Road Safety hedgehogs

 Hi kids,

Road Safety Week 2012 takes place between 19-25 November . Here you can see three cute road safety ads with hedgehogs. The message in these ads is to educate the children about road safety. 

You are going to watch three videos. Pay attention to what the hedgehogs are telling us. What do we have to do before crossing the street?. Which is your favourite?. Why?.

Lyrics of the hedgehog's song 

Describing people

Hi kids,

Let´s start with a new topic : describing people. Here you can find some links to help you to learn how to describe someone.

1.- What are they like? .Physical descriptions.

                                                   

2.- Vocabulary from Learning Chocolate.

3.- Hairstyles from Learning Chocolate.

4.- Physical description. Interactive book by Mrs. Haquet.

5.-  Game: Who I am ?.Look at the pictures and choose the right options.
6.-  Game : Face Match. Listen to the descriptions and find the right face.
7.- Exercises .
8.- Another game for more practice: Let´s go to a party.
9.- Describing people; Hair

10.- Videos. Some examples and vocabulary about describing people.

11.- My slideshow on Photopeach.



12.-Flashcards on Picture Trail.

A Little Book of Monsters.

Hi guys from 4th Grade!
Here it is our simple story about monsters .Storybird is a fantastic place to create a classroom story. This is ours. Click on the cover to read it.
Storybird allows to write a short, visual story using beautiful artwork by illustrators.You can get inspired by art and browse " story art" from different artists or explore themes and click on any of the tags to see artwork associated with that keywork. It´s a fantastic way to make and read stories. Read ours and create more stories. I hope this video can help you.

Make your own recycled puppet.

Hi guys!
Once upon a place in a time long time ago there was a magic suitcase. And of course , puppets inside!. Puppets are a wonderful learning tool because they encourage creative play and discovery. Imagination is everything .Now , get creative and make simple puppets from simple materials with the game " Make Do and Mend". The Makedoandmend story, puppets and artwork are by Alison Stockmarr.
Come on. Create your own version of the Makedoandmend characters.They´re so sweet. Pick a character from the suitcase. Click and drag all the bits you will need to make your puppet. Give it a name and tell us what kind of reycler you are. Save your creation and see the gallery.
* Describe your puppet. Choose one that you do and write about it. Do you like mine?.

Design your fashion magazine.

Hi guys!.
Designer´s World is a site that allows you to create your mini fashion magazine. Watch my magazine with this slideshow.
Ready to create your own magazine?
* Choose a season for your magazine. I chose fall( USA) or autumn (UK) .
* Design your cover.
Click to select your model, choose the magazine name, the magazine tagline (opcional) and your model name. Do you like my cover ?.
* Dress the Mannequin to show the latest designs for the season.
Choose the photo for your model and fill out the form that describes your model´s life and preferences.
* Choose the elements you want to include in your fashion tips and hits. ( jewelry, hair and make- up , accesories).
* Select the fun stuff that you want to include in your magazine ( horoscopes, word games).
Finally, it´s time to print and assemble your fashion magazine. Use the " Back " button to make changes.

* Describe your top model answering the questions.

* Create a slideshow with the pages of your magazine.

Ready for the New School Year?

Hi my dear pupils !.
It´s school time again! .You´re probaly feeling excited. Some kids feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of all the new things: new teachers, new friends, new books, and sometimes a new school. Don´t worry I´m sure it will be a good school year for all of us.
Here you´ve got some funny activities to prepare us for the first day of this school year. I hope you learn a lot and have fun!.

* Design a fantasy backpack . At Packland you can choose from various themes and colours as you build your customized backpacks within worlds of adventure , adding on all sorts of " pack art" - everything from rocket boosters and pirates hooks to tiger tails and butterfly wings.

As you build your perfect pack, you can change the theme (from the "ocean" to "spy lab" ), select a new colour , tack on more art and give your creation a name. Finally you can print it, e-mail to a friend , post it to your blog .... Describe your fantasy creation.

Do you like mine? . It´s a pity but it´s only a fantasy packback.

* Play and being a classroom decorator!. At High School Roommaker you can find lots of decoration items and funny people to create a school classroom. Play with lots of furniture and cute things to practice your skills at being a classroom decorator. Instructions: - Choose your parts in order. - Double click to put them on the canvas. - Arrange the parts you like. - Click save and download. Describe your ideal classroom.

Let´s travel together.

Hi guys.
Do you know the names of these cities? Yes, they are Pisa, London and Paris. Use your imagination and create your own e-card using these backgrounds. What are you going to do there? . How are you going to travel there?. What are you going to eat ?. Who are you going to go with?. Click on one of the backgrounds, drag and drop the objects you want and write a personal message.
To picture yourself and friends around the world, click on London picture. Upload your photo and you will visit Costa Rica, Italy, England, France and Spain. HAVE A GREAT VIRTUAL TRIP !

Geronimo Stilton, the little mouse with big adventures.

Hi kids !.
You love Geronimo Stilton books and once you start reading you don´t want to stop. These books based on the adventures of the famous journalist Geronimo Stilton and his young nephew Benjamin are international bestsellers. Geronimo would prefer spend his days reading or playing chess , but adventure always comes knocking on their door.
Surfing the web , I found this very cool interactive site where you can take a tour on New Mouse City, Peek around in Geronimo´s house, see what´s happening at the Rodent´s Gazette, play games and much more.
Are you ready? To visit New Mouse City click on Geronimo´s picture. Then it´s neccesary to write your name and select a country to meet Geronimo in New Mouse City. Here you can:
- Meet the Stilton family.
- Play along with Geronimo.

-Decide which place you would like to visit: Geronimo´s house, the Rodent´s Gazette, Library, Town Hall, Singing Stone Plaza, Funfair.
When you finish your visit to Mouse Island, click here to read some comics .

Do you want to be a reporter like Geronimo ? Make your own newspaper . Be a reporter, just like Geronimo . Tell the stories of your awesome adventures by filling in the spaces below.

And finally take a look at this video. It´s one of the best Geronimo Stilton video in English around the web. HAVE FUN!.

Me and my movie.

Hello again!.

I´ve got an idea ..... Watch, make and learn to make your own films.
- Enter the studio.
- Go to "mash up room" . A mash up is when you take clips that already exist and mix them up to make your own film or movie. Click on the mash up maker to have a go and watch other´s people´s in the mash up gallery.Click mash up maker to create your own.
- Click the "video" or "inbetweens" on the right, to preview the video clicks. Click on the speaker to preview " audio" clips. Don´t forget to write a title.
I think it´s an awesome activity. Enjoy and learn.

Playful Shops.

Hi kids!.
Let´s play with these playful shops.Lots of purposeful drag and drop fun!
- Help costumes pick pets in the Fur, Fin & Feather Pet Shop.
- Choose a vase and arrange flowers in the Flower Shop.
- Decorate cakes.Arrange a display window.Build your own bakery.
- Put topping on pizzas for customers or make your own pizza. Have fun and learn !

Make a talking otter.

Hello again,
Do you want to build and send your own Ottogram?.Yes, that´s what is it : a talking otter.
Dress up (choose some stuff) and have him say something (make Otto talk). HAVE FUN.

Create your own Wonderland.

Hi kids !.
Alice in Wonderland is now in cinemas.But here you can create your own land of Wonderland with this Image Creator.You can design your image clicking on the "Image Maker" photo. Select your characters and choose your background and finally create your image of Wonderland.

And clicking on the photo of Mad Hatter , an awesome video jigsaw by Disney. It`s a quite peculiar video.And you can visit the official website to watch videos and play more games. HAVE FUN!

Mother´s Day.

Hi children,
Don´t forget: Mother´s Day is celebrated this Sunday.Tell mum how much you love her and have a good time watching with her this funny video about famous mothers .

Books and Flowers.

Hi kids,
April 23rd was declared an International Day of the Book in 1995. On this date and in the same year of 1616 Cervantes and Shakespeare died.The idea for this celebration originated in Catalonia, where on 23 April, Saint George´s Day , people exchange books and roses between them." A rose for love and a book forever".
I love this idea : books and roses.To celebrate this date you can create a flower like mine clicking on the flower image (Sorry, it isn´t a rose).The slideshow is about classic books for kids.I hope you like the idea (flowers and books online).
What´s your favourite book and why?

Create your own "Waldo" avatar.

Hi kids. Do you want to enjoy with Waldo and his friends? Waldo always wears a red and white striped shirt, bobble hat and glasses. In our country he´s called Wally. Now you can create your own customized" Waldo" or "Wenda" avatar. You can customize expressions, hair, eyewear, hats, bottons, shoes, accesories.
Can you find Waldo ? A new game for you. Join the search and test your observational skills.There are three scenes (The Gobbling Gluttons, At the beach, Department Store). Click on the scenes to find Waldo and the items. Click and drag to pan. Double click to zoom.HAVE FUN!

Design your own fantastic robot.

Hi kids.I´m sure you would like to have your own robot to do exactly you say. Ha, ha, ha. Life would be so great!. Now it´s your opportunity. Let´s design your fantastic futuristic robot. Come on.I t´s easy.Click on one of my robots to start.Then click on the words at the top and use your left mouse button to select designs for the different parts (head,body, arms, legs...) of your personal robot. HAVE FUN!

Playing with shadows.

Hello children. Say goodbye to the holidays .Tomorrow we´ll start the last term.You must work hardly. But now what do you think about playing with puppets and shadows?.You can make your own shadow puppet play.
Shadow puppets is an ancient Art.Folktales, fables and legends are popular on the shadow screen in any culture and time period.With only a puppet, a screen, and light, shadows are transformed into magical words.
Try your hand at the art of shadow puppetry. You can read more about this art but you have to go to the Puppet Studio to start your own Show.In the Puppet Studio , you can pick the parts for a puppet and watch your unique puppet come alive in four steps:
First step: Select your puppets.Using the menus to the left, select the location, characters and props for your puppets show by dragging them to their appropiate spaces below.
Second step:Give your puppets something to do, select a series of two types of movements for each puppet.
Third step: Place your puppets and props by dragging.
Fourth step: Choose music and a title.
And finally watch the show.Remember it´s only an introduction to this ancient art in Asia.

Dancing with Mr Bean.

Hi guys. It´s time to learn to dance. We are going to learn with a funny teacher, Mr Bean. Click on the photo and play " Dancing Bean" . Here you make him boogie on down. Choose a scene and music and then click on his parts of the body . He will dance in different styles. Have FUN.

And now "Mr Bean dress up game ": Dress up Mr. Bean with lots of clothes to choose from to fit his personality.To start click on the image.
"Mr Bean´s game": Mr Bean is very funny. He´s always playing tricks. But can you imagine Mr Bean dressing like these very familiar characters like Superman, Batman , The Incredibles, Transformers and Super Mario ? Can you even imagine how will it be if Mr Bean has a Batman´s head, yet dressing like super Mario? Let´s play this super game and find out the answer. Come on. Try not to laugh too hard!.

Make a Puppet Show with Peter Rabbit.

Hello!.
I´m here again.Now with a new opportunity to create your own Peter Rabbit Puppet Show.First you need to tell Peter about a child to customise the puppet adventure ( his/her name, age, his/her favourite animal, his /her favourite thing...).Then answer this question Who is your favourite Beatrix Potter character (apart from Peter Rabbit)?. Ah, you can add your own picture. Finally watch the story. Have a good time watching your own Show.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter holidays!. Happy Spring!.
It´s Easter time! Let´s wake up Spring! Follow the instructions : Click on the sleeping fary, click on the sunbeam, the eggs, the flowers, the pom poms ...and enjoy with this Easter card. See you on the 6th of April.Kisses.
In spring it rains a lot . Watch this animated poem read by the poet Langston Hughes " April Rain Song"
Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lubbaby
The rain makkes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain.