It’s time to learn to pronounce all names in your classroom
It is important for teachers to remember that each name, irrespective of origin, pronunciation or meaning, is a significant marker of the child's identity.
Getting to know each other in our multilingual class
The learning goals for this lesson are to explore the languages spoken in Ireland, to discuss the similarities and differences between languages and to perform the multi-lingual version of the song ‘How Far I’ll Go’ from the movie Moana.
A popular song in many languages
The learning goals for this lesson are to explore the languages spoken in Ireland, to discuss the similarities and differences between languages and to perform the multi-lingual version of the song ‘How Far I’ll Go’ from the movie Moana.
A bilingual lesson about body parts
This lesson aims to solidify the children’s knowledge of the body parts in both English and Polish. It is a fun interactive way that the children can learn new vocabulary in the language of one of their friends.
Creating with sounds and onomatopoeia
The lesson focuses on using onomatopoeia and drawing on the poem ‘The Sound Collector’ by Roger McGough as inspiration to write a bilingual poem in pairs. The poem describes the sounds, using onomatopoeia, in the home as they’re collected up by the sound collector.
Making space for multilingualism in education: getting started
Including pupil’s home languages in the daily routine and visual landscape of your school is rewarding and it has a significant impact on children’s self expression, on the development of their identity and for making strong links between home and school.
Languages are all around us: an activity to reflect on multilingualism in our landscape
It is very common nowadays to walk around any city or large town in Ireland and hear many different languages. Main streets are populated with road signs in Irish and English and with shop fronts that signal the presence of ethnic food, with signs written in Chinese, Arabic and Polish.
Role play boosts language skills and confidence
Taking roles is a fun activity that uses children’s incredible imagination and creativity, while supporting their development of language and communication as well as problem-solving skills.
Communicating with families who are new to English
Establishing communication channels helps teachers to learn more about the children, their history and their home environment, but it also helps parents on learning more about what happens in school.
Find out how many languages are spoken in your class
While in the past it was common practice to refrain children from speaking their mother tongue in school, compelling evidence has been showing the benefits of supporting children’s learning across languages and through the inclusion of their mother tongue.