ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF COMENIUS PROGRAMME 2009-2010

VIRTUAL EDENVIRTUAL EDENAPPROVED WITH NR. 09-PM-622-2011

Joy around a Joy around a little fir tree little fir tree

Period of activities:Period of activities: 2 months

Teachers:Teachers:• prof. Viorica DRAGĂ – head teacher

• inst. Mariana ANGHEL - responsible

• prof. Mihaela BUŞE

• parents: Dia Cristina, Stanculescu-Dinulescu Diana

Number of pupils involved: Number of pupils involved:

24 pupils – class I C

PurposePurpose ::• Achievement of the curriculum objectives of several school subjects by activities developed within the framework of the project;

• Involvement of the parents in the school activities.

ROMANIAN LANGUAGEROMANIAN LANGUAGE

Objectives of the project:• Communication in mother tongue (Romanian);• Oral communication of the scientific information,

structuring of the message according to its aims.

Curriculum objectives:•Developing of abilities of reception of the oral message; •Developing of abilities of oral mode of expression;• Understanding the global significance of the oral message;• Ability to formulate clearly and correctly verbal statements according to a given situation;• Developing of initiative and interest in the communication with the others.

Description of the activities:

Within the framework of the lesson of Romanian language, the pupils listened to the lecture “I wont to live among stars” by the Romanian writer Victor Eftimiu. Then they discussed about the text conceiving different endings for the story.

KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENVIRONMENTKNOWLEDGE OF THE ENVIRONMENTObjectives of the project:• Mathematical, scientific and technological abilities;• Determination by pupils of the objectives, description of actions, relations, dependences, identification of regulations of systems and processes, influence of environment pollution.

Curriculum objectives:• Knowledge, understanding and utilisation in communication of specific terms, in order to describe phenomena observed in the environment;• Formation of a positive attitude toward the environment, by stimulating the interest toward environment preservation and practising the skill of its care and protection;• Identification of specific ways which can contribute to the preservation of a healthy life for plants and animals;• Participation in actions concerning the care and protection of plants and animals.

Description of activities:

1. In the first activity the pupils acquired knowledge about the type of forests in our country and their disposition on our territory, as well as about the importance of the forests for human beings:

http://picasaweb.google.ro/clasa1c186/CunoastereaMediului#

2. In the second activity the pupils moulded from plasticine different plants and animals existing in the forests of our country or other countries:

http://picasaweb.google.ro/clasa1c186/AbilitatiPractice#

3. In the last action a fir tree was planted in the school garden. It was just our CHRISTMAS TREE. The pupils realized that some traditions and customs must not lead to forest deterioration. The fir tree was offered to our class by Vlad’s mother, Ms. Dia Cristina. Ms. Director, prof. Viorica DRAGĂ joined us during this activity.

http://picasaweb.google.ro/clasa1c186/BradutulNostru#

PRACTICAL ABILITIESPRACTICAL ABILITIES

Objectives of the project:• Mathematical, scientific and technological

competences;• Determination by pupils of the objectives, actions

description, relations and dependences, identification of regulations of processes and systems, influence of environment pollution.

Curricular objectives:• Knowledge and utilisation of some working technics

with different materials and tools;• Designing, manufacturing and evaluation of some

simple products;• Ability of recognition and using simple work

operations using natural and synthetic materials;• Applications of previously learned working technics

in the achievement of combined compositions;

Description of activities: 1. In the first activity the pupils achieved small fir trees by sticking together small pieces of corrugate paper on a bigger sheet of paper.

http://picasaweb.google.ro/clasa1c186/EducatiePlastica#

2. In the second activity they achieved ornaments and decorations for the CHRISTMAS TREE, using corrugate paper of different colors.

http://picasaweb.google.ro/clasa1c186/BradutulNostru#

Objectives of the project:• Communication in foreign language;• Promotion of the learning of a foreign

language with an accent on the linguistic diversity.

Curricular objectives:• Expression by music;• Development of reception abilities of the oral

messages; • Development of abilities of oral expression;• To make evident by body motions the content of

ideas of a written text;• To play songs of a given repertory in a medium

nuance;• To articulate isolate sounds and within the framework

of words/groups of words,observing the specific accent and intonation of French language;

• To learn to react in a verbal/nonverbal manner at a listened message.

MUSICAL EDUCATION & FRENCH ”STEP BY STEP“

Description of activities:

1. In the first activity the pupils learned songs in Romanian language about fir trees and about winter, presenting them at the Christmas school celebration.

http://picasaweb.google.ro/clasa1c186/SerbareDeCraciun#

2. In the second activity, together with the French language teacher, the pupils learned songs in French and sang them nobile dancing around the fir tree, after that the fir tree was planted in the school garden.

http://picasaweb.google.ro/clasa1c186/BradutulNostru#

EVALUATION OF ACTIVITIESEVALUATION OF ACTIVITIES

• Analysis of the products of activities;

• Observation ;

• Analysis of the answers of pupils at questions asked during the development of the activities;

• Exhibitions within the project;

• Remarks of parents and teachers in our school;

• Creation of a virtual album with pictures taken within the activities (parent: Stanculescu-Dinulescu Diana)

The little fir tree in the winter season

The little fir tree in the spring season