Show me your schoolbag is a project aimed at primary school - the youngest classes - age group 5 to 10 years old. Every schoolchild has a schoolbag but all schoolbags and their contents are different and indicates everyday schoollife. By opening the schoolbags and showing them to other European schoolchildren you also make an opening to talks in the classroom about European geography and culture, English vocabulary, differences and similarities.

• Subjects: Foreign Languages, Geography, Pre-school Subjects, Primary School Subjects
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 5 - 10
• Tools to be used: e-mail, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Twinspace, Video conference
• Aims: When Danish schoolchildren show their schoolbag and its contents to other European schoolchildren they get familiar with another European country... read moreWhen Danish schoolchildren show their schoolbag and its contents to other European schoolchildren they get familiar with another European country and culture. At the same time they learn new English vocabulary and can start a new friendship via TwinSpace. hide
• Work process: The teachers will make a plan for the cooperation and a time schedule. All parents will be informed about the... read moreThe teachers will make a plan for the cooperation and a time schedule. All parents will be informed about the projects. Following photoes will be taken: each child with his/her schoolbag, the contents of each schoolbag, all children in their classroom. The teachers show all children the European map and find; country, city, number of inhabitants (country/city), the capital and special areas (attractions). Talk about similarities / differences of the contents - and the reason why. Marking the contents / each item with the English word. Talking about the words and e.g. making short sentences. Sending the photoes via TwinSpace. The teachers contact each other via email. All information regarding the project to be presented on TwinSpace. Make at least one video-konference in which the children get to "meet" each other e.g. singing a song / presenting themselves / the class. hide
• Expected results: All children will get familiar with another European country. Differences and similarities and cultural awareness will be visible. Everybody will get acquainted... read moreAll children will get familiar with another European country. Differences and similarities and cultural awareness will be visible. Everybody will get acquainted with eTwinning and more familiar with IT. All children will learn English vocabulary (at preschool leve) via something very close and familiar to themselves - their schoolbag. Hopefully the cooperation between the schoolclasses will continue and go to a further lever in near future. hide

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