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Term 4 Overview of ITALIAN at Roxburgh Park Primary School

"Benvenuti"to ITALIAN 

TERM 4! 

 

During remote learning, students from Prep to Grade 6 strived to continue to develop their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills of the Italian Language. Many digital platforms were introduced as an innovative way for students to submit their work and complete their set tasks. 

 

Foundation – Grade 2 students proceeded with structured weekly lessons using PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams and educational online resources to submit their work, complete tasks and receive teacher feedback. 

Grades 3 - 6 students also used various digital platforms such as OneNote, Flip Grid in conjunction with educational online resources to support their learning, submit work and receive teacher feedback. 

 

In Term 4, students will be introduced to new topics with a focus on:

  • Communicating in the language of Italian
  • Understanding the relationship between language, culture and learning
  • Developing intercultural capabilities and an awareness of respect for cultural diversity.

Term 4 Italian Topics:

Throughout Term 4, specialist Italian classes will be continuing for Grades 3-6.

 

Grade 3 - 4:

"LE FESTE" 

Celebrations and Festivals Unit

 

In this unit students learn language relating to celebrations of special occasions and of their achievements in activities and tasks. Throughout the unit students will be given opportunities to practice and demonstrate the following: 

  • State what activities they can do well
  • Recognise and respond to instructions
  • Understand and use praise words
  • Communicate the month and day of their birthday
  • Write a party invitation from a model
  • Respond with an action/gesture
  • Respond correctly using "sì/no", single words or common Italian phrases to questions
  • Write and say phrases from memory, with clear pronunciation and meaning

 

 

Grade 5 - 6: 

"LA PAGHETTA"

Pocket Money Unit

 

In this unit students will continue to gain confidence in manipulating numbers and will further their learning of common Italian expressions in relation to money and purchasing. They will begin to learn about the euro currency and will prepare and perform a radio or TV advert for a toy or clothing. 

 

Students will also develop their confidence in speaking Italian and will be given opportunities to talk about things that they like and dislike and justify their opinions. They will continue to practice and consolidate numbers up to 100, with the addition of some higher numbers as they begin to discuss prices in euros. 

 

Through this unit, students will be working towards being able to:

  • Count and understand numbers from 21 to 100
  • Understand sums of money
  • Develop skills in communicating in groups, using language learnt in the unit
  • Develop their understanding of how sounds are represented in writing
  • Initiate a dialogue in Italian when working with a group
  • Use common Italian phrases when purchasing goods
  • Use number patterns with increasing flexibility.

 

I look forward to seeing you soon for a "fantastico" Term 4 with more exciting learning experiences in Italian!

 

Warm regards,

 

Signora Marino.