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Ciao a tutti, benvenuti alle notizie d’italiano a casa!

I’ve been delighted by the wonderful learning shared by the students, as they respond to the Italian provocations, sharing aspects of their life at home and how the Italian culture is present there : recipes and photos of delicious italian dishes created at home, students recording themselves counting, talking about their feelings, sharing their dances, […]

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Italiano a casa!

 Ciao a tutti, benvenuti all’italiano a casa! We have started the term by settling into new routines and into new ways of accessing and sharing our learning in Italian. Students have enjoyed playing Languages Online games to extend their knowledge of Italian numbers, they have shared ways in which the Italian language is visible in

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Uno, due, tre!

.        The prep students have been enjoying learning to count to dieci, and beyond! They’ve been singing the canzone dei numeri, saying their age in Italian and many of them are excited to extend their capacity to count to venti (20).  This knowledge of numbers aligns with the Mamma Mia Pizzeria project

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I gesti!

Parlare senza parlare (AKA i gesti!) Recently students in years 3-6 have been exploring a significant aspect of communication for Italians, in other words the use of gestures (i gesti). We’ve seen examples of authentic use of gesti and tried to emulate these in our interactions with one another. I gesti are a powerful and

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Febbraio!

Benvenuti a notizie italiane. Our prep students are enjoying their Italian learning with Mario and Pocoyo, who help them to discover new vocabulary and expressions. We’ve learnt to recognise and say some colours (giallo, rosso, verde e blu) and are beginning to count to ten.(uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci) Students

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