'Multi-sensory French' idea contributed by Janet Kinnane

Janet writes: 'I teach French to children with profound and multiple learning difficulties where everything we do has to be multisensory. To teach the weather we say / mime the word using a variety of resources to reinforce e.g. Il pleut is said while squirting peers with water, il neige involves a can of shaving foam (!), ilya du vent a wind machine and so on. It is amazing how quickly the vocabulary is remembered as assessment involves them saying/miming the phrase in order to have a go with the equipment. (This particular lesson is also very popular with the rest of the school who tend to have mild to moderate learning difficulties.)'