Bringing German to Life - Creative activities for 5-11 (Hardcover)

Get busy in French provides an innovative and refreshing cross-curricular approach to teaching languages in primary schools, combining art, design and foreign languages with various aspects of the National Primary Curriculum such as English, Mathematics, and Science.

This practical resource comprises an engaging storyline divided into 14 sections and written in French. Each section has just one or two simple sentences forming part of the main story. Mimes and physical activities are suggested for each section as the story is read aloud, to enable the children to demonstrate their understanding of the language. The main story is accompanied by fun activities (one for each section ie 14 in total) for the children to create in class using the templates and instructions provided. A language extension focus follows where the foreign language can be developed and enhanced based on the familiar context triggered by the relevant section of the main story.

Written to support the new foreign languages programme of study the book also includes: -

• Cross-curricular links to numerous subjects including English, Maths, Science, ICT and PE
• Classroom games and activities
• Photocopiable resources and templates for fun classroom activities and projects
• Language extension activities

"Get busy in French" can be read on three levels to suit a variety of classroom situations. First, the story can be told straight with the whole class participating in the mimes. If read in this way, the story would take around 30 minutes of classroom time. Second, the story can be combined with the craft activities after each main section. 14 doing and making activities match the 14-part story. Teachers can use as many or as few as they wish. The resultant crafts can be used for very effective classroom displays/open days/assemblies etc. Finally, the language extension activities can be used alongside the art/craft/design activities as desired. The aim of these activities is to extend the target language in a relevant context through a variety of methods such as songs, playlets, simple communicative exchanges, games with numbers etc.

Catherine Watts and Hilary Phillips have decades of combined classroom experience as teachers and researchers and all the activities have been tried and tested in the primary setting. "Get busy in French' "is much sought-after and invaluable resource which will bring your language lessons to life in a fun, flexible and highly motivating manner. "

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