A set of 50 French Challenge Cards designed for learners in Key Stage 2 and lower Key Stage 3. 4 levels of difficulty Ideal for early finishers who need something else to keep them busy Promote independent learning, thinking and discovery Many of the Cards require the use of a bilingual dictionary, a key skill required by the National Curriculum Number activities promote mathematical skills Explore elements of grammar required by the National Curriculum

A set of 50 French Grammar Challenge Cards designed for learners in Key Stage 3. They would also be suitable for learners in Key Stage 4. 4 levels of difficulty Ideal for early finishers who need something else to keep them busy Promote independent learning, thinking and discovery Many of the cards require the use of a bilingual dictionary So what do you get? .pdf file containing the 50 A5 cards, ready for you to print out, laminate and store in your own way answer sheets overview showing which level each card is, and the grammar point(s) it addresses 12 A5 grammar information cards to support learners as they complete the challenges

Dictados (Dictations) is an exciting new resource designed to support teachers to deliver dictations in Spanish from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4. The resource comprises 45 different dictation activities. Each one has notes for the teacher, which include an overview of the activity, suggestions for preparing it, suggestions for follow-up activities, and the dictation transcript. There is also a pupil worksheet for each activity. The dictations cover single letters, syllables, words, phrases and sentences. They encourage students to practise and use their knowledge of phonics and the sound-spelling link, their reading and writing skills, their vocabulary, and their understanding of grammar. What do you get? 106 page .pdf document an overview of the resource and how to use it a list of ideas for teaching dictation contents pages 45 teacher information pages 45 pupil worksheets

Four different quiz sheets that can be completed in pairs or groups. Give all the groups sheet A, give them a limited time (10 minutes perhaps) to complete it, then collect it in and while they are completing sheet B, grade sheet A and put the grades on the board. And so on.

A simple wordsearch for practising the colours in French. Children write the correct word on each splat then find the word in the wordsearch. A teacher guide is provided.

A simple wordsearch for practising the colours in Spanish. Children write the correct word on each splat then find the word in the wordsearch. A teacher guide is provided.

A set of 11 A5 display cards showing the colours. Could also be used as flashcards.

A set of 11 display cards showing the colors. Could also be used as flashcards.

A short PowerPoint presentation which shows how to conjugate regular -ER verbs in the present tense. Can be used for whole class or for independent study or reviewing.

Find the names of the sports, minus the articles.

A fun quiz for students to help them to find out more about Spain, Spanish and Spaniards.

A display key for a marking code designed to help students to correct their own written work. The idea is that you underline a word that has a mistake and write the appropriate code above it.

This is a collection of facts that I put together for the visit of Baroness Coussins to the Links into Languages NE conference in January 2011. Useful for making the case for languages to 8th grade !

A set of Happy Families cards in Spanish to help the children to practise family vocabulary. You could also use them to introduce the notion of gender and adjectival agreement. An MFL Sunderland taster. On MFL Sunderland you will also find the French version.

Ready to print out, cards with the names of Francophone countries around the world and their flags. Can be used for display or as part of a lesson.

Children need to fill in the speech bubbles correctly, using the example given and the writing frame to help them. There is also a space for them to write about the sports they love. Could be a good introduction to the Olympics, and to some dictionary work, as children look for the names of new sports.

Children need to fill in the speech bubbles correctly, using the example given and the writing frame to help them. There is also a space for them to write about the sports they love. Could be a good introduction to the Olympics, and to some dictionary work, as children look for the names of new sports.

Match up the vocabulary for the items that Santa’s elves sell in their shop and then work out the role plays using the Edexcel role play icons.

This is the vocabulary which is given by Edexcel at the back of the specification. I've broken it down into smaller topic areas for ease of use, and added the genders and the English.

A short movie showing French words that we use in English. Show your pupils that they speak more French than they think ! A way of starting the first lesson with Y7, to put the language into a context. It could also start an interesting discussion or fact-finding mission about why these words exist in English.