This document provides information about eTwinning projects in primary schools. It discusses the benefits of eTwinning projects, which include direct contact with education professionals in other European countries, developing cultural awareness, and improving students' skills. Challenges that may be faced include lack of time and finding reliable partners. The document provides examples of collaborative project activities that can be done, such as collaborative writing, games, cooking traditional dishes, and creating art. It emphasizes finding the right topic and partners and having fun.

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ETWINNING PROJECTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Irene Pateraki
, Pedagogical and Monitoring Manager
Central Support Service
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Let’s go to menti.com

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IMAGINE…Together for the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcuUiuOmt0k&t=12s

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DIFFICULTIES
Lack of time
Reliable partners
Integration in the curriculum
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ETWINNING:
Direct contact with education professionals in other European countries
Develop awareness of teaching approaches used in other countries
Sharing of professional expertise and experience
Recognition for your projects and school through the National Quality Label, the European Quality Label
and European eTwinning Prizes
Professional Development through European Professional Development Workshops, Learning Events
and Online Groups and Seminars
Whole school collaboration
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PUPILS?
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IMMEDIATE BENEFITS
Greater motivation->pupils want to share ideas and work with their peers
Improved performance and quality of work->learning has a real purpose
Enhanced working relationships between teachers and pupils
Develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills in relation to subject content
Whole school collaboration
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LONGER-TERM IMPACT
A greater understanding of the lives and cultures of other people, including class mates from different
countries
Improved academic achievement
Improved literacy skills
Improved communications skills
Improved ICT skills
Improved language skills
Development of lifelong skills, such as teamwork, cooperation and independent learning skills
New opportunities for the school and wider community
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Low self-
esteem
Background
do not
involve
foreign travel
With skills
relevant to
eTwinning
Difficult to
motivate
Poor social
skills

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COLLABORATIVE WRITING
Write a story/ a poem/ a theatre play in collaboration with your partners
Ask your students to make pictures for the parts that their partners wrote
Create an ebook - a movie – a video – a comic book
Use objects- words or cards for inspiration sent by traditional post
Introduce a mascot that leaves messages to the students with tasks, missions and clues
Write a Christmas story with one hero from each country: What will happen if Saint Nicholas meets with
Santa Lucia, Black Pete and Befana?
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The sky city
How eTwinning came to life
The Other side of the wall
The Rainbow Village: The friendhip dictionary

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I AM…WE ARE…
"I Am" (or "Lines: I Am")[1] is a poem written by English poet John Clare in late 1844 or 1845 and
published in 1848.
http://bit.ly/etwinningpoem
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 Kringle_netherlands
 oilebollen_dutch
 Waffle
 Korvapuusti
 Krumkake
 Semla
 Kaak Warka
 Create a quiz about traditional dishes in your countries
 Cook a dish from your partner’s country
 Send a delicacy of your country to each other or a “secret” ingredient they will need to make the recipe you
will propose
 Present a traditional dish and choose one ingredient from each country to create a creative new recipe

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GAMES
• Present a traditional game – leave your
partners to guess the rules
• Play a game that your partners
presented to you
• Create together your own game
MUSIC
• Find common songs and learn them in your
partners’ language
• Create the song of your project and sing it in
all languages
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HISTORY: Discuss a historical event on different angles
STEM: make common experiments
ICT: create games using online tools like Scratch
LANGUAGE: Create a dictionary with words in all languages
GEOGRAPHY: Create interactive maps or quizzes for each others’ countries
ART: Talk about different artists- create common canvas
GYMNASTICS: Dance and teach a traditional dance! Create your own dance movements
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Find your topic – KISS rule
Look for your partners – are they good? Keep them! But not too many…
Invite your students and trust them
Organize and plan your work with your partners (holidays, deadlines, descriptions)
Plan your TwinSpace and organize collaborative activities
Create common outcomes
Collaborate in different ways
HAVE FUN!
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https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/highlights/10-
steps-for-a-successful-proj.htm
https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/publications.htm

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PROJECT KITS
https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/projects/kits.cfm
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LET’S CREATE OUR COMMON CARD
http://bit.ly/drawingCH
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