SEPTEMBER 2010:
- Publicise project with parents, staff Governors and children.
- Set up Comenius project committee (including pupils) in individual setting.
- Ensure circles are made.
- Buy albums and CDs.
OCTOBER 2010:
Who am I?
- Each individual setting to locate where partner schools are on a world map.
- Children to decide how they present themselves to their partner schools, e.g. through painting, drawings or photographs.
- Each picture to be included in a ‘photo album’.
- Key language to be added in mother tongue for the following: hello, my name is…
- Children to decide upon and learn a song which introduces themselves, e.g. Tommy Thumb, in their own language to share with our partner countries
- Staff and pupils to work on publishing products (photo album which includes photographs and a CD) - this will be a larger than necessary book (A3 with least 30 pages) as it will be passed on from country to country at each project meeting.
NOVEMBER 2010:
Ist Mobility:
- Agree roles and responsibilities and protocols
- Review details of the plan and amend as necessary e.g. in the light of not all partners being accepted or to maximise on specific areas of expertise within the partnership.
- Research and exchange of information on school life including photo albums and CDs (each partner country will take one album back to their own country)
- Partners to visit Raysfield setting; observe lessons, talk to students, staff and school councillors - with a special focus on outdoor learning and forest skills
- Agree a common playground game, if possible, as a focus for the next part of the project
- Design a project logo and produce the first Comenius newsletter
- Each partner country receives the first piece of a jig saw to take home - there will be six pieces to the jig saw - a new piece will be presented at each mobility - once the final piece of the jigsaw has been placed at the sixth mobility, the jig saw can be turned over to reveal a map of Europe. Around the map are images of 6 people holding hands - this represents the new union and the new learning created through the partnership and will provide a lasting reminder of the project which can be wall mounted in a prestigious place in each partner country.
JANUARY 2011:
Where do I play?
- Research traditional playground games/rhymes.
- Share and learn the common game to each country.
- Multi-sensory activities e.g. painting, film making, role play - produced outdoors where possible.
- Produce video/DVD with a key vocabulary list to aid understanding
- Information to be added to the album i.e. the one collected from England during the first mobility.
FEBRUARY 2011:
2nd Mobility:
- Partners exchange albums containing artwork, key vocabulary and DVD/videos
- Organise a programme of activities for the project meeting, e.g. visits to classes, cultural visit
- Reflect upon success of project so far and amend plans as necessary.
- Workshop lead by Ecole Maternelle de Villeneuve sur Lot on creative curriculum planning using the outdoors
- Prepare for next focus which is to be a traditional tale called ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff and buy/exchange/download copies of these in different languages.
- Each partner country receives the second piece of the jig saw to take home.
MARCH & APRIL 2011:
Where can I learn?
- The project will develop to include the sharing of one or more traditional stories held in common with partners e.g. Billy Goats Gruff.
- Pupil’s will listen to, read and learn the story in their own language (supported by use of puppets, story maps, story sacks, role play, animation, ICT) programmes - using the outdoors where appropriate, e.g. for filming.
- Varied art work will be produced that is connected with the story and dramatisations using props and puppets.
- Staff children to create an ‘e book’ i.e. a story on the computer either using Power Point or suitable computer software.
- Copy of E book to be added to the album i.e. the one collected from France during the second mobility.
MAY 2011:
3rd Mobility
- Project visit , Sweden– exchange and sharing of albums.
- Staff from partner countries to read the chosen story (Billy Goats Gruff in own languages for partner pupil’s and exchange key words/phrases e.g. Once upon a time, Long ago, happy ever after.
- Reflect upon success of project so far and amend plans as necessary.
- Participants to discuss and agree focuses for next area, i.e. photos, pictures, and the song called ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ in relation to ‘My journey to School’.
- Staff development workshop – to be lead by the Swedish partners - Inclusive education to integrate children who have SEN - the use of sign language across the partner schools can be focused on and methods shared.
- Each partner country receives the third piece of the jig saw to take home.
SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2011:
My Journey to School
- The project will develop to include discussion on where we live and how we travel to school.
- There will be walks and children will be encouraged to use their senses to see, hear, touch and sharing how they feel on their journey to school.
- Children will take photographs, draw pictures, make collections and use these to help describe their journey.
- Pupils to label and/or write captions in English (in French for English pupils).
- Each partner to learn a shared song in connection with travel to school, i.e. The Wheels on the Bus
- Each partner to create a CD of the song.
- Pictures and CD to be added to the album i.e. the one collected from Sweden during the third mobility.
NOVEMBER 2011:
Fourth mobility
- Project visit , Spain – exchange and sharing of albums.
- Staff to sing the chosen song (The Wheels on the Bus) in own languages for partner pupil’s and exchange key words/phrases
- Reflect upon success of project so far and amend plans as necessary.
- Plan interim report.
- Participants to discuss and agree focuses for next area, i.e. photos, pictures, and share local folk songs - each partner will choose their own.
- Staff development workshop – to be lead by the Spanish partners - local traditions
- Each partner country.
JANUARY 2012:
My Community
- Pupils research and collate information/materials about local folklore in their own regions.
- A variety of groups within partner schools to select one song and video performances of singing for audiences within their own communities.
- These will be uploaded onto the e-twinning website.
- DVDs of the performance to be added to the album.
FEBRUARY 2012:
Fifth mobility
- Project visit, Hungary – exchange and sharing of albums.
- Staff to present a chosen song from their DVD in own languages for partner pupil’s and exchange key words/phrases.
- Reflect upon success of project so far and amend plans as necessary.
- Participants to discuss and agree focuses for next area, i.e. photos, pictures, and share national festivals - each partner will choose their own.
- Common song to be shared, i.e. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or similar depending on the time of the year.
- Staff development workshop – to be lead by the Hungarian partners - national festivals.
- Each partner country receives the fifth piece of the jig saw to take home.
MARCH & APRIL 2012:
My Country
- Pupils research and collate information/materials about major national religious and cultural festivals, in own countries.
- A variety of groups within partner schools to select one festival and produce a poster advertising this. This can be linked to the Comenius Newsletter with the use of ICT and/or uploaded onto the e-twinning website.
- Pupils to learn a common song and record to CD/DVD.
- Photographs may be taken of the children performing singing of these songs for their local community - outdoors where possible.
- DVDs of the performance and examples of posters to be added to the album.
MAY 2012:
Sixth mobility
- Project evaluation visit (ENGLAND)– exchange and sharing of albums.
- Staff to present and share children’s performances on DVD in own languages for partner pupil’s and exchange key words/phrases
- Reflect upon success of project and plan final report
- Each partner country receives the sixth and final piece of the jig saw to take home
- The completed jig saw will be displayed and photographed - hopefully in the local press - in recognition of the success of the partnership in raising the profile of the European Community, developing language learning through song and rhyme and outdoor learning.
