1st Edition

Jumpstart! French and German Engaging activities for ages 7-12

By Catherine Watts, Hilary Phillips Copyright 2014
232 Pages 97 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 97 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Jumpstart! French and German presents a collection of simple to use, multi-sensory games and activities that will jumpstart students’ understanding of modern languages in action. If you are one of the thousands of teachers looking for a range of practical and fun ideas to teach languages engagingly, then this is the perfect book for you. The book opens with a range of innovative ideas to... Read more

1. Setting the scene  2. Quick starts  3. On your feet  4. Using flashcards  5. Starting to write  6. Being creative  7. Exploring stories  8. Showing the world  9. Using songs  10. At the end of the day

Biography

Catherine Watts is currently Director of the Routes into Languages South consortium and is Principal Lecturer in English Language and German within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities as well as contributing to the EdD, PGCE and MA in Education at the University of Brighton, UK.

Hilary Phillips has been a primary class teacher for over 20 years. She was also Lead Teacher for Primary Languages in Brighton and Hove and has co-presented workshops at many national conferences.