Starting Christmas time !!!

Christmas is celebrated by hundred of millions of people around the world each year. 

Let's play on the calendar till Christmas Eve:

In these  LIMs we can learn some  Christmas vocabulary  and some Carols, too.

(Click on the pictures to play them)

Thanks to Belen Junquera for her fantastic work!!!

THANKSGIVING IS COMING !!!

Thanksgiving Day  is a national  holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.

Let's learn more about this holiday and play some games:

HEALTHY LIFE WITH HEALTHY FOOD

At my school we are working on a Project about healthy  life and how food can help us to have our life more healthy.

Let's have a look to this LIM, by some teachers from Xunta de Galicia and learn some vocabulary.

CHESTNUT PARTY AND BARBECUES

Fall is in the air, leaves are changing colours, in Galicia we celebrate a chestnut party ( O Magosto) and in the USA people celebrate barbecues at their backyards.

Enjoy with this song:

Let's remember some vocabulary about food and play some games:

Listen to the vocabulary

Remember and play

Go shopping

Look in the kitchen

And know you are prepared to make a barbecue

FALL IS HERE !!!

Let's celebrate "Fall is here"  singing some songs about this season

  

And playing  some fun activities

Catch some leaves with Dora

A fruit collection game 

Colour on line

A listening game

Colect the acorns with the squirrel

Spot the differences

THE ELEMENTS OF ART

The elements of art are sort of like atoms in that both serve as "building blocks." A similar activity happens when the elements of art are combined. Instead of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, etc., in art you've got:

·         line

·         shape

·         form

·         space

·         texture

·         value

·         color

Artists manipulate these seven elements, mix them in with principles of design and compose a piece of art. Not every work has every last one of these elements contained within it, but there are always at least two present.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK TO THIS VIDEO, EXPLAINING THESE CONCEPTIONS:

ABOUT THE SEA...

This year at our school we are going to work on a Project about "The Sea" and, to start in a funny way, let's have a look to this video were we can sing Jack Hartmann. His songs are one of the best in educational children's music

This song titled Five Little Fish focuses on basic addition and basic math skills using finger play.

Here you have the lyrics:

Hold up your hand – move your fingers to the beat

These are the fish swimming in the sea

When we start out let me see just one

Whoops say “hello” means another fish has come

One little fish swimming in the sea

Splishing and a splashing rockin’ to the beat

Here comes another fish, whoops say “hello

Two little fish swimming in a row

Two little fish swimming in the sea

Splishing and a splashing rockin’ to the beat

Here comes another fish, whoops, say “hello”

Three little fish swimming in a row

Three little fish swimming in the sea

Splishing and a splashing rockin’ to the beat

Here comes another fish, whoops, say “hello”

Four little fish swimming in a row

Four little fish swimming in the sea

Splishing and a splashing rockin’ to the beat

Here comes another fish, whoops, say “hello”

Five little fish swimming in a row

Five little fish swimming in the sea

Splishing and a splashing rockin’ to the beat

Five little fish swimming in a row

Let’s wave good-bye ‘cause whoops there they go

Let’s wave good-bye ‘cause whoops there they go.

LET'S START SEPTEMBER !

It's school time again!

You are probably feeling excited and maybe a little sad that summer is over

Some kids feel nervous ora little scared on the first day of school because of all the newthings:new teachers, new friends and maybe even a new school.

Let's start with the ABC's RAP

GOING ON THE MUSIC

SUMMER SONGS

SOME GAMES TO LEARN OR REMEMBER VOCABULARY

Listen the word and click on the image

Match the images to the English word

Practice comparatives

Practice grammar

And more games if you click on the image below

GETTING AT THE END OF THE COURSE

Here we have some stories to read or listen in these days if you cannot go to the beach or you can take there on your mobile, tablet, ipad ...in 17 languages
Click on the photo and here they are:

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

World Environment Day is held each year on June 5. It is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations (UN) stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
Let's have a look to this year video where UN promote THINK-EAT-SAVE.

And here we can watch these videos at our teaching lessons to talk about environment and our problems.

INTERNATIONAL BOOK DAY

23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.

It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.

Here you have a  video  about Jasmine and her life with books ...

AN OSCAR WINNER 2013 SHORT ANIMATED FILM

This is a short animated film that won an Oscar this

year. I think, instead of emphassing the importance

of language, this video highlights the power of silent 

communication and that sometimes, actions speak 

louder than words.

Have a look and ...

SPRING IS HERE

Today marks the beginning of Spring - when nature 

sends her gentle reminder to reawaken the trees and 

flowers. 

What gentle reminder do YOU need?

Is there a goal you've been trying to reach or a task 

you've been putting aside? 

It's time to reawaken!

Some games to play:

BALLOON LETTERS

LABEL THE PICTURE

SPRING FLOWERS

ABOUT READING

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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The "Lawrence Textile Strike" or "Bread ans Roses strike" was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World.

Prompted by one mill owner's decision to lower wages when a new law shortening the workweek went into effect in January, the strike spread rapidly through the town, growing to more than twenty thousand workers at nearly every mill within a week.

The strike lasted more than 2 months.

The slogan "Bread and Roses" originated in a poem of that name by James Oppenheim, published in The American Magazine in December 1911, which attributed it to "the women in the West."

Kronos and Xplane created this video in honor of International Women's Day (March 8th). The purpose of this video is to provide viewers with a look at several interesting facts and statistics about the changes and developments that have impacted women in the workforce.

What does equal mean to you? 

And for all the women in the world, my best wishes

ABOUT SCARECROWS

Here are two songs  and a strory about scarecrows for my Primary pupils:

21st FEBRUARY, INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999.

On 16 May 2009 the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution called upon Member States "to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world".

UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger

UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger is intended to raise awareness about language endangerment and the need to safeguard the world’s linguistic diversity among policy-makers, speaker communities and the general public, and to be a tool to monitor the status of endangered languages and the trends in linguistic diversity at the global level.

"In this age of new technologies, books remain precious instruments, easy to handle, sturdy and practical for sharing knowledge, mutual understanding and opening the world to all. Books are the pillars of knowledge societies and essential for promoting freedom of expression and education for all."

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO

Message for International Mother Language Day 2013

"ONE LOVE"

Cedella Marley has created a children’s book based on her father, Bob Marley’s hit song “One Love”.  This book looks so adorable,it looks like a great keepsake with her Caribbean culture. Check out more info and the book trailer.

Adapted from one of Bob Marley’s most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics of his music to life for a new generation.

A conversation with Cedella Marley about her book ONE LOVE, based on the song by Bob Marley

I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD ...

I think it's one of the best song to celebrate our International Peace Day on 30th January

Lyrics of Ben Harper – With My Own Two Hands

I can change the world

With my own two hands

Make a better place

With my own two hands

Make a kinder place

With my own two hands

With my own

With my own two hands

I can make peace on earth

With my own two hands

I can clean up the earth

With my own two hands

I can reach out to you

With my own two hands

With my own

With my own two hands

I’m gonna make it a brighter place

I’m gonna make it a safer place

I’m gonna help the human race

With my own

With my own two hands

I can hold you

With my own two hands

I can comfort you

With my own two hands

But you got to use

Use your own two hands

Use your own

Use your own two hands

With our own

With our own two hands

With my own

With my own two hands

A WODERFUL STORY ABOUT PEACE

WHAT DOES PEACE FEEL LIKE? by Vladimir Radunsky and  illustrated by him, too. 

This book encourages children to use their five senses to describe what peace feels, looks, sounds, smells, taste like.

It's a story through simple words and pictures, this thought-provoking offering suggests some interesting answers to the titular question. Radunsky opens with children, adults, and one dog saying “peace” in different languages and ends with a listing of 192 of them from around the world.

Here you have a video made by Erin Malkoske 

What Does PEACE Feel Like? from Erin Malkoske on Vimeo.