A day in the life

‘A day in the life’ is a storytelling activity suitable for key stage 1 or 2. Children will be encouraged to think in depth about the daily habits and practices of a particular bug or small animal. The advantage of the activity is that the story can be built in stages and there is considerable […]

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Could your school be a Lost Wor(l)ds Feature School?

Every month, we are hoping to share schools on our blog who have used one or more of our activities, to gather examples of good practice, to showcase pupils’ language skills, and to enable schools to evidence their engagement with multilingualism in the classroom. Find out the very simple steps to become a Lost Wor(l)ds Feature School!

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Wor(l)d Home schooling

If you’re looking to inject some nature and language related fun into your home schooling schedule, then look no further! At the ‘Lost Wor(l)ds’ project we’ve selected five easy activities suitable for mono and multilingual children to enjoy. The following activities have been adapted from a wide and growing library of resources available for free […]

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Write a Wor(l)d Book Review

The Lost Wor(l)ds blog hosts book reviews for books which feature nature, the environment, and conservation. This activity encourages children to write a book review themselves, with the possibility of having in published on the Lost Wor(l)ds website. The book review template for download is provided in Word format, enabling children to fill it in […]

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Happy Bug Ball

The ‘Happy Bug Ball’ is a refreshed version of the classic song the ‘Ugly Bug Ball’. This activity allows pupils to explore the words for insects in multiple different languages, incorporate and perform them in a new multilingual version of the ‘Happy Bug Ball’.

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Old MacDonald

The ‘Old MacDonald’ activity can work well with key stage 1 and 2 pupils. This is a fun way to transform a traditional English nursery rhythm, into a multilingual song. The song can incorporate, as many language/s spoken by, or of interest to pupils.

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Name this minibeast

This activity could easily be used as a starter for a topic on minibeasts, or as a bit of light relief, asking students to work out minibeasts based on their names in other languages.

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