Key Stage 2 Framework for languages

Learning objectives: Intercultural understanding - Year 4

IU 4.2 Know about some aspects of everyday life and compare them to their own   View this objective over 4 years >> Learning opportunities Compare pastimes of children of different cultures and countries Exchange information with a partner school, e.g. sports, hobbies   Knowledge about language Understand that conventions are respected by native speakers and are important for learners   Language learning strategies Analyse what they need to know in order to carry out a task   Teaching activities Learn about the aspects of everyday life of children in another country, e.g. sports, hobbies, entertainment, through contact with a partner school and/or referring to pupils themselves. Invite a native speaker to talk about popular sports, hobbies, entertainment or research by Internet. Compare with everyday life of all children in class. Watch video/access internet/webcams to gain access to different cultures not otherwise accessible directly in the classroom. Compile data in tables, charts, graphs and diagrams of their class's favourite sports or hobbies. Design a simple questionnaire to be completed by their partner school and compare with the results of their own class survey. Cross-curricular links View all Year 4 Intercultural understanding cross-curricular links >> NC PSHE 2e: To reflect on spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues, using imagination to understand other people's experiences 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 4f: That differences and similarities between people arise from a number of factors including cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversity, gender and disability NC PSHE 5f: To develop relationships through work and play for example by communicating with children in other countries by satellite, e-mail or letters NNS Y3 Organising and interpreting data: To solve a given problem by organising and interpreting numerical data in simple lists, tables and graphs NNS Y3 Measures: To read scales to the nearest division