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October 2021
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September 2021
5
- 23 Sep 2021 European Day of Languages: Our Favourite Day of the Year!
- 15 Sep 2021 Let the ‘language genies’ out of their bottles
- 12 Sep 2021 Reading Roald Dahl: How to Celebrate in Cross-curricular Style
- 9 Sep 2021 International Literacy Day: Table Hakas and Traditional Rhymes
- 2 Sep 2021 Teach languages in the primary way!
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March 2021
4
- 27 Mar 2021 Explore "I spy nouns"
- 18 Mar 2021 Explore a "Sound Fruit Salad"
- 11 Mar 2021 Explore 3D Art
- 4 Mar 2021 Explore "number" machines.
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January 2021
2
- 6 Jan 2021 How PLN will support you during lockdown - Newsletter
- 5 Jan 2021 A recap of 2020- PLN
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December 2020
2
- 21 Dec 2020 All things Christmassy
- 10 Dec 2020 "Banarama Effect".It's the way that we do it!"
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November 2020
2
- 11 Nov 2020 PLN in the Spanish classroom
- 9 Nov 2020 Circuit Breakers
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October 2020
2
- 14 Oct 2020 B:M 2020: Dig deeper, look closer, think bigger
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September 2020
2
- 17 Sep 2020 Rainbow of Love 2020
- 7 Sep 2020 'What I got from the virtual Conference' Carol Taylor
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May 2020
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- 27 May 2020 Remarkable primary language learning!
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March 2020
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- 31 Mar 2020 How PLN are helping with home learning and key workers
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December 2019
2
- 19 Dec 2019 New Year's language learner resolutions.
- 12 Dec 2019 Why choose premium membership?
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November 2019
6
- 27 Nov 2019 Ideas for Xmas- with Kate and Emilie
- 22 Nov 2019 Talking Xmas Cards
- 14 Nov 2019 FAQs .Starting off together...... but what do we teach Year 5 and 6?
- 13 Nov 2019 Illuminating nouns
- 4 Nov 2019 All about our language teachers- Janet and Emilie (PLN Language Teacher Manager)
- 3 Nov 2019 Remembrance: Drama,French,Music and Art.
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October 2019
10
- 23 Oct 2019 5 recent updates to the PLN scheme of work
- 22 Oct 2019 Let the "language detective games" begin.
- 21 Oct 2019 Table Hakas and Traditional Rhymes
- 21 Oct 2019 Celebrate with colours. Bonfire Night
- 14 Oct 2019 “Bonfire Night” primary languages lesson ideas- Catherine Simms
- 11 Oct 2019 Practical solutions to OFSTED in primary languages- Catherine Simms
- 9 Oct 2019 Teach languages in the primary way!
- 7 Oct 2019 KS1 and KS2 Language Learning- with Emilie, Janet and Joanne
- 6 Oct 2019 Autumn Maths and Languages
- 4 Oct 2019 Autumn language learning
- September 2019 4
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July 2019
5
- 17 Jul 2019 Mindfulness, yoga and well being- PLN Podcast with Irene Hernandez
- 16 Jul 2019 Time for transition
- 10 Jul 2019 Last lesson of the year. Ready for next year.
- 9 Jul 2019 Get Ready for September 5/5- How to create your Coordinator File
- 1 Jul 2019 Get Ready for September 4/5- EDoL & Languages celebration days
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June 2019
4
- 20 Jun 2019 Get ready for September 3/5- CPD and Upsklling
- 16 Jun 2019 Get ready for September 2/5- Planning
- 7 Jun 2019 Get Ready for September 1/5- Action Plan
- 4 Jun 2019 PLN Podcast- Janet Lloyd and simple Spanish stories
- May 2019 1
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April 2019
5
- 25 Apr 2019 PLN Podcast- How to develop your languages teaching-- Susanne Wilson
- 22 Apr 2019 PLN Podcasts : Delving into the World of Primary Languages and beyond...
- 22 Apr 2019 Making progress 4
- 17 Apr 2019 How to showcase languages effectively at your school- Paul Phillips- PLN Podcast
- 2 Apr 2019 PLN Podcast- John Rolfe MBE and Wendy de Corte
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March 2019
4
- 23 Mar 2019 Planet Word. Be inspired!
- 20 Mar 2019 PLN News Podcast- March
- 7 Mar 2019 Hope CP and Success in Spanish.
- 4 Mar 2019 PLN podcast #4-Suzanne O'Farrell -- Revitalising Language Learning.
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February 2019
2
- 20 Feb 2019 Making progress 3
- 5 Feb 2019 PLN Podcast #3-- Therese Comfort-- 'Why we are doing this….'
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January 2019
4
- 31 Jan 2019 PLN News podcast- Feb 19 // Click2Teach // PLN Conference 1019 // CPD and associate updates
- 16 Jan 2019 Celebrating whole school success - learning Spanish at Canon Burrows CE, Tameside
- 7 Jan 2019 Bring in the New Year!
- 7 Jan 2019 PLN News Podcast #1- Jan 2019 // Mindfulness // ITT Training // Resources //Premium
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December 2018
9
- 15 Dec 2018 Multilingual Happy New Year
- 12 Dec 2018 Primary Languages podcast #2 --- Meet the team - Emilie Woodroffe
- 11 Dec 2018 New Year! New Start! Revist the familiar.
- 8 Dec 2018 Festive FREEBIE Six
- 6 Dec 2018 Festive Freebie Five
- 5 Dec 2018 Festive Freebie 4
- 4 Dec 2018 Festive Freebie 3
- 3 Dec 2018 Festive Freebie 2
- 2 Dec 2018 Power of Primary Languages!
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November 2018
6
- 30 Nov 2018 Primary Languages Podcast #1 'A child only gets one opportunity of being 8 years old' - Janet Lloyd
- 27 Nov 2018 How to establish outstanding primary languages provision - Queen's Park CE URC Primary School, St Helens
- 18 Nov 2018 Making real progress 2
- 11 Nov 2018 Festive freebies
- 10 Nov 2018 It's a Christmas Rescue!
- 8 Nov 2018 Remembrance
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October 2018
6
- 29 Oct 2018 Sparkle time!
- 16 Oct 2018 Physical fireworks
- 10 Oct 2018 Spooky goings on!
- 4 Oct 2018 Creative minds
- 2 Oct 2018 Making real progress 1
- 2 Oct 2018 Poem time.L'automne arrive!
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September 2018
5
- 28 Sep 2018 Smile! It's language learning!
- 25 Sep 2018 Everyone smiles in the same language.
- 21 Sep 2018 Mindful listening.
- 4 Sep 2018 Harness Primary Languages Power
- 2 Sep 2018 Greetings garden
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July 2018
1
- 10 Jul 2018 Sparkling Summer Sentences.
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May 2018
4
- 24 May 2018 Primary language learning. "PLN" at your service!
- 6 May 2018 World Cup Language Skill Speed Trials
- 3 May 2018 Mexican waves football greetings!
- 1 May 2018 Creative Teaching & Learning in the Primary MFL Classroom
- April 2018 3
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March 2018
4
- 30 Mar 2018 Celebrate our languages!
- 29 Mar 2018 Snapshot of learning : Easter Poem with Year 1 at Palacefield’s Primary School
- 18 Mar 2018 Out of this World. APPs to try
- 4 Mar 2018 Mothers Day poem and book.
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February 2018
3
- 25 Feb 2018 Long live books!
- 23 Feb 2018 World Book Day
- 19 Feb 2018 Progress over time.
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September 2017
5
- 29 Sep 2017 Open door on languages!
- 15 Sep 2017 Emojis and feelings
- 13 Sep 2017 Autumn approaches
- 12 Sep 2017 Roald Dahl Day and language learning
- 7 Sep 2017 European Day of Languages
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August 2017
5
- 30 Aug 2017 Monet colour cathedrals
- 26 Aug 2017 Coordinators' Checklists
- 19 Aug 2017 Box of Wonders
- 18 Aug 2017 Getting started all over again.
- 18 Aug 2017 Back to school coordinators checklist
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July 2017
5
- 4 Jul 2017 Anyone for word tennis?
- 3 Jul 2017 What is the Ready Made KS2 SoW?
- 3 Jul 2017 Personality swirls
- 2 Jul 2017 Word tapestries
- 1 Jul 2017 Let's harness all our skills
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June 2017
6
- 26 Jun 2017 July coordinator's checklist
- 26 Jun 2017 World explorers.
- 6 Jun 2017 World Music Day 21 June triaramas
- 5 Jun 2017 Wordkeepers
- 1 Jun 2017 Celebrating progress
- 1 Jun 2017 Summertime specials
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May 2017
6
- 22 May 2017 June Coordinators' Checklist
- 13 May 2017 Year 6 after SATs.....
- 13 May 2017 Simply does it!
- 9 May 2017 Colour sketches
- 5 May 2017 Colour wave phrases
- 5 May 2017 City photo booths
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April 2017
4
- 26 Apr 2017 Crafty conversation cartoons
- 24 Apr 2017 Coordinators' May Checklist
- 24 Apr 2017 Chain reaction
- 6 Apr 2017 Good luck!
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March 2017
2
- 31 Mar 2017 Coordinators' April Checklist.
- 18 Mar 2017 Red Nose Day
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February 2017
10
- 27 Feb 2017 Snapshot of learning - Janet Wallbank
- 27 Feb 2017 Where's Wally? 0-31 and prepositions
- 26 Feb 2017 Story character boxes
- 22 Feb 2017 Coordinators' March Checklist
- 20 Feb 2017 Seriously, fun learning
- 17 Feb 2017 Snapshot of learning - Sally Riley
- 8 Feb 2017 Snapshot of learning - Kate Kennedy
- 6 Feb 2017 Learn "to like" by heart 2
- 6 Feb 2017 Learn "to like " by heart.
- 6 Feb 2017 Yoga with French at Moston Lane Primary- A review from Steph
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January 2017
11
- 31 Jan 2017 Snapshot of learning - Jayne Dewnsip
- 30 Jan 2017 Coordinators' February Checklist
- 30 Jan 2017 Paul Klee Masks
- 30 Jan 2017 C'est Emilie!
- 30 Jan 2017 Radiant heart sentences
- 30 Jan 2017 Dingbat pancakes
- 30 Jan 2017 Flavour pancake flipping
- 30 Jan 2017 Pancake Pile Challenge.
- 9 Jan 2017 Writing down progress?
- 6 Jan 2017 Reading detectives' ideas
- 5 Jan 2017 Coordinators' January Checklist
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December 2016
10
- 15 Dec 2016 What a picture! What a photograph!
- 14 Dec 2016 A New Year's resolution?
- 14 Dec 2016 Primary progress pieces
- 13 Dec 2016 Christmas Carol Verb Singers
- 13 Dec 2016 Christmas Crackers!
- 12 Dec 2016 Snapshot 2016-17- Xmas Rap!
- 12 Dec 2016 Yoga with French termly summary
- 7 Dec 2016 Snapshot 2016-17 Santa's Spanish wishlist shopping
- 6 Dec 2016 Snapshot 2016-17- Building snowmen
- 1 Dec 2016 Primary languages alive and kicking!
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November 2016
20
- 30 Nov 2016 Snapshot 2016-17 Virtually Visiting Lyon
- 29 Nov 2016 Snapshot 2016-17: finding the way
- 29 Nov 2016 Snapshot 2016-17:Christmas nouns and adjectives
- 27 Nov 2016 Coordinators' December checklist
- 26 Nov 2016 Table top stories
- 25 Nov 2016 Festive lights
- 25 Nov 2016 Star gazers.
- 25 Nov 2016 Advent calendar puzzle
- 23 Nov 2016 Snapshot 2016-17:Robots and Commands
- 22 Nov 2016 Xmas in a "giphy"
- 18 Nov 2016 Grand designs
- 18 Nov 2016 Colour celebration flags
- 18 Nov 2016 Voices in the city
- 18 Nov 2016 Artists' Studios
- 16 Nov 2016 Snapshots 2016-17:My house,your house
- 14 Nov 2016 Snapshots 2016-17:Daily routine
- 14 Nov 2016 Keeping the PRIMARY in language learning
- 13 Nov 2016 Bring it to life!
- 10 Nov 2016 Faces of the poppies and the cornflowers
- 9 Nov 2016 Sparkling Sound Spelling
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October 2016
9
- 25 Oct 2016 Coordinators' November Checklist
- 19 Oct 2016 "One to One" hot topics
- 16 Oct 2016 Caught my eye at LLS (European Commission stand)
- 10 Oct 2016 Our VLE and example snapshots of learning
- 5 Oct 2016 PE and languages
- 4 Oct 2016 Assessment steps in October
- 4 Oct 2016 KS1 Primary Languages
- 3 Oct 2016 Poetry in language learning
- 2 Oct 2016 Cuckoo clock counting
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September 2016
12
- 30 Sep 2016 Autumn adjective artists
- 22 Sep 2016 Our shared communication wall
- 21 Sep 2016 Coordinators' October check list
- 20 Sep 2016 Open the language door !
- 15 Sep 2016 Let there be fun in progression!
- 15 Sep 2016 That first ever lesson
- 13 Sep 2016 Personal info press calls and photo shoots.
- 12 Sep 2016 Popcorn whizz banger birthday cards!
- 9 Sep 2016 Making best use of the User Files on the PLN VLE
- 9 Sep 2016 With support we can all teach primary languages!
- 6 Sep 2016 First week back network coordinator's checklist
- 1 Sep 2016 Staff on board in September!
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August 2016
3
- 31 Aug 2016 How to use our assessment tools in your school
- 30 Aug 2016 Getting back to language learning activities
- 30 Aug 2016 How to use Ready Made French and Spanish
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July 2016
4
- 19 Jul 2016 Associate Teacher Thank You
- 14 Jul 2016 All in a year's net"work"
- 13 Jul 2016 A magical moment in primary language learning!
- 2 Jul 2016 Our Conference 2016
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June 2016
8
- 24 Jun 2016 Human kindness
- 13 Jun 2016 Physical paper trails
- 7 Jun 2016 Party mood verb music!
- 7 Jun 2016 Sound,syllable and word juggling
- 7 Jun 2016 La foule - the crowd
- 6 Jun 2016 A French recipe from 70 to 90.
- 6 Jun 2016 Years,nouns and the Queen's time line.
- 4 Jun 2016 Pinocchio,puppets and football rap!
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May 2016
4
- 19 May 2016 Power of a picture!
- 12 May 2016 Powers of international understanding!
- 8 May 2016 Sunshine silent sparklers
- 6 May 2016 Roald Dahl Reading Mystery Tour
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April 2016
4
- 24 Apr 2016 Super Victor Euros mascot and imaginary friends
- 17 Apr 2016 Celebrate Stories of Cervantes with Talking Tiles
- 16 Apr 2016 Language awareness and Shakespeare
- 16 Apr 2016 Building block poetry
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March 2016
6
- 16 Mar 2016 Snapshot of language learning eleven
- 15 Mar 2016 Snapshot of language learning ten
- 10 Mar 2016 Ofsted Guidance, Effective Provision with PLN Support
- 5 Mar 2016 Associate Language Teaching and Effective Progress (DfE KS2 MFL PoS ATs)
- 3 Mar 2016 Snapshot of language learning nine
- 2 Mar 2016 Snapshot of language learning eight
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February 2016
7
- 29 Feb 2016 Snapshot of language learning seven.
- 27 Feb 2016 Snapshot of language learning six
- 24 Feb 2016 Snapshot of language learning five
- 24 Feb 2016 Snapshot of language learning four
- 11 Feb 2016 Snapshot of language learning three
- 2 Feb 2016 Snapshot of language learning two
- 2 Feb 2016 Snapshot of Language Learning One
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January 2016
4
- 12 Jan 2016 Our SOW and updates!
- 11 Jan 2016 Freeze Framed Artefacts
- 11 Jan 2016 Creative Compositions
- 8 Jan 2016 Shakespeare Shadows
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December 2015
6
- 18 Dec 2015 "First Week Back Feeling"
- 13 Dec 2015 Let's Read in Practice (Spanish)
- 13 Dec 2015 Assessment in Primary Languages: Principles and Practice
- 13 Dec 2015 Ensuring progress in primary language learning
- 13 Dec 2015 Understanding the DFE KS2 MFL POS
- 13 Dec 2015 Let's Read in Practice
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November 2015
12
- 20 Nov 2015 Let's Read CPD DFE POS
- 20 Nov 2015 Books primary language teachers really enjoy!
- 20 Nov 2015 Let's Read CPD
- 17 Nov 2015 Creating current and creative language learning
- 16 Nov 2015 Let's Read
- 11 Nov 2015 Assessment - Put flesh on the skeleton in the corner!
- 7 Nov 2015 Team work! Lighting up the language classroom!
- 5 Nov 2015 When is a table not a table?
- 5 Nov 2015 Get ready for Christmas (DFE POS)
- 4 Nov 2015 "Going back to school"(DFE POS) and exploring reading and writing!
- 4 Nov 2015 Can you read this?
- 2 Nov 2015 To VLE or not VLE ? That is the question!
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October 2015
13
- 20 Oct 2015 DFE POS and Fantastical Fireworks.
- 19 Oct 2015 Assessment within our network
- 19 Oct 2015 Gathering evidence
- 18 Oct 2015 Grammar and success in primary languages
- 17 Oct 2015 Giving content a purpose
- 15 Oct 2015 Limited content, maximising skill practise!
- 11 Oct 2015 KS2 - KS3 strategic continuum or conumdrum?
- 8 Oct 2015 One size doesn't fit all!
- 7 Oct 2015 Up, running and rolling out second year of DFE project!
- 7 Oct 2015 Teachers becoming trainers
- 6 Oct 2015 Assessing Progress Pitstop!
- 5 Oct 2015 Our Primary Languages VLE - Alive and kicking!
- 5 Oct 2015 Striding out a sentence
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August 2015
9
- 25 Aug 2015 Klee facial expression flap phrases and picture gallery
- 24 Aug 2015 Universal facial expressions, emotions and different languages
- 23 Aug 2015 Revisiting language Observation Game - Watching, Reading, Speaking
- 19 Aug 2015 Let's open the window on the target language World
- 19 Aug 2015 A bouquet of greetings for European Day of Languages!
- 18 Aug 2015 Touch Base AfL Game
- 18 Aug 2015 Revisiting numbers and physical listening and responding
- 18 Aug 2015 Mirror mirror on the wall......
- 17 Aug 2015 "Stepping Stones" and a first lesson back!
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July 2015
5
- 6 Jul 2015 Physical Tour de France Grammar Game !
- 6 Jul 2015 Superlative Tshirts!
- 5 Jul 2015 Full circle spinners
- 5 Jul 2015 Storing memories until next year!
- 2 Jul 2015 JLN Conference 2015
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June 2015
16
- 22 Jun 2015 Daisy Chain Clauses and Conjunctions
- 22 Jun 2015 From policy to practicality.Primary languages and beyond!
- 14 Jun 2015 Envelope Explorers of the Near Future
- 13 Jun 2015 Assessment
- 12 Jun 2015 Spin the wheel with German nouns and articles!
- 12 Jun 2015 Noun Nets and German
- 11 Jun 2015 Abracadabra Adjectives and Magic Tricks!
- 10 Jun 2015 Shades of meaning,building vocabulary in a target language
- 8 Jun 2015 Skittles and speaking activities
- 7 Jun 2015 Sunshine Sparklers !
- 7 Jun 2015 French story books with purpose 2015!
- 7 Jun 2015 Summertime Special Days' Suitcases
- 4 Jun 2015 It's not rocket science! Implementation of primary language learning
- 2 Jun 2015 Seaside Sequencing Story.Languages and Literacy
- 2 Jun 2015 Going to the Seaside and exploring DFE POS Learning Objectives
- 2 Jun 2015 Going back, to get to the future!
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May 2015
10
- 20 May 2015 A sample of our network year so far- to share!
- 20 May 2015 New Spanish books and the reasons I selected them
- 20 May 2015 Twizzle Stick Opposites!
- 19 May 2015 Making a statement to describe jobs and roles in the future with Year 6 leavers
- 19 May 2015 Countryside comparisons :location detective lists and poster presentations
- 18 May 2015 Simple seaside,geography comparison,verbs and sentence structure
- 18 May 2015 When I grow up, I will be a .....
- 7 May 2015 People Pillar Portrait Poem
- 6 May 2015 Languages,writing and performing simple creative songs and yet more joined up thinking
- 6 May 2015 Languages ,Literacy , Joined up thinking -making primary languages special!
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April 2015
18
- 30 Apr 2015 Animals ,actions and verb paradigms
- 29 Apr 2015 Tea bags full of adjectives and flavour!
- 29 Apr 2015 Blotting paper memory challenge!
- 28 Apr 2015 Grammar Explorers in Primary Languages
- 24 Apr 2015 Celebrating a royal baby with simple fun language learning activities
- 23 Apr 2015 Team work to develop deeper learning in primary languages.
- 23 Apr 2015 Listening,responding and comprehending UKS2: une fourmi rouge
- 19 Apr 2015 Language Learning for Everyone .Second term's report
- 18 Apr 2015 Spanish books to support language learning contexts and content
- 18 Apr 2015 Quiz Quiz Swap with a Listening and Responding Twist- Restaurant Style
- 10 Apr 2015 Sandcastle Sentence Building
- 9 Apr 2015 Under the sea fish puppet and triarama performance
- 9 Apr 2015 Wave sounds,words, reading and writing
- 9 Apr 2015 Fishing for letter strings and sounds
- 9 Apr 2015 Fishing for feelings
- 1 Apr 2015 Putting poetry in to French primary language learning
- 1 Apr 2015 Nouns and Articles Stepping Stone Challenge
- 1 Apr 2015 The Mad Hatters Tea Party! Creative "at table" conversations for UKS2
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March 2015
15
- 31 Mar 2015 Conjugating a verb : A Verb Artist Talk Walk
- 27 Mar 2015 Beginning with languages blog 6
- 25 Mar 2015 A taste of chocolate!
- 24 Mar 2015 Activities to take a closer look at nouns,adjectives and verbs and understand basic grammar
- 23 Mar 2015 Taking a closer look at nouns,adjectives and verbs .Intermediate French CPD.
- 21 Mar 2015 Making Links Abroad
- 18 Mar 2015 Keeping a creative spoken record of progress in primary languages
- 18 Mar 2015 Making progress with listening.Activities using all four skills.
- 17 Mar 2015 Putting all our eggs in one basket! Making simple sentences
- 9 Mar 2015 "Who are you?" and scarecrow caricatures of "I am....".
- 8 Mar 2015 Hats away! Fashion show descriptive sentences and creative records
- 8 Mar 2015 Verb processing machines
- 8 Mar 2015 Roll! Add! Write ! Number Game.
- 3 Mar 2015 Phonics and Literacy in KS2 and Y7 KS3 .Easing transition .
- 2 Mar 2015 Hunt the Easter egg sounds ! (Beginners)
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February 2015
10
- 25 Feb 2015 Progress in Writing Year 3 to Year 6
- 24 Feb 2015 Six Characters in Search of an Author
- 23 Feb 2015 Adding Drama to Language Learning
- 22 Feb 2015 World Book Day and a celebration of languages and literacy!
- 7 Feb 2015 Any Word X Word APP and bilingual dictionary practise
- 7 Feb 2015 Active conjunctions
- 6 Feb 2015 Reading and Writing in the Primary Foreign Language
- 5 Feb 2015 Beginning with languages blog 5
- 4 Feb 2015 Read carefully and show understanding of words,phrases and simple writing
- 1 Feb 2015 La chandeleur games to practise familiar language in speaking and writing
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January 2015
16
- 28 Jan 2015 Alice in Wonderland and describing people in speaking and writing
- 25 Jan 2015 Different ways to get started with new content and add interest and challenge
- 25 Jan 2015 Ways we developed learning based on the book Au carnaval des animaux Marianne Dubuc
- 21 Jan 2015 Exploring role play
- 21 Jan 2015 The aliens have definitely landed! Year 4 Spring term observations.
- 21 Jan 2015 Spanish, a song from Frozen with a twist and a celebration of learning
- 20 Jan 2015 Elmer Explorers with KS1 and LKS2,listening,speaking and writing
- 19 Jan 2015 Stretchy sound and letter string carnival balloons
- 19 Jan 2015 Carnival conversations in speaking and writing with triaramas used as stage sets
- 18 Jan 2015 Dennis the Menace concertina characters
- 15 Jan 2015 Getting language learning right in school,is a delight!
- 14 Jan 2015 Getting ready for carnival,being creative and exploring a story based upon le carnaval des animaux
- 14 Jan 2015 Seeing progress in action!
- 7 Jan 2015 Colourful French creativity
- 7 Jan 2015 Easter Egg Trail and beyond. (Moving on learners) Adapting an Epiphany idea !
- 5 Jan 2015 0-100 percent! It's the Winter sales!
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December 2014
17
- 18 Dec 2014 Count down to Epiphany! Numbers and dates.
- 16 Dec 2014 Exploring sentence structure in primary languages grammar.How are we getting on?
- 15 Dec 2014 Verbs and Primary Languages Grammar. How are we getting on?
- 15 Dec 2014 Adjectives and Primary Languages Grammar.How are we getting on?
- 15 Dec 2014 Nouns and Primary Languages Grammar. How are we getting on?
- 14 Dec 2014 Last week before Christmas simple language learning activities
- 11 Dec 2014 Language Learning For Everyone:First Term's Report
- 11 Dec 2014 Aspects of winter in French poems and flights of the imagination
- 10 Dec 2014 Jewels in the Crown .Adjectives and sentence writiing
- 10 Dec 2014 Pass the galette or the roscon de reyes
- 9 Dec 2014 Starting to understand nouns
- 9 Dec 2014 Beginning with languages blog 4
- 8 Dec 2014 Look,think,link and read!
- 4 Dec 2014 Flights of imagination with language learning
- 3 Dec 2014 Seeking sound patterns in French and exploring a poem about days of the week and colours.
- 3 Dec 2014 I Spy Nouns!
- 2 Dec 2014 APPs and links between KS2 and KS3: first achievable steps
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November 2014
12
- 27 Nov 2014 Associate CPD review and ready for Christmas! For Jo,Jose and Emilie !
- 26 Nov 2014 Ding!Dong! Bell!From phonics to language recall to beginners writing!
- 24 Nov 2014 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with a twist of Grammar!
- 24 Nov 2014 A Christmas context ,transferable activities and some shared learning approaches for KS2 and KS3
- 20 Nov 2014 A triarama with speaking and writing attitude!
- 20 Nov 2014 "Rudolph and your nose so bright" guessing game
- 20 Nov 2014 Christmassy questions,answers.engaging in conversations and puppet shows
- 17 Nov 2014 The magic of Christmas! Watch, read and write .....
- 10 Nov 2014 Ring out those bells tonight! Christmas greetings
- 10 Nov 2014 Starry night and counting stars
- 5 Nov 2014 Paper puppets with a purpose
- 3 Nov 2014 Function machines and the processing and recording of grammar knowledge
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October 2014
16
- 31 Oct 2014 Nouns, the verb to be and adjectives to create our own book front covers in our own class book shop window.
- 30 Oct 2014 "Mon ,ma ,mes" and a little poem about chocolate!
- 29 Oct 2014 La nuit .Unpacking and exploring a challenging poem with more advanced French language learners in KS2/ early KS3
- 28 Oct 2014 Beginning with languages blog 3
- 28 Oct 2014 Fireworks performance poem
- 27 Oct 2014 les coquelicots et les bleuets
- 23 Oct 2014 Physical sentence prompts and fantastical fireworks
- 20 Oct 2014 Sound in the French word for numbers and colours : ladders and scaffold games
- 15 Oct 2014 The mysterious world of grammar and magnifying glass magic!
- 13 Oct 2014 Using drama and grammar to go on an Autumn walk through a French poem
- 13 Oct 2014 Autumn Markets and simple effective links with Maths and Literacy
- 9 Oct 2014 Primary Physical Target Language Maths
- 8 Oct 2014 Look who it is ! Simple Year 6 fiction and fact activities
- 8 Oct 2014 KS1 Rockets and Colours Firework Song
- 8 Oct 2014 Un bon chocolat chaud! A settling and refocusing song at any time of the day!
- 5 Oct 2014 Beginning with languages blog 2
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September 2014
17
- 29 Sep 2014 Heute bin ich ......
- 29 Sep 2014 Gute Nacht Gorilla! A brilliant KS2 Year 6 taster story to explore
- 29 Sep 2014 KS2 to KS3 language learning.Beginning to make sense of the many windows on this World
- 22 Sep 2014 Take a simple authentic rhyme and explore language learning skills
- 18 Sep 2014 Power of books and interesting sentences
- 15 Sep 2014 French percussion and poem performance les feuilles mortes
- 15 Sep 2014 Writing and reviewing a half term's progress: les feuilles s'envolent
- 11 Sep 2014 Celebrating Roald Dahl Day in foreign language learning
- 9 Sep 2014 Autumn and a walk in the park
- 9 Sep 2014 Autumn celebrations and a touch of creativity
- 9 Sep 2014 Autumn celebrations culture and language learning
- 8 Sep 2014 Language Learning Tools to Share
- 8 Sep 2014 Changing Faces and Creative Popart Challenge
- 5 Sep 2014 Celebrating international literacy day
- 2 Sep 2014 Setting out our language learning stall for 2014 2015
- 1 Sep 2014 If a picture paints a thousand words ...
- 1 Sep 2014 Art and language learning , my blogs so far ....
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August 2014
5
- 31 Aug 2014 European Day of Languages! A Grand Day Out 2014
- 31 Aug 2014 Text tracking language learning tools
- 30 Aug 2014 How does your garden grow? Children's language learning records
- 29 Aug 2014 Power and dynamics of poetry in a target language
- 29 Aug 2014 The washing machine grammar device
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July 2014
10
- 18 Jul 2014 Primary Language Learning and practical primary pedagogy using the new POS 2014
- 11 Jul 2014 Sound Pathway Codes, a shared learning tool
- 9 Jul 2014 Evidence of progress in primary language learning .
- 5 Jul 2014 3D scene questions ,answers and clay figures
- 4 Jul 2014 Emotions and "doodle senses" poems in French
- 4 Jul 2014 Colours make memories through poetry
- 4 Jul 2014 Beginners birthday celebration activities
- 4 Jul 2014 The sounds of a "positioning rhyme" in French
- 2 Jul 2014 Something old ,something new
- 1 Jul 2014 PE games in French and Spanish
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June 2014
43
- 30 Jun 2014 Abstract art and beginners target language learning.
- 28 Jun 2014 Nouns, definite and indefinite articles and colour card magic tricks
- 27 Jun 2014 Bi-lingual dictionary wizards- a simple guide
- 26 Jun 2014 Summer celebration messages based upon Bloemenwinkel tradition
- 26 Jun 2014 French Poem writing about a day at the seaside
- 26 Jun 2014 French Poem Painting of a Summer's Day
- 25 Jun 2014 Sentence and Calligram Suitcases for the Summer holidays
- 24 Jun 2014 Sept couleurs magiques
- 23 Jun 2014 Greetings and feelings, activities to encourage all staff to get on board
- 23 Jun 2014 Greetings and simple questions and encouraging all staff to get on board
- 23 Jun 2014 Getting on board with primary language learning! A whole staff learning experience
- 23 Jun 2014 Numbers and activities to get all staff on board
- 23 Jun 2014 Colours and supporting all staff to get on board
- 20 Jun 2014 Dame Tartine
- 20 Jun 2014 Devices to support target language reading and enjoyment of literature
- 19 Jun 2014 Mirror mimes and silent movie adverbs
- 18 Jun 2014 CPD and food for thought on primary language teaching and learning
- 17 Jun 2014 JLN Conference 2014
- 16 Jun 2014 What's behind a book title?
- 15 Jun 2014 Non fiction in the target language and the wonderful links we can make with the primary currciulum
- 14 Jun 2014 A sentence is a device for taking a thought for a walk
- 13 Jun 2014 Triangular Time Machines
- 13 Jun 2014 Network progress 2013 2014
- 12 Jun 2014 Purposeful progress in Spanish
- 12 Jun 2014 Parts of the body puppets and puppeteers
- 11 Jun 2014 Five commands and so much impact in a beginners target language lesson
- 11 Jun 2014 Full circle progress together
- 10 Jun 2014 Simple songs and first step language skills
- 9 Jun 2014 A year in a network
- 9 Jun 2014 The progress we are making,an account from the teachers.
- 8 Jun 2014 Circus ! An independent project for early target language learners
- 7 Jun 2014 Seaside special three: a sandcastle building poem and performance
- 7 Jun 2014 Seaside special two: Design brief for fantastical sandcastles
- 7 Jun 2014 Seaside special one .Seashell sounds and sand treasure hunts
- 5 Jun 2014 Le ciel est bleu! Spies,code and clues.Some reading and writing challenges
- 4 Jun 2014 A celebration fit for a King....fourth blog post.Let's have a party
- 4 Jun 2014 A celebration fit for a King third blog post! Fiesta fireworks!
- 4 Jun 2014 A celebration fit for a King.... second blog post.Bring something to eat and drink!
- 4 Jun 2014 A celebration fit for a King...first blog post ! Party hats at the ready!
- 3 Jun 2014 Steps and stages to the use of monolingual dictionaries
- 3 Jun 2014 Real transition and next steps forward
- 2 Jun 2014 Eye in the Sky Poems
- 1 Jun 2014 Language Learning and Drama
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May 2014
25
- 31 May 2014 Pirates Ahoy with Year 2
- 31 May 2014 Transition in a suitcase between year groups
- 30 May 2014 Something a bit French, fishy and fun!
- 30 May 2014 Fantasy Football Team
- 29 May 2014 Building purposeful links with a school abroad
- 29 May 2014 Simple past tense moods swings poems
- 29 May 2014 Let's talk about it .Moving talk on
- 22 May 2014 Transition between KS2 and KS3 in languages
- 22 May 2014 A taste of great literature.Drama and mystery in the café!
- 21 May 2014 KS2 and KS3 making links between language learning
- 20 May 2014 Brasil, Celebrating the World Cup with a twist!
- 19 May 2014 Exploring primary target language learning and developing competent risk takers
- 18 May 2014 Playing with the simple past tense..watching the world go by!
- 17 May 2014 Grammar and language learning. Bringing it altogether
- 16 May 2014 Ready,steady,go! Setting off together with Primary Language Learning
- 15 May 2014 Making a drama out grammar (5)
- 13 May 2014 Advanced Adjective Fisherman's Trawl
- 13 May 2014 Preposition Picnic
- 12 May 2014 Making a drama out of grammar (4)
- 11 May 2014 Making a Drama out of Grammar (3)
- 10 May 2014 Making a Drama out of Grammar (2)
- 10 May 2014 Celebrating languages with the Commonwealth Games 2014
- 8 May 2014 Making a drama out of grammar (1)
- 7 May 2014 Year 6 on their way to meet friends in Spain!
- 1 May 2014 Tour de France Sequence of Lessons
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April 2014
12
- 29 Apr 2014 World Cup Warm Ups
- 29 Apr 2014 World Cup Lessons Ready to go !
- 25 Apr 2014 Laying the foundations for future language learning
- 23 Apr 2014 World Cup 2 Who is the person on the inside?
- 23 Apr 2014 World Cup Catch a Greeting Game KS1 and LKS2
- 23 Apr 2014 city running commentary
- 21 Apr 2014 Poster Power Poems Tour de France
- 17 Apr 2014
- 17 Apr 2014 4 KS2 lesson ideas inspired by Matisse at the Tate
- 11 Apr 2014 Reading in the target language is great
- 6 Apr 2014
- 1 Apr 2014 Totem Pole Prompt Sticks
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March 2014
14
- 31 Mar 2014 Writing for Purpose Smoke Signals
- 27 Mar 2014 What do you prefer ? POP UP questions
- 25 Mar 2014 Making an Easter Movie
- 25 Mar 2014 Extending listening sticks
- 20 Mar 2014 The verb to have and a wizard's potion . Practical primary progresson
- 14 Mar 2014 Using the Educreations IPad APP to explore how to respond to , use and create instructions and commands
- 13 Mar 2014 Who are you? First steps between Year 6 and Year 7
- 11 Mar 2014 Physical POP UP Poems le jour de la rentrée
- 11 Mar 2014 Shape Sentence Jungles
- 10 Mar 2014 Mind the gap and get writing
- 10 Mar 2014 Plant pot story actions and song
- 9 Mar 2014 Springtime story drama and performance
- 3 Mar 2014 Presents to make and writing to send in the target language for Mothers Day
- 3 Mar 2014 Creating magic with personalities and adjectival agreement
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February 2014
24
- 27 Feb 2014 Spanish KS1 ,Going Bear Hunting Rhyme and Game
- 25 Feb 2014 Châteaux et chevaliers
- 24 Feb 2014 Performance as a vehicle to support Transition between Stages of language learning
- 22 Feb 2014 Conveying emotions with UKS2 through Art and mirror mime drama
- 21 Feb 2014 World Book Day Long Live Books
- 19 Feb 2014 Spring is on the way ! Growing number sunflowers
- 19 Feb 2014 Colour mimes and word association
- 19 Feb 2014 Linking parts of the body and movements with mime performance, Art and dance
- 18 Feb 2014 Playground games with our year 3 classes to celebrate what we have already learned !
- 17 Feb 2014 Carnival,harlequin and describing hats with extended sentences
- 17 Feb 2014 Cinderella, Masks, Carnival Time ,Drama and the verb " to be "
- 15 Feb 2014 Shadow Puppet Show Story Retelling and Performance
- 13 Feb 2014 Stepping Stones to Grammar : The Child's Voice
- 12 Feb 2014 3D Art and the Art of Verbs : Stage Three A whispering gallery
- 12 Feb 2014 3D Art and the Art of verbs : Stage Two
- 12 Feb 2014 3D Art and the Art of Verbs: stage one
- 11 Feb 2014 Happy meals
- 10 Feb 2014 Open and reveal four corners puzzles
- 10 Feb 2014 Getting started with rocket mobiles
- 10 Feb 2014 Science and target language skeletons
- 10 Feb 2014 Who lives here?
- 9 Feb 2014 chapeau and carnival time
- 9 Feb 2014 listening sticks
- 9 Feb 2014 Talking animals
