2017 IIME REPORTCountry/Region [ México ]School[ Comunidad Educativa Yaxunah ] Teacher [ Lucía Nava ]JP school [ Nishi Elementary School ] Teacher [ Mamoru Takahashi ]Grade ( 4 )Member ( 25 )# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishIntroduction cards students made to send.
Research on topics of general information about Japan as culture,
food ,dressing , flora, fauna and also information about our state, Yucatán.
Painting the mural representing the flora and fauna of Yucatán and the union ofhumanity.
Mural exhibition to parents

Hours
232 perday
2# Theme and Message of the mural
ThemeA BETTER PLACE THROUGH CULTURE

Message

Together we can save our cultures and the union of humanity.

United thoughts toshare with the world# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
Points for further improvement
The students had the opportunity to exchange This was the first time the students participated in a
information with the Japanese students.They project like this one. They were so motivated but
exchange introduction letters and Christmas cards.
they were nervous about the fact of painting a muralwith students from another country.
But finally the students did an excellent work andthey were proud of what they painted.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
The students became more aware about our culture. The teaching experience is different from theAlso, they realize about the importance of learning a experience in the classroom. The role of the teacher
second language to communicate with people from was to guide students to gain their own information
other countries and the kind of opportunities they and experiences.
could get if they do it.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

SHAREResearch onthe theme

UNITE
United message/

Mural design

CREATE
Mural painting

APPRECIATE
Reflection/
Appreciation

Septe
mber

Septe
mberJanua
ry

Octob
er

JANU
ARY

FEBR
UARY

What you did
Students wrote their names
on papers and we took
photos of them to send toJapan.
Students research about
Japan,
its
culture,food ,dressing and general
information.
Thestudents
weremotivated to brainstorm
about
leyends,food,culture,floraand fauna that represent ourstate, Yucatán.
They realized about theimportance of them to live inpeace with others.
For this reason, the mural
was going to be about “Abetterplacethroughculture”
The Japanese students
painted the first part of themural and then, they sent itto México. We finished thesecond part
The parents were invited toattend to the exhibition
where the mural was hung.
Students explained to theirparents all the activities
they had done during the
project process, how theystarted contact with theJapanese students and how
they started painting themural together.

Your students attitude/reflection
Students were so motivated to get toknow students from japan and exchange
information.
Students were interested to find out the
information about both cultures.
Students were excited to meet theJapanese students and introduce
themselves.
The students were happy to research on
this topic and they started making
drawings to represent the culture ofYucatan.
They were motivated to design a mural inwich they could send a message withother country about the importance ofculture in the world.

The students were amazed at the partthe Japanese students had painted.
They decided to do their best and finish
painting the second part.
Students, teachers and parents werehappy and proud to see the mural.
Also, they were motivated to continue
working all together to save the planetand live in peace.

Subject
EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishArt

Mural
exhibition# Effect and evaluation gained through the collaborative learning
Evaluation: Rank 5 to 1 (5: very effective / 4: effective / 3: so- so / 2: not so effective / 1: not effective at all)

Expected effectEvaluation

Scenes / points teachers felt the effects

Understanding yourown cultures

5

The students did the research on the internet and invited a Japanese girlto interview.

Understanding yourpartner's cultures

5

The students did the videoconference and tried to answer all thequestions they had about the other country culture.

5

The students researched a lot about their culture and they tried toanswer all the questions they had about the Japanese culture.

Information literacy(research, share)

Communication ability(interactive exchange)

Critical thinking(objective, critical views)

Active learningand action
Collaboration(in the class, with partners)

Expression ability(in words, in pictures)

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5

Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

5

They felt so motivated to share information with the Japanese class.
Excellent critical thinking and also they made a good friendship.
They were always willing to participate and learn about the the othercountry
They did a good team but sometimes they had different ideas.
They are improving and learning better ways to communicate with others
They learned a lot about this project. They learned how to work in a teamand to be open to others´ideas and opinions.