Way back at the start of the year, the very first lesson asked a simple question: how many languages are in this room?
Think carefully. What would you answer now?
Your teacher will play short language clips on the board. After each clip plays twice: hands up to name the language, then show with your hands how sure you feel (big stretch = very sure).
Notice how sure you feel now compared with September.
Watch the Europe map on the board. Before we click a country, whisper or hands-up: which language do you think is spoken there? Then we check.
Even if this is your first careful look, guess first, then notice one new detail after we click. What helps you decide?
If you remember this map from earlier, what feels easier now?
Open your copy. Write three things you can do now that you could not do in September.
Be specific. I can tell Spanish from French by the way it sounds beats I am better.
Sentence starters you may use:
Not all progress is a score. Look at your three lines.
In Finland, many children start formal school at seven and still grow into strong readers. Learning can be real even when nobody is marking a test.
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