At St Michael’s we use Kapow Primary Spanish Scheme of Work. The scheme aims to instil a love of language learning and an awareness of other cultures. We want to develop the confidence to communicate in Spanish for practical purposes, using both written and spoken Spanish.
Through our scheme of work, we aim to give pupils a foundation for language learning that encourages and enables them to apply their skills to other languages, facilitates further language study, which may inspire our pupils to one day, study and work abroad.
The scheme is planned and sequenced to teach the three building blocks of the language system, known as the Kapow Primary knowledge strands:
- Phonics
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
Pupils connect these building blocks of knowledge to create meaning in a variety of contexts, allowing them to develop their skills in the following strands:
- Language comprehension: listening and reading
- Language comprehension: speaking and writing
The children are given opportunities to communicate for practical purposes around subjects and routines. The scheme provides balanced opportunities for communication in both spoken and written Spanish. Pupils first develop confidence and accuracy with oral skills then increasingly apply their knowledge to extended reading and writing as they progress through Key stage 2.
The scheme is a spiral curriculum, with key skills, grammar and vocabulary revisited with increasing complexity, allowing pupils to revise and build on their previous learning.
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