Duration
30 minutes Age recommendation 0-6; 6-10 Key words writing, vocabulary Languages of the original source This activity can be used in any language. Materials needed paper, coloured pencils     | Aim of the activity To practice vocabulary. To connect members of families with specific languages. Preparation for the activity Paper, pencils or markers. Procedure Children can choose the relative or friend to which the greeting card should be written or drawn. The children decide what to draw and/or write on the card in the language of the relative. For 0-6: The children are drawing and doing the planing of the accompanying text, the parent could do the writing. For 6-10: Parents can help to write the text without any mistakes but it is better for the children to make their own mistakes. Significant benefit of the activity Writing, also if only minor text, is always about planing and performing. Doing revision work and/or mistakes is necessary for this process and an important step in developing. Revision work and mistakes produce wonderful and productive ways to build progress (see Pinker). Source of the activity Multilingual Families Project This activity is inspired by: Pinker S., 1996, The language instinct: how the mind creates language, New York: Harper Perennial. |
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The project ‘Multilingual Families: Supporting multilingual families A linguistic treasure for Europe’ has been funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Project number: 531085-LLP-1-2012-1-PL-KA2-KA2MP
Project duration: 2013-2015