My students are very creative and would love to be able to create projects while learning Italian. The projects are simple but it gives them the opportunity to dream and develop an understanding of Italian by doing something they love. After they draw, they get the opportunity to write and explain their project in Italian. I have found that students are much more attentive to what happens in class when they have presented an art project.
Their drawing is so special that they put much more effort into the explanation of it, even if the language used is Italian.
They go above and beyond to explain what they drew. This expands not only their creativity but helps them be able to do research to express themselves in a new language. This is so enriching for their future. It makes them love the class and pursue the will to learn Italian because it is associated with something they like: drawing.
My Project
There is no better way than learning something while doing something you like! My students love to do art but they need to learn a second language and in our school I teach Italian. I give students art projects (drawings) and I ask them to explain what they draw using only their knowledge of Italian.
The result is astonishing: students will go above and beyond to explain in writing what they drew and they even research words to be precise, but the best part is that they do it while having FUN!
They have a great time and they are learning new words and sentences without even realizing they even do research in a new language.
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Total project cost
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Total project goal
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How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$727.84
10 Donors
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