Ants in your Pants

Linda OwenPrimary Languages consultant

Side By Side Learning Ltd

Aims of the session

• Look at a ‘spiral curriculum’ where the language skills become more sophisticated along with the content

• Consider different ways of introducing and reinforcing nouns

• Consider different ways of introducing other parts of speech such as prepositions and connectives

• Consider how Primary Languages can reinforce other curricular areas

Foundation Stage

Nouns + actions

Foundation Stage

Nouns + actions

Nouns + numbers, counting

Computing Bee-bots

  http://fslactivities.ca/songs/1000pattes.html

Year 1/2

Add vocabulary (Liverpool SoW for KS1, LJR La Ronde des Petits, Entre Dans La Ronde).

Sort by gender.

un une

Year 1/2

Add vocabulary (Liverpool SoW for KS1, LJR La Ronde des Petits, Entre Dans La Ronde). Sort by gender.

Prepositions

Year 1/2

Add vocabulary (Liverpool SoW for KS1, LJR La Ronde des Petits, Entre Dans La Ronde). Sort by gender.Prepositions

Position of colour adjectives

Year 1/2

Add vocabulary (Liverpool SoW for KS1, LJR La Ronde des Petits, Entre Dans La Ronde). Sort by gender.

Prepositions Position of colour adjectives Adjectives of size

http://jt44.free.fr

Year 3/4

Revisit the vocabulary (O3.1, O3.3)

www.wordle.net

Year 3/4

ConnectivesExpressing an opinion

Year 3/4

Connectives Expressing an opinion Link to Science: habitats

Year 3/4

Connectives Expressing an opinion Link to Science: habitats Link to Geography: climate regions, weather

Qui habite ici?

• Il fait froid• Il neige• Il gèle• Il y a du vent• C’est l’Arctique

Year 3/4

Connectives Expressing an opinion Link to Science: habitats Link to Geography: climate regions, weatherLink to Science: designing an experiment

Year 3/4

Connectives Expressing an opinion Link to Science: habitats Link to Geography: climate regions, weatherLink to Science: designing an experimentLink to Computing: word-processing, cutting and pasting Link to English (fiction and non-fiction)

Y5/6

• Link to Science: food chains

Y5/6

• Link to Science: food chains• Use of the passive voice

Y5/6

• Link to Science: food chains • Use of the passive voice• Link to Science: using a classification

key

Je suis un ver de terre

J’ai des jambes

J’ai plus de 6 jambes

NonOui

J’ai une coquille

Je suis une araignée

Je suis une fourmi

Je suis un escargot

Using a classification key

Oui

Oui

Non

Non

Y5/6

• Link to Science: food chains• Use of the passive voice• Link to Science: using a classification

key• Link to Computing: presentations,

films, animations • Link to English: speaking and listening

Cross-curricular guidance

Aims of the session

• Look at a ‘spiral curriculum’ where the language skills become more sophisticated along with the content

• Consider different ways of introducing and reinforcing nouns

• Consider different ways of introducing other parts of speech such as prepositions and connectives

• Consider how Primary Languages can reinforce other curricular areas

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