Our Children's Journey Of Values

  Students played the “Hourglass Game” to learn patience. First, the class was divided into two teams. Then they were asked to pick up the specified objects and bring them to the target in the slowest time. The group that brought all the objects the latest until the five-minute time in the hourglass expired won the game. Secondly, a  coloring activity was distributed to the students. They patiently and carefully colored the parts of the picture in the light of the instructions. Then the pictures they painted were hung on the class board. Finally, a  puzzle game was played on a Web 2.0 tool for students to understand the value of patience.  (Fatih Primary School, Ece ERGÜRTUNA)

 

 

 

  Here is the board including the activities we designed with the students as part of “Safer Internet Day”.  (Fatih Primary School, Ece ERGÜRTUNA)

  Firstly, students were shown the cartoon movie of the story “The Lying Shepherd” to get an idea about the value of honesty. Then, they shared their comments about the movie with each other. Secondly, they  played a game about honesty symbols on a Web 2.0 platform. Finally, in  order to internalize the value of honesty, students were first given a blank piece of paper. Then, they were asked to tell a story about an event they had witnessed before about honesty or lying. After completing their stories, they read them to their friends and shared their views on honesty.  (Fatih Primary School, Ece ERGÜRTUNA)

  As part of the value of cooperation, we read the story “Coco and the Friendship Bridge” with the students. Then, we shared our comments about the story and talked about the importance of cooperation.  After that, each student in turn tried to draw a part of the picture in thirty seconds. Students enjoyed this activity and it helped them understand the importance of cooperation. Besides,  each student made colored circles and they added these circles together to create a chain of cooperation. Finally, we hung this paper chain on the picture we created to emphasize the power of cooperation.  (Fatih Primary School, Ece ERGÜRTUNA)