KS2
Please note that the materials on this page have been superseded by the new scheme of work and resources under the Yr 3 / Yr 4 / Yr 5 / Yr 6 sections of the Primary Resources part of this website.
Teaching primary languages
This page reflects different aspects of my involvement with primary languages over the past few years. The first section contains materials I have used for primary training and development sessions in the support of primary colleagues in our feeder schools in their planning for teaching languages in their schools.
The second section has some materials that I have written and used with classes since starting to teach Y3 - 6 Spanish in one of our feeder primary schools. This section is a work in progress and I will add more materials on an ongoing basis.
The third section contains materials I made some time ago to support primary teachers in introducing Spanish to their pupils - although these are now some years old, I hope they may still be of some use to teachers, particularly non-specialists as the audio is included.
Finally, there are some miscellaneous resources that I have made and used - these in particular can be used for either Y6 or Y7 so could be useful when thinking about continuity and progression.
I am currently teaching Spanish to years 3, 4, 5 and 6 in one of our feeder primary schools. I am using a mixture of materials written by one of the ASTs in our department, Leigh McClelland, together with some materials I am writing as I go along. I have found it helpful, as I only see each class once a week, and they all have different amounts of prior learning, to put together a booklet that we can use together in class. As we cover (or revise) key language they use the traffic light system of coloured dots on each page to show me how confident they feel with the language on it. This is my first attempt at these booklets and I'm sure they will change and develop over time but they may be useful for teachers to use or adapt.
Here are some previous materials that may still be useful for getting started in Spanish with primary classes:
| KS2 Spanish - some essentials | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Como saludar OR Como saludar + audio Como estas OR Como estas + audio |
6 |
Tengo/No tengo OR Tengo/No tengo + audio |
2 |
Como te llamas OR Como te llamas + audio Como te llamas extension |
7 |
El alfabeto OR El alfabeto + audio |
3 |
Numeros 1-31 OR Numeros 1-31 + audio | 8 |
Como se escribe OR Como se escribe + audio |
4 |
Toolkit Phrases OR Toolkit Phrases + audio | 9 |
Cuantos anos tienes OR Cuantos anos tienes + audio |
5 |
En mi mochila OR En mi mochila + audio | 10 |
Cumpleanos OR Cumpleanos + audio |
NB: If you would like to know more about how to create some of the IWB resources please see the presentation page on IWB for an extensive training session with lots of examples.