Learning Aids

Visual Tools

Resources

Marianne with her helmet, symbol of the Republic - Salvador Dali
Marianne with her helmet, symbol of the Republic

Stamps
Business cards
Photos

Island of Mount St Michel, Southern part of Normandy
Island of Mount St Michel, Southern part of Normandy

Postcards
Art Cards-RePrints
Illustrations­

Color Rendering of Halloween Dancer
Color Rendering of Halloween Dancer

Children’s Drawings
Brochures
Programs
Maps

Other Aids

Songs

Games

Bilingual day planners

Questions for working with visual tools

For photos and artwork

Black & White images

  • What is the subject?
  • Is the view new or familiar?
  • How is it framed?
  • Does it give an optimistic, pessimistic or neutral impression?

Color images

  • Does one color dominate?
  • Are there complementary colors?
  • Does the style or the site make you want to visit this place?

For stamps

  • What do you see?
  • Is it representational or abstract?
  • Does it remind you of something?
  • Do you like the colors and the style of the image?
  • Does it date to before or after the introduction of the Euro?
  • What else do you notice?