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Η πριγκίπισσα και το μπιζέλι – διαφορετικά! Νέα εκπομπή στο Ευρωπαΐκό Σχολικό Ραδιόφωνο (European School Radio)

Γεια σε όλους! Οι μαθητές της 6ης τάξης του Δημοτικού Σχολείου Σαβαλίων συνεργάστηκαν για να δημιουργήσουν μια ίδια-αλλά-διαφορετική ιστορία, στην Αγγλική γλώσσα. Η πριγκίπισσα και το μπιζέλι – διαφορετικά! Θα θέλατε να την ακούσετε; Μπορείτε να την βρείτε εδώ:

https://europeanschoolradio.eu/episode/10338

Και επίσης, θα παίζει στον αέρα ημέρα Κυριακή, κάποια στιγμή μεταξύ 11-12, κατά τη διάρκεια της ζώνης των Παραμυθιών.

Καλή ακρόαση!!!

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Hi all! The students of the 6th grade of Savalia Primary School worked together to create a same-but-different kind of story, in the English language. The Princess and the Pea – with a twist! Would you like to hear it? You can find it here:

https://europeanschoolradio.eu/episode/10338

And also, it will air on Sundays, some time between 11-12, during the Fairytales zone.

Enjoy!!!

 

“Party with Mr. Men and Little Miss”: Little Miss Contrary and Mr. Cheerful (with a visit from Little Miss Splendid)

The last two Roger Hargreaves books we dealt with in class were Little Miss Contrary and Mr. Cheerful. The students were willing to read the books this time, page by page, and I was very pleased they are feeling comfortable in Greek -it’s an important “step” if they are to be comfortable with English, a year from now. They also paid attention to what was being read, and even added their own “colour” as they read.

They were introduced to opposites like “black – white” and “day – night”, and also elements of British culture (with Little Miss Splendid). I explained to them that next time we are going to start working on creating our own “Little Miss” or “Mr. Men” character or book, and they were thrilled! It remains to be seen if we can actually do it, or if it’s too much to ask…

“Party with Mr. Men and Little Miss” – Mr. Quiet and Little Miss Sunshine

It was so enjoyable to see how the young students of 2nd grade reacted to the stories, they really liked them a lot. There was colouring of letters and figures, playing and letter making with play-doh, the kids loved it. They are also beginning to understand and accept the different characteristics of different personalities, portrayed in the series, which is good. Here are some pictures:

Can’t wait to see what’s next! Have a happy Clean Monday!

“Party with Mr. Men and Little Miss” – the inspiration

So many things in today’s society, factors outside the classroom, are ripping the students’ team spirit apart: The antagonism is sometimes insane, and it is often one of the roles of the teacher to reconcile different situations and to build bridges, so that students can co-exist peacefully and in a spirit of understanding.

In this context, I decided to invest in a project with 2nd grade students, called “Party with Mr. Men and Little Miss”, with the aim of bringing them closer to each other by primarily recognising aspects of themselves in the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters, getting to know themselves better, and then by realising how many things we all have in common with others. To do that, we are going to study 10 books by the English writer Roger Hargreaves, at the same time engaging in fun activities that will promote the students’ phonemic and phonological awareness in English, as well as building on their self-confidence and connecting English with a literature and a culture. The end product is going to be a story that the students themselves will have created. The project will also help students learn how to illustrate a story, with the help of the Art teacher, and how to value differences in playground games, with the help of the PE teacher.

This is the set of books that we are going to deal with:

  • Mr. Cheerful
  • Mr. Busy
  • Mr. Quiet
  • Little Miss Chatterbox
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Little Miss Wise
  • Little Miss Somersault
  • Mr. Tall
  • Little Miss Contrary
  • Mr. Messy

And of course, the books are going to enrich the collection of the school library, after we finish our project. I’m curious to see if the young students are going to be familiar with this series and talk about books that they have at home. We’ll see!