Active learning - Use of rhyme and song

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.

Days of the week 

Children in this class are practising the days of the week in French. They answer the teacher’s questions about the date and say the days of the week rhythmically, clapping and clicking their fingers. They then listen to and join in with a song and see the days in written form.