Isabel´s Post - EB1/PE de Água de Pena

We are thrilled to tell the world that the Project “Monsters and Fairies” has been successfully finished.

It was a great experience!

EB1/PE do Caniçal- Tatiana's Post

Here is the last stage of our project.
The "Fairies' Book" has been finished and now all schools are reading the story.
Here we are with both of our books!

Sónia's Post - EB1/PE do Porto Moniz

On the 25th of June the book has returned to our school so we could see the final chapter.

The book "Monsters and Fairies" is now finished. We loved doing it. It was really fun. It made us feel really happy as you can see in the photos.

Let's see what comes next year...

Isabel´s Post - EB1/PE de Água de Pena

EB1/PE de Água de Pena students` wrote another chapter of our book.

For this time, Mimi introduced her family and told us about their jobs…

They all have funny occupations…

Sónia's Post - EB1/PE do Porto Moniz

Our book has returned to EB1/PE Porto Moniz and this time our chapter is about means of communication. Has you can see in the photos, Shumini and Mimi use interesting things to communicate and "Keep in Touch" with each other...

Tatiana's Post- EB1/PE do Caniçal

Now that all children, from the three schools, have met, interacted and played together it's time to write another chapter of our book.

This time the children decided to talk about the countries and nationalities in planet Marssi. They have shown the different flags and explained some of the characteristics of each one of those countries.

"Monsters and Fairies" Meeting - 18th April, 2008 - Video

"Monsters and Fairies" Meeting - 18th April, 2008

As planned and previously announced our eTeam's meeting occcoured last 18th April, 2008.The activities were developed as planned and the students seemed to enjoyed it.The meeting was sucessful and the initial goals were achieved.The students had fun, interacted in the foreign language with each other and had a chance to participate in an educational experience away from the usual and traditional school environment.Here are some pictures and a video that shows some of the activities that took place that day.

Sónia's Post - EB1/PE do Porto Moniz

On the 9th April the 3rd Grade started the ID card of their Friends.

They glued two pieces of the photo, trying to see who their friend is...

they still can't see clearly and they are very excited!

Isabel´s Post - EB1/PE de Água de Pena

On the 14 th March, Students received the second piece of the Friendship ID.



It does seem a long time since they received the first piece!

They were delighted!

Tatiana's Post- EB1/PE do Caniçal

Friendship ID

Here are the first pieces of the Friendship ID.

Kids are really curious to meet their new friends!!!!!

Sónia’s Post

This week we wrote another chapter of the book in EB1/PE Porto Moniz.
Easter Holidays were over and Shumini returned to its Planet, Tukamina.
Mimi decided to let you know all about the plants in her Planet.
We used our imagination and created different plants (flowers and trees) with strange names.

We even gave strange names to the plants’ parts has you can see in the photo.
We loved doing this. It was funny…

Isabel´s Post - EB1/PE de Água de Pena

On the 29 Th February, EB1/PE de Água de Pena, began to write a new chapter of the book.
After reading the last chapter that talked about animals and a visit to the Zoo, students made the decision of talking about other places of interest in “Pingoo”, Mimi’s city. We decided to talk about means of transport, as well.
On this chapter Mimi invited Shumini to spend Easter Holidays on her Planet! Shumini accepted her invitation! What a great adventure...!
Together, we wrote the texts and illustrated them.
We had lots of fun!

ITS eTeam’s Meeting

Date: 18th April, 2008
9h30m to 12:30


· Icebreaker
- Different pictures of monsters and fairies (cut in two), placed in a circle;
- Students must find their pair picture (the missing half), while music is playing.

· Pair Hunt
- While music is playing students must search for their friend pair (whose picture they have received and put together).

· Friend Interview
- Students fill in the identity cards (previously given and prepared) with the friend’s name, school, age and favourite colour;
- After the interview, children stick the IDs on the Friendship Wall.

· Puzzle Construction
- Children are organized in seven groups of seven and one group of six;
- Students put the puzzles together.

· Songs
- Each school group will teach a song to their friends.

· Snack

Anual Activity Plan

Anual Activity Plan

For four weeks students will receive photo pieces (from friend from one of the other schools) that they must put together and stick them on an Identity Card.

Date:
13th to 21st February, 2008
School:
EB1/PE do Caniçal (2nd grade)
Activity:
Monsters’ Book
Skills:
Listening, Speaking and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal, Kinaesthetic; Logical-Mathematical; Naturalistic and Musical
Materials:
Cardboard and Arts and Crafts materials

Date:
29th February to 7th March, 2008
School:
EB1/PE de Água de Pena (3rd grade)
Activity:
Monsters’ Book
Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal, Kinaesthetic; Logical-Mathematical; Naturalistic and Musical
Materials:
Cardboard and Arts and Crafts materials

Date:
3rd to 7th March, 2008
School:
All schools
Activity:
First piece from the friend puzzle
Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal and Logical-Mathematical
Materials:
Photo piece and ID





Date:
10th to 14th March, 2008
School:
All schools
Activity:
Second piece from friend puzzle
Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal and Logical-Mathematical
Materials:
Photo piece and ID

Date:
12th March to 4th April, 2008
School:
EB1/PE do Porto Moniz (3rd grade)
Activity:
Monsters’ Book
Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal, Kinaesthetic; Logical-Mathematical; Naturalistic and Musical
Materials:
Cardboard and Arts and Crafts materials

Date:
31st March to 4th April, 2008
School:
All schools
Activity:
Third piece from the friend puzzle
Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal and Logical-Mathematical
Materials:
Photo piece and ID

Date:
7th to 11th April, 2008
School:
All schools
Activity:
Fourth piece from friend puzzle
Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal and Logical-Mathematical
Materials:
Photo piece and ID

Date:
9th to 17th April, 2008
School:
EB1/PE do Caniçal (2nd grade)
Activity:
Monsters’ Book
Skills:
Listening, Speaking and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal, Kinaesthetic; Logical-Mathematical; Naturalistic and Musical
Materials:
Cardboard and Arts and Crafts materials


Date:
18th April, 2008
School:
All schools
Activity:
IT’S eTeam Meeting (in EB1/PE de Água de Pena)
(* See Meeting Plan)
Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal, Kinaesthetic; Logical-Mathematical; Naturalistic and Musical
Materials:
Cardboard and Arts and Crafts materials; Cd player; IDs; Giant Puzzles and Cardboard

Date:
2nd to 9th May, 2008
School:
EB1/PE de Água de Pena (3rd grade)
Activity:
Monsters’ Book
Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal, Kinaesthetic; Logical-Mathematical; Naturalistic and Musical
Materials:
Cardboard and Arts and Crafts materials

Date:
14th to 23rd May, 2008
School:
EB1/PE do Porto Moniz (3rd grade)
Activity:
Monsters’ Book
Skills:
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Oral Interaction
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic; Spatial; Intra and Interpersonal, Kinaesthetic; Logical-Mathematical; Naturalistic and Musical
Materials:
Cardboard and Arts and Crafts materials

Tatiana's Post- EB1/PE do Caniçal

EB1/PE do Caniçal has, on the 13th February, 2008, started working on a new chapter of the book.
Students chose to talk about animals and created a visit to the Zoom (that's the word for Zoo, in Marssian (The fairies' language)).
Children have invented different animals and have described them according to their physical features. They decided the story, the characters that should be in it and have illustrated the texts. As a 2nd grade class, there is still no writing from the students.

eTeam's Plan for 2008

As we said before, this year's eTeam project will focus on the Fairies, being developed by two 3rd grades and a 2nd grade.
The group chose to continue the book's structure as a way to include all the contents and linguistic structures that we are supposed to develop during the school year. Contents like Body, Colours, Numbers, Means of Transport, etc., will be developed in this new chapter of "The Monsters' Book ".
As a way to enhance and promote social interaction, between these three schools, we decided to organise a meeting where students will get to know each other, play games and develop several activities, which will improve and consolidate our students' social and linguistic skills.
As a motivation to the meeting, for four weeks, students will receive pieces of a picture which they must put together and stick them on an Identification Card, that teachers will provide. Through this activity they will gradually discover their eTeam friend.


Note: Dates, Meeting Plan and other details will be soon published.

Monsters' Book- The Seasons and Clothes

Monsters' Book - The house

This is "Shumini"

Puzzle Construction

Monstership Wall

Monsters and Fairies

On the school year 2006-2007 four teachers, from different schools, got together to develop the TEAM Project.
Considering their students characteristics, motivations and after brainstorming, students and teachers came up with the idea of exploring the fantastic Universe of “Monsters and Fairies”.

“Shumini” was born and grew up from the ideas of different students and schools that, week after week, exchanged materials and added more information about him. All this resulted in “Monsters’ Book”.

Aside our “Monsters’ Book”, on the 8th of March,2007, we promoted a “Monsters and Fairies” encounter.
This was a highlight moment of the following process:
· Creation of Monsters and Fairies;
· Baptism of the different creations;
· Transformations of drawings into puzzles;
· Exchange between pairs, students from different schools;
· Puzzle construction.
Our main goal was to involve the students in a foreign language interaction situation, in a free and unconventional way.
With this project we intended to promote linguistic proficiency; stimulate student’s creativity and imagination; develop lexical contents and previously acquired knowledge; enhance social interaction and allow different experiences in a Foreign Language Context.

We decided to maintain last’s year theme “Monsters and Fairies”, as well as its' objectives and goals but with a different approach, focusing more on the fairies’ perspective.