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Products
Handbook Written by Kostas Antoniou |   
The Kids2Talk handbook offers valuable information for trainers and tutors. It comes with didactic information and scientific background on multilingualism and multilingual education. It has recommended instructions for all games and all Kids2Talk products. A literature list recommends additional reading. A list of recommendations may be helpful for political decision makers to improve multilingual education in their kindergartens.
Animal babies in EuropeWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
What’s the name for a baby dog or baby cat in your country? This game comes with cards, a CD-ROM and supports the formation of individual sounds. The game integrates latest research in phonology and multilingual neurology and supports language skills of multilingual children. Recommended for children 3 years+.
FairyTalesWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
This is time for story telling with stories from all over Europe. Tales are told in many different languages. This game trains the ability to concentrate and listen and to recognize similarities and differences between languages. In addition, children have to tell the stories to others and have to listen to local dialects and accents. The game comes with puppets which help children to become professional story tellers. Recommended for children 3 years+.
Sounds of animalsWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
What’s the sound of a hen or cock in Romania? How does a dog bark in Austria? What’s the sound of a sheep in Italy? Cards with animals and sounds have to be grouped in the correct way. This game concentrated on sound and phonology and supports the idea that all language are of the same value for communication. It is of no importance how many people speak a language. Each minority language has its charme, value and unique history. Recommended for children 3 years+.
Citizens of EuropeWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
A game using cards with costumes and traditional cloths and dresses from all around Europe. From naming cloths and textiles to identifying traditional dresses children get to know the people living in Europe and their languages. Costumes, people and languages have to be put in the correct order to win the game. Recommended for children 4 years+.
The „Sound-Play“Written by Kostas Antoniou |
This game focuses on the sounds we need to produce our languages. An “A” is an “A” but might sound differently in different languages. Play cards help children to sort out letters and sounds. They discover phonetic features of a language and start to explore sounds and phonems. Recommended for children 3 years+ .
Letter SaladWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
This game concentrates of word order and phraseology. Children may compare grammar and linguistic structures. Children learn how to use words in the correct way and how to combine various structures in different languages. The game supports linguistic intuition. Recommended for children 3 years+ .
Language FoodWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
A colorful mix of ingredients to build a tasteful language. Children may listen to many different languages. Like in a supermarket all products for a language are available and have to be assembled in the correct way. There are vegetables, cooking toys and much more. Recommended for children 3 years+.
We build EuropeWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
A wooden table game with a CD-ROM. There is a lot to listen to, to sing, to learn and to laugh. Songs and stories may be told others in the room. But some stories come with small mistakes or errors and of course the correct version has to be told – in terms of content and in terms of language. This game actively supports production of spoken language. Recommended for children 5 years+.
Alien - The Body Parts GameWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
This game asks children to name parts of their body. But there is a mix-up of arms, noses, legs and shoulders. And – to make it even more complicated – all parts belong to an alien visitor from out of space visiting Europe. He wishes to learn the names of all parts of our body in all European languages. This game is a classic wooden table game. Recommended for children 3 years+.
Picture- and Paintbook „My name is Europe“Written by Kostas Antoniou |
A ship travels from Constantia in Romania all the way to Finland. There are many adventures on the way to Finland and children discover the multitude and value of languages in Europe. The picture book comes with a poster, a paint book and additional materials on languages and countries. Recommended for children 3 years+.
CD-ROM-Europe’s languagesWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
A game for use on laptops and PC: On the screen children may click on a country to answer specific questions. Hats and caps have to be placed on the correct country, landmark buildings have to be distributed around Europe and culinary delights have to be linked to their respective countries of origin. All questions use various languages to lead children to the correct answer. Recommended for children 5 years+.
Map of Europe with language scannerWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
A huge map of Europe. Kids can walk on the map to discover Europe and its member states. Each country has a barcode. With the help of a laptop or PC and a scanner children can scan the codes and listen to various phrases in different languages. The map comes with 41 countries and 38 languages. In addition to the map there is a wooden puzzle to build Europe. Each part of the puzzle has a barcode too. In addition to the training of language skills, children learn a lot about Europe. Recommended for children 3 years+.
Language cubesWritten by Kostas Antoniou |
There are sets of six or seven cubes. Cubes allow children to form phrases and sentences. Once a phrase or sentence is complete in one language, cubes may be turned around and the phrase appears in another language. The big cubes may also be used to play football or to build a castle or a fortress. Recommended for children 3 years+.
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