Modern Foreign Languages Curriculum
KS1 Languages
Progression Year by Year
Cross themes: – Classroom commands, Storytelling, cultural events, theme days, displays, assemblies
Expected Outcomes for end of Year:
For each language, encourage children to:
- Understand and be able to say hello and goodbye.
- Count to 5.
- Give their name.
- Understand where the country is where the language is spoken.
- Recognise similarities and differences between life in Britain and other countries.
- Learn about at least one aspect of culture, e.g. food, a song, a poem, story etc.
EYFS
Languages to be taught through Thematic curriculum.
Y1
| Half term | Language |
| Autumn | French |
| Spring | Spanish |
| Summer | Makaton |
Y2
| Half term | Language |
| Autumn | German |
| Spring | Italian |
| Summer | Mandarin |
KS2 Languages
Progression Year by Year
Cross themes: – Classroom commands, Storytelling, cultural events, theme days, displays, assemblies
Y3
| Half term | theme | Expected Outcomes – Words & familiar phrases |
| Autumn 1 | Greetings | Basic words & phrases |
| Autumn 2 | Alphabet | Give your name & spell it out |
| Spring 1 | Numbers 1-10 | Understand numbers out of sequence + Euros |
| Spring 2 | Colours | Vocabulary building |
| Summer 1 | Animals or family | Introducing gender + start of phrases |
Y4 – 6
| Half term | theme | Expected Outcomes – build a phrase |
| Autumn 1 | Greetings (see Y3 folder) | Basic words & phrases |
| Autumn 2 | Colours (see Y3 folder) | Vocabulary building |
| Spring 1 | Numbers 1-20 (see Y4 folder) | Understand numbers out of sequence + Euros |
| Spring 2 | Food (see Y4 folder) | Building a phrase using je voudrais… |
| Summer 1 | Likes and Dislikes (see Y4 folder) | Building a phrase: I like/ I don’t like/ I love/I hate |
End of Year outcomes
Year 4 – Build a phrase
Year 5 & 6 – To build two or three phrases.
Time to spare?
- Read a story – Design a power point
- Learn another language – perform a song or drama