Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 2017 No. 7 | Page 82

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2017 Newsletter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Let ’ s play ! by Merve Akyol Kılıç
• The role of the cultural embassies of the countries is assumed by the students ,
• Contributing to the participants ' prejudices and learning to live together in peace ,
• To contribute to the healthy development of children in terms of body and spirit ,
• Contributing to the growth of a healthy generation of people from all angles .
During the project , students and teachers from 9 European countries ( involving children between 4 and 16 years of age ) worked together to become familiar with the different cultures of each partner school ’ s home country through the use of national games , toys , dances , and songs . Topics were part and parcel of our curriculum .
“ Let ' s Play !” is an active-learning based project . It involves the learning with cultural diversity . It also encourages our kids to more playing and learning .
The aims of the project are :
• Introducing children ' s games and toys by different cultures through music and dance and being recognized by students ,
• Use of cultural games and toys in the educational process , protection and transfer to future generations ,
• Promoting traditional children ' s play , where children move away from the TV / computer screens , instead of contributing to physical and mental health ,
• Emphasis on tolerance towards different cultures ,
• Providing intercultural intertwining ,
• Contributing to the cultural and personal development of students ,
We used video conferencing with our partners were the children sang songs to each other , introduced themselves as well asked each other questions about each other ’ s country . All the children enjoyed this experience a lot . Also , children found out that game is a great physical activity . Each school also chose one national game which had to be performed by the students in national language and recorded in video file . Kids not only learned about traditional games but also to collaborate in a group .
It was a wonderful experience for the students as they had a taste of the different cultures around Europe . And an important outcome was building
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