Young children are curious about the world surrounding them. This is the best age to reinforce life long learning skills about the natural environment. This cross-curricular project will help pupils to learn about their local environment and to understand that there are no boundaries for nature. Pupils will observe local birds and compare them with partner countries, they will make bird feeders, visit local nature reserves, learn songs in native and partner languages, make observational drawings of birds and exchange them with partners. They will also practice their reading skills using a special “Bird” library and taking challenges to read more books than their partners. Flashmeeting will help to compare the reading challenge results and set new challenges. Through traditional stories pupils will learn about each others cultures and have a taster in their partner languages by singing songs. Pupils will benefit from exploration during the visits to nature reserves leading to presentation of their own findings using SlideShow, PowerPoint or Photo Story software.

• Subjects: Art, Biology, Cross Curricular, Design and Technology, Drama, Environmental Education, Foreign Languages, Geography, Geology, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Mathematics / Geometry, Music, Natural Sciences, Physical Education, Pre-school Subjects, Primary School Subjects
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 3 - 12
• Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Video conference, Web publishing
• Aims: The project will focus on three main objectives: 1. Improving motivation for learning and learning new skills. The project activities will... read moreThe project will focus on three main objectives: 1. Improving motivation for learning and learning new skills. The project activities will make learning more attractive and interesting which will increase pupil motivation. It will help pupils to learn new skills through different media gathering and collating their knowledge on project activities. 2. Language learning and linguistic diversity. The project will focus on early language learning through songs in partner languages. Pupils from an early age will be exposed to the linguistic diversity of the European Union. 3. Improving literacy skills. To gather the required information for project activities pupils will be encouraged to read a wide range of texts, write their recounts and stories based on their first hand experience. hide
• Work process: Approach: - We use TASC approach (Thinking Actively in a Social Context) from the planning stage. It focuses on active... read moreApproach: - We use TASC approach (Thinking Actively in a Social Context) from the planning stage. It focuses on active learner involvement. Pupils will start the project thinking about what knowledge they already have about the birds and their partner countries and what they want to learn about them. Then revisit their initial ideas at the various stages of the project noting their progress. - All project activities are cross-curricular and embedded into the curriculum of every partner school. All partners studied their curriculum carefully and suggested activities that are relevant to ALL partners. The activities will make learning more atrractive and increase pupil’s motivation as well as help to bring international dimension into their everyday life. - Video exchanges and online Flashmeetings will promote interest in language learning. Pupils in each partner school will be able to learn a song in their partner language. During the Flashmeetings partners will be encouraged to use their native language alongside English. All partners will exchange simple phrases for everyday use such as Thank you, Good morning, Bye-bye, etc. - Promoting reading is the main focus in every partner school. Pupils not only read the materials needed to carry out project activities. One of the activities will be setting a special “Bird” library with books about the birds and taking the challenges to read more books than partner schools. Flashmeetings to report “Reading Challenge” results will reinforce speaking and listening in every partner school. hide
• Expected results: 1. TwinSpace on eTwinning website to share activities’ outcomes. 2. Joint display about the birds common for each country resulting from... read more1. TwinSpace on eTwinning website to share activities’ outcomes. 2. Joint display about the birds common for each country resulting from observations. 3. Bar graph display to compare reading results between all partners. 4. Bird watch trip experience exchange using PPP – compare and contrast. 5. Traditional stories about birds from partner countries. 6. Joint art work display – pictures of birds. 7. Assembly to local community to celebrate the project success. hide

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