European Day of Languages A Treasure Hunt

European Day of Languages Activities (Treasure Hunt, Assembly, Language ID)

Bundle to celebrate the European Day of Languages! **Treasure Hunt**: Students answer questions to find out secret codes and win prizes ! Treasure Hunt using resources from the EDL website https://edl.ecml.at/ (included) Version with and without QR codes. Included: * “How To” powerpoint with progression, how to use and create your own QR codes (if you wish to use them) + variations if you don’t have the equipment. * “How To” powerpoint on Interacty (free website I used to create this Treasure Hunt). * Answer sheets with all the riddles + answers * Students sheets * “Long words” posters to display (not charged extra) * Posters from EDL website broken down to display bigger (free resources - not charged extra) **Assembly:** You will find: * A first slide with an animation of 36 translation of “European Foreign Languages”, looping as the students come in. Stops when you go the next slide. * Quick hand up quiz about number of countries / languages * Raise awarness that languages gravitates around us and that we deal with more languages that we realised (mothertongue, fluent, learning, know words of, would like to learn, like the sound of…) * Introduction of Language ID as a whole school Initiative * Why EDL? Objectives of the day * Careers in languages * Introduction of MFL club with Secret agent Language handbook (from EDL resources website https://edl.ecml.at/) * Benefits of a language (on the brain and salary - hand up quiz) * Reflection and prayer. **Language ID:** Objective: raise awarness about all the languages that gravitates around us, and that there is no such thing as “I only speak English” A language ID for students to fill in that includes: * Their mother Tongue * Language they are fluent in * Language they speak well * Language they understand well * Language they are learning * Language they know words of * Language they hear a lot * Language they would like to learn * Language they like the sound of