentence building
- Draw simple or more complex comparisons: Le style de Kahlo est plus romantique, le style de Picasso est plus géométrique
Knowledge about language
- We use the word de to denote possession (and not the Saxon genitive)
Revision
- Elicit what the comparative and superlative are
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Study the life and work of Van Gogh (reading text) #1
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Read aloud sentences from the reading text to a partner or to the class
Sentence building
- Re-order / re-construct a time line of his career #1
Knowledge about language
- Pupils collect 3 important new words to share (and say why they consider them useful)
Revision
- Discuss word classes and abbreviations
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Study the life and work of Van Gogh (reading text) #2
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Read aloud sentences from the reading text to a partner or to the class
Sentence building
- Re-order / re-construct a time line of his career #2
Knowledge about language
- Pupils highlight an aspect of grammar which they think useful
(Teacher remodels if necessary)
Revision
- Revise high-frequency words
Week 6
Vocabulary
- Consolidate knowledge about artists
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Categorise key words from the topic according to sound (to practise vowels and dipthongs)
Sentence building
- Decode sentences about artists using only initials of words as clues
Knowledge about language
- Grammar mini-plenary: group words according to their word class or grammatical function
Revision
- Pupils define dipthongs
Week 1
Vocabulary
- Discuss the genres of music
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- View final part of Les Francophoniques PPT
Sentence building
- Express opinions about musical genres
Knowledge about language
- We have to use a determiner / article before nouns: j’adore la musique pop
Revision
- How to express likes and dislikes
Week 2
Vocabulary
- Follow the French lyrics to a simple song (from French TV’s The Voice Kids)
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Be able to sing along to short extracts / verses
Sentence building
- Compose extra lines to a lyric using a dictionary
Knowledge about language
- We use the past tense of c’est > c’était = it was
Revision
- Starter: what phrases would French judges use on The Voice?
Week 3
Rhos y Gwaliau
Week 4
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language #1
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from this from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- View self-assessment sheet together
Week 5
Vocabulary
- Revise / Review Language #2
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Recall key sounds from half-term
Sentence building
- Refer to K.Os
Knowledge about language
- Pool our knowledge (Pupil-led assisted by T)
Revision
- Revision
Week 6
Vocabulary
- End of Year Test
Pronunciation, phonics and spelling
- Assessment via outcome
Sentence building
- Correcting together
Knowledge about language
- Self Assessment
Revision
- Revision

Autumn 1
The francophone world

Autumn 2
Going on holiday

Spring 1
Clothes and school uniform

Spring 2
Animals and their environment

Summer 1
World painters

Summer 2
Enjoying music