Week+1+Avignon

Objective:[[image:summertree.jpg width="123" height="144" align="right"]]
To listen to and identify a French phoneme (Oracy) whilst learning about a French song (Intercultural Understanding).

Resources:
IWB or screen with sound enabled to watch/play song (link below), exercise books or paper. //Teachers note: the 'on' sound can be written several ways, including 'en' and 'an' but will always be pronounced the same way. Purists will argue there is a subtle difference between these sounds but for the purposes of KS2 (and actually up to GCSE 'A' level) there is no need to make any distinction. // || * Link to words to display on screen (or print out)
 * ~  ||~ Description ||~ Resources ||
 * ~ Starter || * **Sing “London’s Burning” in English** and discuss how “ //Sur le pont d’Avignon// ” (On the bridge of Avignon) is the French equivalent traditional song, also about a famous bridge. Locate and discuss Avignon using Google maps. (Link to IU) || * Link to Sur le Pont d'Avignon from YouTube and activities
 * Link to Google Map of France ||
 * ~ Main Activity || * **Put the words of the chorus on the screen and read:** Can the children identify any rhyme and the common phoneme (“// on //”).
 * Ask children to come to the board and underline “on” sounds.
 * Chorus the words together to practise saying words with that phoneme.
 * Watch the song again and sing the song with actions.
 * Encourage c hildren to join in with the chorus as they gain in confidence.
 * Finally, ask the children to write any “ //on// ” words they know in their books.
 * Link to more -@on soundfiles ||
 * ~ Plenary || * Sing Frere Jacques. Class can then make up their own verses to the same tune just using numbers, colours and animals or any other words they can remember in French. ||