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LEARNING THROUGH
CROSSWORDS
Activity creator: Marco Farina
Type of tool: Activity
Focus area: the method can be applied to each area of
interest of the educator.
Time: 90-120 minutes
Learning through Crosswords is a non formal education method
leading to stimulate deepening of every possible topic useful for
the implementation of any kind of educational path. It stimulates
team working and facilitates participation during the activity.
Target group: ideally the activity addresses groups of 20 partici-
pants; it seeks to create teams that will compete with each other
to complete the prepared form. The best condition is to have 4
teams with 5 participants per team.
Objectives of the tool: Increase teamwork and meanwhile analy-
se in detail the main chosen topic facilitating reflection.
Scopo
The main objective is to make participants reflect on different
aspects, more specifically:
Stimulate comprehension and multicultural dialog
Enhance the importance of communication
Understand communication differences
Learn how to express oneself.
Methodology
The activity is based on the simulation of an individual activity
transformed into a group activity.
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