Key Stage 2 Framework for languages

Learning objectives: Intercultural understanding - Year 4

IU 4.1 Learn about festivals and celebrations in different cultures   View this objective over 4 years >> Learning opportunities Learn how children of different cultures celebrate special days Identify similarities and differences Learn simple phrases to celebrate festivals, drawing on the expereince of fellow pupils where possible   Knowledge about language Recognise similarities and differences between languages in the phrases used for celebration   Language learning strategies Read and memorise Plan and prepare themselves for a language activity   Teaching activities Recognising the diversity of this country and that of the community of the school, discuss the different ways in which people in this country celebrate special days and learn about how they are celebrated by children in other cultures, e.g. birthdays, national holidays. Involve a native speaker, pupil, parent, family member or language assistant in sharing their childhood memories of celebrations and in helping children to recognise diversity. Listen to authentic songs linked to celebrations and learn a few key phrases. Draw up a calendar of important festivals, together with the teacher, which they celebrate throughout the year. Learn about similar festivals in other countries and how these festivals are celebrated. Learn to say simple phrases of celebration, e.g. to welcome the New Year. In culturally diverse and multi-lingual classrooms children to teach New Year phrases to rest of class. Exchange celebration cards with partner schools or with another child in the class, if this is the custom. Cross-curricular links View all Year 4 Intercultural understanding cross-curricular links >> NC PSHE 4b: To think about the lives of people living in other places and times and people with different values and customs NC PSHE 4e: To recognise and challenge stereotypes NC Music 4d: How time and place can influence the way music is created, performed and heard, for example the effect of occasion and venue NC Music 5e: To listen to a range of live and recorded music from different times and cultures NNS Y4 Measures: To read simple timetables and use this year's calendar NNS Y3 Measures: To use units of time and know the relationships between them (second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year)