Young pupils 5-6 years old, start to learn English through on-line & off-line activities, in an interactive way, using creatively the ICT tools.

• Subjects: Cross Curricular, Drama, Foreign Languages, Geography, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Music, Pre-school Subjects
• Languages: DE - EL - EN - FR - LV - PT
• Pupil's age: 4 - 6
• Tools to be used: Audio conference, Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Project Diary, Twinspace, Video conference, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing
• Aims: For teachers: To support children’s progress to higher stages focusing on each child’s English development following its own timetable For pupils: To know... read moreFor teachers: To support children’s progress to higher stages focusing on each child’s English development following its own timetable For pupils: To know and love this language-tool realizing its importance and use effectively the ICT tools Especially: To use key words & short sentences. To enjoy rhymes and action songs To develop listening skills to interpret simple instructions. To learn the names of common objects around them and to expand their vocabulary To enjoy listening to and dramatizing stories hide
• Work process: 1rst term ( Sep-Oct-Nov) Pupils become familiar with the English language through many creative activities, each partner is free to... read more1rst term ( Sep-Oct-Nov) Pupils become familiar with the English language through many creative activities, each partner is free to choose. ( Internet games & videos, action songs, rhymes, simple daily expressions, alphabet/number songs etc) 2nd term ( Dec- Jan-Feb) Pupils keep going the following procedure adding new learning activities, showing their progress to their partners, listening to the others and learning from them via Skype net meetings and Google+ Dec : GR-LV AT-PT GR-FR LV-PT Jan : GR-AT FR-PT LV-FR Feb: GR-PT AT-FR AT-LV We record and upload all the net-meetings on the Wiki 3rd term ( Mar-Apr –May) Pupils improve their English skills creating Internet podcasting.. and they publish them on the Wiki. The Greek partner starts a narrating story maximum 6-7 lines. Austria, Latvia ,Portugal are keep going it and France ending this. Each partner upload its own part on the wiki. Greece: March 15th Austria: March 30th Latvia: April 15th Portugal: April 30th France: May 15th The basic character –a puppet- arrives at each school following the progress of the story, and challenging pupils to be more creative. We make a CD with the integrated story, and we upload it on the wiki as well. We perform this to the parents and to the local community hide
• Expected results: Pupils.. -Will understand that language is something they can explore, play around with, and enjoy. -Will increase linguistic and creative abilities... read morePupils.. -Will understand that language is something they can explore, play around with, and enjoy. -Will increase linguistic and creative abilities while they will improve attention levels. -Will develop enhanced social skills, which is a critical part of their lives. -Will Improve the understanding of their native language -Will get the ability to communicate with people they would otherwise not have the chance to know -Will feel self-esteem learning a second language which can lead them on to a deeper and broader passion for learning in general hide

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