MFL
MFL Curriculum
At The Olive School, Bolton, we have high expectations for all our children so they become confident and ambitious, life-long language learners. We have designed our French and Arabic curriculum with the intent to give our children a well-rounded knowledge of listening to, speaking, reading and writing French/Arabic.
Through exciting, pupil-friendly and relevant topics such as ‘animals’, ‘the family’ and ‘my home’, our children will systematically develop these essential modalities, including a focus on basic grammar and core vocabulary. We will methodically introduce, frequently practice and continually revisit important vocabulary, spellings and pronunciation principles, so that our children will learn more and remember more. By the time our children leave us, our French and Arabic curriculum will have laid the foundations for further language learning in Key Stage 3 and beyond.
We will deliver a knowledge-rich French and Arabic curriculum that:
- Has speaking and listening at its heart, so that children can engage in and understand simple conversations, as well as present to an audience.
- Supports children to read with expression and understand relevant points in simple texts.
- Develops children’s abilities to write longer sentences and shorter paragraphs, using basic grammar correctly.
- Systematically builds a useful and practical French vocabulary.
- Adapts the Language Angels scheme of work and its vast bank of interactive resources to support teachers to provide high-quality weekly lessons in Key Stage 2.
Our French curriculum is taught according to the following whole school long term plan:
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Year 1 | Salutations | Numbers and Colours | Transport | Nursery Rhymes | In the Jungle | Under the Sea |
| Year 2 | Salutations, Colours and Numbers | In my Town | Minibeasts | Seasons | Superheroes | Fruits |
| Year 3 | I’m Learning French | Animals | Musical Instruments | Little Red Riding Hood | I Can… | Vegetables |
| Year 4 | Presenting Myself | My Family | My Home | At the Café | The Classroom | Goldilocks |
| Year 5 | Do You Have a Pet? | What is the Date? | The Weather | Habitats | Clothes | The Olympics |
| Year 6 | Healthy Lifestyles | At School | The Weekend | Me in The World | World War 2 | Planets |
Our Arabic curriculum is taught according to the following whole school long term plan:
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| Year 1 |
Independent Letters 1: The Boat Letters The Jug Letters The One-Arm Letters
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Independent Letters 2: The Tail Letters The Unique Letters The Hook Letters |
Joined Letters 1 The boat letters joined The Jug letters joined The one-arm letters joined |
Joined letters 2 The tail letters joined The Unique letters joined The hook letters joined |
Vowels Nunation Madd |
Leen Saakin Tashdeed |
| Year 2 |
Nunation Madd Leen, saakin and tashdeed
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I can say my name and age Greetings About me Numbers |
I can greet others and express how I am More greetings Emotions |
I can say when my birthday is Birthday 12 Gregorian Months 12 Islamic months |
I can say what pets I have (1) Do you have a pet? |
I can say what pets I have (2) More about Pets Colours |
| Year 3 |
My schoolbag My pencil case School stationery |
The languages I Speak Countries Languages Colours (recap) |
I can talk about the weather (1) Weather Languages (recap) |
I can talk about the weather (2) The 4 seasons Time words |
I can talk about my town Town |
I can talk about my city (2) Where do you live? Words for opinion |
| Year 4 |
I can talk about what is in my town, city or neighbourhood. Neighbourhood Landmarks
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I can talk about my family 1 Family members (1) Numbers (1) |
I can talk about my family 2 Family members (2) Numbers (2) |
I can talk about what jobs my family does Family jobs Workplaces Feelings about jobs |
I can describe my house. My house |
I can describe my house. My favourite room |
| Year 5 |
I can describe myself and other people Me and My family |
I can talk about hair, eyes and physical description My hair My eyes |
I can compare people (1) Compare people (1) |
I can compare people (2) Compare People (2) |
I can talk about clothes that people wear (1) Clothes (1) |
I can talk about clothes that people wear (2) Clothes (2) |
| Year 6 |
I can talk about my daily routine Telling the time Transport
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I can talk about my daily routine Telling the time Morning routine
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I can talk about what subjects I like and dislike, and why Opinions on school My school day |
I can talk about what subjects I like and dislike, and why More school subjects |
I can talk about my teachers and table partner Teachers Table partner
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I can talk about my teachers and table partner My school day My school subjects
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The detailed, sequential development of French/Arabic knowledge, skills and understanding is carefully mapped out in our progression map, accessible below. This progression map ensures that teachers are supported to plan lessons that include all learners, of all abilities, allowing skill progression within a particular strand of French/Arabic to be fully understood by teachers.
Our children are given motivating cross-curricular opportunities and special experiences to embed essential learning in French/Arabic. This enrichment is an essential element of our curriculum offer.
For example:
▪ MFL days (International French day and Arabic day) and competitions
Resources
To view our French Curriculum Plan, click here.
To view our French Road Map, click here.
To view our Arabic Curriculum Plan, click here.
To view our Arabic Road Map, click here.