Games to promote equal chances between boys and girls: games SCORDIA (CT) – SICILIA

THE GAME TO KNOW, THE GAME TO UNDERSTAND WORKSHOP FOR THE PUPILS FROM: Primo Circolo Didattico G. Verga AIMS Development activities, promote equal chances between boys and girls, through: music, arts and the trades, the foreign languages, computer science, sports. Development activities, promote equal chances between boys and girls, through: music, arts and the trades, the foreign languages, computer science, sports. The perents and the local Community to take part in the project and in the training of the gift students (age: from 6 to 11), to reinforce the relationship between: teacher – pupils – parents. The perents and the local Community to take part in the project and in the training of the gift students (age: from 6 to 11), to reinforce the relationship between: teacher – pupils – parents. To use the game like a didactic instrument ( To know) and like a communication instrument with the children world (to “understand”). To use the game like a didactic instrument ( To know) and like a communication instrument with the children world (to “understand”).

METHOD Problem solving Problem solving Workshops Workshops Search – action Search – action Cooperative learning Cooperative learning The teacher promotes equal chances between boys and girls in some collective games.

Morning games

“LET’S PUT US IN THE GAMES” (Creation of games, rhymes and puppets) Pages in the game – Creation of a new game, starting from a story suggested on the teacher. After will chose the kind of game to do. The pupils must found the rules. When all is ready will organize the game. Pages in the game – Creation of a new game, starting from a story suggested on the teacher. After will chose the kind of game to do. The pupils must found the rules. When all is ready will organize the game. Rhymes in the games – Creation of a rhyme, starting from an argument chose at the first from the girls and after from the boys. The boys and girls can transformation the rhyme in an original and funny songs. Rhymes in the games – Creation of a rhyme, starting from an argument chose at the first from the girls and after from the boys. The boys and girls can transformation the rhyme in an original and funny songs. Puppets in game – starting from a story suggested on the teacher, the children can create puppets, with different materials, that represent the characters of that story. Boys represent female characters and girls male characters. At the end the teacher will give to the students the models to create puppets. Every students can create puppets to do other wonderful stories. Puppets in game – starting from a story suggested on the teacher, the children can create puppets, with different materials, that represent the characters of that story. Boys represent female characters and girls male characters. At the end the teacher will give to the students the models to create puppets. Every students can create puppets to do other wonderful stories.

Riddles We also prepared many riddles. Boys must prepare them with words from female world and girls from male world….

The results We had the possibility to value who have sensibility, competence, experience, capacity to establish a good relation. The work, done at school in these days to promote tolerance between boys and girls, produced excellent results. We were able to accept each other through games and exchange of roles We were able to accept each other through games and exchange of roles