This document summarizes a staff training event focused on using games in lessons. The event was part of an Erasmus+ project involving several European schools. Teachers from various subjects participated in master classes, seminars, and workshops on using didactic and folk games in their teaching. Activities included exchanging experiences using games, outdoor history lessons, and preparing a brochure on folk games in Europe. The goal was for teachers to improve their skills in applying games as a learning method.

1. C1 SHORT-TERM JOINT STAFF TRAINING EVENT
“WE PLAY THE GAMES IN ALL THE LESSONS“
ERASMUS + PROJECT
“PLAY TO LEARN, LEARN TO PLAY“
2018-1-LT01-KA229-047004_1
Silutes r. Katyciu pagrindine mokykla

2. • Place: Katyciai, Lithuania
• School: Silutes r. Katyciu pagrindine mokykla
• Date: from 03/12/2018 to 07/12/2018
• Partners: 2nd Junior High School of Rethymno /
• Greece, Scoala Gimnaziala Decebal /
• Romania, ATATÜRK ANADOLU LİSESİ-SAMSUN-TÜRKİYE,
Szkola Podstawowa im. Gen. Jozefa
• Bema / Poland, Istituto Comprensivo " Autonomia 82 "
• Baronissi - Salerno / Italy
• Number of the participants:
• 15 teachers

3. We play games in all the lessons
• C1 activity was based on such ideas:
• the games help to create the environment for the
active learning in class,
• while playing the pupils learn and improve the
wide range of the skills including key skills,
• playing motivates the pupils and engages them
into the learning process.
• The special attention was paid to the folk games
and their impact of the social and cultural
development.

4. We play games in all the lessons
• The teachers of various subjects including
primary school teachers took part in this activity.
Participating in it the teachers:
• exchanged their experience to use the didactic
and folk games in the classes,
• took part in the master classes and seminars to
get acquinted with the innovations in this field,
• shared the information about the national folk
games and the possibilities use them to improve
social and cultural competences of the pupils.

5. We play games in all the lessons
• master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games languages, History, Geography, ICT,
Civic education, Music and Physical education.
• seminar “Together with the puppets: to hear the children
and meet their needs“
• educational and cultural workshops “ Time of Advent:
traditions and games“ and “Lithuanian folk games“
• outdoor History lesson “Games and discoveries in the
rocket base“
• special event/game “Brain battle: games around Europe“
• workshop to discuss requirements for the brochure “ Folk
games and toys around Europe“ and share the particular
tasks for it.

6. All together moment

7. All together moment

8. All together moment

9. Nursery Rhymes

10. Nursery Rhymes

11. Workshop
“Lithuanian Folk Games”

12. Workshop
“Lithuanian Folk Games”

13. Workshop
“Lithuanian Folk Games”

14. Workshop
“Lithuanian Folk Games”

15. Workshop
“Lithuanian Folk Games”

16. Workshop
“Lithuanian Folk Games”

17. Special event
“Brain battle: games and toys “

18. Special event
“Brain battle: games and toys “

19. Special event
“Brain battle: games and toys “

20. Educational and cultural workshop “
Time of Advent: traditions and games“.

21. Educational and cultural workshop “
Time of Advent: traditions and games“.

22. Outdoor History lesson “Games and
discoveries in the rocket base“

23. Seminar “Together with the puppets: to
hear the children and meet their needs“

24. Seminar “Together with the puppets: to
hear the children and meet their needs“

25. Seminar “Together with the puppets: to
hear the children and meet their needs“

26. Seminar “Together with the puppets: to
hear the children and meet their needs“

27. Seminar “Together with the puppets: to
hear the children and meet their needs“

28. Seminar “Together with the puppets: to
hear the children and meet their needs“

29. Seminar “Together with the puppets: to
hear the children and meet their needs“

30. Running the master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games teaching various subjects.

31. Running the master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games teaching various subjects.

32. Running the master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games teaching various subjects.

33. Running the master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games teaching various subjects.

34. Running the master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games teaching various subjects.

35. Running the master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games teaching various subjects.

36. Running the master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games teaching various subjects.

37. Running the master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games teaching various subjects.

38. Running the master classes to exchange the experience applying
didactic and folk games teaching various subjects.

39. Reflection and evaluation of the
meeting: creative workshop.

40. Reflection and evaluation of the
meeting: creative workshop.

41. Reflection and evaluation of the
meeting: creative workshop.

42. Reflection and evaluation of the
meeting: creative workshop.

43. Reflection and evaluation of the
meeting: creative workshop.

44. Reflection and evaluation of the
meeting: creative workshop.

45. • Taking part in the activities the participants
were the active learners and teachers: they
run classes for their colleagues, participated in
the seminar getting the information and
performing the tasks;
• took part in the workshops gathering and
analyzing the information, performing the
exercises and producing the presentations.

46. • Through this meeting the participants
• improved their competences to apply games as a
learning method
• got acquainted with the various kinds of the
didactic games
• tested their skills to use the games in the lessons
• established the main statements and points for
the brochure “ Folk games and toys around
Europe“ and share the particular tasks.