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Year 5 French

Year 5 French runs to 24 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 9 to 10 in Key Stage 2. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes SFC, être, feminine form, liaison, comment / qui, SFe, adjective, souris, nous sommes, adjective agreement, SFC (silent final consonant), [an/en].

These lessons are written by Oak National Academy, the government-funded curriculum body, and are free to anyone. StudyDen sequences them, marks the answers and keeps the record.

Every Year 5 French lesson

In the order they are taught. 24 lessons.

Me and others: plural 'être' and regular adjectives

  1. Back to school: information questions with 'qui' and 'comment'
  2. Story: Soura, la souris
  3. Nous sommes: Describing Ourselves with Plural Adjectives
  4. Birthdays: Numbers 1–31 and the Months in French
  5. Birthdays: 'quand', dates
  6. Dates: 'quel' and 'quelle'
  7. Cousins: 'vous êtes' and plural adjective agreement
  8. Description: 'ils, elles sont' and plural adjective agreement
  9. In the classroom: 'ils' and 'elles' meaning 'they' for nouns
  10. Christmas Traditions in Haiti

Celebrations in France and Haiti: plural -ER verbs, est-ce que, negation

  1. Christmas in Haiti and France: -er verbs with 'nous' and 'vous'
  2. New Year's Traditions: 'Vous' — The Formal 'You'
  3. 1st January in Haiti: -er verbs with 'ils' and 'elles'
  4. Presentation about Haiti: est-ce que questions
  5. La Chandeleur: Saying What You Don't Do
  6. Mardi Gras: Negation and Singular Verbs

What I and others have: plural 'avoir' and nouns

  1. A Horrible Week! 'Avoir' Singular Persons and Adjectives After the Noun
  2. To Have or To Be: 'avoir' and 'être' Singular
  3. My ideal teacher: singular and plural adjectives
  4. In class: 'il y a' and 'ce sont'
  5. Exchange School in England: 'nous avons' and 'vous avez'
  6. Our Own Space: 'ils ont', 'elles ont' and Adjectives Before the Noun
  7. Hair and Eyes: Singular and Plural Adjective Agreement in French
  8. All about me: presenting myself in French

Each of the 3 units has a free printable Year 5 French worksheet, with the answers on a separate page.

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Common questions

What does Year 5 French cover?
Year 5 French runs to 24 lessons across a 36 week year, covering SFC, être, feminine form, liaison, comment / qui, SFe and more.
How many French lessons are in Year 5?
24 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 5?
Children in Year 5 are 9 to 10 years old during the school year in England and Wales.