Overview

Zim Zam Zoum (Promethean Version) is an innovative programme for teaching French to children aged 6 to 12. The scheme is presented in the format of twenty-four comprehensive, colourful and engaging Promethean Activprimary flipcharts for the interactive whiteboard, centred on seven of the Zim Zam Zoum themed songs with full animation to each song, starring the delightfully drawn Zim Zam Zoum characters!

Zim Zam Zoum must be run in conjunction with Promethean Activprimary or Activstudio software as it uses the Promethean interface of tools to make lessons of maximum interactivity.

Structure of Zim Zam Zoum (Promethean Version)

• 4 Modules (one per year at KS2)

• Each module comprises 6 or 7 units

• Each unit corresponds to 4 to 6 weeks of teaching at KS2

• Every unit has a central animated song, written as a springboard to role-play,
each presenting words, phrases and sentences on two or three vocabulary topics

• The songs are supported in the units by a comprehensive progression of interactive
whiteboard activities to practise and consolidate language, using all the Promethean
tools and features

• Animated explanations of simple grammar, together with 35 printable activity sheets
support the songs and exercises.

• Flashcards, vocabulary sheets and songwords can be printed out for use away from the
interactive whiteboard

• Lesson plans are provided for each unit as a guide, but use of units can be completely
customized and the flipcharts provide highly flexible lesson opportunities

• Differentiation is in-built with a Piste Verte for the first year of KS2 and a Piste Rouge
for extension at KS2 or the first year of KS3.

Features




Language presented through high-quality original songs, used not as a bolt-on extra,
but as an integral part of the learning process. Songs brought to life by witty and colourful flash animation, using charming graphics of a gang of characters, Lucy, Romain and their friends.

• Complete backing tracks for karaoke

• 24 comprehensive Activprimary flipcharts per module, delivering over 500 imaginative ‘interactivities’ to choose from

• Lip synchronisation accurately representing French pronunciation

• ‘Click-on’ vocabulary pronunciation by native French speakers, plus facility to record,
replay and compare

• Detailed teacher’s notes to every activity page (available instantly on screen, or printable)

• Flashcards with 3 different options: picture and word, picture only, word only
(available instantly on screen, or printable)

• Printable activity sheets for each unit

• Lesson plans (available instantly on screen, or printable)

• Use of flipcharts easily customised during the lesson

• Instant assessment through Activote

• Songs conceived to include an element of story-telling, so that they can be performed in the classroom, with supporting mime and actions, or even to an audience, making a delightful contribution to school concerts and shows.

• Ideas provided for extra classroom activities

Benefits



ZIM ZAM ZOUM

• is based on song, rhythm, rhyme, repetition and interactive activities, which all
enhance language learning

• uses the songs as a natural springboard to role-play, as they are written to
incorporate not only lots of vocabulary, but also everyday speech

• is supportive, flexible and open-ended, so that it is perfect for both non-specialist
and specialist teachers alike; you set your own pace and can use the flipcharts
‘off the peg’ or tailor-make your own activities

• covers QCA recommendations for KS2, with structured progression, and fully
addresses all skills of KS2 Framework for Languages, so relieving planning
pressure and ensuring rounded achievement

• has in-built differentiation (Piste Verte and Piste Rouge) and is suitable, not only for
KS2, but also for the first year of French at KS3

• teaches to multi-intelligences and different learning styles, with its combination of
high quality songs, stunning graphics, logical progression and super interactivity

• is tried and tested in the classroom and really works !

• has cross-curricular links to numeracy, literacy, geography, PHSE, music,
dance, art and DT

• has suggestions for open-ended project work and research on the internet

• is fun and highly motivating !

Songs & Content



ZIM ZAM ZOUM – an introduction to the characters
(Topics: greetings; saying name and nationality; some action words)

Unit 1: Bonjour, bonjour, salut !
(Topics: asking and saying name, age, where you live and your favourite colours;
an introduction to nouns and gender)

Unit 2: Les Vingt Bonbons
(Topic: counting to 20; saying how many of something)

Unit 3: Comment ça va ?
(Topic: asking and saying how you are; role-play)

Unit 4: Imagine !
(Topics: the natural world; further use of colour; classroom items; how to form the plural with definite articles)

Unit 5: Quel temps fait-il ?
(Topics: weather phrases; days of the week; French cities and weather forecast; ice-cream flavours and how to ask for them)

Unit 6: Tu as un animal ?
(Topics: animals; talking about pets, saying their name and giving a short description;
role-play; how to form the plural with indefinite articles)

Flipcharts



Zim Zam Zoum Module 1 (Promethean Version) consists of ten comprehensive
Activprimary flipcharts, comprising flexible lessons to cover the first year of French.
The flipcharts use the backgrounds and graphics from the songs to bring character
and vitality to the activities, so that the look is colourful and engaging. These flipcharts are differentiated into seven Piste Verte (standard) flipcharts and three Piste Rouge (Extension) flipcharts.

Each flipchart is divided into suggested lessons, with a lesson plan at the start, listing
the activities/objectives and the skills covered. The lessons begin with revision starter
activities and move progressively through the stages of vocabulary presentation, practice and consolidation in oracy and literacy, through to role-play. (Incorporated along the way are knowledge about language, language learning strategies, grammar and intercultural study).

These lessons are only suggestions and can be customised and used in a highly flexible way. Using the tray of thumb-nails of the activity pages, it is possible to dip in and out of activities with great ease.

A further fourteen flipcharts contain extremely useful support materials such as flashcards and vocabulary lists, which can be printed off and laminated as desired. The flashcards are even presented in different formats, for optimal versatility. This means that they can be printed with or without the caption.

The animated songs and karaoke versions are embedded in each flipchart and can be
accessed easily as the flipchart progresses. They are not necessarily positioned at the
beginning of the flipchart, as usually the necessary vocabulary is introduced first through
exercises and activities.

Extending far beyond the standard drag and drop exercises of most language-learning
software, these flipcharts use an extensive range of interactive devices and games,
with a generous range of great activities to choose from. All activities are designed for
maximum interactivity, with full use of the large range of tools available on the Promethean interface: pens for annotation; eraser to rub and reveal; colour change; roller dice; spotlight tool; blind reveal; sound; and of course Activote for instant assessment.There is also an interesting and innovative use of tickertapes.
Every page is accompanied by clear and comprehensive teacher’s notes to help you get
the most out of the activity – available on screen in one easy click, or in a printable version.

Knowledge about language is carefully addressed and, as with all the activities, the grammar presentation and practice can be adopted or not according to the choice of the teacher.

Most units also contain a page of suggestions of websites to investigate in order to develop intercultural knowledge.

Characters


Ten-year old English girl, Lucy, lives with her family in the south-west of France,
in the city of Perpignan.

In ZIM ZAM ZOUM, we meet her with her French school-friends, a motley bunch
of charmingly drawn characters, from skater Romain, to clever Yasmine, stylish Gigi,
ragamuffin Louis, and all the rest...!

We meet these appealing and wittily animated characters both at home and at school,
as they draw pupils into their world and motivate learning.

In the two animated grammar explanations, Lucy shows how to form the plural and her little dog, Nougat, takes you through the interactive exercises, barking if you get it right and howling if you get it wrong !