Languages - French

French at Langdale CE Primary School is delivered from year 3 to 6 and provides a wealth of opportunities to read, write and speak in French. As part of our vision, we aim to provide children with the opportunity to connect with the wider world and learning a language is one of the ways children achieve this.

As an integral part of the Langdale curriculum, French is delivered using a Learning Beyond the Classroom approach that provides tangible experiences to attach their learning to. We are keen to create links between French and the wider curriculum. By taking this approach, children are provided with a greater understanding of how languages can be applied to their existing learning.

Alongside French, all children are given opportunities to explore less well-known languages throughout their wider learning. One example of this is Indigenous Australian. Whilst exploring the geographical features of Australia, an interest in the language was identified and so we set off exploring the culture, language and phrases of Indigenous Australians through poetry, storytelling and art.

In French, the children explored places in the home (and community). With the vocabulary secured, they created a treasure hunt around the school site. The children navigated the woodlands, meadow and field to find specific rooms before constructing their very own Fench chateaux in chalk.

A wonderful combination of celebrating National Poetry day and French. Maple celebrated our rural community and beyond by creating animal-inspired poems with French grammar and sentence structure in mind.