Favourite Sports

By following a simple model, my Class 3 pupils have written about their favourite team sports.

We've also completed a survey, similar to the one in their books, and here are the results:

Last Saturday

As a follow-up on our lesson about past activities, I've carried out a survey among my Class 4 pupils about where they were last Saturday, and here are the results:

Chores

I've carried out a survey among my Class 4 pupils about their everyday chores, and here are the results which we also analysed:

Heal the World!

With a colleague of mine, I've recently carried out some of the activities I created with colleagues from Poland and Portugal in the Edu-Hackathon with Google training course in Brussels, Belgium, in December 2022.

We started the first in the series of lessons with the warm-up and brainstorming activities. The pupils were introduced to the topic, discussed climate issues and completed the online survey. Then, five teams were formed according to the main issues they had suggested: air pollution, water pollution, deforestation, endangered animals, and acid rain.

The teams were ready for their next stage - active involvement. They decided on the name of their team and on the roles of each member. I presented them with a selection of resources and digital tools they could use to create their final products. I also showed them my pupils' examples of various forms on environmental issues, such as infographics, e-books, presentations and games which helped the teams decide on the form of their final product, too.

All the teams agreed on creating presentations in Canva.

After two weeks, during which they shared their presentations with their teacher and me so that I could create an escape room game with their quiz questions, we organised the showcase stage. Several teachers came as well. 

I set the timer, and the representatives of each team presented their work. After the last presentation, in their teams, the pupils played the escape room game and checked how much they had learned.

In the wrap-up stage, I asked the pupils to complete the first survey once again and evaluate all the activities too, but I also asked the present teachers to do another survey, with rubrics, and help us choose the best presentation which would be our representative in the international competition and public online show and tell. 

European Day of Languages 2023

 This year's European Day of Languages was a lot of fun for my pupils.

My younger classes chose different Talk to me! stickers and used the key to find out the name of the language used for the message. Then, they did a quick research, found out and wrote the name of the country and its capital city, and drew the country's flag. Finally, they showed the country on the map and read their findings. 

Class 4 pupils also found some interesting facts about the country, including the currency and landmarks.

Class 3 pupils took part in the video survey about the importance of learning foreign languages.

Class 6 pupils enjoyed various language quizzes and sharing their opinion about what learning a language is to them in articles.

Transforming Education

 I've encouraged my Class 7 pupils to share their ideas on the future of education and skills, as a part of the global research on transforming education (SDG 4) organised by UNESCO, UNICEF and World's Largest Lesson. 

Over 37,000 pupils from 150 countries completed the game-like survey and received their certificates. The report, which can be accessed here, shows that, among other things, the children are happy to be back at school after pandemic, want to learn more practical skills for the real world, and how to look after their mental health and protect our planet.

Easter 2022

 My younger pupils enjoyed creating Easter cards for their friends around Europe.

 

My older pupils shared their favourite Easter traditions in posters.​ You can see Lara's poster here.

They also took part in various surveys with our eTwinning friends, and played quizzes.

My Piece for Peace

Our school took part in an international project called My piece for peace whose main goal is spreading the word about the better future for children. 

Some of our schoolchildren shared their wishes in a video message while others made a collage. We even shared some of our intercultural practice with the other participating countries.

Help around the house (a survey)

We spent a few lessons in November talking about different chores and activities around the house. I asked my pupils to do a survey among their classmates to find out how much they help around the house. It was an interesting way for everyone to say something about him/herself, let alone practise the present simple tense and adverbs of frequency. 

We've also compared the lives of Serbian teenagers with those of British teens. Here is how a pupil of mine, Filip Ivetić from class VI3, sees the former:

Teenage Life in Serbia

Families in Serbia are usually big, but sometimes small. The parents are very busy, but most teenagers do not help around the house, so the parents have to do the chores. In the evenings, they often watch some films on TV.

Here in Serbia we go to school in shifts. In the morning, school starts at 8.00 and finishes at 13.10, and in the afternoon, it begins at 13.00 and ends at 18.10. The teenagers in Serbia do not really like going to school, and find it quite boring.

Like all teenagers, Serbian teens love watching TV, playing computer games and surfing the Net in their free time. Most teens have their Facebook accounts. In Serbia, it is the most popular messager programme on the Internet. On Saturdays, a lot of teens invite their friends to come over and they have lots of fun!