Languagenut - primary languages in a nutshell

Languagenut has been designed to support primary school teachers in the delivery of Modern Foreign Languages and unlocks the business of learning languages in a way that is rigorous, progressive and fun.

Aware that the teaching and learning of French, Spanish or German can be something of an overwhelming experience, Languagenut is child-friendly and accessible. Using song and seven tried-and-tested game formats, Languagenut have created a site that is time saving, engaging, rich with virtual resources and, for adults and children alike, stress free. Languagenut provides five different options and each comes with its own tutorial videos.

Games-Children love learning new words and linguistic concepts when playing games. It's fun, teacher-light and, when linked to the rigor of progression through the years, incredibly valuable. With over 1000 words per language, many Languagenut games can feed into class projects. Games include

• Listen and Learn
• Pairs
• Memory
• Multimple Choice
• Hangman- with a twist!
• Noughtsand Crosses
• Presentation which includes teacher support

Songs-What is true of games, is also true of song. We all know that children possess prodigious gifts for memorising and manipulating content through song. Relating songs and rhymes to appropriate levels of learning, Languagenut makes provision for these gifts in a way that is easy to access, present and teach.

Stories! - Storytelling - or narrative context - has always been one of the major cornerstones of good classroom practice. This is especially true when it comes to learning a foreign language, where repetition is a core aspect of the learning experience. Stories create a context. They make things meaningful. Laced with humour, with pathos, they surprise, they satisfy, and they create in the listener a love for words. Interested, challenged, children actively seek out the repetition in stories, making the task of building up word banks, and of improving pronunciation, something to look forward to, something that is practical, concrete and fun.

Tracking - The new tracking tool allows teachers to track and reward student progress. It's a major addition and is very easy to use. Teachers create a class list, print student login details, then track, reward and feedback. The tracking tool can save you hours of work!

Languagenut in Scotland - Pre-register for your FREE Gaelic content now

Languagenut is making its Gaelic version FREE to all Scottish schools and is currently being aligned to Curriculum for Excellence. For more information please go to Languagenut or you can read the press release.