List of project activities

1 September 2014 –  31 August 2016 

2014 September

The start of the project by sending postcards to all project partners countries (introducing of puppet and country);

Creating questionnaires for children, teachers, staff for the project evaluation;

Preparing the suitcase of “travelling puppet” .One puppet has a diary and a passport. These three things always come home J).

Every partner also has prepare seven suitcases (boxes) (to every partner) with three activities based on the chosen teaching strategy and with small gifts to the children or school and English – native language dictionary of Key words and phrases (Hello; How are you? Thank you, My name is…; Good bye; and numbers till 5) (printed and recorded to CD versions).

So,

1. Puppet and its belongings (passport, diary). These things have to be returned.
2. Suitcase (box) with three activities, small gifts to the school or children, Power Point presentation of the country and school (CD version or and dictionary (for every school). At the end of the project each participating school will have eight sets of different educational activities (one of the final results of our project).

2014 October

European week - introduction of project to the school, local community

Creating Logo of the project (Bulgaria).

Opening of the Project corner/center in each school.

 

2014 November

All Souls' Day/Haloween traditions and celebration/Saint Martin's Day celebrations on 11 November (Portugal).

21th November World Hello day (video conference to say Hello in own language to the partners of the project (video conference).

Creating project webpage (responsible – coordinator).

Creating the same title project on e-Twinning space (responsible: coordinator (Lithuania), Latinka and Izvorche (Bulgaria).

 

2014 December

09 – 13 December training activity “Experiments and “hands – on” approach in the kindergarten” in Italy.

Educational activity based on experiments for the children of hosting kindergarten.

Community evening.

Presentations:

1. All Souls' Day/Haloween/ Saint Martin's Day traditions and celebration at school;
2. Presentation project webpage (coordinator);
3. Experiments and “hands – on” approach (sharing experience, ideas and etc.).

Second Puppets travel by exchange during the meeting (look schedule)

 

Christmas and New Years traditions

2015 January

20 HELLO day (Skype conference)

 

2015 February

Carnival traditions

11 – 15 (11 welcome dinner; 15 departure day) February transnational meeting “Parents involving to the preschool education as a teaching strategy” in Spain.

Educational activity (we have to discuss the theme) for the children of hosting kindergarten.

Presentations:

1. Christmas/New Years and Carnival traditions in the school;
2. Involving parents to the educational process as a teaching strategy (sharing experience, ideas and etc.).
3. Third Puppets travel by exchange during the meeting (look schedule)

Evaluation and development of the project (discussions).

Community party (dinner with school/parents community) (on Friday).

2015 March

Days of traditional dishes

 

2015 April

Fool‘s day traditions/days of traditional jokes

 

2015 May

26 - 30 May (do not forget to add travelling days) 2015 Practical workshop "Outdoor education as an effective children's approach to nature", OOU Goce Delcev, Kavadarci, Macedonia.

Community evening.

Educational activity “Outdoor education” for the children of hosting country.

Presentations:

1. Traditional dishes presentation (Milka chooses the form of presentation J);
2. Fool‘s day traditions/days of traditional jokes at school;
3. Outdoor education as a teaching strategy (sharing experience, ideas and etc.).
4. Presentation of dictionary of eight languages (First Dictionary for children- a book with five main words and phrases (Hello; Good appetite; My name is…; Thank you; Good bye and numbers till 5) in the languages of each participating country (printed version).

Puppets go home

 

2015 June

Midsummer day/Longest summer day traditions

2015 July and August – holydays J

2015 September

Song of the project (CD version) (responsible Sbo de Bolder, Franeker, the Netherlands).

29September - 3 October (do not forget to add travelling days) training seminar „Music and dances as a teaching approach in preschool education“ (Sbo de Bolder, Franeker, the Netherlands)

Presentations:

1. Music and dances as a teaching approach in preschool education
2. Midsummer day/Longest summer day traditions at school;
3. Presentation (singing Jsong) of the project (CD version) (responsible Mirjam and Dutch school).

Educational activity on music and dances for the children of hosting kindergarten.

Community evening.

 

2015 October

Days of traditional sport

 

2015 November

Days of traditional tales (video/pictures presentation by e-mails and Facebook group)

17 – 21 November (do not forget to add travelling days) Training course for integrated teaching "Game as a main teaching strategy for children: integration to the all activities of educational process".  Scoala Gimnaziala Ioan Bancescu Adancata, Suceava, Romania).

Community evening.

Educational activity “Games” for the children of hosting kindergarten.

Presentations:

4. Days of traditional sport at school (Oksana Lavinia chooses the form of the presentation J);
5. Game as a teaching strategy (sharing experience, ideas and etc.).

Presentation questionnaires for children (responsible Paqui, Spain);

Presentation questionnaires for the teachers and staff (responsible Sebastiano, Italy).

Fifth Puppets travel by exchange during the meeting (look schedule)

 

2015 December

On-line greetings of the children and Puppets (Skype conference)

 

2016 January

Days of traditional fine art (cutting, drawing…)

2016 February

Days of traditional dances and music

Gathering information, preparation and printing “First children dictionary” (responsible  Milka, Macedonia).

2016 March

8 – 12 (travelling days are not included) March 2016 Workshop  "Incorporation Art as a teaching strategy in curriculum of school", kindergartens "Latinka" and "Izvorche", Schumen,  Bulgaria

Community evening.

Educational activity “Fine arts” for the children of hosting kindergartens.

Presentations:

1. Days of traditional art and music/dances at school;
2. Fine art as a teaching strategy in the kindergarten (sharing experience, ideas and etc.).

Presentation of “First children dictionary” (responsible Milka, Macedonia).

Sixth Puppets travel by exchange during the meeting (look schedule)

 

Days of Traditions of Easter/spring traditions

 

2016 April

International Children's Book Day (creating a children‘s book for echange with a partners).

 

Each partner prepares information about the project from the start to the end (impressions, experience, some pictures), information about school, country for the project final product - brochure “Puppets mission: childhood without borders”.

 

2016 May

Traditional clothes days

10 – 14 May (travelling days are not included) Training course  "Drama for preschoolers: teach and learn", kindergarten "Žilvitis", Karmelava, Lithuania.

Community evening.

Educational activity “Drama” for the children of hosting kindergarten.

Presentations:

1. Days of Traditions of Easter/spring traditions;
2. Traditional clothes day at school;
3. Drama as a teaching strategy for preschoolers (sharing experience, ideas and etc.).

International exhibition of Children's Book; exchange of the books (every country).

 

Seventh  Puppets travel by exchange during the meeting (look schedule)

Printing project final product – brochure (photo – book) “Puppets mission: childhood without borders” (coordinating school).

 

2016 June

07 - 11 June 2016 (travelling days are not included)  Training seminar  "Using  ICT for teaching young children" Agrupamento de Escolas de Albufeira Poente Jardins de Infância da Guia e Vale de Parra, Albufeira, Portugal.

Community evening.

Educational activity “ICT…” for the children of hosting kindergarten.

Presentations:

1. Children’s day traditions/traditional games day at school;
2. ICT as a teaching strategy in the kindergarten (sharing experience, ideas and etc.).
3. Evaluation of the project.

Puppets go home by exchange during the meeting.

Project closing conferences in every school.

2016 June – August, final evaluations, preparing final project report

2016 August 31 – end of the project