The collection is designed as a practical toolkit for language teachers and educators who wish to incorporate art-based activities into their teaching practice.
The collection complements the set of pedagogical materials and learning scenarios developed by the RELICA project partnership.
This collection contains several types of activities. Each activity, firstly, indicates the languages for which it was originally designed. Nevertheless, most activities are flexible and can be easily adapted for use with other languages. If an activity was not initially created for language learning purposes, you will also find recommendations on how to adjust it to language-focused contexts.
Narrative Backgammon
Narrative Backgammon : a storytelling game—an idea for adapting simple existing games into language learning tools.
Coulours of Emotions
Colours of Emotions is a simple, interactive interface that allows learners to reflect on the link between emotions and colours, introduce reflection on visual representation, and practise vocabulary.
The four seasons
Example to explore thematic uses of the Intruder card game: seasons and weather.
Draw with music and simple forms
A series of small exercises to enhance observation and drawing skills, and to introduce basic concepts that help interpret visual language.
Soundscapes and Colourphony
Exploring images through sounds and creating stories based on them.
The Adventures of the Zebra and the Five Swan
Two short stories with animals to explore the relationship between text and image, their complementarity, and shifts in meaning.
Postcards from Home
Explore emotions through art: observe, interpret, and express feelings inspired by artworks by Vincent van Gogh, Egon Schiele, Iwasa Matabei, Rembrandt, and Edvard Munch, and connect them to colours following Wassily Kandinsky.
Rooms
Step into the rooms of Vincent van Gogh, Edward Hopper, René Magritte, and Roy Lichtenstein. Invent, write, and play with language through everyday objects and unexpected images.
The skin of things
Enhance your vocabulary through a sensory exploration of objects, textures, and surfaces.
Dust, Detect, Discover
Look closer, question what you see, and uncover hidden details: explore painting styles, spot the real and the fake, and discover stories behind inventions.
Mosaic City
An interactive activity to develop basic vocabulary through a virtual city exploration, while discovering cultural artefacts from various European contexts.
Finish Your Story
An interactive digital tool to develop writing and storytelling skills through guided prompts and integrated vocabulary support.
Guess the Emotions
Explore emotions through art: observe, interpret, and express feelings inspired by artworks by Vincent van Gogh, Egon Schiele, Iwasa Matabei, Rembrandt, and Edvard Munch, and connect them to colours following Wassily Kandinsky.
Story Collage
Create your own stories by combining images in a digital collage, exploring themes such as nature, sports, and food.
The Intruder Game
An interactive activity to develop language comprehension and expression by associating sentences with images, exploring text–image relationships, and practicing variations in tone and meaning through role-play.
Traveling Objects, Symbols and Colours
Travel across cultures through objects, symbols, and colours. Discover crafts from around the world, recognise flags, and design your own country’s identity.
The Five Senses in Art
Explore sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch through interactive activities inspired by artworks by Johannes Vermeer, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and learn to express your perceptions in words.
Colours Speak Without Words
A playful series of exercises to practice letters and their pronunciation through a painting by Wassily Kandinsky.