Tag / Key Stage 1
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Why you need to introduce French at KS1
Learning French at KS1 appears to have an impact on creativity and critical thinking skills and can be seen to boost learning in other subjects.
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Reading non-fiction is as important as reading fiction
How can we grab and keep a young reader’s interest? There is something rather special about non-fiction literature. Non-fiction texts are just as able to grab and keep a young reader’s interest as works…
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Introduce French in Key Stage 1 effectively
Well-prepared materials to help you teach French with confidence. Teaching French in Key Stage 1 offers numerous cognitive, cultural, and developmental benefits. Young children’s brains are highly adaptable, making it easier for…
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Practical advice to improve children’s writing skills
How can you make writing enjoyable for children? Stimulate children’s imaginations using interesting and unusual photos as a starting point.
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A sense of achievement
What is the most effective way of getting KS1 children to enhance their enjoyment of the activity of creative writing?
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From books to sand, from water to food
For young children effective learning and development in science and technology involves having clearly laid out activities with well-planned opportunities.
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Confident, able, motivated
What is the single most effective way of encouraging children to enjoy and benefit from writing creatively?
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Give me a title
Some children will respond to “What is a Butterphant?” with images and ideas flashing into their minds. Others may respond – “I don’t know what to write”. Frustrating.
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The ultimate memory aid for learning French
When children sing and dance along with the video of a simple song in French, not only does their pronunciation improve but their recall is heightened.
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Better French at KS1?
What is the best way of using the enthusiasm and lack of inhibition that exists within most KS1 children, when teaching French?
