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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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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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Discover the stories behind the music with Classical Everywhere and Classical Everyone at The Archive for Education
Do you teach music? Then you will find a lot of suitable teaching material in the online image bank of the Archive for Education . Discover the history, people and theory behind the world of classical music with the TV series Classical Everywhere …
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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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How to stimulate a toddler's role play with a game script
Young children develop through play. Through play they learn to know and understand the world around them. They learn by discovery, practice and imitation. But what do you do if the game doesn't get going enough?
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Koala keys as a team enhancer, that's possible: Kindergarten
In Flanders, children will take a koala test in the third kindergarten from the 2021-2022 school year. The aim of the koala test is to determine any language delay so that these children can receive extra language support or intensive guidance. …
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