Dandelin
goes to school Fostering Multilingualism in Daily Life
Materials for Children
App for Children
Help your child get ready for school with our fun and easy-to-use app! The app offers engaging and interactive activities to practice the school language. Through games, stories, and activities in the app, children can enhance their skills in the language spoken at school – for free. The app's fun character Dandelin guides them along the way. Our app is designed to facilitate a smooth start to school when the language spoken at school differs from the one at home, promoting equal opportunities for all children.
Available in:
Hrvatski, English, Deutsch, Lietuvių, Polski, Русский, Slovenščina, Türkçe, Українська
Languages for Learning:
Deutsch, Lietuvių, Polski, Slovenščina
Resources for Parents and Educators
How to Support Your Child's Multilingual Development: A Parent's Guide
Discover our comprehensive handbook for parents and educators. It offers practical tips and insights to support children growing up multilingual. In addition to general information on multilingualism, this guide provides a variety of activities, real-life examples, and evidence-based strategies to support the transition to school when the language at home differs from the one used in school.
Available in:
Deutsch, English, Hrvatski, Lietuvių, Polski, Русский, Slovenščina, Türkçe, Українська
Ideas for Additional Language Learning Activities
Creative ideas for additional activities, developed for both parents and educators, offer exciting ways to promote the language development of young children and make learning enjoyable and effective.
About the project
Today, many children in Europe speak a different language at home than they do at school, which presents challenges in their educational journey. Our project addresses this issue by providing parents and educators with practical resources to enhance children's language competence and ensure they are well-prepared for school.
The project funded by the European Commission, is designed to support multilingualism and language preparation for preschool children. The project focuses on supporting migrant families and provides essential tools and resources to help children in their new school language environment.
The free offer includes a comprehensive handbook developed for parents and educators, providing strategies and activities to support language development both at home and in educational settings. The app offers children entertaining, interactive language exercises that make improving a language enjoyable and accessible. The platform offers practical tips and guides tailored to the needs of families, suitable for people with prior knowledge and those new to multilingualism.
The goal is to improve the language skills of preschool children to ease their transition into primary school, support migrant families in maintaining their mother tongue while learning the language of their new country, foster a love for languages and cultural diversity among children, and provide parents with practical, everyday support to enhance their children's linguistic and cognitive abilities.
This offering has been developed by a team of experts, bringing together knowledge and insights from various countries to create a robust and effective resource for promoting multilingual education.
