Project Guideline
1. Name of Project:
”National Toys Project”
2. Brief one-sentence description of project:
Students research and share the information about their national toys, including the instructions on how to create them for the partners to learn from the research of the peers in other parts of the world and to make their school collections of handmade toys.
3. Full description of project:
Step 1: students use different sources, including parents, grandparents, other families and other members of community surveying, questioning, interviewing, to find out the information about their various national folk dolls/toys concerning the history and origin, materials they are usually made of, interesting facts/folk songs/poems about them, believes or superstitions connected with them, etc. Once students are through with their research they make the presentations of their work to the partner schools using MS Word/PP/Publisher/blog/video/email.
Step 2: students make their folk toys using the simplest materials such as paper, threads, straw or even plastic bottles and get ready the image, photo, video, PP instructions on how to make them as well as a special doll/toy’s message of love, respect, friendship etc. and share it with their partners.
Step 3: fallowing partner’s instructions and making as many similar toys as they like, the partner students then share the results of their work in a virtual gallery and present the dolls/toys and their messages at school performances.
4. Age/level of project participants:
5-16 years
5. Timetable/Schedule for the project:
Step 1: October-November
Step 2: December-January
Step 3: February-March
6. Possible project/classroom activities:
online search, making up surveys, questionnaires, recording the researched material using MS word/publisher/PP/blog/video messages etc. and sharing it with the partner schools on the online forum, creating handmade toys.
7. Expected outcomes/products:
8. Project contribution to others and the planet:
Understanding and respecting local and international history, culture and traditions, strengthening global ties among young people, creating better international relationships through exchange of written and hand-made materials.
9. Project language(s):
English
10. Curriculum/Subject area:
History, Local History, ICT, Arts and Crafts, Social Studies and Language.
11. Names/email of initial participating groups:
Monastyryshchre school 5
12. Name of facilitator(s):
Olena Kononenko
13. Contact
1. Name of Project:
”National Toys Project”
2. Brief one-sentence description of project:
Students research and share the information about their national toys, including the instructions on how to create them for the partners to learn from the research of the peers in other parts of the world and to make their school collections of handmade toys.
3. Full description of project:
Step 1: students use different sources, including parents, grandparents, other families and other members of community surveying, questioning, interviewing, to find out the information about their various national folk dolls/toys concerning the history and origin, materials they are usually made of, interesting facts/folk songs/poems about them, believes or superstitions connected with them, etc. Once students are through with their research they make the presentations of their work to the partner schools using MS Word/PP/Publisher/blog/video/email.
Step 2: students make their folk toys using the simplest materials such as paper, threads, straw or even plastic bottles and get ready the image, photo, video, PP instructions on how to make them as well as a special doll/toy’s message of love, respect, friendship etc. and share it with their partners.
Step 3: fallowing partner’s instructions and making as many similar toys as they like, the partner students then share the results of their work in a virtual gallery and present the dolls/toys and their messages at school performances.
4. Age/level of project participants:
5-16 years
5. Timetable/Schedule for the project:
Step 1: October-November
Step 2: December-January
Step 3: February-March
6. Possible project/classroom activities:
online search, making up surveys, questionnaires, recording the researched material using MS word/publisher/PP/blog/video messages etc. and sharing it with the partner schools on the online forum, creating handmade toys.
7. Expected outcomes/products:
- A virtual gallery of national folk dolls/toys of different countries,
- Publication of all materials sent by students on a web page
- Organization of an exhibition of works of participants
8. Project contribution to others and the planet:
Understanding and respecting local and international history, culture and traditions, strengthening global ties among young people, creating better international relationships through exchange of written and hand-made materials.
9. Project language(s):
English
10. Curriculum/Subject area:
History, Local History, ICT, Arts and Crafts, Social Studies and Language.
11. Names/email of initial participating groups:
Monastyryshchre school 5
12. Name of facilitator(s):
Olena Kononenko
13. Contact
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