The KS2 French Grammar Criteria provide a staged approach to the teaching of grammar, supporting both progression and assessment. Although written to support primary teachers in England in meeting the challenging requirements of the National Curriculum, they provide invaluable guidance for any teacher of French with students working from beginner to text level. The staged criteria are broken down into the key areas of gender, verbs, questions and sentence building. They can be used to guide day to day teaching, assessment and the measurement of progression as well as providing a scaffold for the development or adaptation of schemes of work. NB. A fully revised version of the criteria along with further guidance and exemplification can be found in ‘Getting to Grips with French Grammar at Key Stage 2’, published by Brilliant Publications. For further staged grammar progression, visit our sister shop page, ‘Languages in Practice’

A set of staged assessment criteria for each aspect of the KS2 Programme of study, providing comprehensive support to both specialist and non-specialist teachers of primary languages in measuring progression. The criteria are linked to the Languages Ladder and the KS2 Framework for Languages, and include further statements to meet the additional requirements of the National Curriculum. These Assessment Criteria are already in use in classrooms across the country and also form part of the Linguamarque Accreditation Scheme.

An invaluable tool for long, medium and short-term planning, this demonstrates how the archived KS2 Framework supports progression in different aspects of the Programme of study. Used by some to convert old schemes of work, and by others to ensure progression is built into new schemes, this also supports individual teachers in their short-term planning.

Listening, speaking and writing activities with a focus on the masculine/feminine agreement of French nationality adjectives. Resources and notes for exploitation provide a number of opportunities to reinforce this key grammatical area while developing speaking, listening and writing skills. Sentence level work and application of grammatical understanding enables pupils to demonstrate progression at KS2 or lower KS3. Includes pupil support card and suggestions for follow-up work.

Listening, speaking, reading and writing activities with a phonic focus based on the topic area of giving names. The 14 activities range from word to sentence level and can be used together or in isolation. A sequence of use is suggested if teachers want to use a number of tasks. Extension possibilities are included where appropriate and the activities work equally well with language from other contexts. Suitable for KS2 or lower KS3.

An activity to guide pupils through the first steps in using a bi-lingual dictionary. Ideal as part of a carousel or pair work. Teacher notes and an answer sheet are included.

A structured task, intended both to introduce personality adjectives and to reinforce literacy, reading and dictionary skills at KS2 or lower KS3. The task offers a simple but clear approach which can be used with new vocabulary from any context. Resources provided include notes and sequence for the task, pupil instruction slides and worksheets, and suggestions for follow-up work.

Word level sorting activities to introduce or reinforce the idea of masculine/feminine adjective agreements at KS2 or lower KS3. Also develops literacy and dictionary skills and encourages pupils to expand their vocabulary. Resources are provided for nationality and personality adjectives, but the structured task can be used with adjectives from many contexts. Includes notes to structure the task, extension opportunities and suggestions for follow-up work.

Flexible French offers stand-alone KS2 units of work providing detailed planning and resources with a focus on language and grammar progression, and with clear links to easy-to-use assessment criteria. Ideal for both non-specialist and specialist teachers of primary French who want to move away from schemes which focus on topic coverage at the expense of linguistic progress, each Flexible French unit provides sufficient curriculum content for an extended period. Le Monde Francophone focuses on: francophone countries and their gender; personality adjectives and gender agreement; building conversations from a range of personal questions and answers. The pack includes: an overview of the unit including a summary of staged learning outcomes linked to the KS2 Programme of Study; comprehensive planning including opportunities for extension; 15 extensive resources with step-by-step instructions, teaching materials and photocopiable pupil sheets; a motivating final assessment activity; staged assessment criteria for the KS2 Programme of Study; a teacher record sheet. Free sample materials available on request

A pack of 4 surveys exploiting personal information questions and answers commonly encountered in the early stages of language learning. As the focus is on maximising speaking and listening, they require pupils only to tick the information gathered, making them particularly suitable for young learners. Provided with extensive notes for use and modelling slides, this resource aims to support the non-specialist in achieving a successful outcome to a speaking activity. The pupil sheet incorporates optional support, offering differentiation. Ideas for follow-up activities are also included.

Promote independent learning and support progression and differentiation in 6 common topic areas with this pack of topic support mats. Based on the assumption that pupils will move from word to sentence level and develop grammatical understanding in the course of a topic, they are colour-coded for gender and parts of speech, and include model sentences. Extension language offers additional challenge. The absence of English on these mats requires pupils to develop their recall skills and ensures that the language they use is language that they know and can apply rather than merely copy. The mats can start to be used as soon as some of the topic vocabulary has been introduced in written form and subsequently provide a support and stimulus for the remainder of the topic. An essential tool for developing language manipulation in the primary classroom, they also serve as a check for the teacher that topics include sufficient opportunity for progression.

A simple Halloween spell which can be used for a variety of short activities, including literacy/dictionary work and pronunciation/performance. Could also be used as a model for creating spells if a longer activity is required. Other Languages in Primaries resources available.