French Level 1

Numbers 1 - 31

First Level Significant Aspects of Learning • Use language in a range of contexts and across learning • Develop confidence and enthusiasm to communicate using the

language being learnt• Begin to develop an awareness of other countries, cultures and

languages • Listen and join in with simple songs, stories and rhymes • Explore and recognise patterns and sounds of language through

listening, watching and playing • Understand, respond to and say simple greetings and personal

information (e.g. name) • Repeat and understand simple familiar language from a familiar

source• Actively take part in simple daily routine language • Participate in familiar games including outdoor learning• Begin to explore resources to support my learning e.g. picture

dictionaries

Numbers 1 - 31Combien? How many?

un onedeux twotrois threequatre fourcinq five six sixsept sevenhuit eightneuf ninedix ten onze elevendouze twelvetreize thirteenquatorze fourteenquinze fifteenseize sixteendix-septseventeendix-huit eighteendix-neufnineteenvingt twenty

Numbers 1 - 31

vingt et un twenty-onevingt-deux twenty-twovingt-trois twenty-threevingt-quatre twenty-fourvingt-cinq twenty-fivevingt-six twenty-sixvingt-sept twenty-sevenvingt-huit twenty-eightvingt-neuf twenty-ninetrente thirtytrente et un thirty-one

Combien?

un

deux

trois

quatre

cinq

six

sept

huit

neuf

dix

onze

douze

treize

quatorze

quinze

seize

dix-sept

dix-huit

dix-neuf

vingt

vingt et un

vingt-deux

vingt-trois

vingt-quatre

vingt-cinq

vingt-six

vingt-sept

vingt-huit

vingt-neuf

trente

trente et un

Embedding the languageYou can use numbers to count things throughout your lessons. Combien challenge! Every time the teacher calls, “combien?” the pupils have to count whatever they have in front of them and then say it in French. Once you have learnt the days of the week and the months, you can use the numbers for dates at the start of every day.

I have explored numbers, understanding that they represent quantities, and I can use them to count, create sequences and describe order.MNU 0-02a

Sample activities You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to practice the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

1 – 20 counting rhyme

Cache, cache, compte, compte!1. Cache cache compte compte means hide hide count count in French. The

teacher has an object which will then be hidden somewhere in the class. A teddy for example.

2. One pupil leaves the class and another pupil hides the object somewhere in the room.

3. The pupil who was outside now comes back in and must find the hidden object whilst the rest of the class count in French, getting louder as they get nearer to the object and quieter as they get further away (like hot and cold).

4. You can get them to count to whichever number you are working up to (e.g. 20) and then repeat it twice to give them enough time to look.

Cache cache, compte, compte

Une personne sort de la

classe

Une personne cache le jouet

Cache cache, compte, compte

La personne rentre dans la

classe…

et cherche le jouet!

On compte FORT

si la personne est proche de

jouet.

On compte doucement

si la personne est loin de

jouet.

Round class counting1. Give everyone in the class a number from 1 – 31 (or however high you are counting to at

the time). You can double up numbers if this doesn’t work out with the number of pupils in the class.

2. Ask them to each write their number (as a number) on a sheet of paper in front of them. 3. Now go round the class with each pupil standing and shouting out their individual

number as you count up. 4. Once they get become more confident, you can time them doing this around the class

and see if they can beat their own time. 5. Shuffle pupils around so that they are in a different seat but with the same numbers and

repeat the activity.6. Shuffle pupils again so that they get a new number. 7. This activity could be done in a circle to make it easier to organise.

Action numbers With the class, choose an action to go with each of the numbers to help teach them.

You might want them to do this in pairs , share with groups and then choose the best ones which will make up the class actions. e.g.un = hitting a tennis ball deux = a punchtrois = a guitar strum quatre = a cat gesture

You can then follow this up by doing the action and getting them to say the numbers.

Onze!

1. Pupils stand in a circle2. They will then count to 11 with each person saying

either 1, 2 or 3 numbers e.g. Sophie 1, 2 – Tom – 3,4,5 – Danny – 6, 7 etc.

3. Whoever lands on the number 11 is then out and sits down.

4. The winner is the last person standing.

Onze!Formez un cercle au

centre de la classe

Comptez un, deux ou trois

nombres

Par exemple…

Personne a: 1, 2Personne b: 3,4,5

Personne c: 6

La personne qui dit, “11”

est éliminée!

La dernière personne gagne!

Il y a combien?1. Teacher shows the following pictures and pupils have to count

them up and say how many there are. 2. Each time teacher asks the class – Il y a combien? (how many are

there?). As you move through the images, get the class to join in with the question.

3. Following on from this you can do a paired/group activity with different objects on each table.

4. Pupils ask their partners/groups to fermez les yeux (close your eyes) and they take away or add objects to those in the centre.

5. They then ask their partner/group to ouvrez les yeux (open your eyes) and ask the question, il y a combien?

6. They then answer il y a ___ and how ever many there are.

Il y a combien?

Il y a combien?

Il y a combien?

Il y a combien?

Il y a combien?

Il y a combien?

Lotto!

Dessinez six cases

12 6 5

4 20 1

Choisissez et écrivez six numéros entre 1 et 20.

Lotto!

Dessinez six cases

12 16 15

14 20 11

Choisissez et écrivez six numéros entre 10 et 20.

Lotto!

Dessinez six cases

12 6 5

4 20 1

Choisissez et écrivez six numéros entre 10 et 31.

Songs!

You will find a bank of sample songs which you can use to practice the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

Comptez et chantez!

You will find a bank of sample ICT activities which you can use to practice the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

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ICT Resources online

Languages Online

Languages Online Australia

Classtools.net

L’institut français

BBC French – Numbers 1 - 100

Au revoir!