Sheffield’s Multilingual Children’s Library launched in November 2018, funded by an Arts and Humanities Research Council Grant, part of the “Open World Research Initiative“. The work won the International Brenda Eastwood Award for Diversity and Inclusion in 2019. This page has been set up to disseminate the resources and findings from this project. In the […]
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The images shown here are intended to engage children in thinking about language, language origins, etc. They are intended as starter activities or end-of-lesson activities, but could also form part of longer activities. While most images show a word that translates differently into English, some show a word in a different script, which, once spoken, […]
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These images were created as lesson starters or end-of-lesson activities, but could also form the starting point of a longer activity. They can be used in a number of ways, including (but not limited to): Calling the register: children use the image as inspiration, naming either something they associate with the image (in any language), […]
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A brief outline on what to expect from the Lost Wor(l)ds Blog.
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In this activity, students are encouraged to think about the five senses to explore a wild creature, writing a poem. The concept of the five senses is dual – how do our eyes experience the creature, and how does the creature see the world?
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This activity encourages children to focus on one individual minibeast, exploring its biological features, and creating a piece of artwork, working with a variety of media.
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