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Snow days - ideas for KS2 languages

We are having a snow day today - so for teachers and children who may find themselves in similar situations perhaps you might want to consider some of the following?

There is an abundance of online sites that any child with Internet access can use from home, so here are some of my favourites - please do…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on January 18, 2013 at 12:04 — 2 Comments

KS2 Space French and Dr Who

Un Voyage dans l'Espace avec le Docteur from Jo Rhys-Jones…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on November 2, 2012 at 10:30 — 3 Comments

Ila la-la, Il a une moustache...

This post is to say a very belated thank you to the ALL's Steven Fawkes, who once ran a keynote speech at the Primary Languages Show, where he taught us the names of…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on October 20, 2012 at 21:00 — 1 Comment

Free training in making online partnerships from British Council

Learn eTwinning in three easy steps

The British Council eTwinning…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on September 30, 2012 at 11:46 — No Comments

Help I'm A KS2 MFL Subject Co-ordinator - Get Me Out of Here!!!

Ahem - look it really isn't that bad honest and help is at hand - shared below are top tips, tools and resources made and shared by members to help you out - they will be grouped together permanently…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on September 30, 2012 at 0:00 — 2 Comments

Hampshire Languages Conference 2012

The Hampshire Languages Conference for teachers across primary and secondary phases is back

28 September 2012…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on September 8, 2012 at 8:33 — No Comments

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

Inspired by the life of Neil Armstrong, this blog is a quick reminder of all the free KS2 resources out there that link Space and Languages. You can download…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on August 28, 2012 at 11:00 — No Comments

KS2 Language Teachers - Your Opinions Needed!

The following comes straight from the DfE website

In December 2011 the Department published…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on August 16, 2012 at 13:46 — No Comments

Free French Olympic flashcards, labels and matching cards

The lovely Paul and Zoe at Primary Treasure Chest have just added some French translations of their free teacher resources especially for the Olympics. You can download them over at …

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on May 3, 2012 at 16:00 — 1 Comment

A transition suitcase for KS2

Odd title but I am sharing this in case it is of use to anyone else. Here in Hampshire we've been doing some more work on our 'End-of-year 6 Agreement' transition documents which I'll attach here. Copies are also stored on the website. However it has become apparent that some schools are not yet at this stage and…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on April 23, 2012 at 12:00 — 1 Comment

World Poetry Day

Ready to have a go at some poetry in your Language lessons? Here are some ideas and resources to set you off and celebrate World Poetry Day:…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on March 20, 2012 at 17:58 — 1 Comment

Choral storytelling fun with 'The Enormous Turnip' in French

Last weekend was the second ILILC (ICT Links Into Languages Conference) held at the University of Southampton, and the free 'Show and Tell' held on the Saturday night was hugely entertaining. One of the…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on March 1, 2012 at 21:30 — No Comments

Sweet French Valentines..

J’aime les bonbons!

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on February 10, 2012 at 0:24 — No Comments

Embedding KS2 Languages - Science Links

Often it's easier to link certain themes when learning a language to the rest of the school curriculum than others, and Science often seems to get missed. So here are some ideas to link KS2 language learning to what the children are doing or have recently covered. Not only does it serve to 'embed' the lessons within…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on February 5, 2012 at 9:30 — 3 Comments

KS1 and KS2 Languages and the 2012 Olympics

Primary Languages Olympics

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on January 28, 2012 at 17:32 — No Comments

Language Events Coming Soon!

ILILC 2012 - The ICT Links In Languages Conference is fast approaching and I am certainly looking forward to it. Held over a weekend (25/26 Feb 2012) to allow teachers to attend who might not otherwise be released from school, this conference has, in my opinion, an atmosphere of infectious enthusiasm like no other. Full details can be found at…

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Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on January 18, 2012 at 10:17 — No Comments

Happy New Year

Wishing everyone all the very best for a wonderful new year. Let's hope 2012 sees an end to political dithering and some final clear and funded announcements about Primary Languages!

My newest project which I am really looking forward to sharing with you - is, in addition to the resources for the qca units which I've been slowly transferring onto the http://year3french.wikispaces.com (and same for years 4, 5 and 6 just change the number… Continue

Added by Jo Rhys-Jones on January 1, 2012 at 10:37 — 1 Comment