Contents Title Page Publisher Information Preface Team games and competition Links to Key Stage 2 framework for language objectives Advancing modern foreign language Language learning strategies Knowledge about language Manipulating and reusing more complex language Reading and decoding unfamiliar language Presentation, creativity and performance Also Available
More Fun Ideas for
Advancing Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary Classroom
Sue Cave
Written by Sue Cave Illustrated by Kate Taylor Photos by Reeve Photography Ltd. Editorial, design and production by Hart McLeod Ltd. Front cover designed by Brilliant Publications A special thanks to the pupils and teachers at Radstock Primary School for allowing us to take the photographs used in this book. © Text Sue Cave 2009 © Design Brilliant Publications 2009 First printed and published in the UK in 2010 The right of Sue Cave to be identifi ed as the author of this work has been asserted by herself in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The materials may not be reproduced in any other form or for any other purpose without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by Brilliant Publications Unit 10 Sparrow Hall Farm Edlesborough, Dunstable Bedfordshire, LU6 2ES, UK E-mail:
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Preface This resource book is designed to complement 100+ Fun Ideas for Practising Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary Classroom, which are appropriate for young learners in their initial stages of learning a modern foreign language. The ideas in this book are designed to provide practice in using and understanding more complex language. By learning how to manipulate and decode language, recognizing how language can be learnt and practised, as well as how this newly-learnt language functions at sentence level, the pupils will realize that languages can be mastered and this is empowering. The activities in this book enable creative communication and will give young learners a feeling of ownership of the language being learnt. All these activities can be used to work towards the Year 5 or Year 6 objectives in the ‘Key Stage 2 Framework for Language Objectives’ (see page 8). They are suitable for most languages and for a wide range of topics. The resources required to set up most of the activities are those found in the primary classroom. In line with the previous title for younger learners, the key ingredients of manipulation, competition, surprise, movement and secrecy are also inherent in these activities. However, the additional ingredients of challenge and purpose are emphasised. These are not all my original ideas but ones which have been tried, tested and adapted in my teaching in the primary classroom. I hope that they contribute to both your own enjoyment and the enjoyment of your learners, as they develop their ability to be more confident and proficient speakers of another language.
Sue Cave April 2009
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Team games and competition Some of the activities in this book suggest how a competitive element can be used. 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 relish the opportunity to join in with a competitive game. This seems to be true for many boys in particular. Team games remove the emphasis on the individual and allow children to learn, perform and develo