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Sample activities for European Language Portfolio (ELP)
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ELP page 3 At the beginning
Resources
One soft ball. One copy of the ELP per child.
Method
1. At first language support class, arrange pupils in a small circle and throw ball to each child in turn.
As each child catches the ball, he/she says “My name is …”. Teacher may have to model this.
2. Distribute ELPs to all pupils from 1st class up and open at page 3. Pupils write in their names (with
help as necessary) and the name of the school.
3. The other details will come later as pupils learn colours, where they live, etc.
ELP page 4 Languages I know
Making a class poster to supplement individual work in the ELP
On page 4 the pupil records the languages known to him or her. As a means of including these in the
classroom display, make a class poster to illustrate the range of languages represented by all language
support pupils, with photos or names of the children. Add new photos/names and languages as children
join the group during the year.
Polish
Lithuanian
Resources
Poster-sized paper, markers, photos of pupils.
Method
1. Add the child’s name or photo to the wall chart.
2. Pupil opens ELP at page 4.
Portuguese
Arabic
3. Ask “What language do you speak at home?” and then “What language do you speak at school?”
4. If appropriate, stop at this point. Return to the other questions at a later stage when the subject is
revisited.
5. Help the child to fill in the answers.
The languages that
we know here
We can speak these languages