Active learning - Games

Children learn in many different ways and have different learning styles. Opportunities for children to experience language through song and rhyme, storytelling and games offer children ways to interact with the new language and with one another in a dynamic and social environment.

Through active methods and physical response children feel safe to explore and experiment with the new sounds. For those who prefer to listen and observe, they absorb the new language by watching others and gradually increase in confidence, until they too are joining in, responding to what they hear and see and engaging with others in short conversations and role-play.

Rock, paper, scissors

This teacher is involving all children in a rock, paper, scissors game in French. First she plays against the class and children count the points they win against her. The class then plays the game in pairs. The winner chooses a question to ask their partner in French from a list on the board.