LaDiva project 2014
Created by
Dace Brinka
Maria Theodoridou
Rita Laurikietyte
Gokcenur Inan
Who does this project adress to?
Age of the children: 5-7 years
Number of children: 8-12
Time of project: 4 days
Materials
• cards that depict an item, with the item’s name at the back of
the card
• 2 balls thet represent Sun
and Earth
• Puppet doll
• Fairytale book
Aims
Our presentations’ teaching aims are;
• Language Development
• Learning about seasons
• Improving gross motors skills
• Learning about other cultures
• Learning about the Earth’s rotation
• Artistic epression
Project Day One
Reading a fairytale about the four seasons to the
children with the use of a puppet.
The seasons are not described in a precise
way, but the children are allowed to bring into
class their experience on how seasons are in
their countries.
Project Day One (2)
The children can contribute to the book’s
illustration by drawing the seasons themselves.
After reading the book the children discuss a
bit about the differences between the
different seasons and draw them.
Project Day Two (2)
In the second day the puppet explains to the
children why and how the seasons phenomenon
occurs (after asking them if they have any idea
on that).
We use two balls made of newspaper, one of
them is the sun and the other is the Earth, so it
is easier for them to understand the Earth’s
rotation.
Project Day Two(3)
After that, the children play a game about the
Earth’s rotation.
They all stand in a circle, and one child stands in
the middle holding the sun ball.
The Earth ball is passed from hand to hand to all
the children who are in the circle, and the
teacher explains that the Earth rotates around
the sun.
Project Day Two (4)
After that, she marks on the floor the area of
each season. The ball circulates again, but this
time, the children have to say the name of the
season where the Earth ball is.
In the end of the day there is a small talk about
clothing in different seasons. To explain the
clothing, the teacher uses the cards.
Project Day Three
On Day three we are playing a card game.
Many cards are put on a table (which cards
depict an item, with the item’s name at the back
of the card).
Depending on the difficulty level, the cards
are put on the table with the side of the
letters visible, or the side of the pictures
visible (for younger children).
Project Day Three (2)
Four by four, the children come to the table and
chose the pictures that depict what comes in their
minds when they hear the name of a season.
After that, they stick these cards on a prepared
space (in our case, a window, they create the
window’s view)
and they explain why they chose these cards,
what food, items, clothing, celebrations are
connected to each season for them.
(Day four)
If possible, on the fourth day of this project, we
can invite parents to the kindergarten and ask
them speak about celebration that are
connected to a special season in their countries,
bring traditional food, music, clothing about
these celebrations.
4 seasons
Once upon a time there was a happy family. The farhers’s name was
Yearand the mother’s name was Earth. They had for lovely children, two
of them were boys and two were girls. The girls were beautiful and kind.
Their names were Summer and Spring. The boys were nice, and they
loved adventures. Their names were Winter and Autumn.
One day Eutumn said to the other children: «Would you like us to go
to the woods and play ‘’hide and seek’’?» «Of corse!» His siblings replied.
«But we need to tell father before we go into the woods,» Spring said.
Father Year told them: «you can go to the woods, my children, and
have fun. But do not go too far and be back beforesunset!» So, Autumn,
Winter, Spring and Summer set off to go to the woods.
They were all having a great time playing. So, they all forgot what
father Year had told them and they moved too far from home. Soon,
they were lost into the woods.
«Oh, no! What are we going to do now? We are lost!» Winter said.
«Dont worry, brother, we will find a solution,» Summer replied.
«Bit it is getting dark!» Spring said, «I am scared!»
«Hey! I think i can see the path!» Autum said, «Let’s follow it!»
«Well, I can see another path, I belive this is the path we should
take,» Said Winter.
«Boys! I can see another path behind thet rock!» Summer said,
«Let’s go there!»
«No! It is too dangerous! I am not coming!» Spring said, « thet path
beside the river seems safer! »
So, the children desided to fallow different paths. They all walked
and walked, until they reached four different valleys.
It was getting late and father Year was very worried.
«Where are my children? Are they lost and frightened?» he
sad to mother Earth, «I am ging to the woods to find them
all!»
First, he found Winter. «Come back home, my son,» he told
him . «No, father,» Winter replied, «I like this vally too much, i
do not want to go back.»
Then, father Year found Spring. «Come back home, my
daughter,» he told here. «No, father,» Spring replied, «It is so
beautiful, this vally, i do not want to go back.»
Afther thet, father Year found Summer. «Come back home,
Summer,» he told her. «Oh, no! This valley is so beautiful! I am
not coming back, father!» father said.
In the end, father Year found Autumn. «Come back home,
son,» he told him. «Why, father?» Autumn replied, «It is so
nice in this valley! I do not want to go back!»
So, father year come back home, but none of his
children followed him. He was really sad, becuse he
missed his boys and girls very much. «Do not be
sad! Mother Earth said. If the children won’t come
back, you can go and spend time whith them. So,
we will all be happy!»
This is Why, even today, season change one after
the other, every time father Year visits one of his
children; Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn.