lost and found

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• LOST AND FOUND
• an e-twinning project
• by the pupils of the fifth grade of
• Lakkoma Primary School

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Countries participating in the project
LAKKOMA
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Description of the project

• The project was based on the story, 'Lost and
  Found' by Oliver Jeffers? (the trailer can be
  found here https//vimeo.com/93123698
• It is about a boy and a penguin who become
  friends.We read the story and watched the short
  DVD and discussed what it's like to feel lonely,
  have friends, care for something and belong
  somewhere. We, also, added the refugees
  perspective in our discussions as we perceived
  the penguin of the story as a refugee coming to
  our country for a better future.

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Description of the project

• We followed on from this by making penguins and
  booklets (with information about our country)
  stating, where our penguins come from and a
  greeting in Greek.The Penguins were then sent
  to all the schools taking part in the project, so
  each school would receive a penguin from Greece.
  The ideas was that the Penguins 'return', like in
  the story.This project helped to develop
  young children's awareness of the world.

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Aims of the project

• Geography _ The children learned about other
  countries and cultures through the penguins they
  received from them.
• English Vocabulary extension, development of
  reading and speaking skills
• SMSC - Finding friends and being loyal. Thinking
  of and looking after others.
• DT - Design and make a booklet to share with
  other schools, telling them about the country
  where they live.
• Teachers shared good classroom practices as well
  as developed the necessary ICT skills to be able
  to communicate effectively.

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Process of the project step 1

• We watched the DVD

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Process of the project step 2

• We read a simplified version of the book in
  English

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Process of the project step 3

• We discussed the issues arising from it
• ( finding friends, belonging, sharing,
  travelling, emigrating)

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Process of the project step 4a

• The children drew their favourite scenes of the
  story.

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Process of the project step 4b

• The childrens drawings were displayed at school!

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Process of the project step 5

• The children made booklets about their country
  and sent these off to each of the partner schools
  where the information was shared in assemblies
  and other groups.

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Process of the project step 6

• Children made penguins

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Process of the project step 7

• and these were sent to each of the schools as a
  sign of friendship!

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Receiving the penguins from the other schools

• The children were so happy to find new penguins
  in their mail box every day and learn new things
  about the penguins country of origin.

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Hosting the penguins

• The penguins found their place in the most
  central notice board of our school where they
  were displayed.

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Results of the project

• The children developed a greater understanding of
  the wider world and its customs.
• They ,also, developed a sense of belonging and
  realised that people are both different and
  similar.
• The pupils were encouraged to talk about their
  feelings.

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Evaluation of the project

• The project was evaluated both by the pupils and
  their English teacher on an online form.
• https//docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewFl0X48
  MYTqOEXFY7VYAgtRZYxWyEsZrU9o4k1xr6Ghc-Fw/viewform

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Results of the surveys

• Pupil survey
• enjoyment of the whole project 100 
• activities the most popular was receiving
  penguins from partners, then making the penguins
  and drawing about the story had equal rating.

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Results of the surveys

• Teacher survey
• The value to pupils as judged by the teacher
  included
• talking / discussing the feelings stemming from
  the story
• the feelings they recognise in the story and
  comparing them with real situations
• being members of a community
• how the relationship in the story mirrored their
  own lives / the role of friendship in life
• developing empathy and friendship
• discovering other European countries, exchanging
  messages with other pupils
• Talking about where the penguins have returned
  from
• Receiving the penguins and thinking about values
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•  Professional gains for the teacher included
• Sharing good practices / experiences with
  colleagues
• Better communication with students and team work
• Exchange ideas and contacts with other teachers 
• Contacts to keep on working in other e-twinning
  projects / contact with partners from different
  countries
• A new perspective on how a simple project can be
  very successful
• New ideas to teach literacy