Museum visits are an excellent way to combine heritage language teaching and art. But what if no interesting museums are nearby? Here, virtual museums are a good alternative. In this workshop we aim to show how freely available online resources published by museums can be used for a wide variety of art-based learning activities.
This playful reading activity helps children explore a story by finding, highlighting, and creatively rewriting key words. Through colors and shapes, they build simple or advanced sentences, making language learning fun and interactive.
With this game, learners not only improve their vocabulary, avoiding lexical pitfalls while also benefitting from existing knowledge of the majority language. They also playfully gain a better understanding of the historical and cultural ties that link their heritage language to the majority language.
In this method, calligrams (or picture poems) serve as an inspiration for exploring word fields centred on common terms, such as the name of animals. Learners are asked to fill a silhouette with words and phrases related to the image, thereby enriching their vocabulary in the heritage language.
This method integrates movement, music, and language learning through a dynamic game where children dance, freeze on picture cards, and respond to prompts. By identifying features, naming objects, and rhyming, they develop cognitive skills, creativity, and multicultural awareness while staying physically active.
A fun and educational game that helps children improve reading comprehension and word recognition! Players read a short passage and search for specific words, underlining them with a colored pen. Younger children can form sentences orally, while advanced learners can write sentences using the words they find. Perfect for enhancing vocabulary and literacy skills!
A memory and creativity-boosting game where players take turns adding items to a travel list. The first player starts by saying, “I am going on a trip and I will take…” and names an item. Each player must remember the previous items before adding their own. The game continues until a player forgets an item, making it a fun way to practice memory and sequencing!
The workshop provides a personal experience and links the practise of writing skills to aesthetical pleasure. It is recommanded for children or adults with low literacy competences to build a positive relationship to writing.
The workshop blends language learning with cultural exploration, encouraging participants to use Hungarian creatively while connecting with the artistic legacy of Hungarian photographers. It also develops skills like digital tool usage, non-verbal communication, and intercultural understanding. Adaptable to various languages, age groups, and learning contexts, the activities can be modified for online or offline settings.