Volume/Issue :

Article type :

Original articles

Page No :

22-26

Abstract :

Science education in primary school is organized in order to allow children to experience the joy of learning, start to participate in solving various problems in terms of both living and inanimate nature, make responsibly adopted decisions. During the project, students performed a variety of activities: created and generalized polls, collected material from books, magazines, the Internet, painted and made crafts using the stones they had collected, took photographs, listened to stories and presentations, organized stands, released book "Everything about Stones". Pupils have shared their new knowledge with other students. Activities have been extensive and diverse. All of them could have been accomplished only by a group of students actually working together. Fictional cooperation would not have worked out. It is very important to note that students had the opportunity to work together not only with their peers but also with other classes. This has allowed pupils to overcome the psychological age boundary between older and younger students. Another very important aspect is the fact that the students were bold enough to keep a contact with teachers and other adults. Succession in these tasks has shown students the positive side of teamwork. During the project students conducted research and creative work. First students’ steps in the research-creative work have been made. If pupils will keep on performing in this kind of activities further, they will acquire teamwork skills and creativity which will help them to integrate into society not as ordinary performers but as developing personalities. Of course this is only the beginning. However, creative gradual work can lead to great achievements even while studying in elementary school.

Keywords :

stone, cooperation

References :

Švietimo plėtotės centras prie Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo ir mokslo ministerijos „Pradinio ir pagrindinio ugdymo bendrosios programos“ (2008). Vilnius.
Budreckis A. (1987). Senovės Lietuvių tikėjimas ir jų pasipriešinimas. Prieiga internete: www.aidai.us/index.php (žiūrėta 2012-10-29).

Cite as :

Girdžiuvienė, G., & Gesevičienė, A. (2013). Edukacinio projekto „Jei akmuo prakalbėtų“ realizavimo praktiniai aspektai [The educational project's "If stones talked" practical aspects of realization]. Gamtamokslinis ugdymas bendrojo ugdymo mokykloje / Natural Science Education in a Comprehensive School, 19, 22-26.