Week+1+Alphabet

Objective:[[image:autumn_tree.jpg width="118" height="144" align="right"]]

 * To revise and learn the sounds of the French alphabet, which in turn will support both pronounciation and writing in French.

Resources:
IWB or screen with sound enabled if you wish to use the ppt (otherwise if you are confident in your own knowledge of the alphabet, you could just ignore the ppt and do it yourself on a white or blackboard). // **Teachers note:** The alphabet song works best if it is repeated several times over the week, for example at the start of PE warm-ups, in the payground etc. Encourage the children to take it in turns to be the leader, calling out the first line of the song for the others to copy. // || * PowerPoint to guide through alphabet (with sound) || //**Teachers note:** There is a crib sheet for teachers provided here to help you remember the names of the letters but DO NOT show it to the children at any point as it is a crib sheet not a learning tool. Moreover the mixture of French and English spelling systems on the same page is likely to be extremely confusing for young learners, even more so if they do not speak English at home. Instead allow the children to use their own crib sheets created at the end of the PowerPoint which will have spellings/ways of remembering that are personal to each child.// || * Teachers crib sheet for alphabet || > Click on 'exercice d'association' to play the game ||
 * ~  ||~ Description ||~ Resources ||
 * ~ Starter || * **Work through alphabet PowerPoint** provided which introduces each letter and sound, encouraging the children to spot patterns and develop language learning (memorisation) strategies, eventually building to a marching song.
 * ~ Main Activity || * Learning the alphabet – encourage discussion to make comparisons with the English alphabet (leading on from points raised in the starter activity PowerPoint). Examine which letters are pronounced the same as in English and which are different.
 * Encourage the children to write their own notes/ideas for how to remember each letter in their French books and to practise the letters and song for homework.
 * Challenge the children to learn how to spell aloud their own first names in French.
 * ~ Plenary || * Play a spelling/listening game – listen carefully to a word in French said by the teacher and try to guess starting letter. || * Alternatively, use this ready-made online version of the game on the IWB (enable sound)[]