Last one – for now anyway!
A Colombian Old MacDonald called Tío Ramón.
You know the drill – click the picture and it’ll take you to the song!
And thank to 123SpanishTogether for the wonderful songs!
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Another subtitled video – for those of you still hanging on to Autumn!
Hojas, hojas, again from 123SpanishTogether, is a lovely simple song about falling leaves and colours.
Click the photo and it’ll take you to the subtitled video.
I’ve been having another play with Universal Subtitles. Still can’t embed the videos into my WordPress blog but all is not lost!Here’s a very simple song about a snowman that comes from 123SpanishTogether. i’ve subtitled it so that Reception class can use it without me!
Click the picture and you’ll go to the video!
Today I delivered a day of training entitled ‘Creative and motivational language learning in the primary classroom’ for AQA.
What a lovely hotel and wonderful people!
The materials were prepared well in advance, and things change from day to day let alone from month to month, and I am prone to spontaneity and tangents. Therefore there are a number of things we discussed or I referenced that were not included.
Where possible, the link is below!
CILT statement – ‘Making Primary language learning compulsory.’ You can download the statement and also the full report here too.
TDA version of QCDA schemes of work – French, Spanish and German downloadable here
DFE statement (August 26th 2010) on the future of primary languages.
People recommended resources –
If I’ve missed something, please leave me a comment or use the contact form!
I’ve just had a go at sub titling one of my favourite Spanish kiddies song – La Vaca Lola.
What do you think?
I used a tool called Universal Subtitles that allows you to subtitle videos in a variety of formats. Looks rather interesting – and useful!
I can’t seem to make it embed in WordPress so here’s the link!
30 minutes later – I’ve done another one – here’s Juguemos en el bosque.
It seems that some people are just incapable of getting *completely* into holiday mode and just can’t stop themselves from working!
Jo Rhys Jones is one of these mad people and over the last week or so she’s been populating her wonderful Talkabout Primary MFL NING with resources that she’s developed for a project to celebrate National Children’s Book Week.
So far she’s shared resources for the books
Je m’habille et je te croque…!
Lots of stuff there that can be used straight away or translated into Spanish, French, German or whatever other language you fancy. You can also take the ideas and use in English literacy.
I like Jo’s idea that this type of thing can be used as a transition project with KS3 working on materials to present to KS2 and KS1.
Feel free to add to Jo’s ideas – I know she’d be really pleased if you did – and share them back again.
And if you’re involved in ANY way in language learning with primary aged kids and aren’t a member of Talkabout Primary MFL, make sure you join. You’re missing out on so much!!
I’m on a roll of finding little gems on Youtube!
Here’s an alphabet rap in Spanish – and it has a section on vowels too which I particularly like.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK8HBnUcbuQ
Here’s another rap that ‘me chifla’ – this one is about personal descriptions.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxWugQUw2us
Whilst mooching around Youtube, I came across this very very catchy rap for talking about your family in Spanish.
Easy to understand – it has subtitles too – and also easy to adapt for pupils to make up their own versions.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iDlAd1L9FM
Via my Google Reader, I was led to the following book published on Scribd.
Over 300 pages of games and activities for use in the PLL classroom. What’s more, there are all mapped to the KS2 Framework objectives and helpfully split into sections for specific vocabulary areas, counting, literacy and language learning. Plus there are sections of vocabulary in Spanish French and German to support those who are less fluent.
Looks a brilliant resource to enhance the learning of languages at primary – and I’m sure there are a few secondary pupils who wouldn’t mind a nostalgic game of Duck duck goose once in a while?
Games and Activities for Primary Foreign Languages
PS I am checking re copyright as the author is not the one who uploaded it!
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