ERASMUS + PROJECT “BRIDGING THREE GENERATIONS: TIMELESS

GAMES AND TOYS”

Pupils Questionnaire ResultsLatvia 2016

Project Nr. 2015-1-TR01-KA219-021800_8

Age: 2-16 years Distributed 95 Returned 57

WHICH GRANDPARENTS DO YOU HAVE?

Father’s dad 21Father’s mum 32Mother’s dad 21Mother’s mum 40No one 1

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE YOUR GRANDPARENTS DURING SCHOOL PERIOD?

every day once a week once a month twice a month less than once a month0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

3337

9

0

21

in per cent

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE YOUR GRANDPARENTS DURING HOLIDAYS?

every day once a week once a month twice a month less than once a month0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

4037

49 10

in per cent

PUPILS PLACE GRANDPARENTS (TO PLAY WITH)

1st position 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th not mentioned0

5

10

15

20

25

30

5

12 12

27

16

11

17

in per cent

WHEN YOU ARE WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS, THINKING ABOUT THE TOTAL TIME THEY SPEND WITH YOUR FAMILY, HOW MUCH TIME CAN THEY SPEND ONLY FOR YOU?

a lot quite a lot not very much little very little0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

17

39

1813 13

in per cent

WHEN YOU SPEND YOUR TIME WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS, WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING WITH THEM?  CHOOSE FROM THE LIST OR WRITE YOUR OWN ANSWER.

playing reading watching TV drawing cooking going for a walk cinema0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

14

9

0

8

14 14

1

ti

mes

CAN YOU NAME SOME TRADITIONAL GAMES YOU PLAY WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS?

Name of the game1st most mentioned Cards (17)2nd most mentioned Riču raču (17)3rd most mentioned Cirks (circus) (14)4th most mentioned Dambrete (draughts) (14)5th most mentioned Uno (9)6th most mentioned Paslēpes (hide-and-seek) (8)Total mention of different games 32 gamesNothing 8 times

DO YOU HAVE TO REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID WHEN CHATTING WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS?

all the time often sometimes seldom never0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

510

25

40

20

in per cent

DO YOU HAVE TO ASK YOUR GRANDPARENTS TO CLARIFY WHAT HE/SHE MEANS?

all the time often sometimes seldom never0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

05

40

3025

in per cent

ARE THERE ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM TRADITIONAL LESSONS YOU USUALLY HAVE WITH YOUR TEACHERS? (FOR EX. TRIPS, WORKSHOPS, CONTESTS, FESTIVALS, ARTS AND SPORTS EVENTS)

few from time to time quite often very often0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

16

40

33

11

in per cent

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM TRADITIONAL LESSONS? (TRIPS, WORKSHOPS, CONTESTS, FESTIVALS, ARTS AND SPORTS EVENTS)

yes no no opinion0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

88

012

in per cent

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS WITH GRANDPARENTS’ PARTICIPATION?

yes no no opinion0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

66

4

30

in per cent

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO SOME ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR TEACHERS WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE SUBJECTS THEY TEACH?

yes no no opinion0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

68

1319

in per cent

IN WHICH ACTIVITIES DO YOU PREFER YOUR GRANDPARENTS THAN YOUR PARENTS?

studying playing cuddling talking0

5

10

15

20

25

30

9

20

7

24

ti

mes

IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS BUT YOU CAN’T DO WITH YOUR PARENTS?

cooking discussing my problems artcraft mending things no0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

8

6

4

7

2

ti

mes

HOW HAPPY DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SPEND TIME WITH YOUR GRANDPARENTS?

a lot average a little at all0

10

20

30

40

50

60

57

28

15

0

in per cent

DO YOU FEEL YOUR MOTIVATION INCREASING  THANKS TO THE PARTICIPATION OF YOUR FAMILY TO SCHOOL LIFE?

a lot average a little at all0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

28

44

24

4

in per cent

CONCLUSIONS There is no big difference how often pupils see their

grandparents Pupils don’t choose to play with grandparents, most of all

grandparents are in 4th or the last position Grandparents can spend quite a lot time with granchildren Pupils prefer playing, talking and walking with

grandparents Pupils can name more than 30 games they play in families They understand each other quite well. Their motivation increase  thanks to the participation of

their family to school life.