- For one’s own class or group: the texts (e. g. stories, poems) are read aloud to the class or distributed to 2–3 reading groups.
- For the student’s own class or group in form of presentations (e. g. on a specific topic about the country of origin, possibly with powerpoint support or posters).
- For younger students: older students write a story or create a book for younger classmates or siblings at home.
- For real target readers outside of the school setting: Mother’s Day cards, greeting cards (Christmas, New Year, etc.), letters to relatives or acquaintances in the country of origin; letters of inquiry (e-mail or letter) to the home country’s embassy or companies based there.
- Corresponding as pen pals with another class (letter or e-mail) in the country of origin or another heritage language class abroad.
- For other students in the same school: suggest a multilingual notice board. Attach contributions written in the heritage language (with a short summary in the local or school language). Variants: multilingual book of recipes or adventures. See also suggestions in #21.
- For cultural events with adults from the students‘ own culture (parents‘ or cultural evening, etc.): students write and present poems, very short stories or sketches, jokes, etc.).
