Comenius project

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Comenius project

• Changes in the environment during the year

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The targets for this projects

• To respect the environment
• To learn to observe the changes in the
  environment
• To enjoy the peace and quiet in the forrest

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What changes we observed?

• How the four seasons show in the environment
• The weather and the temperature
• How early did spring come this year
• How did the snow turn into water

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We easily included different subjects

• Science
• learn to name plants and animals
• observe the weather and temperature
• Maths
• classify and compare the findings
• Mother language
• as I have a special class we had show and tell
  lessons,
• more advanced pupils could write essays
• Arts
• drawing
• installations

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investigation
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birch leaf
wood anemone
ant
coltsfoot
wagtail
brimstone
hepatica
dandelion
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Our findings

• Everybody liked to be in the forrest
• Children learned to name many animals and plants
• Everybody behaved well in the forrest (the
  forrest had a calming effect)

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What you can do next?

• You can have statistics on the weather and
  compare it the following year
• You can find out how early spring comes next year
• You can discuss why we need clean water