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Improving literacy skills through an exploration of the languages and cultures of the world 🌍

Improving literacy skills through an exploration of the languages and cultures of the world 🌍
French tarsia puzzle - avoir, être, faire
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French tarsia puzzle - avoir, être, faire

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This tarsia puzzle includes the present tense conjugations of avoir, être and faire in French. A blank tarsia is also included so learners can make their own. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a larger triangle. Learners can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
Language Families - Etymology and Cognates
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Language Families - Etymology and Cognates

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This resource provides an introduction to the concept of language families. It covers language families across six continents and focuses in on Indo-European. Learners will also discover how language families develop and how etymology and cognates are used to decipher historical connections. The resource includes a powerpoint and five handouts. It covers: Eight language families around the world Nine sub-families within Indo-European Reasons why languages develop Etymology of ‘language’ Cognates for ‘tongue’
Spanish tarsia puzzle - ser, hacer, tener
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Spanish tarsia puzzle - ser, hacer, tener

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This tarsia puzzle includes the present tense conjugations of ser, hacer and tener in Spanish. A blank tarsia is also included so learners can make their own. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a larger triangle. Learners can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
Italian tarsia puzzle - essere, fare, avere
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Italian tarsia puzzle - essere, fare, avere

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This tarsia puzzle includes the present tense conjugations of essere, avere and fare in Italian. A blank tarsia is also inlcuded so learners can make their own. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a larger triangle. Learners can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
Languages & Me: My Multilingual Identity
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Languages & Me: My Multilingual Identity

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Lesson resource exploring multilingualism and identity for KS2, including personal connections to other countries, language cognates and the benefits of multilingualism. This resource includes a presentation with notes and handouts. The activities included are: How to say hello in Italian Exploring personal connections to other countries Etymology of ‘multilingual’ Latin-based cognates for ‘tongue’ Benefits of multilingualism Identity as a kaleidoscope
French Verb Puzzle - avoir, être, faire
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French Verb Puzzle - avoir, être, faire

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This tarsia puzzle includes the present tense conjugations of avoir, être, faire in French as well as the equivalents in Spanish and Italian to compare. A blank tarsia is also included so learners can make their own. The puzzle is designed to help learners remember the conjugations for words they are studying and to create conversation around the similarities between the three languages. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a larger triangle. Learners can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
Spanish Verb Puzzle - ser, hacer, tener
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Spanish Verb Puzzle - ser, hacer, tener

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This tarsia puzzle includes the present tense conjugations of ser, hacer and tener in Spanish as well as the equivalents in French and Italian to compare. A blank tarsia is also included so learners can make their own. The puzzle is designed to help learners remember the conjugations for words they are studying and to create conversation around the similarities between the three languages. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a larger triangle. Learners can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
Italian Verb Puzzle - essere, fare, avere
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Italian Verb Puzzle - essere, fare, avere

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This tarsia puzzle includes the present tense conjugations of essere, fare and avere in Italian as well as the equivalents in Spanish and French to compare. A blank tarsia is also included so learners can make their own. The puzzle is designed to help learners remember the conjugations for words they are studying and to create conversation around the similarities between the three languages. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a larger triangle. Learners can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
'to do' in Spanish, French & Italian - Tarsia Puzzle
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'to do' in Spanish, French & Italian - Tarsia Puzzle

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This tarsia puzzle includes the present tense conjugations of ‘to do’ in Spanish, French and Italian - hacer, faire and fare. A blank tarsia is also included so learners can make their own. The puzzle is designed to help learners remember the conjugations for words they are studying and to create conversation around the similarities between the three languages. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a larger triangle. Learners can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
'to have' in Spanish, French & Italian - Tarsia puzzle
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'to have' in Spanish, French & Italian - Tarsia puzzle

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This tarsia puzzle includes the present tense conjugations of ‘to have’ in Spanish, French and Italian - avoir, avere and tener. A blank tarsia is also included so learners can make their own. The puzzle is designed to help learners remember the conjugations for words they are studying and to create conversation around the similarities between the three languages. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a larger triangle. Learners can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
Loop Cards - Countries & Languages
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Loop Cards - Countries & Languages

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These loop cards includes 32 countries in the world and the languages spoken there. Ideal for young learners to create conversation around different countries and their national and official languages. Loop cards allow for the whole class to work together to ask and answer questions. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity. How to play: Cut out cards and give one to each learner or a pack to groups. Start anywhere in the deck and read out the first question. The learner with the answer on their card should give the answer before reading the next question below it. Some answers are a little trickier than others. Continue till all learners have answered and the loop is complete. There are 32 cards in total.
30 Countries and Languages - Tarsia Puzzle
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30 Countries and Languages - Tarsia Puzzle

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This tarsia puzzle includes the most widely spoken languages in the 30 most populous countries in the world, excluding the USA and the UK. Ideal for young learners to create conversation around different countries and their national and official languages. Additionally, you could discuss the impact of English, French and Spanish due to colonialism. A blank tarsia is included so learners can create their own puzzle to share. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a hexagon. Children can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
'to be' in Spanish, French & Italian - Tarsia Puzzle
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'to be' in Spanish, French & Italian - Tarsia Puzzle

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This tarsia puzzle includes the present tense conjugations of ‘to be’ in Spanish, French and Italian - essere, ser and être. A blank tarsia is also included so learners can make their own. The puzzle is designed to help learners remember the conjugations for words they are studying and to create conversation around the similarities between the three languages. A tarsia is a simple jigsaw puzzle where learners match up the sides of each triangle to create a larger triangle. Learners can complete the puzzle on their own or in groups. Perfect for a plenary or starter activity.
World Map - PDF and PNG
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World Map - PDF and PNG

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This printable A4 map of the world will help you to inspire learners about the places, peoples and languages that make up our planet. Download for free, with or without country names, as PDF or PNG with a white or transparent background.
Arabic Alphabet - Snakes & Ladders Game
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Arabic Alphabet - Snakes & Ladders Game

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Practice the Arabic alphabet using snakes and ladders How to play Each time you land on a letter, say a letter that uses that letter in it’s initial, medial or final form. If you land on the isolated form, you can choose any word using that letter. Download This resource includes an A3 snakes and ladders board and an A3 poster of the Arabic alphabet.
Colourable World Map - PDF & PNG
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Colourable World Map - PDF & PNG

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This printable A4 map of the world will help you to inspire learners about the places, peoples and languages that make up our planet. Download for free, with or without country names, as PDF for colouring in or as PNG with transparent background.
Colourable Map of Asia - PDF & PNG
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Colourable Map of Asia - PDF & PNG

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This printable A4 map of Asia will help you to inspire learners about the places, peoples and languages that make up our planet. Download for free, with or without country names, as PDF for colouring in or as PNG with transparent background.
Colourable Map of Africa - PDF & PNG
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Colourable Map of Africa - PDF & PNG

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This printable A4 map of the Africa will help you to inspire learners about the places, peoples and languages that make up our planet. Download for free, with or without country names, as PDF for colouring in or as PNG with transparent background.