TEAM HOME SCHOOL
Welcome to Team Home School, together we can do this!
Each week I will be adding a new video teaching families some fun French.
Les enfants - children - this is a good time to teach Mum and Dad and show
them what you know! Each week you will have a new:
- lesson in Team Home School with ideas of games and activities to do as a family
- story in our Story Time section
- song in our Sing Along section
Please keep me posted with pics of the activities you
complete and let me know if I can share them on the
website for your friends and family to see.
A huge thanks to brilliantpublications.co.uk and Catherine Barlow who have made all of the songs in the workbook 'J'aime Chanter en Francais' available for FREE in mp3 format. Click on the music icon.
In addition, click on the coloured buttons for FREE French workbooks: yellow button for a French workbook created by Rachel Hawkes - she has created some fabulous activities that I have pulled together into one document for you; pink button for a French workbook created by Mr French aimed at year 3 and green button for a French workbook created by Mr French for year 4, 5 and 6. Mr French's workbooks have answers in the back - parfait!
Get in touch if you want any help with them, Madame Kaler is here to help you!
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For your first FREE trial session:
Email: lisakaler@petite-etoile.co.uk
Call us: 07806 768604
"Experts agree that foreign-language learning can give kids a leg up in many areas of their lives, both now and in the future, with benefits ranging from academic achievement and career success to better interpersonal relationships. Research shows it’s helping them become better thinkers, better learners, and better citizens of the world. Simply put, learning a second language can help kids improve their academic performance across the board. "
(Maxwell, L. (2014). 5 Reasons a child should learn a foreign language. [online] Available at: https://www.pgeveryday.com/family/parenting/article/5-reasons-all-children-should-learn-a-foreign-language [Accessed 13/2/18].
Bienvenue! Welcome!
We are so pleased to be working with Carlton Primary School.
Petite Etoile teaches French lessons to all from year 1 to year 6.
Senora Bentley also runs a Spanish lunchtime club for all years.
What will your child gain by learning French with Petite Etoile?
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Enthusiasm for language learning
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Open mindedness and a receptive attitude to other cultures
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Awareness of the French culture and similarities and differences to our culture
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Knowledge of French grammar relating to nouns, verbs and adjectives which in turn enhances and reinforces the pupils’ general literacy awareness
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Confidence
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Teamwork and peer support
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A growth mindset with a detective like approach to unfamiliar language
How do we deliver French at Carlton Primary?
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One 30 min lesson per week with years 3-6. .
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15 mins per week for French story time with years 1 & 2.
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Clear routines of meeting and greeting in French to help pupils feel safe and secure.
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Lots of rewards to promote positive learning behaviour: stamps for effort each lesson which lead to prizes; star table awards for teamwork; French ambassador roles to encourage peer support and role modelling.
Quoi de neuf? What's new?
Spring Term 2026:
We are pleased to properly welcome you to the Carlton Primary French Page!
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There are now short videos of all of the topics covered last term; watch these as a recap or watch with Mum and Dad and teach them! Scroll down....
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Like cooking? A French recipe booklet with simple traditional recipes is available here thanks to the brilliant Madame Birtwistle for you to try at home.
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Crepes! Click on the Nattalingo logo below for a video and recipe of how to make them! Also click here to see the Kaler family recipe.
Your lesson recap:
Click below to access short videos to help you recap vocabulary from past lessons. These will be regularly updated.
Carlton Primary Lesson Recap
Carlton Primary Lesson Recap
How to make pancakes in French - comment faire des crêpes (en français !)
Intro - nos 1-10
nos 11-20
Parlons! Let's practise our pronunciation
Coming soon!
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Extra! Fancy more of a challenge?
Fancy making a 'Galette des Rois to celebrate 3 Kings Day on the 6th January? Click here for the recipe or click here to watch the fabulous Nathalie Paris make one !
Check out the BBC Bitesize Primary French website for Key Stage 2. This has recently been updated and has great activites, songs, stories and games that practise a range of topic areas. Click on the image below and let us know how you get on.
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Sing along! Chantons!
Click the links below to take you to some of our favourite songs that we use:
11 A 20: the 11-20 song
From 'Singing French' (Helen MacGregor & Stephen Chadwick 2004; A & C Black Publishers)
L'ALPHABET:
From 'Singing French' (Helen MacGregor & Stephen Chadwick 2004; A & C Black Publishers)
LA SEMAINE: les 7 jours de la semaine:
From 'Singing French' (Helen MacGregor & Stephen Chadwick 2004; A & C Black Publishers)
Plus click below to hear more of our
class favourites!
French Nursery Rhymes
Story Time... Lisons...
Story Time
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Pick n' Mix French Activities for all years!
Fancy earning extra house points? Choose activities from the box and take a pic or video of you doing it and email to Madame Bentley. Lots of the tasks can be completed if you visit our Team Home School page by clicking below:
