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Last year, French was a hit with my class! They were always asking how to say different things in French and as we were learning about shape in Maths, they wanted to know the vocabulary for these. During a Maths input, Primary 1 were introduced to the vocabulary for some 2D shapes. We went on a shape hunt where the class had to identify the shapes outdoors in French.

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A couple of years ago, my class were not so confident or keen to use French outwith 'standard' French lessons. I conducted this enquiry to see if I could encourage children to engage and experiment with the language more freely and with more confidence.

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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

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CLIL is both learning another (content) subject such as physics or geography through the medium of a different language.

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If you're raising your eyebrow in arched confusion right now, wondering what on earth CLIL is, don't worry. We've got you covered.

CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning. What that means in real life is learning another (content) subject such as physics or geography through the medium of a foreign language as well as learning a foreign language by studying a content-based subject. In short, content subjects are taught and learned in a language which is not the mother tongue of the learners.

So why is CLIL important?

In CLIL lessons, the foreign language becomes the means of learning content. Students feel more motivated to learn the language because they are actually doing something with it, rather than dealing in some of the rather tired phrases and topics that old-fashioned language lessons tend to turn up. The focus is on language acquisition rather than enforced learning, i.e. building up language competency through using it to explore and discuss curriculum topics, leading to more natural and sophisticated communicative skills over time.

CLIL helps with:

Improving overall and specific language competence.

Preparing for future studies and/or working life.

Developing multilingual interests and attitudes.

Diversifying methods & forms of classroom teaching and learning.

Increasing learner motivation.

Integrating language into the broader curriculum.

Long-term learning: students become academically proficient in a language after 5-7 years in a good bilingual program. This is because CLIL focuses on fluency rather than accuracy, treating errors as a natural part of language learning.

Introducing a wider cultural context to content lessons

Accessing International Certification and enhancing the school profile.

There are other advantages too, which extend outside the classroom, making CLIL relevant within a global context.

The rise of the global economy means different countries interact with each other on a daily basis. Even with English as the main language, there is often a need for communicative skills in a second or third language. Besides, some countries have very strict policies regarding the use of regional languages within their borders.

Learning and knowing other languages often promotes feelings of trust and helps in better communication. It's one of the reasons why the European Commission has been looking into the state of bilingualism and language education since the 1990s, and has a clear vision of a multilingual Europe in which people can function in two or three languages.

Interested in knowing more about CLIL? We are happy to help. We just won the BETT award for our CLIL digital resources and we're feeling even more inspired than usual to promote all things Content and Language Integrated Learning.

Email clil@twig-world.com to let us know your thoughts on CLIL.

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If you're raising your eyebrow in arched confusion right now, wondering what on earth CLIL is, don't worry. We've got you covered. CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning. What that means in real life is learning another (content) subject such as physics or geography through the medium of a foreign language as [...]

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It is our duty as practitioners to celebrate different cultures, French is a great way to open the dialogue and curiosity for children learning about different traditions across the world.

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) states under Article 29 that children should be encouraged to respect other cultures.

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What is the UN Convention?

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the basis of all of our work. It is the most complete statement of children's rights ever produced and is the most widely-ratified international human rights treaty in history.

What makes the UN Convention so special?

The Convention has 54 articles that cover all aspects of a child's life and set out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that all children everywhere are entitled to. It also explains how adults and governments must work together to make sure all children can enjoy all their rights.

Every child has rights "without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of the child's or his or her parent's or legal guardian's race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status" (Article 2).

The Convention must be seen as a whole: all the rights are linked and no right is more important than another. The right to relax and play (Article 31) and the right to freedom of expression (Article 13) have equal importance as the right to be safe from violence (Article 19) and the right to education (Article 28).

We are the only organisation working for children recognised by the Convention.

The Convention is also the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. All UN member states except for the United States have ratified the Convention. The Convention came into force in the UK in 1992.

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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - UNICEF UK

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the basis for all of UNICEF's work and upholds children's rights all over the world.

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Learning For Sustainability - Link with Global Goals

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Learning For Sustainability - Link with Global Goals

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This is a heavy read, but highlights the role languages play towards to global goals.

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Find this through your Glow Launchpad.

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" The Scottish Government's policy, Language Learning in Scotland: A 1+2 Approach is aimed at ensuring that every child has the opportunity to learn a modern language from Primary 1 onwards. Additionally, each child should have the right to learn a second modern language from P5 onwards. Language learning is an entitlement for all from P1 to S3.

Through their planning of a wide and rich range of learning activities in modern languages to develop language skills, teachers will support children and young people to become: successful learners , who can reflect on how they have acquired and learned their first language and how this can assist them in further language learning; confident individuals , who, through experiencing success and support, can interact with others in real-life situations, talk about topics of personal interest and deliver presentations in their new language; effective contributors , who can work in individual, paired and group situations, and establish and maintain contact with other speakers of the target language; responsible citizens , who have a growing awareness of life in another society and of the issues facing citizens in the countries where their new language is spoken. " Further details

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Welcome to East Renfrewshire's LinguaLab!

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Language skills are likely to become increasingly in demand amongst employers as we shift towards a more export-led economy. There can be great advantages for British businesses if employees can communicate with at least reasonable proficiency in the language of clients, customers and suppliers.
CBI Education and Skills Survey 2014

Myths about language learning

Everybody speaks English.
Reality: Only 6% of the world's population speak English as a first language. 75% of the world's population don't speak any English. English is NOT enough!

English is a global language, but in fact only about 6% of the world's population are native English speakers and an estimated three quarters do not speak English at all.
Talk the talk: a guide to maximising your prospects using languages (British Academy, 2013)

Learning languages is particularly difficult.
Reality: Appropriate teaching methods can ensure success in language learning for all learners.

Through their planning of a wide and rich range of learning activities in modern languages to develop literacy and language skills teachers will support children and young people to become:

successful learners, who can reflect on how they have acquired and learned their first language and how this can assist them in further language learning

confident individuals, who, through experiencing success and support, can interact with others in real-life situations, talk about topics of personal interest and deliver presentations in their new language

effective contributors, who can work in individual, paired and group situations, and establish and maintain contact with other speakers of the target language

responsible citizens, who have a growing awareness of life in another society and of the issues facing citizens in the countries where their new language is spoken.

Modern Languages: Principles and Practice (Education Scotland, 2010)

You have to be fluent for languages to be of any use.
Reality: A little language goes a long way, with most employers looking for conversational ability in the language.

The vast majority of businesses may not require a high level of foreign language fluency as an essential core competence of their operations. However,conversational fluency in another language helps in the conduct of business and can assist staff in their careers.
CBI Education and Skills Survey 2014

Benefits of language learning

Better understanding of different cultures

Improved self confidence

Enhanced ability to build new relationships

Improved literacy and reading skills

Enhanced problem solving, interpersonal and communication skills

Increased employability

These and other benefits can be found on the LLAS website 700 Reasons.

Please see Modern Languages Principles and Practice

A 1+2 Approach to Language Learning
Introduction: Why does language learning matter?
Talk the talk: a guide to maximising your prospects using languages
Visit the Job Profiles section of the SCILT website to find out how languages have helped in the careers of a range of professionals.

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Chansons animees pour enfants, Animated Songs in French and English for kids

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Draw your 3x3 grid. Inside, you can draw pictures or have colours. Or you can write words in English or French. Split the class/group in two (one side noughts and the other side crosses). Point to a place on the grid and ask them to tell you what it is in French, if they get it right, put an x or o in place. First team to 3-in-a-row wins!

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Can be used with any topic. Example: pictures of 4 different animals. 20 seconds to get into a corner, whichever corner is called out is out until the next round.

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Learn Numbers in French - Numéro Chanson: 12345 Once I Caught A Fish Alive in French : Comptine

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Super Kids Network Française - Comptines pour bébé

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dix bouteilles vertes | numéros 1 à 10 | comptage bouteilles chanson | comptines | Ten Green Bottles

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Record yourself saying two colours in French, children to listen to the colours and mix these together. Builds on listening skills & expressive arts colour mixing.

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Search 'Who will win?' videos into YouTube, there will be a selection of different ones. I find the marble videos work best. Children to pick a colour they think will win and then chant the colour in French throughout the video!

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Amazing Marble Race Colors (Who Will Win?)

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Have colour cards on the table. Spin the wheel and splat the colour if you can name it in French.

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Il fait chaud, Il neige, Il pleut, Il y a du vent, Il y a du brouillard, Il fait froid, Il y a des nuages, Il y a de l'orage, Il fait beau.

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Sharing Information about Yourself/Someone Else

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Sharing Information about Yourself/Someone Else

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This can be done with the actual game or you can make your own slides. It can be used to help with description, colour, animals, feelings and more. I have attached a copy I created for my class using cartoon characters they were interested in!

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Art with Mati and Dada - George Seurat | Kids Animated Short Stories in English

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Use cotton buds to create a pointillism effect!

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Art with Mati and Dada – Paul Gauguin | Kids Animated Short Stories in English

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Art with Mati and Dada – Henri Matisse | Kids Animated Short Stories in English

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Links to technology and expressive arts. Collage using different materials!

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Explore printing techniques, or even link to digital technologies. Create bright and vibrant artwork experimenting with different colours!

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Let's ChatterPix! Chatterpix can make anything talk -- pets, books, doodles, and more. Simply take a photo, draw a line to make a mouth, and record your voice.

Create ChatterPix with friends and family as silly greetings, playful messages, or creative cards. And best of all, it's FREE!

CATEGORY: Creative Expression

TOOLS: 22 stickers, 12 frames and 11 photo filters

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Really good game 👍

Overall good game but I think there should be more choice of hats and accessories etc and when you put the mouth on your pic the black thing should be a bit wider but except from that it's good ✌️

Also can you make it able to do two people in one picture both of them talking cuz I wanted to do it with my friend but I couldn't :( another thing is I want you to be able to make a mini video where you can add the videos of people talking so you can make a video for people like your friends singing happy birthday anyways good game really funny 😁

Great fun!

A great little app. I'll be using it to teach French and to make English resources for my teaching friends in France. It could be improved a little. I would prefer not to have to use capital letters at the beginning of each word. I couldn't see how to change this. Also, when trying to forward the picture by email, I had to type in portrait orientation which is difficult. Considering it is free, it's fantastic!

ChatterPix is amazing

I love ChatterPix soooooooooo much there is nothing wrong with it really I just wish you could record for longer I really recommend this game if you want to make some good things. I downloaded ChatterPix a few months ago and I've already made loads of content on there I also really like that you can add your pix's to camera roll

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French days of the week with picture support from story

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French days of the week with picture support from story

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La Chenille qui fait des Trous - Match what the caterpillar eats each day

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Match up - Drag and drop each keyword next to its definition.

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Spin the wheel to see which item comes up next.. lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche.Make an interactive teaching resource in one minute.

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For Easter in France, they don't believe in the Easter bunny. They have Easter Bells!

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La légende des cloches de Pâques - Easter in France - Ostern in Frankreich

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Les Traditions de Pâques - Easter’s Traditions in France 🔔🐰

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How do we celebrate Easter in France? Learn the French traditions for “Pâques” (Easter in French), such as our Magic Bells & Easter meal + French practice video

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Paint a plastic plant pot, decorate and add a little bell inside! Can link with technology, art and music.

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Some French Christmas songs!

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Vive le vent d'hiver (chanson de Noël pour petits avec paroles)

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France is only a short trip away across the Channel, but when it comes to Christmas, our traditions often seem miles apart. And depending on which part of France you're in, you might find something other than turkey on your plate at Christmas dinner, and open presents on a different day entirely!
Let the festivities commence
Generally speaking, here in the UK Christmas is celebrated on the 25th December, and that's when we all sit together and swap gifts. The only discrepancy tends to be whether your family opens their presents before or after Christmas dinner. Well, in North and North-Eastern France, children receive their presents much earlier in December on the 6th, which is St Nicholas' Day.

There is an old folklore story told in France about three little children who get lost and captured by a wicked butcher, Père Fouettard. Fortunately for the kids, St Nicholas rescues them, which is how he became the patron saint of children. And so, every year on the night before the 6th December, children leave out a boot or a shoe for St Nicholas who gives out gifts, sweets and gingerbread to all the good children, and Père Fouettard leaves the naughty ones lumps of coal.

Children in France leave shoes or boots out for St Nicholas to fill with gifts

Elsewhere in France, families exchange presents on Christmas Eve, which tends to be the biggest day of celebrations throughout Europe. Some families in France even wait until the 6th January, which is Epiphany or 'Three Kings Day', to give their gifts to each other.
Why a shoe and not a stocking?
The favourite British tradition of the Christmas stocking isn't really a thing in France, as it's replaced by children leaving out their shoes and boots for St Nicholas instead. Both traditions come from the same place, however. According to the story, St Nicholas threw gold coins or gold balls through the window or down the chimney (depending on the version of the story) of a needy family. They landed in the family's shoes or stockings, and this now represented by chocolate coins in gold foil and oranges, respectively, which are traditional stocking fillers.
Everyone's favourite meal of the year
Whether you're a fan of sprouts or not, it's safe to say that Christmas dinner is one of the best meals of the year. Not necessarily just for the food, but also because it's a time when you get to sit down and enjoy spending time with your family and friends whom you might not get to see as often as you'd like. And in France, as with present-giving days, the big Christmas meal is often eaten on a different day, as well.

Turkey is traditionally served stuffed with chestnuts in France

The prevailing tradition in France is for everyone to sit down together and feast on the 24th December for a long, often luxurious meal called a réveillon. This tends to start in the evening, sometimes following a day of fasting, and goes on until midnight and beyond. As well as turkey served with chestnuts, you may also find lobster, snails, and oysters on the table, and for dessert, a Bûche de Noël, which is a chocolate yule log.

All of this rich food is accompanied by fine wines and champagne for that little extra indulgence, and it's traditional to sing carols and songs around the table. As you can imagine, Christmas dinner is a lively, merry affair in France!
What else is served at Christmas dinner?
In Provence, there is a delicious tradition of 13 desserts served at Christmas dinner, which represent Jesus and his 12 disciples. There is usually a mix of figs and dried fruit, as well as a traditional cake called the pompe à l'huile, which is bread-like in texture, and made with olive oil and flavoured with orange blossom.

If you find the charm, or the fève in your slice of galettes des rois, you get the crown!

Another festive cake eaten in France is the galette des rois, or cake of kings, which is enjoyed particularly at Epiphany on the 6th January. Made of puff pastry filled with frangipane or apples, a small charm or bean called a fève is hidden somewhere inside, and if you find it in your slice you are crowned king or queen for the day!
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Christmas is all about enjoying your favourite traditions, and everyone's are a little different. Find out how they celebrate in France!

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Make your own French Christmas cards!

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