I started this blog while I was working at a small rural school in the Guadalquivir valley in southern Spain. It was abandoned for a while, but now that I am working at CEIP "Sebastián de Cordoba"in Ubeda, it's time to come back and share my ideas and enthusiasm with you again. Welcome!!
Happy New Year to all the children at CPR "LA Vega". I hope next year brings us more good times together to enjoy learning and sharing new experiences. See you all soon!
Get the latest news from Santa's secret village in the North Pole. There are songs, stories, recipes, films, and activities for you and your parents. Click on the picture and have a great time this Christmas!
Children in Year 6! This page will help you with you London project. Keep up with the good work. Click on the image to learn about the most famous monuments and key features of the London skyline.
Read as you listen to the story of the Gunpowder Plot.
I said that I would tell you about Guy Fawkes and why 5 November is the traditional day for fireworks in England. The year was 1605. Two years earlier, the old Queen, Elizabeth I, had died. She had ruled England for 45 years. She died unmarried and without children. Her nearest relative was King James VI of Scotland, who travelled south to London to become James I of England. At that time there were bitter divisions in Western Europe between Protestants and Catholics. England was predominantly a Protestant country, but there were some powerful Catholic families. (Some old houses near Birmingham have secret rooms -- priest holes -- where Catholic priests could be hidden at times of persecution.) Many Catholic families, despite their religion, were loyal to the King. But others wanted to overthrow the King and replace him with a Catholic monarch. They looked to France and Spain for help. One such group included a man called Guy Fawkes. He was a professional soldier. He had fought in the Spanish army in the Netherlands. He and his fellow conspirators rented a storeroom beneath the Houses of Parliament. Secretly, they filled it with barrels of gunpowder. They planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5 November at a time when the King and many of the most powerful men in England were there. They hoped that Catholics in England would then rebel, and that Spain would send an army to put a Catholic king on the throne of England. But one of the plotters sent a secret letter to Lord Monteagle advising him to stay away from Parliament. Monteagle was a Catholic, but he immediately gave the letter to Robert Cecil, the King's chief minister, who ran a security and intelligence service. Cecil sent men to search the Parliament building. They found Guy Fawkes and 36 barrels of gunpowder. The rest of the plotters were quickly arrested, or died in a fight with the King's men at Kingswinford near modern Birmingham. The survivors were tried and executed in a horrible way. And ever since then, English people have celebrated the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot by building bonfires and letting off fireworks on 5 November. Often we place an effigy of Guy Fawkes on the fire. We have an old rhyme which goes: Remember, remember the 5th of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot.
I hope we have a good year together. The idea is to learn a lot of English and have plenty of fun at the same time. I'm sure we'll manage that! See you at school!
Ingredients 3 scoops vanilla ice cream 1 1/2 cups milk 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons white sugar Directions In a blender, combine ice cream, milk, vanilla and sugar. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.
Here is a story which tells of the Jade Emperor's clever plan to decide the order the animal years should go in. Find out who came first in The Great Race. Click on the picture.
In this video we get an idea of the variety of plants, animals and habitats that live on Earth. The text is easy to follow and I hope it makes you think. The photographers did a magnificent job as well.
Everybody likes to swim in beautiful beaches but it's up to us to keep them clean. In this game you can do that by picking up all the litter you find. You must be careful and put the rubbish in the right bins: plastic, glass, paper and cans.
Everybody knows by now how important it is to recycle. This song tells you how you can do it in order to help our planet. It's quite easy to learn because the letters move around and make up the words for you to read.
The United Kingdom is definitely beautiful. In this video you can visit England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are stunning landscapes, old castles, fantastic lakes and famous monuments. I hope you enjoy watching it!
Everybody would like to live in a green world. In this story, the school children visit the Earth museum and learn about what should be done to have a greener planet.
The Rainbow Serpent is a powerful ancestor, known by many Aboriginal groups throughout Australia. They believe the Rainbow Serpent played an important role in the life cycle of plants and animals and seasonal changes.
The many stories and sites associated with the Rainbow Serpent are often linked to water and places where she travelled across country, leaving behind features in the landscape. Australian Aboriginals believe she is still present today, resting, and should never be disturbed.
Listen to this beatiful story about the Rainbow Serpent. I hope you enjoy it!
Alguien hace de Mother Hubbard dando la espalda a los demás. Estos forman una linea un poco lejos. Van acercándose despacio diciendo:
Old Mother Hubbard, what's in the cupbard?
Mother Hubbard se vuelve y dice algo como: Cheese, Biscuits, Milk, Oranges...
Se va repitiendo la pregunta hasta que Mother Hubbard conteste: BONES!! En ese momento todos salen corriendo y Mother Hubbard los persigue hasta atrapar a alguien que siga en su puesto.
Existe un acervo enorme de rimas de números que pueden ser utilizadas en estos niveles. Las rimas forman parte crucial de los programas de enseñanza anglosajones. Trabajan bien el concepto del número y las ideas de uno más/uno menos. Tienen un ritmo muy marcado y permiten, debido también a la estructura del inglés, que se introduzcan palabras alternativas, con lo cual el alumno crea sus propias rimas. El ritmo, la rima y grupos de sonidos repetidos ayudan a desarrollar la habilidad para contar y a asimilar el concepto del número. También las rimas de dedos se utilizan para afianzar la idea de secuencia, antes y después. Así podemos utilizar: Ten green bottles There were ten in a bed Five little ducks Five currant buns (dinero) Hickory Dickory dock (tiempo) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, once I caught… One, two, buckle my shoe (numeros hasta al 20) Ten fat sausages (restar dos) One potato, two potato Five little green frogs Wind the bobbin (rima de dedos) Tommy Thumb (rima de dedos)