Cultural heritage connects Europe through our common history and values. It also represents the richness and diversity of our cultural traditions. We need to understand, use and appreciate our cultural heritage. However, we should not think of cultural heritage as merely a legacy from the past. Our cultural heritage supports us to advance and design our future. (The European Commission) Puppet characters can be shown as an example of cultural heritage. Puppets have been used in every period to portray the characteristics of the given era. Educational and Teaching 2020 strategy aims to support the development of education and learning systems of the Member States. Increasing the quality and productivity of Education and Learning is one of the four main objectives of the Strategy. These inanimate beings, which are fun and interesting for children and adults, are transformed into valuable educational materials when properly prepared and used. Puppets are often animated by children and sometimes the teacher can use a puppet as a storytelling tool. Puppet activities provide a great deal of help to educators to get important information about children. The project has been planned on the basis of a needs analysis. A data collection questionnaire on puppet use in preschool education has been conducted. Does puppet drama support pupils' ability to understand and listen? The answer to this question has been 100 percent yes. It turns out that the ratio of teachers in favor of puppet activities is fifty percent. The importance of puppetry in preschool education has been assessed by a SWOT analysis. As kindergarten is the first step of the academic education it's also quite important build good relationship during those years to prevent early school tackling. is one of our projects initial prorities. Strengthening the profile of the teaching professions, Promoting a comprehensive approach to language teaching and learning (in line with the Council Recommendation on language teaching and learning), building on the increasing linguistic diversity in schools, for example by: encouraging early language learning and awareness; Developing high quality early childhood education and care systems (in line with the ECEC Council Recommendation) are the other priorities stated on the Erasmus+ programme guide and we are working on in our project.here are te objectives related to our priorities The main objectives of our project; 1-Generate awareness about the importance of European heritage, introduce, share and regenerate joint country puppet characters as cultural heritage 2- Get together on a common inter-cultural platform and integrate puppets of the world countries into the curriculum of schools through a literature study 3- Contribute to the enrichment of the professional development and foreign language skills of the school teachers of project partner schools 4- Interdisciplinary pedagogical dialogue, collaborative education practices, promoting values of participation and tolerance 5- Strengthening the European dimension of project partner schools and international recognition 6- Workshop studies to make existing puppet products with solid and permanent materials, to reveal new products with eco design 7- Develop the creativity and manual skills of students by contributing to their social emotional and language development with student activities 8. Imroving pupils' atistic skills and creativity The partners are comprised of kindergartens and elementary schools while the schools consist of students of the same age. They use materials related to the project theme in their class. Project puppet characters attract the attention of all partners. The participants in the project are highly motivated teachers and students who are social, instructive, confident, collaborative as well as principals. A strong communication has been established with project partners through eTwinning online meetings, WhatsApp and e-mail. Project activities will include slide presentations, video demonstrations, live performance demonstrations, seminars, practical training exercises, puppet-based workshops. Project activities will also include observation, play, drama, practice, questioning, questionnaire, anecdote, literature review, empathy, brain storming, learning methods and techniques. The project will be explained with e-books, handbooks, promotional brochures, posters,A news text, educational plans, virtual and real exhibitions, project website updates blog pages, social media accounts and cultural events to the public. World countries cultural heritage puppet characters handbook will be prepared in English. Every partner school will translate this handbook into its own language. Authentic, measurable, achievable, realistic activities and measurement and conclusion methods will be used. The use of puppets in the preschool period has a great impact on the on the development of children.
Cultural heritage connects Europe through our common history and values. It also represents the richness and diversity of our cultural traditions. We need to understand, use and appreciate our cultural heritage. However, we should not think of cultural heritage as merely a legacy from the past. Our cultural heritage supports us to advance and design our future. (The European Commission) Puppet characters can be shown as an example of cultural heritage. Puppets have been used in every period to portray the characteristics of the given era. Educational and Teaching 2020 strategy aims to support the development of education and learning systems of the Member States. Increasing the quality and productivity of Education and Learning is one of the four main objectives of the Strategy. These inanimate beings, which are fun and interesting for children and adults, are transformed into valuable educational materials when properly prepared and used. Puppets are often animated by children and sometimes the teacher can use a puppet as a storytelling tool. Puppet activities provide a great deal of help to educators to get important information about children. The project has been planned on the basis of a needs analysis. A data collection questionnaire on puppet use in preschool education has been conducted. Does puppet drama support pupils' ability to understand and listen? The answer to this question has been 100 percent yes. It turns out that the ratio of teachers in favor of puppet activities is fifty percent. The importance of puppetry in preschool education has been assessed by a SWOT analysis. As kindergarten is the first step of the academic education it's also quite important build good relationship during those years to prevent early school tackling. is one of our projects initial prorities. Strengthening the profile of the teaching professions, Promoting a comprehensive approach to language teaching and learning (in line with the Council Recommendation on language teaching and learning), building on the increasing linguistic diversity in schools, for example by: encouraging early language learning and awareness; Developing high quality early childhood education and care systems (in line with the ECEC Council Recommendation) are the other priorities stated on the Erasmus+ programme guide and we are working on in our project.here are te objectives related to our priorities The main objectives of our project; 1-Generate awareness about the importance of European heritage, introduce, share and regenerate joint country puppet characters as cultural heritage 2- Get together on a common inter-cultural platform and integrate puppets of the world countries into the curriculum of schools through a literature study 3- Contribute to the enrichment of the professional development and foreign language skills of the school teachers of project partner schools 4- Interdisciplinary pedagogical dialogue, collaborative education practices, promoting values of participation and tolerance 5- Strengthening the European dimension of project partner schools and international recognition 6- Workshop studies to make existing puppet products with solid and permanent materials, to reveal new products with eco design 7- Develop the creativity and manual skills of students by contributing to their social emotional and language development with student activities 8. Imroving pupils' atistic skills and creativity The partners are comprised of kindergartens and elementary schools while the schools consist of students of the same age. They use materials related to the project theme in their class. Project puppet characters attract the attention of all partners. The participants in the project are highly motivated teachers and students who are social, instructive, confident, collaborative as well as principals. A strong communication has been established with project partners through eTwinning online meetings, WhatsApp and e-mail. Project activities will include slide presentations, video demonstrations, live performance demonstrations, seminars, practical training exercises, puppet-based workshops. Project activities will also include observation, play, drama, practice, questioning, questionnaire, anecdote, literature review, empathy, brain storming, learning methods and techniques. The project will be explained with e-books, handbooks, promotional brochures, posters,A news text, educational plans, virtual and real exhibitions, project website updates blog pages, social media accounts and cultural events to the public. World countries cultural heritage puppet characters handbook will be prepared in English. Every partner school will translate this handbook into its own language. Authentic, measurable, achievable, realistic activities and measurement and conclusion methods will be used. The use of puppets in the preschool period has a great impact on the on the development of children.