The project bases on well known worldwide cartoon ‘The Smurfs’. The main goal of the project is to develop social abilities by encouraging the children to get to know each other and become friends. Children will learn how to collaborate like Smurfs in their village. Each partner kindergarten has got it’s own puppet of Smurf, which represent this kindergarten and country. In the beginning the smurfs introduce themselves, their country, kindergarten and children. Then the puppets go on a trip to visit all the partner kindergartens during the school year and at the end come back home. There are many activities planned, like cooking, visiting interesting places, celebrating fests, making crafts, writing stories. Children from Poland, Romania and other partner kindergartens will collaborate during these activities and the effects will be displayed on TwinSpace as reports, photo shots and videos. The final output of our collaborative work will be the interactive games and an e-book, summarizing all the activities.

 

The calendar:

September/October: Presentation of kindergarten and children’s groups of all partners

November- June – The Smurfs’ travels according to the fixed plan

November/December: Christmas (writing postcards with wishes, creating videos, sharing the customs and traditions connected with celebrating Christmas)

January/February: Carnival, St Valentine’s Day

March/April: Welcoming Spring activities, Easter

May/June: The international Children’s Day, evaluation: interactive games, E-book

  

All the partners can make activities in: maths, sciences, songs, rhymes, stories, dances, collages, paintings, drawings, traditions recipes etc. The puppets of Smurfs will accompany the children in all their activities in kindergarten, also during trips. The records will be updated in the Project Diary and shared with partners. The coordinators will meet regularly in TwinSpace chat to discuss the issues and share new ideas. 
The current plan of work for the nearest time will be presented in Teacher Bulletin.