GOT ANY GRAPES?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS ANNOYING AND FUNNY DUCK? :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2nCsqujCsQ

WHAT TIME IS IT?

From my teaching experience I have noticed that children find difficult to learn how to tell the time in English.

I tried to do my best when explaining it but as soon as I corrected the exams, I realized that my way to teach it didn´t work as I expected to. I felt so dissappointed!

Next year, I will try this interesting website to practise telling the time with some online and printing games and all the stuff related to the time: the months of the year, the days of the week...

You can even print and make your own clock!

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-time.htm

WHERE´S MY LITTLE JOE?

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!!

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE USA

I hope my American friends don´t get mad at me! lol!

Click on the image :-)

EASY WORLD MAP FOR CHILDREN

Sometimes, we want to show our students where the facts we are talking about take place so I find colorful and easy maps very interesting to do that.
*Click on the map!

TEST YOURSELF!! :)
http://www.mapsofworld.com/games/world-quiz/

YURI´S NIGHT- A CELEBRATION OF HUMANS IN SPACE

Yuri’s Night is an international celebration. It takes place every year on 12th April.On this night, people celebrate space exploration. In particular, they remember a Russian man called Gagarin. He was the first man to travel into space. This historic event took place on 12th April 1961. Yuri was only 27 years old at the time. He travelled into space in a capsule called Vostok 1. He orbited around the Earth once. His historic voyage took 108 minutes. On Yuri´s Night, people also celebrate the launch of the first space shuttle into space. The first space shuttle travelled into space on 12th April 1981-exactly twenty years after Yuri´s historic voyage.
The space shuttle’s name was Columbia. It was much bigger than the capsule, Vostok 1. It contained a team of astronauts and lots of equipment. This time, the voyage into space lasted for two days.Twenty years after the launch of Columbia, people decided to organise an international party to celebrate these two historic space events. They called the celebration Yuri´s Night. The first Yuri´s Night celebrations took place on 12th April 2001. There were big parties in different countries around the world including The United States, Australia, England, Turkey, South Africa and Canada. The objective of Yuri´s Night is to create public interest in space exploration and inspire a new generation of explorers. Today, Yuri´s Night parties and associated events connect thousands of young people around the world who are passionate about space travel and exploration.
USEFUL LINKS:
Activities:
http://www.oxfordteachersupport.com/pdf/RTG_PRIM_04_09_1.pdf
The NASA Space Place:
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/games.shtm
Amazing Space:
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/eds/
Kids Astronomy:
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

HIPPO POWER!

We are already on holiday so please listen to this song and just chill out. Tomorrow is Tuesday... but... who cares? :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qC9WkJV_TI

ELEPHANTS...NA, NA, NA, NA, NAAAAA....!

I really love this song!

APRIL FISH!!

April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day occurs annually on April 1. The day is generally observed by playing a practical joke on a "victim" who soon becomes known as an April Fool. This custom is thought to have started in France during the 16th century but the British are credited with bringing it to the United States.

The commonly accepted origin of April Fool's Day involves changes in the calendar. At one time, the New Year celebration began on March 25 and ended on April 1. However, in 1582, King Charles IX adopted the Gregorian calendar and accepted the beginning of the new year as January 1. Those who refused to acknowledge the new date or simply forgot received foolish gifts and invitations to nonexistent parties. The butt of such a prank was known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish."

EASTER IS ALREADY HERE!

I find slideshows and power points very useful to teach vocabulary. That´s why I tried to gather some Easter stuff together in this slideshow so that children can have a general view of this typical festival in the UK.
Tip:
If you don´t have the time to make flashcards, try slideshows or power points! Children really love them and it´s a good way for us to do something different.

EASTER LINKS :
http://casadetolos.nireblog.com/post/2009/03/18/happy-easter
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/easter/games/game_whomp.html
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/easter/games/game_easter_coloring.html
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/easter/index.html
http://casadetolos.nireblog.com/post/2009/04/10/little-peter-rabbit
http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/easter.php