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Novels in the classroom: Book tips per language
An overview of novels in different languages. Here you will find titles of books in the following languages:
- French,
- English,
- German,
- Spanish,
- Russian,
- Italian,
- Turkish.
The list was drawn up by the language teachers of the Department of …
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Visit Mechelen library: 360° tour
This 360° tour was made in Het Predikheren, the library of Mechelen. You can use this tour to prepare for your first visit to the library. This way, students already have an idea of the layout and possibilities.
A visit is often very targeted, for …
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The feast of Sinterklaas: Exercises
In this exercise you will find several exercises about the feast of Sinterklaas:
- a video about Sinterklaas,
- 2 talking plates with vocabulary about Sint and Piet,
- spinning cards to practice vocabulary,
- a series of exercises (including vocabulary, …
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Lesson in Reading: Inspiration guide for effective reading education in preschool, primary and secondary education
This guide contains 16 inspiration cards, each starting from a key question about reading and reading education. Each question is answered on the basis of recent scientific research, supplemented with practical tips and concrete examples.
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Get started with textless picture books and talking boards for all ages
Textless picture books and discussion boards are tools to stimulate language development and multilingualism. This applies to both language learners with Dutch as their home language (NT1) and to language learners for whom Dutch is the second …
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Annual overview 2022: Quiz
Interactive BookWidgets quiz about the current affairs of 2022
This quiz tests your knowledge on some of the most important news facts of 2022. It is available in three languages (Dutch, English and French).
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Scotland: Interactive exercise
In this Nearpod your students will get to know Scotland through all kinds of quizzes, videos, polls ...
The students are introduced to:
- clichés and stereotypes about Scotland;
- Scottish food and drink culture;
- the Scottish landscape.
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Academic English: do's and don'ts
Most students have a good basic or even advanced knowledge of English. Yet writing in academic English is often a stumbling block for many. Academic texts are not just formal texts, they require a certain style.
In this article you will find ten tips …
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Conditionals: English if sentences (if clauses)
If I had ten million, I would ask the Queen to come for afternoon tea. If you had ten million, what would you do?
Those first two sentences are if clauses. With if sentences you indicate a condition in English; in Dutch you do that with als. Such …
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American and British English: The History and Differences
We are all confronted with English; both American and British English. Both are correct, but at school we learn British English. What exactly is the difference between British and American English? And how did these differences arise historically?
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Misused English Proverbs: Blog Post
We all know some funny and erroneous English sayings and proverbs like unfortunately peanut butter or I fell with the door in house . But what are the right variants? In this article you will get the correct variant of some common erroneous …
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Present perfect continuous: Brief summary
The present perfect continuous , was that with to have added, or with being , or both? After reading this article, it will be clear to you when to use the present perfect continuous and how to form it.
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