Under my sewing needle this morning, this plea: „Everybody don’t be afraid of our langu[ag]e - مرحبًا - hello - Arabic“ #quiltofwelcome #multilingual #quilting #belonging

Over 20% of pupils are now officially recorded as having a 1st language other than English. Read our blog with Anna Leaman, Soofia Amin, Dr Sabine Little Nic Ponsford 🥊 GEC (Global Equality Collective) featuring practical tips to value linguistic diversity in your setting https://ow.ly/4XpX50XgRKA

Sharing a little fun that came up via Facebook Memories today: this was my son's Spanish homework from 9 years ago, and I love how he simply decided to bring his German to the party/task. It was absolutely his idea, and what a fab example of a bilingual child's full linguistic repertoire thriving.

Happy #EDL! While children's reading for pleasure is declining, the National Literacy Survey 2021 shows multilingual kids are more likely to read for fun. Let's learn from them and boost reading for pleasure for all! @sheffielduni.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social

Happy European Day of Languages! I've been working with 13 schools and 3 hospital settings to create Sheffield's "Quilt of Welcome", with words that make children feel happy, welcome, and safe in their various languages. What words make you happy - in any language? @sheffielduni.bsky.social

Happy European Day of Languages! I'll be sharing posts throughout the day to celebrate, starting with the amazing collaboration with Twinkl for #Sheffield City of #Languages. Free resources for teachers and schools, celebrating multilingualism! www.twinkl.co.uk/l/iij38 @sheffielduni.bsky.social

Sheffield City of Languages Partnerships - - Twinkl

A collection of resources for teachers and schools to celebrate the Sheffield: City of Languages initiative.

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The 1st paper is out in the SI I am co-editing w/ Myra Garces-Bacsal, @sabinelittle.bsky.social & @naashia.bsky.social 🗣💬 #Books, 책들, livres, vitabu, βιβλία: Exploring diverse #picturebooks for multilingual literacy, inclusivity, and belonging More to come! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SZ3XW...

Diverse picturebooks for diverse children: a booklist of linguistic diversities and pluralities for inclusivity, belonging, and resistance

This paper proposes a curated booklist which foregrounds linguistic diversities and pluralities as powerful catalysts for inclusivity, belonging, and resistance. Drawing on an extensive document an...

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Dropped this little multilingual library starter pack off at a deserving location today - huge thanks to authors, illustrators and publishers who have been donating many of these books!

Look at the amazing logo for Sheffield: City of Languages! Read all about it here: www.sheffieldcityoflanguages.org/logo-competi... @clareallison.bsky.social #langsky #sheffieldcityoflanguages

Sheffield City of Languages - Logo Competition

Logo Competition

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Day 30 of #30dayswildmultilingual. Time to reflect on your journey - how has the month been for you? If you are a teacher and have used the activities in your setting, please share what you did, I'd love to hear what impact it had on you and/or your learners! Thanks for joining!

Day 29 - penultimate day - of #30dayswildmultilingual. Go outside, and find three creatures that can fly, naming them in different languages. #30dayswild

Day 28 of #30dayswildmultilingual - can you draw your favourite spot in nature, and describe it? #30dayswild

Day 27 of #30dayswildmultilingual - a favourite of mine, so get making! Make a face out of found items in nature, and describe the facial expression in any language :) #30dayswild

Day 26 of #30dayswildmultilingual - take a photo of something you like in nature, and describe it in any language. #30dayswild

Day 25 of #30dayswildmultilingual - it's picnic time! Head for a meal outside, and tell us what you are eating :) #30dayswild

Day 24 of #30dayswildmultilingual - is the wind blowing where you are? Find three things blowing in the breeze, and name them in any language :) #30dayswild

"Who Owns the Tales We Tell?" - free online workshop on 16th July!

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FREE CFRC online storytelling workshop 16 July led by Anna Milon @hexnhart.bsky.social and Rory Waterman @rorywaterman.bsky.social of the @lincsfolk.bsky.social study and Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social of Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told! Details👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/cfrc-story...

Day 23 of #30dayswildmultilingual, and it's time to look at the night sky. What can you see, and what languages can you name it in? #30dayswild

Day 22 of #30dayswildmultilingual, and one of my favourites: write an acrostic poem to spell the word "wild" (or any other word, in any language :) #30dayswild

Back to colours today: purple/pink, white and green :) Name the colours, and/or what you found! #30dayswild #30dayswildmultilingual

An easy one today, unless you pick a leaf from a linden tree or hazelnut! Find leaves and count the points in any language :)

Two tricky days in a row! Can you think of a nature song in different languages, and share it?

A low-engagement day each year, lol! Plant something, and tell me what it is - in any language!

Always a favourite, as people go and look for elephants! Go outside, and name the biggest and smallest creature you can find - in any language :)

Today can go in many directions - name what you can smell....or name what you smell with, and other bodyparts!

Help to protect our world! Do a (safe) litterpick and name the things you find :)

Science in action! Find two things that float, and name them in whatever language suits!

A reminder that the Sheffield City of Languages Logo competition ends on 30th June - if you are age 5-18 in Sheffield (or you know someone who is), please encourage them to submit their ideas! forms.gle/noRm4LVwppBF... #sheffield

It says hopping, but really, today is all about counting! If hopping is tricky, you can count birds, leaves, or anything else....or, of course, hopping! How far can you get before you run out of umbers...or breath?

Day 12 #30dayswildmultilingual - one of my favourites each year: can you spell your name in nature words across lots of languages? If you are in a class, help each other out! #30dayswild