KS2 Italian: A day at an Italian primary school

Buki introduces her primary school, her teacher and friends.

We find out about their favourite subjects, what exercises they do in the gym, what they eat for lunch, and what their favourite games are at playtime.

This clip is from the BBC2 series, Being Italian.

Teacher Notes

  • This clip could be used to enable pupils to appreciate the differences and similarities between their own school experience and that of in Italy.
  • The clip could be paused to focus on the different areas within the school to allow pupils to collate their own visual references to compare and contrast Italian school settings with their own. A visual display of their findings could be created, included bilingual labelling.

Curriculum Notes

This video is relevant for teaching Italian at KS2 in England and Wales, KS2 in Northern Ireland and second level in Scotland.

Daniel and Buki present their favourite Roman sights in Italian, including the Roman Forum, the Vatican, the Trevi Fountain and the Appian Way.

Welcome to Rome

Daniel and his friends enjoy playing Frisbee in the Circo Massimo in Rome, but what he loves most is training with his football team after school.

Playing frisbee and football in Rome

Buki and her friend learn how to make Roman pizza from an Italian chef, including baking it in the wood oven.

Making a Roman pizza

At the end of October, we join Daniel and Buki picking olives to make olive oil and learning how to use rakes and nets.

Making olive oil