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Teach older preschoolers to build their own stories: Nine research-based tips
Interactive reading is and remains by far the most important language-stimulating activity in kindergarten. However, older toddlers do not only have to listen to stories, but can also learn to build stories themselves. You will undoubtedly …
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Israel Neumann in the Fort of Breendonk: In-depth school visit
This page is intended as an in-depth explanation after a visit to the Sammellager Breendonk. Students learn about the life of one of the prisoners, Israel Neumann.
The page uses a podcast on this topic and contains a dozen questions on the theme. The …
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Clip: Film review
Page with lesson ideas and in-depth questions about the short film Klem by Ish Ait Hamou.
You can use this article to set up a class discussion about mental health and the enormous impact of communication and dialogue for processing trauma and …
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Turn your Talking Pictures activity into a MORE-language moment: Preschool-wise
In the Taalrijk Kansrijk project, several teacher trainers from PXL-education, together with nursery school teachers and parents, developed narrative discussion boards on broad topics that can relate to various classroom themes. Mik and Ömer …
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Barbie: Movie review
The page asks students to reflect on male/female stereotypes and (possibly) brings back memories of their own Barbie doll days. Some students have seen the film and can talk about it.
Experience shows that students (girls) indicate that they used to …
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A warm teacher-child relationship as the basis for a powerful language learning environment: Preschool-wise
With her bachelor's internship in sight, student Marie Claes focused intensively for two weeks on setting up a language program based on the results of the KOALA screening in her internship class.
She started from the following research question: "How …
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Reading in textless picture books, how is that possible?: Preschool-based
It may seem a bit contradictory, but textless picture books are very valuable for children's language development. Because they offer space for different interpretations, feelings and thoughts, they invite children to discover for themselves. …
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Waste sorting and rhyming: Teaching outside
On this Padlet you will find the following ideas for an outdoor lesson activity about waste:
- sorting out garbage;
- filling a man with waste;
- rhymes.
This learning resource was added by students who participated in the Whizzkids competition for …
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The power of working together with all parents on the language development of their children: Kindergarten
How can we support parents to enter into rich linguistic interactions with their children, in the home language, in order to promote their child's school language skills?
Read in this article by Kleutergewijs how a Brussels school and Ligo Brusseleer …
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Split to 10 and French Vocabulary: Teaching Outdoors
On this Padlet you will find the following ideas for an outdoor lesson activity:
- split to 10;
- French vocabulary.
This learning resource was added by students who participated in the Whiz Kids Contest for High School Student Teacher Training.
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Playing hopscotch, conjugating être and avoir and mental arithmetic: Teaching outside
On this Padlet you will find the following ideas for an outdoor lesson activity on the theme of climate:
- hopping words around climate;
- conjugate être and avoir;
- mental arithmetic.
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Water piano, rhyming words and purifying water: Teaching outside
On this Padlet you will find the following ideas for an outdoor lesson activity on the theme of water:
- make a water piano;
- invent rhyming words;
- purify water.
This learning resource was added by students who participated in the Whiz Kids Contest for …
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