This animation was produced by pupils in P4M in St John’s Primary School in Ayr and looks at ladybirds. They worked together to produce the script and developed the animation in a group of 4 in a one-day workshop with Radio Lingua Schools.
This animation was produced by pupils in P4M in St John’s Primary School in Ayr and looks at scorpions. They worked together to produce the script and developed the animation in a group of 4 in a one-day workshop with Radio Lingua Schools.
This animation was produced by pupils in P4M in St John’s Primary School in Ayr and looks at dragonflies. They worked together to produce the script and developed the animation in a group of 4 in a one-day workshop with Radio Lingua Schools.
This animation was produced by pupils in P4M in St John’s Primary School in Ayr and looks at spiders and wasps. They worked together to produce the script and developed the animation in a group of 4 in a one-day workshop with Radio Lingua Schools.
This animation was produced by pupils in P4N in St John’s Primary School in Ayr and looks at beetles. The pupils learned about how beetles were used in the past to cure some skin conditions. They worked together to produce the script and developed the animation in a group of 4 in a one-day workshop [...]
This animation was produced by pupils in P4N in St John’s Primary School in Ayr and looks at the octopus: its habitat, eating habitats and ability to camouflage itself. The children worked together to produce the script and developed the animation in a group of 4 in a one-day workshop with Radio Lingua Schools.
This animation was produced by pupils in P4N in St John’s Primary School in Ayr and looks specifically at arachnids. The children worked together to produce the script and developed the animation in a group of 4 in a one-day workshop with Radio Lingua Schools.
This animation was produced by pupils in P4N in St John’s Primary School in Ayr and looks specifically at worms. The children researched the topic and worked together to produce the script. They then developed the animation in a group of five in a one-day workshop with Radio Lingua Schools.
Over the next few weeks the children of P4 and P5 in St John’s Primary in Ayr will be taking part in a number of animation activities, leading to the development of the St John’s Animated Encyclopaedia, supported by Radio Lingua Schools. Currently P4 are working on animal habitats, and P5 are learning about parts [...]
Over the past few days Radio Lingua Schools has been supporting a group of Scottish students who are taking part in a debate today in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The Scottish students come from 26 different schools across Scotland and have been selected by Rotary Clubs around the country.
Euroscola days take place around 20 [...]
In November 2009, Radio Lingua Schools supported Projet Citoyen, an East Dunbartonshire initiative which aimed to raise awareness about European citizenship. With the help of a grant from the European Parliament, a group of sixth year students spent six days in Strasbourg finding out about the work of the Parliament. Radio Lingua Schools’ role was [...]
Radio Lingua Schools has been working with Gavinburn Primary in West Dunbartonshire, supporting their innovative Winter Olympics project. Pupils in primary 3 and 4 are working on a project based around the theme of the Winter Olympics and each class has taken on the role of one of the participating countries. The pupils have been [...]
Over the past few weeks, a pilot group of primary 6 pupils from St John’s have been developing their journalism skills, reporting on what has been happening in the school in the past month. This is part of a larger project in the school which will see all of the primary 6 pupils involved in [...]
In the early stages of learning a language, learners have a limited range of vocabulary and it’s often difficult to find interesting and motivating ways to practise the few words and phrases they have learned. This was exactly the experience of teachers in St Mark’s, Irvine, and Radio Lingua Schools designed a workshop around providing [...]
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As a languages teacher it’s often difficult to keep up your speaking and listening skills when the vocabulary you use on a daily basis tends to be what you’re working on with your students. This tutorial will show you how to access thousands of hours of audio and video content at no cost through iTunes.
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A primary five class from St John’s Primary in Ayr recently took on something of a challenge: the children and their teacher set out to learn a new language in just four weeks. Using Radio Lingua podcasts, the children learned a few phrases each day, then put their new language skills to the test by [...]
The group working on In the jungle chose had been learning numbers, so they decided to build their animation around the numbers yī èr sān sì wǔ (一二三四五) or “one, two, three, four, five”. The pupils involved in creating this animation wrote their scripts based on the phrases they had learned while following the Radio Lingua [...]
The group working on Volcano Land chose to build their animation around the phrase wǒ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà (我会说普通话) or “I can speak Mandarin”. The pupils involved in creating this animation wrote their scripts based on the phrases they had learned while following the Radio Lingua One Minute Mandarin course over four weeks.
The [...]
The group working on Under the Sea chose to build their animation around the phrase hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ (很高兴见到你) or “it’s nice to meet you”. The pupils involved in creating this animation wrote their scripts based on the phrases they had learned while following the Radio Lingua One Minute Mandarin course over four [...]
Desert Island is based around the phrase shēng rì kuài lè (生日快乐) or “happy birthday”. The pupils involved in creating this animation wrote their scripts based on the phrases they had learned while following the Radio Lingua One Minute Mandarin course over four weeks.
The pupils designed their characters and set and completed the animation in [...]
Ghoul House is based around the phrase hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ (很高兴见到你) or “It’s nice to meet you”. The pupils involved in creating this animation wrote their scripts based on the phrases they had learned while following the Radio Lingua One Minute Mandarin course over four weeks.
The pupils designed their characters and set [...]
On the Moon is based around the phrase xīn nián kuài lè (新年快乐) or “Happy New Year”. The pupils involved in creating this animation wrote their scripts based on the phrases they had learned while following the Radio Lingua One Minute Mandarin course over four weeks.
The pupils designed their characters and set and completed the [...]
This video was part of a pilot project involving children from St Mark’s Primary in Irvine who worked together to produce a news report featuring highlights from one month in school.
The pupils planned their work and wrote scripts using Pages. Pages was also used in full screen mode as an autocue, and all editing was [...]
Staff at St Mark’s Primary in Irvine (North Ayrshire) wanted to build stronger links with parents and the wider community and create an on-going media record of the activities in the school. Working with Radio Lingua Schools, they undertook a pilot project in which a group of primary 6 pupils planned and recorded a news [...]
Radio Lingua Schools regularly supports foreign visits involving young people from Scottish schools. We are uniquely placed to provide technical expertise, enhancing visits with social media and interactive elements, and to design engaging activities for the learners involved.
Most recently 32 young people selected from across the country by Rotary International travelled to Strasbourg. There they [...]