7.1+Way+to+School

eg // Je vais à l’école en bus // (I go to school by bus). Ask children to discuss with a partner what they think the children are saying. || PPT to introduce modes of transport to school from the TalkaboutPrimaryMFL wiki. Thanks to Sarah Ferretti. || Elicit the response // Je vais à l’école …// Some children may need to give shorter answers, eg // en bus //. Children can also respond using pictures or actions. Extension: Children interview each other, asking and answering the question Comment //vas-tu à l’école?// ||   || Smart notebook with presentation of transport vocabulary and class survey from the TalkaboutPrimaryMFL wiki. Many thanks to Sarah Ferretti. || Then begin asking the next question but substitute an action for the mode of transport. Children offer suggestions and then respond to the question by a show of hands or orally. Collect data in a tally chart on the board - count up in French. Display the results on the interactive whiteboard to encourage class response in French. || Class survey in MS Publisher for modes of transport to school from the TalkaboutPrimaryMFL wiki. Thanks to Sarah Ferretti. ||
 * Introduce the compass points // nord, sud, est, ouest //. You say a direction, turning and pointing appropriately. Children watch then join in with the actions. (More confident with the words as well). || Points of Compass activity [[file:Directions+in+French.ppt]] ||
 * Show children a selection of pictures of children saying how they get to school,
 * Practise transport vocabulary through flashcard games. ||  ||
 * Sing // Je vais à l’école en bus // to the tune of ‘Old MacDonald’. || Je vais a l'école en bus activity ||
 * Display the flashcards for reference and throw a ball to individual children, point to a flashcard and ask // Comment vas-tu à l’école? // (How do you go to school?)
 * Keeping the flashcards displayed, show the written form of transport words: // en bus //, etc. Ask children to work in pairs to decide which phrase goes with which picture. Take feedback from the class and discuss their strategies for working out the meanings. || [[file:comment vas-tu a lecole smart notebook.notebook]]
 * Do a class survey on how children get to school. Ask // Qui va à l’école en bus? // Children respond.
 * Extension: Children investigate other words for transport using bilingual dictionaries ||  ||