sending a mascot/ cuddly toy from one country on a tour of another country (time frame: September/ October)

• Subjects: Art, Foreign Languages
• Languages: DE - EN
• Pupil's age: 9 - 12
• Tools to be used: Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings)
• Aims: training foreign language skills, training students' art skills (taking a photo), enhancing inter-European relations, fostering understanding of other European cultures
• Work process: 1.      You tell your class to bring a mascot/ cuddly toy to class (e.g. a doll, a teddy... read more1.      You tell your class to bring a mascot/ cuddly toy to class (e.g. a doll, a teddy bear etc.). The class chooses one of the toys, names it and then you send it to our school. We will also send you a toy, of course.  2.      Tell your class to take our toy on a tour of your town. The students take photos of the toy in front of sights of your town and write a small report on what the sight is (in English or German). The students can choose whether they want to be in the photo or not. 3.      After all the students have taken the photos and written the reports/ letters, you send everything back to our school. 4.      And we do the same in Germany. We take your toy on a tour of the city, take photos, write short reports/ letters about the sights (and the pupils about themselves) and then we send it to back to you. hide
• Expected results: Students will produce photos of another country's mascot in front of sight of their own town/ country. They will describe... read moreStudents will produce photos of another country's mascot in front of sight of their own town/ country. They will describe the sights and write a short letter about themselves. At the end each school will have produced a selection of many different photos, descriptions and letters and the student will gain an insight into another country. So far schools from Bulgaria, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy and Slovenia have expressed their interest. hide

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