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THE PROJECT MUST GO ON...

We are just at the beginning of the project but, since we noticed

children involvement and interest, we are planning to continue the

project by proposing fighting games in the school garden, in order to offer

children freedom for movement together with the chance to

let liberating and outbursting shouting out, without disturbing the

other classes and in a safer environment (soft ground and larger space).

We observed that children need to play fighting because through it they

can express emotions that they usually hold back, like anger. Through

these games, children learn to fight in an acceptable way, in pre-set

environments where competition and strength are regulated by the

child himself.

These aspects are part of child's identity at this age, so school needs to

take care of them, in order to support children in coping with it, and

in learning to respect themselves, the others and the objects.