Creative Learning in Action

This summer the astronauts class dealt with the topic „flying“. During the first half of the lessons we learned a lot about the natural way of flying by studying different types of birds. A special highlight of the lesson was the visit of a falconer, where we could observe the birds in their natural habitat and experience the falcons hunting their prey. We even had the opportunity to touch the birds and especially courageous students could hold falcons on their arms. In the second half of the lessons we transferred…read more

“Flying” was the theme of the upcoming project days within the framework of Erasmus. During the regular team meetings, we thought together about how we could work on this topic with the students as the students of class 1/2 need an action-oriented approach. In addition, many children in the class show great interest in airplanes and flying objects. Therefore the idea was born to visit the nearby airport Münster Osnabrück. In preparation and in order to stimulate pre-concepts among the students, we watched a child-friendly film about the airport which…read more

Dragon class has worked on butterflies, too. First, we decorated our classroom with lots of butterflies. We crafted caterpillars and butterflies. We had a lot of books about the topic in our classroom. The raising of real butterflies was very exciting. Every morning a another pupil noticed changes in the cage. It was fun to let the butterflies fly in our school garden. In science class we talked about the anatomy of butterflies. We looked at the different butterflies on the dice and learned their names. We also learned what…read more

The Frog-class worked on butterflies as an example of insects. Pupils could observe the development of caterpillars to butterflies very exactly. In class we have had special rules during this time because caterpillars don’t like noise and need a lot of silence. For about three weeks pupils tried to answer themselves all questions they have had collected before, like “Do caterpillars and butterflies drink water?” “What do they eat?” “Do caterpillars have toes?” When all butterflies have emerged from their pupas we have had experienced an exciting time and had…read more

First of all our team made a mind map to let the ideas flow and find out what`s necessary to work and to know about the topic. Then we created a list with interesting things, activities and facts. The students made a list with ideas and wishes for school so that we could built a frame for the project. After checking all possibilities we decided to book a guided tour at our small airport in Münster- Osnabrück. At school the students learned a lot about the history of flying. To…read more

As we heard of our new Erasmus Theme “fly” for a project, we thought about our recent topic in science. In science, we just talked about the honeybee. In this context we first expanded our topic and made something to: How do bees and insects fly? Later in our weekly team meeting we made a brainstorm, what else belongs to the topic “fly” and what else could we do in our project. Because all the pupils in our class also have difficulties in learning, we tried to find something they…read more

The nebenan project class also contributed to our project days. The pupils examined animals that can fly.  There are many flying animals. You can have a look at birds and insects, but even bigger animals have developed the ability to fly. Some animals are birds, but they can only walk like penguins and ostrichs. Insects like bees, flies and hornets are well known. Also butterflies or dragonflies can fly. The pupils of nebenan project class examined the variety of flying animals. They read in books and on the internet, watched…read more

The Janusz-Korczak School has been a partner exchange school with the Erasmus project for over a year now. After 2 successfully carried out projects revolving around the themes of time and weather, this time around the students got to deal with the interesting topic of gliding! The adventure began on the 30th of June. Four excited students ranging from classes 8 – 10 met with their teachers to get some more information and a deeper knowledge on the true art of gliding and also to actively participate in the flight…read more

Many students associate the beginning of their holiday with flying and airplanes. But many people, such as businessmen or football players use the airplane for their job. In addition, aircrafts are playing a major role in the worldwide transport of goods and products. In the future, the aviation business is expected to continue to grow even more, although this has a serious impact on the environment. Considering the above, we decided to focus on the aviation business and aircrafts during the project days. These topics are aligned with the interests…read more

The first thing we did was to collect the flying objects on the blackboard. Then we dealt with the history of flying. We designed posters about the inventors who set the first milestones for flying. Important people were: Count Zeppelin, Otto Lilienthal, the Wright brothers and the Montgolfier brothers. Their profiles can be seen below. In addition, we also dealt with the physical background of flying. We were explained how an airplane can fly and we saw a film about it. Forces that are important for flying: Lift, weight, thrust…read more