100+ Fun Ideas for Modern Foreign Languages
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100+ Fun Ideas for Modern Foreign Languages - Sue Cave
100+ Fun Ideas for Practising Modern Foreign Languages
in the Primary Classroom
Activities for developing Oracy and Literacy skills
Sue Cave
Thank you very much to the pupils and staff at Farley Hill Primary School for allowing us to take the photos used in this book.
Written by Sue Cave. Copyright © Sue Cave 2006
Cover and inside illustrations by Lynda Murray
Photos by Julie Thatcher. Photos copyright © Julie Thatcher 2006
Front cover designed by Brilliant Publications
First published 2006, reprinted 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
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Preface
This resource book is a compilation of tried and tested ideas for practising a foreign language in the primary classroom. The ideas for the activities are ones which I have devised, collected or adapted during the last ten years as a peripatetic language specialist in primary schools. I recommend them due to the response I have received from young learners and the positive impact the activities have had on their learning of another language. It is hoped that by collating these activities under one cover, they will be easily accessible for the busy teacher.
The inherent rationale behind each activity is that it is interactive, communicative, memorable and enjoyable. The most popular activities in this book invariably include at least one ‘key ingredient’, namely:
manipulation
a shared secret
competition
surprise
physical movement
These ingredients make up a recipe for success!
Very few resources are needed other than the teacher, the children, paper, card and items often found in a primary school classroom. The ideas could be used as stand-alone activities throughout the school week as reinforcement of language previously encountered or as an integral part of a longer language teaching session. They are suitable for a wide variety of topics and for most modern foreign languages. Repetition and practice are essential in language learning; the variety of activities suggested in this book should provide plenty of opportunity for this.
For each resource, I have suggested ideas to develop both oracy and literacy skills. At the start of each section you will find codes relating to the oracy and literacy objectives in the ‘Key Stage 2 Framework for Languages’. There are activities related to many of these objectives across the four years in Key Stage 2. For a complete list of how the activities relate to the objectives, refer to the table in the introduction.
I hope that you have fun using and perhaps adapting these ideas in the teaching of a foreign language to your young learners. I certainly have done and continue to do so.
Sue Cave
April 2006
Introduction
Team games and competition
Many of the ideas and activities in this book suggest how a competitive element can be included. I have found that competition encourages children to participate more readily and with even greater enthusiasm than they might do otherwise. Children who seem to be reticent or appear to lack confidence in using a foreign language in the classroom, often join in with a game with relish. This seems to be true for many boys, in particular. Team games take away the emphasis from the individual. They allow children to learn, perform and develop skills in the ‘safe’ environment of a group of peers.
I avoid single sex teams but try to orchestrate mixed ability teams. These teams are normally organized on a teaching session basis and new ones formed in the next lesson. However, you could keep the same teams and develop a ‘league’ to which points are added after each game.
As in any competition, rules are essential to ensure the smooth running and fairness of the game. I tell the children that the teacher is the referee and the ‘ref’s’ decision is final! I allow the winning team to perform a victory salute and announce that they are the ‘Champions!’ in the target language. This is a privilege given only to the winners which is much respected and esteemed by all.
Team games are always popular. The children become so engrossed that they are oblivious to the amount of repetition taking place. You might guess from all this, that I like team games and find them an effective strategy in language learning. However, if you feel that it would be more appropriate for your