Synopsis – Project „Heimat – was uns verbindet, was uns trennt“

Teaching unit/block: “THE MAGIC STORE”

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Written by: Elena Stan Erasmus + Romania, Stan Elena
Duration/time: 30 minute

Frame/conditions:
The method applies to eliminate the communication barriers between students, whatever
their cultures/races/ethnicities/religions/different personalities are.
The identification of the value that have the highest importance and the way they influence
the immigrants integration is tracked.

Required materials:
Students will work individually.
The following auxiliary materials: blackboard, A4 sheets, markers, glue,are necessary.

Aim of this teaching unit:

The purpose of applying the method is to identify the difference between the pairs of notions:
values-virtues and vices-weaknesses.
 Synopsis – Project „Heimat – was uns verbindet, was uns trennt“

phase action steps arangement material

The teacher creates the informal frame to touching the

declared purpose. The topic “Human values” is Documentary sheets,
lead-in
announced. statistics, representative
Each group has a "host”, a resource person, a member pictures
of the , Heimat, Erasmus+ Project.
Communication/
Dialogue between
the students and
The teacher tells to the students: „Imagine you are in a
the teacher
huge store, where everything exists. More than that, it’s a
elaboration I magic store and anyone can change a trait (that he or
she wants to discard), for another one. But anyone can
enter to the store once only”

1. T he students recive a sheet of paper.

2. They will write a trait that is characteristic to them on
each corner.
reconsiliation Teamwork

1. The students will cut the corner with the trait that they
want to discard and they will also write their name on
that corner of paper
elaboration II Teamwork

The blackboard represents the magic store.

1. Each student will glue the paper corner on the
blackboard (the trait that they discard), and they will
explain the reason why they give up on it.
elaboration III Teamwork
2. Each student will choose another trait to replace the
one they give up on.
3. Each student will explain how this new trait will be
useful for him or for her, as an European citizen.
A general analysis about the pairs of notions: values-
virtues, vices-weaknesses is done.
The way the values
The students will answer the questions:
influence the
ending „What difficulties have you met?”
integration of the
“How did you feel during the game?”
emigrants
„ What conclusions might the experiment get?” etc.