Bringing French to Life 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 Literacy, Numeracy and PE.
This unique practical resource comprises an engaging storyline about a
day in the life of two French children and gives an opportunity for
learners to re-enact their day, using finger puppets, handmade crafts
and exciting games to practise new language. Each of the 14 sections
begins with a short accessible dialogue in French and is followed by
suggestions for using the new vocabulary in pairs, small groups or as a
whole class.
The main story is accompanied by fun craft activities linked to the
story (one for each section, ie 14 in total) for children to create in
class using the templates and instructions provided. A wide range of
further activities follows, consisting of lively games, songs and
opportunities to communicate simple ideas. Language extensions are
suggested, focussing on imaginative writing and reading ideas linked to
the theme of each section.
Written to support the new foreign languages programme of study the book
also includes:
* Cross-curricular links to numerous subjects including Literacy,
Numeracy, PE and ICT
* Classroom games and activities
* Photocopiable resources and templates for fun classroom activities
and projects
* Language extension activities.
Bringing French to Life 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 dialogues. Second, the story can be
combined with the craft activities after each main section. 14 doing and
making activities match the storyline and provide a colourful, eye
catching display and learning focus in the classroom or for Open Days or
Assemblies. 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.
