Aims:

The activity here presented is aimed at:

• Strengthening identification with heritage language
  
• Supporting inner family ties by including parents and other caregivers into the process
• Supporting thinking about multilingual development
• Supporting multilingual approach and competences of all, parents, children and community workers
• Introducing systematic work on one topic &strengthening presenting skills – therefore supporting the process of family transition into school years
• Supporting/encouraging disadvantaged families and communities in using their own cultural and linguistic resources in their day-to-day life with children.

Links to curriculum

The local community center may link this activity to their existing cooperation with local school and time the activity accordingly, possibly in closer cooperation with selected class seasonal curriculum.