Spicing up your y7 sow

Spicing up your Y7 SOW Helena Butterfield HOD MFL St. Michael’s RC School Links into Languages Trainer eTwinning Ambassador

The future in our hands What do we want our pupils to be able to do?

“New” Secondary Curriculum
Cross curricular
Creativity
Active learning
More engaging (compelling contexts)
Intercultural understanding
Less prescribed content with a focus on skills
http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc /

The big picture

Bringing it all together http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/?q =node/86

Transition Previous learning Mixed experiences What can we learn from Primary Languages

How can we put this into practice? Stories Songs Phonics Poetry International links ICT

Having a real audience Podcasts Explain –er verbs / irregular verbs / explain anything / pronunciation practice Letters Blogging www.langwitch.org/stmichaelsmfl Wikis www.langwitch.wikispaces.com

Challenge
Qu évasacomprarparatuhermano?
Qu é vas a comprar para tu hermano?
Quelleestladatedetonanniversaire?
Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire?

Challenge
H*c* b**n t**mp*
Je ne suis pas sportif

Who wants to be a Millionaire?

Competition
- Answer this question in just 7 words
“ Tu as un animal à la maison?”
- Answer the same question in 12 words
Draw image on partner ’ s back – school subjects
Running dictation

Trouvez l ’ intrus
bière, vin, café, cognac
potage, glace, fromage, tarte
chou, pomme, carotte, radis
cuiller, couteau, verre, fourchette
Vous avez choisi?, Vous avez une table sur la terrasse?, Vous êtes combien de personnes?, Et comme dessert?

Venn Diagrams

Cross curricular links Geography History Music Technology Drama ICT P.E.

Animals but not as we know it Les animaux en danger: Animals with a twist

The idea
To introduce the children to animals and descriptions in a more interesting way
To introduce the Global Dimension into MFL
To introduce a cross-curricular theme

Where and when I used it
From ALL publication Deutsch Lehren und Lernen
Year 7 pupils within the topic of animals
Could be used at anytime in Year 7

Introduction
Erdkunde
Les animaux en danger

Working with the language
Building sentences
Descriptions: mystery
Speaking / Listening: Clouds

Linguistic Output
Support sheet / independent writing
Create a ppt / video / glogster to inform people about endangered animals
Video making – Windows Moviemaker
Glogster – www.glogster.com (create and educator account)
Some glogs:
Glog 1 Glog 2

What happens next…?

References and resources
Suzi Bewell: MFL PGCE Curriculum Area Leader,The University of York http://petitepipelette.posterous.com/
Rachel Hawkes: SSAT Lead Practitioner, AST, AHT Comberton Village College www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com
Isabelle Jones: Head of MFL, The Radclyffe School, www.isabellejones.blogspot.com
ALL Deutsch Lehren und Lernen, Spring Term 2009

Further reading http://www.all-nsc.org.uk/nsc/ www.rachelhawkes.typepad.com www.isabellejones.blogspot.com www.chrisharte.typepad.com http://ilanguages.co.uk/

Thanks for listening www.helenabutterfield.net www.langwitch.org/stmichaelsmfl Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/langwitch

Wordle: word clouds www.wordle.net Go animate: Animated cartoons www.goanimate.com Wallwisher: Sticky notes on a virtual wall www.wallwisher.com Storybird: Write and collaborate on stories www.storybird.com YouTube Slideshare

Helping them to learn vocabulary

Showcasing pupil work

Promote independent learning

Share authentic material

Dans ma valise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgOcr_EFBsE

Homework

Peer assessment

J o -j o W ild w asser Bu ch Z ug V ogel Ei s H ai B ie ne H au s Eu le M äu se L ö we K ü ssen B ä r hei ß s ehen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13

Ton Christ est Juif (Anonyme, Julos Beaucarne) Ton Christ est juif Ta voiture est japonaise Ton couscous est algérien Ta démocratie est grecque Ton café est brésilien Ton chianti est italien Et tu reproches à ton voisin d'être un étranger

Helping them to learn vocabulary

Promote independent learning

More static than a blog

www.etwinning.net

Travelling bear

Wiki project (in English) with France, Italy, Turkey, Romania, Poland

Whole class letter exchange

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