Activities for teachers and children

  • Planning activities and assigning tasks among project parter schools

    (the following table is a result of our 1st online meeting of participating schools)

    No.

    Month

    Mobility

    Project organisation activities:

    Activities with children:

    M1

    September 2017

     

    - present the project to the school and local community

    - disseminate the beginning of the project in the media locally, regionally, nationally and internationally

    - establish a project team

    - create eTwinning accounts for the new colleagues 

    - organize seminars about eTwinning and web 2.0 tools  for all partners to ensure adequate skill levels in the beginning of the project

    - allocate tasks and responsibilities

    - prepare project corner at each kindergarten

    - create 3 logo designs and vote

    - create a visual outlook of the project: agree upon a common logo with at least 7 elements which should contain children, 4 elements (earth, air, water, fire), name of the project and science equipment. Each partner has at least 1 element in the design of the logo.

    - create a project poster

    - search countries of partners on maps and draw a map of the project

    - search characteristics from participating countries (flag, national anthem, capital, basics in culture, geography and habits, social games “Let's get to know each other”)

    M2

    October 2017

     

    - exchange information about educational systems

    - create and open Facebook group / eTwinning Twinspace of project

    - upload photos of activities in Facebook group / eTwinning Twinspace of project, etc.

    - Visit parks or botanical gardens (take photos or make videos for the other partners to see – will be uploaded on the Twinspace later)

    - make drawings / paintings of the environment around them

    M3

    November 2017

    Trans-national meeting – France

    - create games (PC, dramatizations, artwork etc.) which deepen the information about partners and apply them at your group and then apply some games created by partners.

    - upload the promotional material on the Facebook group, eTwinning Twinspace of project

    - upload photos of activities and other materials in Twinspace pages, Facebook group / eTwinning Twinspace of project, etc.

    - familiarize children with computers

    - children help prepare promotional materials (group photos, videos of children saying hello, photos from their group, kindergarten, town, country etc.)

    - view the materials submitted by the other partners.

    - take photos of different objects arranged to form the word HELLO and post it in Twinspace

    - learn about nature during autumn (drawing, paintings, arts and crafts)

    - gather different materials from nature (leaves, twigs, flowers, petals etc.) and preserve them (for Christmas cards)

    M4

    December 2017

     

    - start working on the project website 

    - upload photos of activities and other materials in Twinspace pages, Facebook group / eTwinning Twinspace for project

    - exchange Christmas cards by post (cards made with materials from nature) with all partners

    - make videos with 1 internationally known carol and upload them on the Twinspace

    - have online video meetings to send Christmas wishes to all partners

    M5

    January 2018

     

    - upload photos of activities and other materials in Twinspace pages, Facebook group / page, website etc.

    - begin talking about science and the world around us (earth, air, water, fire)

    - talk about the first theme: Earth and search relevant information about the theme

    - visit museums or sites relevant to this theme (collecting stones from different locations, special trips to the salt mines or caves in the area, visit observatories, planetariums etc.)

    M6

    February 2018

    Learning, teaching, training activity – Portugal

    - upload photos of activities and other materials on Twinspace pages, Facebook group / page, website etc.

    - use Google Earth to see both planet Earth and also the Moon or Mars formations

    - have visits from experts or specialists of this theme

    - learning about nature during winter (drawing, paintings, arts and crafts)

    - sing songs to protect earth

    - dance for the earth

    M7

    March 2018

     

    - complete a sheet with instructions on how to conduct the experiment and upload on Twinspace

    - take photos or film the 3 experiments and upload on Twinspace

    - prepare the materials needed to create the first chapter of the book Small scientist

    - use the web tool chosen to create puzzles about the earth

    - upload photos of activities and other materials in Twinspace pages, Facebook group / page, etc.

    - make 3 experiments about earth

    - make drawings about the experiments

    - invent stories about our earth

    - send stories to partners for illustration and illustrate partners’ stories

    - learn about nature during spring (drawing, paintings, arts and crafts)

    - apply the evaluations sheet for preschool children after first theme

    M8

    April 2018

    Learning, teaching, training activity – Lithuania

    - upload photos of activities and other materials on Twinspace pages, Facebook group / page, website etc.

    - talk about second theme: Air and search relevant information about the theme

    - visit planetarium or sites relevant to this theme (study phenomena such as eclipses or rain of stars if there are any available at the time)

    - have visits from experts or specialists of this theme

    M9

    May 2018

    Trans-national meeting – Turkey

    - complete a sheet with instructions on how to conduct the experiment and upload on Twinspace

    - take photos or film the 3 experiments and upload on Twinspace

    - organise in institutions activities for 9th of May Europe Day and disseminate them in the local media

    - upload photos of activities and other materials in Twinspace pages, Facebook group / page, etc.

    - make 3 experiments about air

    - make drawings about the experiments

    - invent stories about our air

    - send stories to partners for illustration and illustrate partners’ stories

    - participate in activities for 9th of May Europe Day

    M10

    June 2018

     

    - complete the evaluation sheet for the first year of the project

    - gather all information (sheets of experiments, photos and drawings)

    - prepare the materials needed to create the first chapter of the book Small scientist

    - use the web tool chosen to create puzzles about the air

    - learning about nature during summer (drawing, paintings, arts and crafts)

    - apply the evaluations sheet for preschool children after second theme

    M11

     

     

    Vacation

    Vacation

    M12

     

     

    Vacation

    Vacation

    Second Year

    M13 

     

     

    September

    2018

     

    - organise online meeting with partners

    to discuss the experiments we can do

    about Water and divide them between

    the partners (21 different experiments);

    each partner should have 3

    experiments.

    - upload photos of activities and other

    materials in Twinspace pages,

    Facebook group / page, website etc.

     

    - talk about the third theme: Water

    and search relevant information

    about the theme

    - visit aquarium or sites relevant to

    this theme

    - have visits from experts or

    specialists of this theme

    M14

    Learning,

    teaching,

    training

    activity –

    Estonia

    October

    2018

    - take photos or film the 3 experiments

    - complete a sheet with instructions on

    how to conduct the experiment

    - upload experiment instructions on

    Twinspace

    - upload photos of activities and other

    materials in Twinspace pages,

    Facebook group / page, etc.

    - make 3 experiments about water

    - make aquariums with the children

    in class from different recycled

    materials.

    M15

     

    November

    2018

    - present the didactic material at their

    project corner.

    - gather all information (sheets of

    experiments, photos and drawings)

    - use the web tool chosen to create the

    third chapter of the book Small scientist

    - use the web tool chosen to create the

    third piece of the puzzle Small scientist

    - make drawings about the

    experiments

    - invent stories about our water and

    illustrate them.

    - apply the evaluations sheet for

    preschool children after third theme

    M16

     

    December

    2018

    LTT activity in Estonia

    After LTT in Estonia:

    - present outcomes of the LTT meeting

    at the project corners, Twinspace,

    project site and teachers meetings.

    - disseminate the LTT meeting in

    Estonia in the media locally, regionally,

    nationally and internationally

    - upload photos of activities and other

    materials in Twinspace pages,

    Facebook group / page, etc.

    - exchange Christmas cards by post

    (cards made with recycled materials)

    with all partners

    - make videos with another

    internationally known carol, animate

    them with robots and upload them

    on the Twinspace

    - have online video meetings to send

    Christmas wishes to all partners

    M17

     

    January

    2019

    - organise online meeting on eTwinning

    platform with partners to discuss the

    experiments we can do about Fire and

    divide them between the partners (21

    different experiments); each partner

    should have 3 experiments.

    - upload photos of activities and other

    materials in Twinspace pages,

    Facebook group / page, website etc.

    - talk about fourth theme: Fire and

    search relevant information about

    the theme

    - visit volcanoes or sites relevant to

    this theme

    - have visits from experts or

    specialists of this theme

    - have cooking activities with

    parents

    M18

     

    February

    2019

    - take photos or film the 3 experiments

    - complete a sheet with instructions on

    how to conduct the experiment

    - upload experiment instructions on

    Twinspace

    - upload photos of activities and other

    materials in Twinspace pages,

    Facebook group / page, etc.

    - make 3 experiments about fire

    - invent stories about fire and

    illustrate them.

    M19

    Learning,

    teaching,

    training

    activity –

    Romania

    Bistrita

    March

    2019

    - present the didactic material at their

    project corner.

    - gather all information (sheets of

    experiments, photos and drawings)

    - use the web tool chosen to create the

    fourth chapter of the book Small

    - use the web tool chosen to create the

    fourth piece of the puzzle Small

    scientist

    - make drawings about the

    experiments

    - apply the evaluations sheet for

    preschool children after fourth

    theme

    M20

    Transnational

    meeting –

    Romania

    Scornicesti

    April 2019

    In the LTT activity in Bistrita, Romania

    - discuss evaluation methods for the

    end of the project

    - participate in a conference /

    symposium in collaboration with Babes

    Bolyai University, Educational

    Sciences Department

    After the LTT in Bistrita, Romania:

    - present outcomes of the LTT meeting

    at the project corners, Twinspace,

    project site and teachers meetings.

    - disseminate the LTT meeting in

    Bistrita, Romania in the media locally,

    regionally, nationally and

    internationally

    - upload photos of activities and other

    materials in Twinspace pages,

    Facebook group / page, etc.

    - compete evaluation sheet for teacher

    for the end of the project

    - make a story book cover for the

    book with stories created and

    illustrated about each theme

    - bind the books

    M21

     

    May 2019

    In the TN meeting in Scornicesti,

    Romania

    - have book Small scientist already

    printed for all the partners to see

    - discuss the evaluation sheets of

    children and teachers

    - evaluate the project

    - discuss and prepare the final report,

    - participate at “A clean environment, a

    better word!” county contest and

    symposium

    After the TN in Scornicesti, Romania:

    - present outcomes of the TN meeting

    at the project corners, Twinspace,

    project site and teachers meetings.

    - upload photos of activities and other

    materials in Twinspace pages,

    Facebook group / page, etc.

    - play with the printed puzzle

    created during the 2 years

    - read the books created during the 2

    years

    M22

     

    June 2019

    - present all outcomes at the project

    corners, Twinspace, project site and

    teachers meetings.

    - upload photos of activities and other

    materials in Twinspace pages,

    Facebook group /

    page, etc.

    - visits to themed parks, botanical

    gardens and other places relevant to

    our theme

    - participating / organising festivities

    for the local communities with

    themes related to earth, science or

    ecology

     

    M23

     

    July 2019

    Vacation

    Vacation

    M24

     

    August

    2019

    - prepare all documents necessary for

    the end of the project

    - disseminate the end of the project in

    the media locally, regionally, nationally

    and internationally

    Vacation