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Boudewijn de Groot, Het Land van Maas en Waal (1966): Listening and reading
Het Land van Maas en Waal is a song by Boudewijn de Groot with a text by Lennaert Nijgh. It is one of the canon texts of Dutch song. Thanks to the rhythmic melody and the colorful arrangement, the song is still able to appeal to young people.
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Bertus Aafjes, A journey on foot to Rome (1946): Listening and reading skills poem
On March 31, 1936, Bertus Aafjes (1914 - 1993), who was then 21 years old, left his native city of Amsterdam on a pilgrimage to Rome by bicycle. On the way he had to abandon his bicycle and continue on foot. He arrived in Rome on May 12, 1936. Ten …
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Reynaert De Vos: Teaching package
An age-old story about a very cunning fox. Get to know Reynaert with your class. Who is he? What did he do? Why is it still so relevant? Read the story, rhyme, make your own book cover and ponder moral dilemmas!
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Joost van den Vondel, Lucifer: Teaching idea
The poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) is one of the most important authors from the Dutch language area. His tragedy Lucifer from 1654 tells the exciting history of the fall of Adam and Eve in the Earthly Paradise. As a …
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The orchestra: Lesson folder
Are you looking for information about classical music and the symphony orchestra? In this lesson folder you will find information and inspiring assignments about the orchestra, the instrument families and the conductor.
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Hugo Claus (1928-2008), The Sorrow of Flanders: Leiside
Hugo Claus (1928-2008) is the most awarded author from the Dutch language area. His best-known work is the novel The Sorrow of Belgium from 1983. The book is at the same time a political novel and an autobiographical development novel. The Sorrow …
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Multatuli, Saïdjah and Adinda: Teaching idea
In the seventeenth chapter of Max Havelaar , the absolute highlight of our historical literature, Multatuli tells the moving love story of a Javanese girl and a Javanese boy, the children of two poor farmers. But their love and their lives, and those …
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Reading, Interpreting, and Judging Poetry: Teaching Idea
This learning tool aims to increase the poetry sensitivity and judgment of young readers to enable them to better understand, evaluate and integrate poems into their own world. It includes:
- principles for effective poetry education,
- the theories of …
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Anton van Wilderode: Lesson idea
In this learning tool, the students become acquainted with the theme and stylistic characteristics of Anton van Wilderode's poetry through ten poems. In 2023 it will be twenty-five years ago that Anton van Wilderode (1918-1998) passed away. …
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Brainstorm WIPASOFT: Practice site
Practice site with exercises supported by visual learning for various general subjects.
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Djemana, the eagle saga and poetry collections: Free e-books
Are you looking for yourself?
Welcome to the world of Djemana, the eagle.
This four-part, slightly spiritual fable exposes society and your soul.
The poems help you discover yourself.
They tell who you really are.You can read four books (fable) for …
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Anna Bijns (1493-1575), Choruses: Lesson idea
Anna Bijns (1493-1575) is known as the first feminist writer in our literature. She wrote choruses, the rhetoricians' favorite form of poetry, but she could not become a member of a chamber of rhetoric because she was a woman. She dealt with two …
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